Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi carried out his first cabinet expansion on Sunday. Among those who took oath at a ceremony underway at the Raj Bhawan were Brahm Mohindra, Manpreet Singh Badal, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Aruna Chaudhary, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and Rana Gurjit Singh. Razia Sultana, Vijay Inder Singla and Bharat Bhushan Ashu […]
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Dr BR National Medical Commission approves Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences
The National Medical Commission has issued a letter to the Punjab Government establishing Dr. B.R. The Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences has been approved by the National Medical Commission. Disclosing this here today Alok Shekhar, Principal Secretary, Department of Medical Education and Research said that as per the letter received by the department, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute […]
CM GIVES HEALING TOUCH TO TWO FAMILIES OF DECEASED FARMERS BY HANDING OVER APPOINTMENT LETTER OF GOVERNMENT JOBS TO THEM
Expressing solidarity with the victim families of the deceased farmers who lost their lives during agitation against black farm laws, next of kin of the farmers, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday handed over the appointment letters of government jobs to the aggrieved families. The Chief Minister, accompanied by Deputy Chief […]
Haryana CM launches ‘Samarpan Portal’ for people to offer voluntary service
On the 105th birth anniversary of Deendayal Upadhyay on Saturday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched a web portal wherein people can register themselves to offer voluntary service in the fields of education, skill development, sports and agriculture. The ‘Samarpan Portal’ will provide a platform to people wishing to do something good for society, […]
British Council organizes workshop at Chandigarh University, Gharuan to discuss ‘Going Global Partnership Grant’
A special workshop was organized at the campus of Chandigarh University, Gharuan in collaboration with the British Council and the Government of Punjab to discuss the Going Global Partnership programme launched to develop India-UK Joint Teaching-Learning Modules and build joint programs. Disclosing thia an offical spokesperson said that during this workshop, Mrs. Ritika Chanda Parruck, […]
Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota assumes additional charge as Director General of Police Punjab
A 1988-batch IPS officer, Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota on Saturday assumed the additional Charge of Director General of Police (Head of Police Force) Punjab . According to the orders issued by the state government, Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota would also continue to hold the charge of Special DGP, Armed Battalion, Punjab. After assuming charge, newly […]
PUNJAB CM TO MEET MINISTERS AND MLAs
In order to ensure better coordination between the government and people’s representatives, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday said that he would meet the Ministers, MLAs and other political functionaries every Tuesday in his office from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that […]
Union Secretary, Food reviews procurement arrangements of Punjab
Sudhanshu Pandey, IAS, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, visited Punjab to review the procurement arrangements during upcoming season. The review meeting was attended by the Mr. Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, IAS, Secretary, Food & Supplies Punjab, RK Kaushik, IAS, Managing Director Punsup, Arshdeep Singh Thind, IAS, General Manager FCI, Varun Roojam, […]
With SC Commission intervention, Punjab Vidhan Sabha constituted committee to implement roster register
Following the instructions of the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has constituted a committee to implement the roster register. Disclosing this here today, Mrs. Tejinder Kaur, Chairperson, Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes said that the employees belonging to the Scheduled Castes of Punjab Vidhan Sabha had complained to the […]
PUNJAB CM URGES CENTRE FOR HELPING STATE IN DOING SMOOTH AND HASSLE FREE PROCUREMENT FOR KMS, 2021-22
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday requested the Centre to help the state in getting authorization of Cash Credit Limit (CCL) for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS), 2021-22 from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expeditiously. Keeping in view the coming Kharif Season, the Chief Minister had detailed deliberations which lasted for one and […]