NORTH NEWS New Delhi/ Chandigarh, October 29 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday held meeting with his Delhi counterpart for giving a facelift to the corporation cities of the state. The meeting in which the commissioners of all the municipal corporations of the state were also present was held under the knowledge sharing […]
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North News New Delhi, October 28 Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Monday launched the FCI Grievance Redressal System (FCI GRS) mobile application in New Delhi, aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability, and stakeholder satisfaction for rice millers. The app allows millers to address grievances […]
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North News Chandigarh, October 28 Punjab’s government is focused on ensuring a streamlined paddy procurement season for 2024-25, implementing efficient systems for procurement, lifting, and payment across state mandis, Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said on Monday. In a video conference with District Food Supply Controllers (DFSCs) and senior officials, […]
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North News Chandigarh, October 28 Punjab Finance and Planning Minister Harpal Singh Cheema announced a new agreement with Canara Bank to provide free insurance for mid-day meal cooks and helpers across the state. Under the scheme, all workers who open zero-balance accounts with Canara Bank will receive insurance coverage, including Rs 16 lakh for accidental […]
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North News Chandigarh, October 28 With an aim to root-out corruption from the state, Varinder Kumar, Special DGP-cum-Chief Director Vigilance Bureau, on Monday directed field officials of the Bureau to ensure the judicious disposal of complaints in fair, transparent and time bound manner. He was addressing the officials after leading the pledge-taking ceremony on the […]
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North News Amritsar, October 28 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate Harjinder Singh Dhami was re-elected as president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for the fourth consecutive term on Monday. Dhami defeated former SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur by securing 107 out of 142 votes cast, while Kaur garnered 33 votes. Two votes were […]
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North New New Delhi, October 28 Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, said that that the Indian government aims to fully procure the targeted 185 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25 in Punjab. He emphasized that no grain of paddy will remain unprocured. […]
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NORTH NEWS CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, October 27 Further investigations are on to establish backward and forward linkages in this case and police teams are on manhunt to arrest more criminals involved in the drug cartel.
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NORTH NEWS CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 26 Amidst its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested Surinder Dhillon, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) of Sri Muktsar Sahib, on Saturday. He is accused of embezzling funds from grants released for compensation related to land acquired for the Amritsar-Kolkata Corridor Project in Patiala […]
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NORTH NEWS CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 26 Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Saturday, said that the state government has successfully executed the timely distribution of arrears and festival advances to PUNBUS employees, with Rs.1.15 crore being disbursed as the first installment of annual increment arrears to 3,189 workers. The Transport Minister reiterated that Chief Minister […]
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