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Haryana Anti Corruption Bureau honours its Heroes who exposed corrupt officials

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IEP Chandigarh, August 2

The Haryana Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) organized a felicitation function to recognize and honour individuals who played a proactive role in realizing the state government’s vision of a corruption-free Haryana.The event, held at the ACB headquarters in Panchkula today, was presided over by the Director General of Anti Corruption Bureau, Haryana, Sh. Shatrujeet Kapur. During the ceremony, Sh. Kapur presented ‘Samman Patras’ to 17 complainants of Panchkula Range, who exhibited exceptional courage by coming forward and filing complaints against corruption.Similar felicitation functions are also being organized in this week in all other Range offices of the ACB including Ambala, Karnal, Rohtak, Hisar, Gurugram and Faridabad in which a total of 132 complainants will be honoured.In his address, Sh. Kapur hailed the complainants as real heroes for their pivotal role in building an honest society by exposing corrupt officials. He acknowledged that it is not an easy task to come forward and complain, considering the prevalence of corruption in society. The complainants face a lot of pressure during the entire case proceedings, but their actions have been instrumental in serving the nation and promoting corruption-free governance in the state.Interacting with the complainants, Sh. Kapur also assured them that any harassment or pressure they face would be dealt with promptly. He encouraged the complainants to report such instances to the concerned investigating officer or the toll-free number 1800-180-2022, ensuring immediate action from the ACB.He also urged the complainants to inspire others by sharing their experiences and informing at least 10 people that standing against corruption is good for the society. Corruption, he emphasized, is a societal disease that can only be eradicated by raising our collective voice against it.The spokesperson also informed that ACB has already registered a record 100 trap cases and apprehended over 99 corrupt officials, including several Class I and II officers, so far in the year 2023, showcasing their commitment to combat corruption effectively.Sh. Kapur also highlighted the operation of a revolving fund of Rs 1 crore to provide ‘trap money’ for complainants, alleviating their worries about arranging funds from their own pockets during trap cases. Funds are being regularly disbursed from this fund to the needy complainants.Additional Director General of Police, ACB Sh. Ajay Singhal, DIG ACB Headquarters Sh. Pankaj Nain, Superintendent of Police ACB Headquarters Sh. Kushal Singh, and other distinguished officers were also present on this occasion.The ACB further urged the people to report any instances of officials from government departments demanding bribes in exchange for official duties. Complaints can be made via the toll-free numbers 1800-180-2022 and 1064, as well as the Whatsapp number 094178-91064. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

Water testing labs will also be opened at sub-division level: Hry Min

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IEP Chandigarh, August 2

Haryana Cooperation and Public Health Engineering Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal said that with a view to ensure that people gets clean and potable drinking water during the rainy season, officers have been directed to do testing and chlorination from time to time.        The Cooperation Minister was redressing the grievances of people here today.         He said that the Public Health Engineering Department has established water testing labs in every district of the State . Now,  efforts are being made to set up water testing labs at the sub-division level also.   He informed that testing kits are also being provided at the village level by the Public Health Department so that the villagers can also check the quality of water.        The Cooperation Minister said that the government has cleared the sugarcane dues of the farmers in the state.  During the current financial year, cooperative sugar mills have procured 490 lakh quintals of sugarcane, for which an amount of Rs. 1,819 crore is payable .  The state government has paid this amount by giving Rs. 441 crore as loan to cooperative sugarmills.  He said that the state government is always working in the interest of the farmers and is emphasizing on making them self-reliant.        Interacting with the media persons, the Cooperation Minister said that the people in Nuh were living in an atmosphere of mutual brotherhood and harmony. He urged the people to maintain peace and brotherhood.

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18 STUDENTS OF SOE WITNESSED THE LAUNCH OF PSLV-C56: HARJOT SINGH BAINS

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IEP Chandigarh, July 31

18 students of the School of Eminence today witnessed the launch of PSLV-C 56 at Sriharikota.Giving information in this regard, School Education Minister Punjab Mr Harjot Singh Bains said that our government is constantly striving to provide the best education to the students of government schools. He said  our started many path breaking initiative for the students as well as for teachers.Mr. Bains informed that now we are ragularly sending Students and Teachers on educational tour so that they can get latest knowledge of education.He said that the students of government schools of Punjab will be present at the launch of all the launches that will be launched by ISRO in the future.

