Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma today said that the district administration would make elaborate arrangements for the state level function to be held for commemorating the parkash utsav of Bhagwan Valmiki ji on October 13.Chairing a meeting...

Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mr Rajinder Beri, Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Thursday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to make a scientific plan about...

The State of Punjab is to get Non-Subsidized Kerosene on the occasion of celebrations of 550 year of the Prakash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, informed KAP Sinha Principal Secretary, Department of Food Civil Supplies &Consumer Affairs, Punjab. Giving details,...

The Punjab Government, the Chamber of Industrial & Commercial Undertakings, Ludhiana and GNDEC joined hands to strengthen research and innovation ecosystem in the  state.Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson said that the Science,...

In a good news, the supply of clean Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has started in the city. The first CNG filling station has been started in the city, at Sardar Bachan Singh HP Petrol Pump, Balloke. This filling station was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner...

The birth anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi was observed with grandeur at Mansa district today paying true tributes to the Father of Nation by holding Peace March from Gandhi Senior Secondary School to district courts as well as holding massive cleaning drive...

Focusing on the institutional strength of the region to meet the challenges of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ sector, the Punjab Government and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research have agreed to jointly promote Artificial Intelligence in the...

A total of 16 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the Dakha assembly by-election scheduled on October 21, 2019. Today, a total of 11 candidates from Congress, Lok Insaf Party (LIP), Bahujan Samaj Party, Aapna Punjab Party, Shiromani Akali...

Under the ongoing nutrition month (Poshan Maah), the Deputy Commissioner Mansa Mrs Apneet Riyait today convened a meeting with the women sarpanches of various villages of the district Mansa.Speaking to the sarpanches she said that the women are torch bearers...

The Federation National Gold Cup of Volleyball tournament today commenced at the multipurpose gymnasium of Guru Nanak Dev University here. This tournament is being organized by the Sports Department Punjab and the Volleyball Federation in commemoration of...

The Punjab Government today signed a memorandum with CSIR-National Environment Engineering & Research Institution (NEERI) with a view to address various environmental issues of the state.The MoU was exchanged by Principal Secretary Science, Technology...

Girls make up only 15% of student population at technical colleges in Punjab. For every 3 male engineers, Indian tech companies have only 1 female engineer.  Only 26% of India’s engineering roles are held by women, while overall representation of women...

Taking serious view of illegal sale of flavored chewing tobacco with pan masala in State, Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Anurag Aggarwal today directed Food Safety and other stakeholder departments to initiate stern action against such vendors...

A five-day regional 'Training Workshop on State Income and Related Aggregates' commenced on Monday here. The Workshop has been organised by Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, in collaboration...

MLA Mr. Sushil Kumar Rinku, Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, Commissioner of Police Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and Senior Superintendent of Police Mr. Navjot Singh Mahal today said that the district administration would ensure foolproof...

Punjab Police officers, family members and well-wishers on Sunday paid their rich tributes to late DGP C.S.R. Reddy in a prayer meeting held at Punjab Police Officers Institute, Chandigarh.Recalling his dedicated services in the State during the condolences...

Heritage walks play important role in connecting the youth with the rich culture and heritage of the region. Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Punjab Captain Amrinder Singh Mr Suresh Kumar said this here today.Suresh Kumar led the fourth edition of...

Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Commemoration Exhibition (1919–2019) today begins on Sunday at North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala. This Exhibition was jointly organised by the Government of Punjab and the Partition Museum, Amritsar. The initiative for this multimedia...

The ‘Startup Punjab’ on Friday signed a MoU with IIT Ropar in line with its vision to foster entrepreneurship in Punjab. Both will jointly work towards facilitating young  students in educational institutes and early-stage startups to crystallize ideas...

A. Venu Prasad, Principal Secretary Local Government Department today called upon the citizen of the state to launch crusade for curbing Single Use Plastic form  Punjab. He also made passionate appeal to the public to work towards earning the status...

Youth Services Department and Nehru Yuva Kendra Mansa is holding My Village, My Pride contest from Oct 1 to Dec 20 dedicated to the National Youth Day 2020 wherein various youth clubs of the district will be participating. In order to ensure community participation...

