CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has banned the entry of all visitor (general public) in Punjab Civil Secretariat-1 and 2 in view of the growing spread of covid-19.

ROPAR: Deputy Commissioner Sonali Giri today self quarantined at home after local SDM G.S.Johal tested positive for Covid-19. He had mild symptoms. Johal had attended a meeting of PCS officers association on Friday last and he district authorities have advised all officers present in the meeting to be cautious.

CHANDIGARH:Mr. Krishan Kumar, Secretary, Punjab School Education Department, while expressing satisfaction and happiness over the role being played by the teachers in creating awareness among the people during the Kovid-19 epidemic, directed the teachers to further expedite the campaign. At the same time, he has formed a buddy group to further accelerate corona awareness and improve education.

CHANDIGARH:Senior Congress leader and Cabinet Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa today lashed out at Akali Dal, directly responsible for the heinous crime of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and firing on innocent Sikhs, for conniving with its political ally BJP to shield the culprits through Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

CHANDIGARH: Terming the Covid situation in the state non-conducive to the conduct of examinations, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder on Thursday said that he shall write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking cancellation of exams in universities and colleges in the interest and safety of the students.

MOHALI:The Sehajdhari Sikh Party Supremo Dr.Paramjeet Singh Ranu revealed in a Press conference that the newly formed 'Shiromani Akali Dal' by vetran Akali MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Ex Minister will not get a nod to this name from the Election Commission of India, mentioning that the Sehajdhari Sikh Party has already faced this legal technical hindrance while getting their party registration in 2001. 

CHANDIGARH:The Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Welfare Minister of Punjab Mr. Sadhu Singh Dharmsot today emphasized that various Complaints/ problems of the people belonging to the Minorities of the state needs to be resolved soon so that there is no delay in getting them justice.

CHANDIGARH:To further boost investments in agro-processing industry, the Invest Punjab has presented Opportunities on “Agro-Processing sector” to showcase the state’s agrarian economy with unlimited opportunities and enormous growth potential in this field during WEBINAR with Japan, organized by Indian Embassy at Tokyo.

CHANDIGARH:Even as the state government prepared to launch its pilot Rapid Antigen Testing project in five of the worst affected districts from Friday, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today gave the go-ahead for establishment of a Plasma Bank to facilitate Covid plasma therapy treatment, which is already being carried out as an ICMR trial project in the state’s government hospitals.

AMRITSAR:New Reformatory Amendments in laws will Revolutionize Agriculture
Senior BJP leader Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina today lashed out at the ruling Congress in Punjab for misleading the farmers on recent ordinances passed by the Central Government. He said the amendments in the laws will bring revolution in the farming but all for narrow political gains the Congress was opposing the move by the Modi government.

CHANDIGARH:Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Punjab Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu today held a meeting with representatives of Depot Holders Associations of Punjab at Anaj Bhawan Sector-39 here and listened attentively to the demands of depot holders.

CHANDIGARH: Asking the SAD chief to stop parroting the lines of his political masters in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday dared Sukhbir Badal to quit the ruling coalition at the Centre before resorting to street protests against the state government’s decision on VAT hike on fuel.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government will file a Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) in the High Court this week against the decision of a single judge in the matter of payment of school fee during the lockdown period.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Co-operation and Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa today digitally inaugurated state-of-the-art Technologically Advanced Cattlefeed & Allied Industries Plant of Markfed at Kapurthala from Head Office of Markfed.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) is back to being fully functional and ensuring implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005, following the Punjab Government’s decision to ease restrictions imposed during the Curfew and subsequent Lockdown in order to blunt the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.

CHANDIGARH: With the state’s revenue receipts falling by a whopping 21% in the first quarter of FY 2020-21, and no financial support forthcoming from the Government of India, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will now undertake monthly review of the fiscal situation for more efficient management of the limited resources.

CHANDIGARH:To further boost the state’s economy and industrial infrastructure, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a Modern Industrial Park and Integrated Manufacturing Cluster over an area of 2000 acres on Government and Panchayati land near Mattewara (Ludhiana) and Rajpura in Patiala district, respectively, at a total cost of Rs. 3200 crore.

CHANDIGARH:In a bid to mobilise additional revenue for improving the state’s financial health, the Council of Ministers led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to increase the Mutation Fee from Rs.300 to Rs.600. The decision would help add nearly Rs. 10 crore to the state exchequer.

