In a landmark initiative the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has roped in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for keeping a strict vigil over the violators of norms in the Commissionerate Police.Divulging the details, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder...

Further tightening the noose against violators of the curfew in the state, the Punjab Police HAS launched drone surveillance, even as it cracked down heavily on black-marketeers and hoarders amid reports of shortages of essential commodities.A total of 62 establishments...

Cracking down on those spreading fake news on the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Friday announced the constitution of a special team to monitor all social media platforms, as well as to identify and take action against anyone found to be circulating...

Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh on Thursday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the State’s health machinery was fully geared to battle the deadly corona virus in the coming days and weeks.He was participating in the video conference convened...

In order to further maintain proper database of the migrant labourers in the district to facilitate their native states for proper management of the Covid-19, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma today ordered a survey in the entire...

The Deputy Commissioner Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Mr Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Thursday led the flag march in the city and took the stock of ground level situation in the city during the ongoing curfew.Starting from Company Bagh...

Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today stated that if any person violates the directions regarding curfew/lockdown in district Ludhiana, strict legal action would be taken against them. He informed that till date, 93 FIRs have been registered against...

Following complaints by parents against private schools collecting fees and donations from students for the 2020-21 academic year, Girish Dayalan Deputy Commissioner SAS Nagar has issued an advisory to all private educational institutions in the district that...

The entire government machinery has been pressed into the service for the public to provide ration and medicine during the curfew imposed in the district to contain the spread of Covid-19. This was stated in a press release issued today by Deputy Commissioner...

The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Mr Gurpreet Singh Bhullar today led the flag march in the city for taking the stock of ground level situation in the city during the ongoing curfew.Starting from BMC Chowk,...

Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today thanked the residents for supporting the District Administration by staying indoors during the ongoing lockdown. He said that  the entire District Administration is working 24X7 for ensuring the safety of...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Mr Gurpreet Singh Bhullar today reviewed the law and order situation in the city during their visit in the almost entire city on  Tuesday.In order to take stock of the law...

The District Magistrate Girish Dayalan has issued a consolidated order for exempt categories to ensure essential goods and movement of people during curfew imposed to prevent spread of corona virus.The order includes persons(holding official ID)  dealing...

In a big reprieve to the labourers in the city, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police today ensured payment worth Rs 6 crore to around 30,000 labourers working in 395 industries.Due to curfew these labourers working in factories at Leather complex, surgical...

The Punjab Police on Saturday further scaled up its citizen support systems, including the 112 helpline and supply of essentials, to cope with the emergency situation arising out of the imposition of curfew/lockdown in the state in the light of COVID-19...

In view of the ongoing lockdown in Ludhiana, District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal have issued orders that fruit/vegetable venders would have to display the daily rate list on their rehris while selling their items to the...

In view of the lockdown in the state, the Punjab government have authorised the Sarpanches to issue curfew passes to villagers in their jurisdiction for medical emergencies during the night (from 7 pm to 6 am). Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal...

In view of the lockdown in district Ludhiana, the District Administration and Municipal Corporation Ludhiana have decided that any shopkeeper who does not offer home delivery, their license would be cancelled. The shopkeeper would have to follow the rules...

The Punjab Police on Friday scaled up its curfew relief operations across the state through the distribution of nearly 1.9 lakh food packets and set up medical camps in various districts, while facilitating the movement of about 3000 trucks and lorries carrying...

The Punjab Police on Thursday intensified relief operations across the curfew-locked state, with more than 41,000 of its personnel on the ground distributing more than 1,50,000 dry food packets in the past 36 hrs to those in need, along with door-to-door...

Updating the status of COVID-19 patients in the district, Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan informed that as of now 5 positive cases are in the district and all of them are stable and doing well.He said that 480 people including the contacts of the patients...

Continuing its spree to deliver the essential items to the people at their doorsteps, the district administration today supplied 1,25,000 litres of milk, medicines and 3206 quintals of fruits and vegetables to the residents.On the directions of Deputy Commissioner...

Amid tighter restrictions and controls as part of the anti-COVID curfew/lockdown in place, the Punjab Police on Wednesday went into mission mode to launch innovative and indigenous initiatives across districts to facilitate door-to-door supply of essential...

MLA Shahkot Mr Hardev Singh Laddi, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and Senior Superintendent of Police Mr Navjot Singh Mahal today said that country was fighting a national war against hidden enemy in form of Corona Virus.Chairing a meeting here...

In a major reprieve to the residents of Jalandhar the officers of district administration today donned a new role by ensuring supply of 93000 litres of milk, medicines and 1100 quintals of fruits and vegetables to the residents.On the directions of Deputy...

The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma today embarked a major sanitizing campaign to de-sanitize all the 898 villages of the district.Flagging off the vehicles here from the Zila Parishad Office, the Deputy Commissioner said that 216897...

In view of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19), the door to door delivery of essential commodities have started in district Ludhiana. For this purpose, the suppliers would strictly have to take necessary permission for the district administration in advance. The...

The Punjab Police on Tuesday registered 232 FIRs and arrested 111 persons for violation of the curfew imposed by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in the state to combat the COVID-19 crisis, even as they worked out a comprehensive strategy to ensure...

Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today informed that there is no positive case of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) in district Ludhiana till now. He said that all the samples sent for testing have come out negative. He also thanked the residents of district...

Taking strong note of the unsubstantiated rumours and fake news being spread on the COVID-19 pandemic, Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Saturday strictly warned that those found guilty of indulging in such acts will be penalized and dealt with under the relevant...