Chandigarh, Punjab

VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS PSPCL JE FOR ACCEPTING BRIBE OF RS 70K

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IEP Chandigarh, July 31

Amidst its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Sunday nabbed a PSPCL Junior Engineer (JE), Jasmel Singh, posted at Sidhwan Bet in Ludhiana district for accepting a bribe of Rs 70,000.The PSPCL official has been arrested on the complaint of Surinder Singh resident of village Khurshedpur in Jagraon tehsil.Disclosing the details here today, an official spokesperson of the VB said that Surinder Singh has lodged a complaint that the JE took a bribe of Rs 70,000 from him in lieu of installating a separate transformer for his house.After investigation of the complaint, an FIR 09 dated 30-07-2023 under section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused JE Jasmel Singh at Police Station the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of VB, Ludhiana, the spokesperson added.        

Chandigarh, Punjab

IN ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION SECTOR, CM FLAGS OFF BATCH OF HEADMASTERS FOR EXPERT TRAINING AT IIM, AHMEDABAD

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IEP Sas Nagar (Mohali), July 30

 In another path breaking initiative aimed at spearheading revolution in the education sector, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday flagged off the first batch of the Headmasters for expert training at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. Interacting with the media after flagging off the batch of headmasters, the Chief Minister said that today is a red letter day in the history of the state. He said that while delegations of Principals are coming back after receiving training at Singapore, this batch is going to Ahmedabad for upscaling of their expertise. Bhagwant Mann said that the single motive is to ensure that students of the government schools in the state get quality education so that they can compete with their convent educated peers across the globe.   The Chief Minister said that as good coaches produce excellent players similarly an updated teacher will help in grooming able students for the coming future. He said that there is no dearth of funds with the state government for the education sector and every effort will be made to ensure that students get quality education. Bhagwant Mann envisioned that due to the strenuous efforts of the state government, the day is not far away when Punjab will emerge as a hub of quality education across the country. Taking pot shots over his predecessors, the Chief Minister said that the earlier rulers didn’t like to move amongst the people after their elevation. However, Bhagwant Mann said that he is daily attending one or other event to ensure the well being of every section of the society. He said that his government is duty bound to ensure the welfare of every section of society and no stone will be left unturned for this noble cause.   The Chief Minister said that after assuming the charge of office he had laid thrust on regularizing the services of 12710 teachers by overcoming all the legal and administrative hiccups. Bhagwant Mann said that the motive was to ensure the secure future of teachers as he firmly believes that if the future of teachers is protected then only they can transform the destiny of the students. He said that the genuine problem of every employee will be solved for which the state government is already making all out efforts. Slamming the opposition for misleading the people by making irrational and unjustified comments, the Chief Minister said that it is on record that from now onwards the word contractual will be forever eliminated from before the nomenclature of these teachers. He said that every year a 5% increment will be given to these teachers along with other benefits including holidays. Bhagwant Mann said that the opposition had since long befooled these teachers by playing with their sentiments during their tenures so they have no moral right to say anything over the issue. Replying to another query, the Chief Minister said that in order to restore the pristine glory of the state in fields of sports and to further give boost to sporting activity in the state, the Cabinet also gave nod to the new Sports Policy-2023 focusing on jobs, training, incentives and robust infrastructure for players from village level. He said that sports culture will be reintroduced in the government schools by recruiting the physical education teachers so that students can excel in sports. Bhagwant Mann said that apart from providing robust infrastructure, coaching and facilities to the players, the new sports policy will also lay thrust on providing financial assistance to them for bringing medals in national and international sports events. The Chief Minister said that the state government has already introduced Industrial Policy, Electric Vehicle Policy, Agriculture policy and now the Sports Policy. He said that the single point motive is to ensure that the state scripts a new success story in every arena so that a ‘Rangla Punjab’ can be carved out. Bhagwant Mann said that the policies are being framed for every section of society so as to ensure holistic development of the state and prosperity of the people. Expressing concern over the damage caused due to floods in the state, the Chief Minister said that the state government will compensate people for the loss of every single penny. Bhagwant Mann said that he had already ordered a special girdawari to ascertain the loss of crops, houses, cattle and others due to heavy rainfall in the state. He said that the officers have been asked to complete the special Girdawari by August 15 so as to fully compensate the people for their loss, if any. The Chief Minister said that for the first time in the history of the state a policy has been formulated for providing relief to the farm labours due loss of crops in case of natural calamity. He said that as amount is released to Deputy Commissioners for the relief of crop damage due to natural calamity so as per the policy additional 10 percent of the above relief amount will be provided to them out of the state budget to compensate the farm labourers. Bhagwant Mann said that this policy will be effective from May 1, 2023 and all the farm labourers’ families who have no land (except residential plot) or those who have less than one acre of leased/ rented/ cultivated land will be eligible for it.