CHANDIGARH:Formalising the announcement made last week by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved increase in the number of attempts for candidates belonging to ex-servicemen category in the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Government has transferred 71 Lecturers in the District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) for the smooth functioning of the education of the students.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Sadhu Singh Dharmsot said that the Union Government is not serious about the future of the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes of Punjab. He made this revelation after meeting a delegation of private educational institutions here today.

CHANDIGARH:Tearing into Akali leader Bikram Majithia for his controversial comment denigrating women, the Congress leaders today said that the ex minister seems to have completely lost his mental balance which shows from his unparliamentary comments against women out of sheer frustration.

CHANDIGARH: Keeping in view the ongoing threat of COVID-19, the Punjab Government has extended the timings of eSanjeevaniOPD from 8:00 A. M. to 2:00 P. M. (Monday to Saturday) for Gynaecology OPD  and General OPD services. This step has been taken to provide the online teleconsultation facilities utilizing specialist doctors to be available virtually in real time for patients and to ensure the safety of people across the State.

CHANDIGARH: To further augment its COVID management and care strategy, the Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government on Tuesday constituted two ‘Expert Advisory Committees’ under the overall guidance of Advisor, Health & Medical Education & Research Dr. KK Talwar.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 50 lakh, along with government job to a family member of Naik Rajwinder Singh of 53 Rashtriya Rifles (24 Punjab), who laid down his life in the line of duty.

KAPURTHALA:To honor the best contributors to the 'Mission Fateh' launched by the Punjab Government to win the war against Kovid-19, a 'Mission Fateh' Yodha 'competition has been launched on the Kova app, in which the residents of Kapurthala have shown good performance.

NAWANSHAHR:District Magistrate, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Dr. Shena Aggarwal has declared Rahon's Jain Street as Containment Zone and Mohalla Ronta in the town as Micro Containment Zone. The decision was taken to prevent the spread of the corna virus in these areas following the detection of as many as 28 Corona positive cases, mostly related to close contacts, last evening.

CHANDIGARH:In a major development in a five-year-old theft of the Sikh holy scriptures in Punjab, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday made controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a 20-year jail sentence for raping two of his disciples, an accused in the case.

JALANDHAR:Tightening the noose around the people who were not wearing the masks and violating the directives of Punjab Government, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has so far issued 14340 challans to them, under the 'Mission Fateh' initiated by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and imposed a fine of Rs 65.15 lakh on willful defaulters.
Divulging the details, the Commissioner of Police Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that the Police have so far issued 14940 without mask challans and collected a fine worth Rs 65.15 lakh from the violators.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government is refunding the money to the Punjab State Baisakhi Bumper-2020 ticket buyers. An official spokesperson of the state government said that the Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries had cancelled the draw of Punjab State Baisakhi Bumper-2020 on April 12, 2020 due to Lockdown/Curfew imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

CHANDIGARH: Coming once again to the rescue of the dairy industry suffering due to the lockdown imposed owing to covid-19 pandemic, Verka has decided to reduce the rates of animal feed second time in two months.

PHAGWARA:Under the 'Mission Fateh' launched by the Punjab government to create awareness among the people against the Corona epidemicl. As part of the activities being carried out in the district in collaboration with SDM Phagwara Pavitar Singh, a massive awareness campaign was launched by the Sarb Naujwan Sabha today under the leadership of Sukhwinder Singh, President of the Sabha. Meanwhile, the Sabha visited Sahni, Dhandoli, Dhadde in Gobindpura, Nangal Colony and various villages of Phagwara block and made the people aware about the precautions of Kovid-19.

CHANDIGARH:The Punjab Government is refunding the money to the Punjab State Baisakhi Bumper-2020 ticket buyers. An official spokesperson of the state government said that the Directorate of Punjab State Lotteries had cancelled the draw of Punjab State Baisakhi Bumper-2020 on April 12, 2020 due to Lockdown/Curfew imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

NAWASHAHR:Mr. Manish Tewari Member Parliament from Lok Sabha constituency Sh. Anandpur Sahib today held a special meeting at District Administrative Complex Nawanshahr with the officers of various departments of the district regarding the precautionary measures to be taken to prevent possible floods and complete all the arrangements by July 21. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Shena Aggarwal assured that the authorities have been directed to make appropriate arrangements for the prevention of possible floods before the onset of rains and asked the officials of various departments to monitor these arrangements in a coordinated manner.

PATIALA:The Youth Akali Dal (YAD) held a massive dharna along with parents of Yadvindra Public School here today and demanded the school management return the excess fee charged from students besides serving a three day ultimatum to the district management to resolve the issue to the satisfaction of the parents or be ready for a sustained agitation.