In view of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19), District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today carried a surprise check at various restaurants and marriage palaces in the city. Owner of one restaurant was found serving food to customers...

The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar 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 has started the process of distinguishing...

DGP Punjab Dinkar Gupta on Thursday termed attempts to radicalize youth through social media as a major challenge, but asserted that the Punjab Police had done exemplary work in combatting the same, while remaining highly vigilant to stop cross-border terrorism.During...

The COVID-19 awareness campaign of the state government has received overwhelming response in Amrtisar Rural district, where the Punjab Police has launched a massive door to door outreach campaign through the recently deployed Village Police Officers (VPOs).Following...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma today constituted high powered groups to keep a strict vigil for checking the spread of Corona Virus in the district. The Deputy Commissioner has constituted two separate groups headed by both the Additional...

Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today informed that there is no positive case of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) in the district till now and stated that the district administration is in total control of the entire situation. He informed that in a good...

The Deputy Commissioner Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma on Thursday flagged off a van to create the awareness of Coronavirus and preventive measures among the people.Mr Sharma accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Mr Vishesh Sarangal and Additional...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma today asked the officers to rope in the management of the religious places in villages and cities for conducting announcements to make the people aware of precautions and spread of Corona Virus in the district.Chairing...

Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today clarified that there are no suspected or confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) in district Ludhiana till now, as has  been wrongly reported in some sections of the media. The Deputy Commissioner...

The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar  Varinder Kumar Sharma on Tuesday ordered constitution of village-level teams of various departments to make the people aware about the Corona Virus and preventive measures to keep this flu at bay.Presiding over a meeting...

In view of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to tackle any untoward situation related to it, Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today took stock of the arrangements made by the District Administration and issued necessary directions. The meeting...

In a bid to continue crackdown against drugs, the Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister (CPSCM) Suresh Kumar asked all the Deputy Commissioners and SSPs to further intensify their efforts to eliminate the scourage of drug menace from the state.Chairing...

In a major achievement, the Punjab Police has successfully solved the Dera Baba Jagatar Singh robbery case in a matter of days, with the arrest of all the six suspects and  recovery of the entire stolen cash of Rs 1.66 crore.While Rs 1.13 crore was...

In the biggest ever such haul of drugs, the Punjab police busted a major racket involving illegal trade of psychotropic drugs, with the arrest of four persons and seizure of  40,01,040 intoxicating tablets/capsules/injections, valuing around Rs 4-5...

Setting a target of Rs 400 crore earnings for the Rural Development and Panchayat department in the ensuing financial year, the Financial Commissioner Rural Development and Panchayat Ms. Seema Jain today released the new Land Lease Policy of the department.Releasing...

"There is no need to panic from the corona virus as the District Administration is taking all the necessary measures to safeguard people from the disease besides sensitizing them to observe precautions." These views were expressed here today by the officiating...

Senior Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Lieutenant General (Retd.) TS Shergill today exhorted the Guardians of Governance (GoGs) to play a proactive role in making the people aware about the precautionary measures to be taken for prevention...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma today called upon the Academicians and intellectuals to play a proactive role in preserving the glorious culture, heritage and mother tongue of our state.In his inaugural address during the International...

The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma launched the e-magazine prepared by the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare department for making the farmers aware of the effective techniques for ensuring Paddy Straw Management through social media.Unveiling...

Continuing with their crackdown on criminal gangs and gangsters, the Punjab Police have arrested seven accused, including three most wanted gangster-criminals, after an over two-month long, 1500 kms chase that spanned four states, to solve a spate of heinous crimes,...

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a Seminar on “Industrial Waste and Wastewater Management” on 28th February 2020, Ludhiana with the objective  to bring all Stakeholders together at one platform to deliberate on the issues and challenges...

In a major relief to commuters, the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India Mr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu today gave nod for survey for widening of Railway Over Bridge at PAP for stream lining movement of traffic on Rama Mandi-PAP chowk flyover.The Chairman,...

"The Unique ID for Persons with Disabilities (UDID) project aims to create a National database for Persons with disabilities and to issue Unique Disability Identity Card to each person with disability (Divyang). This project would ease the delivery of benefits...

Dr. Abhishek Jain, IAS, Director, Census Operation Punjab, today clarified that the supervisors and enumerators for Census 2021 would be deputed in their respective areas only (place of their general duty) so that they do not face any problem while carrying...

Chairman of Punjab State Safai Karamcharis Commission Geja Ram on Thursday said that a recommendation has been made to cancel the contract between Safai Workers and private contractors with i mmediate effect.He said that now the salary of the Safai Workers should...

"The District Administration would proceed strictly in accordance with the provisions enshrined in the law against PGs in violation of the norms prescribed by the State Government." These views were expressed here today at the District Administrative Complex...

The 2-day training of District/Charge Level Officers for Houselisting & Housing census & NPR updation today concluded here at the District Administrative Complex in Sector 76. The census process would be conducted in Punjab from 15th May to 29th...

Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) on Tuesday organized a workshop on energy efficiency in buildings at PEDA Solar Passive Complex, Chandigarh. PEDA - the State  Designated Agency for implementation of Energy Conservation Act, 2001 in the state of...

The 2-day training of District/Charge Level Officers for Houselisting & Housing census & NPR updation today got underway here at the District Administrative Complex in Sector 76. The census process would be conducted in Punjab from 15th May to 29th...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma today warned the officers of serious repercussions in case of any inordinate delay to dispose off feedback by Guardians  of Governance (GoGs).Chairing a meeting here today to review the implementation...