Chandigarh, Punjab

PWD MINISTER LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR SPECIAL REPAIR & RECONSTRUCTION OF THREE ROAD PROJECTS WORTH RS 22.56 CRORE

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IEP Chandigarh, July 31

 Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Monday laid the foundation stones for special repair and reconstruction of three important road projects worth Rs 22.56 crore falling in Sahnewal and Payal constituencies of district Ludhiana.The projects including Ludhiana-Chandigarh highway to Gurudwara Degsar Sahib road (2-KM) of Rs 2.37 crore, Bija-Payal-Jagera road (15.70 km) of Rs 13.03 crore and Payal-Issru road (9.60 km) worth Rs 7.16 crore. These works will be completed within next six to nine months.Accompanied by MLAs Hardeep Singh Mundian and Manwinder Singh Giaspura, the Minister said that 2-km stretch from Ludhiana-Chandigarh highway to Gurudwara Degsar Sahib was in bad shape due to which devotees were harried a lot. Similarly, the roads leading to Bija-Payal-Jagera and Payal-Issru were serving as connecting road between NH-44 to Ludhiana-Malerkotla state highway were full of potholes and needed immediate repair. He said that the dilapidated condition of roads had become a nightmare for commuters. He said that the earlier governments had failed to pay heed on the demands of the people to construct these roads.The Minister said that the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to making Punjab a progressive state as it is evident from the developmental projects being effectively carried out in every field. He said that the road infrastructure would be developed at par with standards in Punjab.ETO also listed the achievements of the AAP government including 600 free units of electricity, one MLA-one pension, Aam Aadmi Clinics, 30000 government jobs were given to the youths, a war against corruption, and several other pro-people decisions were taken for the state.MLAs Manwinder Singh Giaspura, Hardeep Singh Mundian thanked the Minister for starting the projects. 

Chandigarh, Punjab

CM BATS FOR BHARAT RATNA AWARD FOR SHAHEED UDHAM SINGH, SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH AND SHAHEED KARTAR SINGH SARABHA

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IEP Sunam (Sangrur), July 31

 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday batted for Bharat Ratna award for the legendary martyrs like Shaheed Udham singh, Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha who had made unparalleled sacrifices for the country. Interacting with the media persons here after paying floral tributes to Shaheed Udham Singh at his memorial on his martyrdom day, the Chief Minister said that bestowing the Bharat Ratna award to these iconic martyrs will enhance the prestige of this award. He said that these great martyrs really deserve this award because they had made supreme sacrifices for emancipating the country from foreign clutches. However, Bhagwant Mann bemoaned that the pseudo nationalist Union government is least bothered about honouring such sons of the soil. Rather, the Chief Minister said that the incumbent Union government is giving a severe blow to the legacy of these martyrs by muzzling the democracy in the country. He said that these nationalists had laid down their lives for the sake of freedom and democracy in the country but unfortunately the Union government is jeopardizing the democratic system through ordinances. Bhagwant Mann said that this is totally in contrast to the country envisioned by the great patriots during the struggle for freedom. The Chief Minister said that the supreme sacrifice made by legendary martyr Shaheed Udham Singh will always inspire the youth for selfless service to the nation adding that the countrymen are enjoying fruits of freedom due to the enormous sacrifices made by such legendary heroes. He said that Shaheed Udham Singh was a true son of soil, who had in a heroic act exhibited exemplary courage by killing Michael O’ Dwyer, the prime perpetrator of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Bhagwant Mann said that the unprecedented sacrifice made by this iconic martyr at the altar of national freedom struggle helped the country to overthrow the yoke of British Imperialism. The Chief Minister further said that Shaheed Udham Singh waited for 21 years to avenge the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh and thus laid the foundation of the freedom of the nation. Bhagwant Mann said that he bows his head in reverence to such great martyrs and patriots of India’s freedom struggle, who displayed heroism and valour thereby making supreme sacrifices to for attaining freedom for the country. He said that the rich legacy of unprecedented sacrifices made by martyrs would act as a lighthouse to guide the destiny of our future generations. The Chief Minister said that his government will make strenuous efforts to bring back the personal belongings of Shaheed Udham Singh from London. He said that the state government will raise these issues at all the relevant platforms so as to bring back these belongings at the earliest. Bhagwant Mann said that even the things associated with Shaheed Bhagat Singh lying in Pakistan will also be brought back.  The Chief Minister was accompanied by Cabinet Minister Aman Arora and others. 