The Civil Surgeon Dr Gurinder Kaur Chawla on Wednesday flagged off mobile Tuberculosis (TB) teams to detect, supervise treatment and creating awareness about the disease under Active Case Finding screening scheme.Addressing the gathering, Dr Chawla said...

The Punjab Government has cleared the entire balance of the sugarcane farmers of the Cooperative Sugar Mill, Bodiwala Pittha amounting to Rs.28,28,85,000. The MLA Fazilka Mr. Devinder Singh Ghubaya and Deputy Commissioner Mr. Manpreet Singh Chhatwal distributed...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma today launched a massive awareness campaign to motivate the youngsters for participating in ensuing six job fairs during which 12,000 jobs would be offered to the youth by 150 companies.Launching the campaign...

To make the people especially the farmers aware of the hazardous effects of the paddy straw burning, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Mr Kulwant Singh on Monday initiated a village level intensive drive to create awareness amongst the farmers...

The girl, who fought bravely with a mobile phone snatcher, was specially honoured by Commissioner of Police Mr Rakesh Agrawal at his office, here today. It is pertinent to mention that on September 14, 2019, Miss Harjinder Kaur, daughter of Mr Balwant Singh,...

The work on all the development projects, being executed at Sultanpur Lodhi for the celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji has been put on fast pace mode and would be completed till October 10, 2019. Besides this all other temporary arrangements needed to...

In order to commemorate the 550th parkash purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji in a befitting manner, the Surjit Hockey Society, with the support of CBSE School association Jalandhar, would distribute sports kits to 550 budding players from across the state during...

Commissioner of Jalandhar Division Mr B Purusartha and Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma today sought a compensation of RS 270 crore from the inter ministerial team of the Government of India for the whopping loss suffered by district in aftermath...

Dr. Raman Maini today joined as Head of Department of Computer Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala in presence of his colleagues, staff members, his wife Dr. Regina Maini and family members. After joining Dr. Raman maini said his priorities include...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Mr Gurpreet Singh Bhullar today thanked all the devotees, volunteers, officers/ officials for smooth and hassle free conduct of Sri Sidh Baba Sodal Mela.Both the officers paid...

Punjab has been awarded second in the country in logistics ease by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The announcement was made in the Board Meeting held in the capital under the Chairmanship of Union Minister Piyush Goyal here today.Thanking the...

A seven member Inter Ministerial Central Team led by the Joint Secretary (CIS), Union Ministry of Home Affairs Anuj Sharma met the top brass of Punjab Government here today at the ISB, Mohali. The purpose of the visit of Central Team was to assess the...

The Punjab Home Guards & Civil Defence Department has initiated a drive to carry out detailed health check up of all PHG volunteers in the State. The current strength of volunteers is 12537.The inaugural health camp was inaugurated by Kultaran Singh...

A one-day National Seminar on Interfaith Dialogue and Understanding was hosted by Guru Nanak Dev University here today in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Bhawan auditorium of the University. This Seminar was organized by Centre on Studies in Sri Guru Granth...

The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma today said that concerted efforts would be made to develop ‘Virsa Vihar’ on the lines of a Heritage Museum to showcase the glorious cultural heritage of the state on one hand and to make our younger...

In order to ensure foolproof security arrangements during the Sri Sidh Baba Sodal Mela the district civil and Police administration has installed a hi-end Jammer at the Temple Complex.The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner...

With a view to giving further push to its ‘Mission Innovate Punjab’, the State Government has decided to organise an ‘Innovation and Technology Summit-2019’ on  November 5 with an objective to promote Punjab as the Global destination for Innovations...

The Punjab State SC Commission has come to the aid of a Kapurthala resident dalit woman who was facing harassment on account of false/frivolous  complaints.Disclosing this here today, the Chairperson of the commission Tejinder Kaur said that Anju Luthra...

The Punjab Government has signed a MoU today with the Union Government for establishment of GeM Organization Transformation Team (GOTT)-Project Management Unit (PMU). GOTT will assist the Buyer Departments and agencies to transform their business activities,...

