"The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign under the zero-tolerance policy against corruption adopted by the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led government, on Wednesday arrested Lakhbir Singh, Deed Writer, at Tehsil Derabassi, SAS Nagar district for taking bribe of Rs
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday reached his office at 7:30 am following the state government's decision to operate all government offices from 7:30 am to 2 pm from today, in the larger public interest.
Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh on Monday took a swipe at the Bhagwant Mann government's decision to change government offices' timings in the state to ease the load on electricity demand during summer, and said Punjab will face a shortage of electricity in the coming days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured from the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund (PMNRF) in the Ludhiana gas leak accident.
"A separate five-member SIT has been formed by the police, which will include senior officers. It is expected that its conclusion will be revealed soon. We do not want any kind of loss to happen in future, so negligence will not be done," Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu said on Monda
Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Sunday announced Rs 2 lakhs ex-gratia compensation to the family members of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured and admitted to the hospital in the Ludhiana Gas leak incident.
Panic gripped Punjab's Ludhiana after a gas leakage was reported at a factory which claimed 11 lives on Sunday morning, with the locals narrating the ordeals of the tragic incident.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday met the family members of Sepoy Harkrishan Singh, one of the five army soldiers killed in an ambush by terrorists in Poonch, in Gurdaspur's Batala.
"All government offices, departments, boards, corporations and educational institutions in Punjab will remain shut on Thursday (April 27)," the official order said.
Earlier central government on Tuesday, declared two days of national mourning following the demise of former Punjab Chief Min
Hours after 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh was arrested, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that action will be taken against those who try to disrupt the country's peace and law.