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CM GIVES CLARION CALL  TO LAUNCH ANOTHER FREEDOM MOVEMENT FOR OUSTING THOSE WHO HAD PLUNDERED WEALTH OF COUNTRY AFTER FREEDOM

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IEP Sunam Udham Singh Wala (Sangrur), July 31

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today gave a clarion call to people for launching another freedom movement to cherish the aspirations of great martyrs by ousting those who had plundered the wealth of the country after the Britishers had freed us.

Addressing the gathering at a state level function to mark the martyrdom day of Shaheed Udham Singh, the Chief Minister bemoaned that though the country attained freedom from clutches of British imperialism in 1947 but the dreams of the nationalists, patriots and great martyrs were never fulfilled. He said that the successive governments at the centre and state looted the people besides unleashing countless atrocities on them. Bhagwant Mann said that now the time had come when these atrocious leaders must be ousted for which a second movement of freedom struggle must be launched.

The Chief Minister said that in this freedom those living in palaces or palatial houses or known by the nomenclature of ‘Kaka ji’ and ‘Biba Ji’ must be thrown to political oblivion. He said that it is the need of the hour so that the dreams of martyrs can be fulfilled and a new ‘India’ can be carved out with equal rights for all. Bhagwant Mann said that these opportunist leaders had never been with the people but they had always sided with either Mughals or Britishers or Congress and now with BJP whatever has suited them.

The Chief Minister said that these leaders had always given preference to their own vested interests over that of the state and its people. He quipped that a recent delegation of the BJP that met the Governor over some issues comprised all the turncoats who had left Congress to join BJP. Bhagwant Mann said that none of the old guard of BJP was a part of this delegation which was led by the new president of the saffron party.

Taking a jibe, the Chief Minister further said that even the delegation was led by Sunil Jakhar, who himself was once the President of state Congress but had shifted his allegiance recently for this post. He said that these people should be taught a lesson for backstabbing the state and its people, so that it acts as a deterrent for them in future. Bhagwant Mann said that Punjab had already witnessed this movement with the formation of the Aam Aadmi Government in the state in 2022.

Citing an example, the Chief Minister said that former Finance Minister Manpreet Badal who had brought him into politics has been booked for the misdeeds. Bhagwant Mann said that the former Finance Minister had taken a vow at native village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh to serve the state but instead of fulfilling his pledge he forgot it and joined the Congress and now BJP for sake of plum postings. He said that anyone who will backstab people of state by misusing his official position will have to definitely pay for his sin.   

The Chief Minister said that the state exchequer is no longer empty, as earlier times, but every single penny from it is being utilized for the well being of the common man. He said that several path breaking initiatives have been taken by the state government to ensure comprehensive development of Punjab and prosperity of its people. Bhagwant Mann envisioned that the day is not far away when due to concerted efforts of the state government Punjab will emerge as a front ranking state across the globe.     

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PUNJAB POLICE’s SPECIAL OPERATION AGAINST DRUGS CONTINUES; FATEHGARH SAHIB POLICE SENSITISE SCHOOL CHILDREN ABOUT DAMAGING EFFECTS OF DRUGS

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IEP CHANDIGARH/FATEHGARH SAHIB, July 31

          Amidst the ongoing spree of cordon and search operations (CASO) against drugs launched by the Punjab Police as per directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Fatehgarh Sahib Police on Monday kicked off a special campaign to sensitise school children about damaging effects of narcotics and drug usage.