With an aim to safeguard the interests of the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act-2013, Member of Punjab State Food Commission Gursandeep Singh Grewal on Monday, directed Guardians fo Governance (GoGs) to keep conducting random checks...

Two days IEI International Conference Titled on “Electronics and Communication, Renewable Energy and IOT’s Vision 2040” concluded today after underlining the importance of sustainable energy, IoT’s and futuristic communication technology with a vision of...

Member of Punjab State Food Commission A.K Sharma today called upon the Guardians of Governance (GoG) to play a proactive role in implementing the National Food Security Act, 2013 in right earnest to benefit the underprivileged and weaker sections of society...

The second phase of 7th Economic Census has been started in the state on Monday here at Vit and Yojana Bhawa and the task would be completed in a time frame of three months.Handing over the certificates to the Supervisors before sending them to field, Principal...

In order to ensure supply of potable water to the people and reduce power bills, The Water Supply and Sanitation Department on Monday dedicated Solar- Power based schemes worth Rs 67.71 lakh to the people of various villages falling in Adampur block of...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma today launched the work of conducting door to door exercise for the seventh Economic Census in the district.Launching the mammoth exercise from the District Administrative Complex here today, the Deputy...

The Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar Mr. Girish Dyalan on Monday inspected the Kurali Fire Cracker Godowns and directed the authorities to ensure strictly followed the norms regarding sale of firecrackers.Reviewing the overall preparedness to avert any Batala...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bhullar today said that the state government would bear the entire expenditure on the treatment of Mr. Gurpreet Singh Gopi, who was injured in firing on Saturday.The...

The Punjab Government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) to undertake collaborative programs in the  areas of environmental health, road and food safety besides nutrition and preventive health...

“Politics has compromises but economics has no compromises” said Mr Suresh Kumar, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister of Punjab, while delivering his inaugural address at the 13th Indo-Japanese Dialogue on “Indian Economic Development” at Punjab Agricultural...

Today, Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur, Chander Gaind once again proved himself as ‘Public DC’ at the Teachers’ Day celebrations by sitting in one of the class with the students, having interaction with the teachers and bowing and touching the feet of 90 years...

With an aim to bring job seekers and prospective employers on a single platform, a new web portal named ‘www.ggnpunjab.com’ has been launched today by Deputy Commissioner Mr. Girish Dayalan and Chancellor, Chandigarh University Satnam Singh Sandhu at District...

To eradicate Anemia and malnutrition by sensitizing the women, The Social Security, Development of Women & Children department organized health and nutrition camps in 11 blocks of the district under Poshan Abhiyan on Wednesday. District Program Officer...

Extending a helping hand to the residents of the flood ravaged villages, the ICICI Bank today handed over 1000 mosquito nets to be distributed in these villages to the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma.The officers of the ICICI bank including...

In order to avoid any sort of mishap during the Sri Sidh Baba Sodal Fair, the district administration has decided to close two Railway crossings near the Sri Sidh Baba Sodal Temple besides slowing down the speed of trains crossing from within the city.A...

In what was a resounding success, the Consulate General of India in Frankfurt, along with Indian Associations representing different Indian states, organised a huge cultural extravaganza, the ‘Indien Fest-Unity in Diversity’. Held at the central location...

In the border district of Ferozepur the message of Poshan Maah is reaching every household in an innovative and musical art form of Jaggo  through deft footwork, staccato claps and lively lyrics of "bale bai hun jaago ayi ae sahi poshan, poshtik phojan,...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma , Commissioner of Police Mr. Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and MC Commissioner Mr. Diparva Lakra  today said that the district administration would make foolproof arrangements to facilitate the pilgrims...

"The Jal Shakti Abhiyan is being transformed into a mass movement in Sangrur District in order to conserve the fast depleting ground water level with projects being undertaken in a planned way." Disclosing this here today, the Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam...

MLA Mr Hardev Singh Laddi and Deputy Commissioner Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma today reviewed the work of strengthening of the newly constructed ring bandh of boulders and sand bags at village Jania.The MLA and Deputy Commissioner, along with Superintendent...