Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann emphasises commitment to youth development, highlighting initiatives in medical education, competitive exam preparation, and fair recruitment practices.
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Punjab government on Thursday ordered the transfers and postings of 38 IAS officers and one PCS official with immediate effect.
The move comes two days after the state government announced an increase in Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel by 61 paise per litre and 92 paise per litre respectively.
The latest measure has been taken in view of saving electricity.
78 members of Waris Punjab De have been arrested by the police; many supporters have been detained; and interrogation is underway.
Amritpal Singh, head of Waris Punjab De organization has been declared absconder by Punjab Police and Punjab Police is conducting raids at various places to arrest him.
The Supreme Court was hearing the matter amid a face-off between Punjab government and Governor Banwarilal Purohit over convening the state's budget assembly session.
A spokesperson of the state Vigilance Bureau said that the Punjab Government had allotted 25 acres of land to 'Anand Lamps Limited' in the year 1987 which was later transferred to the firm, 'Signify Innovations.' This plot was later sold to 'Gulmohar Township.'
Mann said that services of 8,736 employees have already been regularised and the process of regularising that of others is in pipeline.
Mann launched the number -- 9501200200 -- on the martyrdom day of legandary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, and called it "an anti-corruption action line".
Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has called his party's state chief Navjot Singh Sindhu anti-national. This is a very serious allegation. BJP is asking only one question to Congress that why Sonia, Rahul & Priyanka are silent on this?: BJP leader Prakash Javadekar
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has questioned Punjab government's move to provide one-time limited vaccine doses to 18-44 age group population through private hospitals. The order was withdrawn after a backlash by the opposition. "Is an elected state government indulging in commercial profiteering?" Puri asked.
The Punjab government has ordered to impose the night curfew in Patiala District from March 12 between 11 pm to 5 am. All essential services, government officials and medical emergency services have been exempted.
Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged protest against Captian Amarinder Singh-led Punjab govt in Ludhiana on Aug 17 over illicit liquor consumption death case.
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal presented state govt Budget 2020 of Rs 1.54 lakh crore on Friday. One of the key announcement made by the Punjab Finance Minister is reducing the retirement age of government employees to 58 and releasing 6% pending DA arrears in a week's time.
District treasury officer AK Maini in a notice sent to head of all the government offices said two salaries were paid by mistake and shortly one salary would be taken back.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh described the move as a historic one that would bring healthcare within the reach of every needy person in the state, an official statement said.
Punjab government has earned Opposition's ire for removing 23 chapters of Sikh history from the textbook of class 12.
Chandigarh: The SAD-BJP government yesterday condemned the Centre's decision to exclude Punjab's Jats and Jat Sikhs from the benefits of reservation extended to these communities in several other states.A resolution to this effect was passed
Amritsar: Punjab Government will distribute Tablets to 1.5 lakh students in rural areas at a cost of Rs 110 crore.The Tablets will be given to students from this session with an aim to aware the
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