          The fifth CASO was carried out in two districts of Ropar Range including SAS Nagar and Fatehgarh Sahib on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav. The entire operation was conducted under the overall supervision of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ropar Range Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and SSPs— Sandeep Garg (SAS Nagar) and Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal (Fatehgarh Sahib)— were directed to meticulously plan this operation and deploy maximum Police Force.

          Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla, while lauding the efforts of Fatehgarh Sahib Police to embark on this distinctive campaign, said that this campaign will help in sensitising the school children about the harmful effects of narcotics, thus, deterring them from falling prey to drugs. The idea to educate school children in the fight against drugs was the brainchild of SSP Fatehgarh Sahib Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal.

          He said that the Police continue to get support from the public as 14 villages from the SAS Nagar district have passed resolutions to oppose and socially boycott drug sellers and make their villages drug-free. Earlier, at least 67 villages and 20 wards of the Sangrur district had passed similar resolutions, while, residents of two notorious areas in district Sri Muktsar Sahib including village Midda and Mohalla Chhajghar of Malout had pledged to stay away from drugs.

          Divulging details on the outcome of today’s operation, the Special DGP said that the Police teams have arrested 12 anti-social elements after registering 13 first information reports (FIRs) during the operation. The Police teams have also recovered Rs 2.5 lakhs drug money, 40 grams heroin, 12kg ganja, 2kg sulpha and 1 kg poppy husk from their possession. The operation was supported by the Special Task Force.

          Meanwhile, IGP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar along with SSP Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal kicked off the campaign from Government Middle School, Mahadian in Fatehgarh Sahib by holding an interactive session with the school students.

          Dr Ravjot said that when school children are sensitised in an age-appropriate manner, they can become an effective influence group in the fight against drugs. “Not only do the children learn to say no to what might be a dangerous narcotic but also they are encouraged to share with their teachers and counselling groups if they encounter anything out of the ordinary in their surroundings,” she added.

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FOUR CABINET MINISTERS HOLD INTER-DEPARTMENTAL MEETING TO PREVENT SPREAD OF WATER AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES IN STATE

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IEP CHANDIGARH, July 31 

 Following the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday chaired a high-level Inter-Departmental Coordination Meeting of Ministers to institute measures to prevent the spread of water and vector-borne in the state. He was accompanied by Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa, Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar and Punjab Local Government Minister Balkar Singh.           Dr Balbir Singh, while reviewing the activities being carried out by various departments to deal with the growing threat of dengue, Malaria and other vector-borne diseases, instructed all the departments to work in tandem to control the spread of these diseases.        He also appealed to people to keep vigil and clean all the vulnerable points including fridge trays, coolers, containers, pots, terraces etc in houses, offices or any places where there is a possibility of stagnation of water. The ministers said that this is the only way to break the breeding cycle of mosquitoes, which could mature from egg to adult in just one week.      The Health Minister said that the situation with respect to vector-borne diseases in Punjab is very well under control as of now. A total of 440 dengue cases have been detected in Punjab till date from the start of the season, out of which the active case count of dengue stands at 114. It is pertinent to mention here that no dengue death has been reported till now. The department has identified 10 hotspots in Punjab where health teams have been deployed for active surveillance and are monitored on a daily basis by the state authorities. Moreover, 855 breeding checkers have also been pressed into action which are hired during the breeding season.   The Health Minister also urged the departments of health, local government, water supply and sanitation, transport and rural development to rope in village health, sanitation and nutrition committees (VHSNCs) and Mahila Arogya Samiti (MAS) to conduct checking at different areas and residences areas to keep a vigil on mosquito larvae, and also directed to issue challan in case of violation. He also requested them to appoint nodal officers are state level, as well as, at district level for better coordination between all the related departments.           Dr Balbir Singh said that the health department has set up special wards with 1300 beds to tackle any kind of emergency in case there is a rise in cases of dengue, malaria and chikungunya. The test and treatment of dengue and malaria is completely free of cost at all the government health facilities, he added.          Meanwhile, amid the rise in cases of contagious eye flu and skin infections, the Health Minister advised people to not to touch their eyes after shaking hands with someone or touching something at public places to save themselves from this infection. Touch your eyes only after washing your hands properly, he added.