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`Punjab Pavilion` displaying state`s progress attracts the visitors during IITF- 2022

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IEP New Delhi, November 15

`The Punjab Pavilion’, showcasing the state`s culture, heritage and displaying the industrial, agricultural and handicraft as well as products of various departments of the state is the main attraction for visitors during the ongoing  Indian International Trade Fair (IITF) here . The theme of this year is “Vocal for Local, Local to Global”. The Punjab Government has also geared its theme on the same lines.

          The 41st India International Trade Fair has been organized from 14th to 27th November 2022 at Pragati Maidan. Based on this central government concept, all the states of the country are showcasing their progressive strides in various fields. Foreign countries are also participating in the IITF. Punjab Pavilion has been organized this year at Hall No. 4, 1st Floor. 

          Punjab Pavilion Administrator Mr. J.S.Bhatia and Deputy Administrator Mr. Gurpreet Singh revealed that various government departments and institutions including Markfed, Verka, PSIEC-Invest Punjab, Punjab Tourism, Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana, Department of Science, Technology and Environment, and Punjab Pollution Control Board have set up their stalls to display their products and to apprise visitors about the initiatives of the state government led by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant  Mann. The daily performances of Bhangra artists are also the attraction for the visitors, said the duo adding further that the State Cultural Day will be celebrated on the 25th of November.

Chandigarh

VB NABS ASI, DRIVER FOR TAKING BRIBE RS 80,000

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IEP Chandigarh, November 15

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the State, as directed by the Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, on Tuesday nabbed an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Indian Reserve Battalion and a driver red handed for accepting a bribe of Rs 80,000.

          Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the VB said the accused ASI Gurjinder Singh, posted at Mohali and driver Piyush Anand have been arrested on the complaint of Kailash Kumar resident of Janakpuri, Ludhiana city.

          Giving details he said the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above said police official and  driver were demanding a bribe of Rs. 80,000 for allowing his vehicles laden with iron scrap without paying entry taxes at inter-state check post, Shambu, Patiala district. The complainant has further alleged that the above mentioned ASI has told him that he would share monthly bribe with driver Piyush Anand and department officials.

          The spokesperson informed that after verifying this complaint, a VB team laid a trap and the accused police official along with driver were caught red handed taking bribe money of Rs. 80,000 in the presence of two official witnesses.

          He informed that a case under section 7, 7A of Prevention of Corruption Act and 120-B of IPC has been registered against the accused police official and driver at VB police station, economic offences wing, Ludhiana and further investigation was under progress.

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VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS JE PANCHAYATI RAJ FOR TAKING BRIBE RS 50,000

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IEP Chandigarh, November 15:

Aiming to eradicate corruption in the State as directed by the Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing anti-corruption campaign, on Tuesday nabbed a Junior Engineer (JE), Panchayati Raj, red handed for accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.

         Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the VB said the accused JE Balbir Kumar has been arrested on the complaint of Sarpanch Apar Singh of village Julkan, Patiala district.

          Giving details he informed the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the above said JE was demanding a bribe of Rs. 50,000 for issuing a utilisation certificate to him for the development works completed by the gram panchayat.

          The spokesperson further informed that after verifying this complaint, a VB team from Patiala unit laid a trap and the accused official of panchayats and rural development department Punjab was caught red handed while taking bribe money of Rs. 50,000 in the presence of two official witnesses.

          He informed that a case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused JE at VB police station, Patiala and further investigation was under progress.

Chandigarh

KHEDAN WATAN PUNJAB DIYAN 2022 CLOSING CEREMONY AT LUDHIANA ON NOVEMBER 17

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IEP Chandigarh, November 15

          The grand closing ceremony of the ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan 2022’ organized by the Sports Department under the initiative of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to make the state a leader in sports again, will be held on November 17 at the Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana.

          Disclosing this here today in a press communiqué Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said that these games organized under the guidelines of the Chief Minister, which were got a big boost thus giving a visible proof that more than 3 lakh sportsmen participated in 29 games from the block level to state level in 6 different age groups from under 14 to over 50 years.

          Sports Minister further said that during the closing ceremony, Chief Minister will be giving away cash prizes worth Rs. 6.85 Cr as prize money to more than 9000 winning players through DBT who secured first, second and third positions at the state level. Apart from this, the districts clinched the first three places overall in the medal list will also be awarded.

          On this occasion, famous folk singers Kulwinder Billa, Pari Pandher and Armaan Dhillon will entertain the audience in addition to folk music and folk dances of Punjab during the colorful ceremony.

Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS TO BE NAMED AFTER MARTYRS/FREEDOM FIGHTERS, OUR CHILDREN NEEDS TO KNOW THE SACRIFICES OF THEIR FOREFATHERS: HARJOT SINGH BAINS

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IEP Chandigarh, November 15     

     Advancing on the path paved by the freedom fighters and martyrs, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led government has decided to named the government schools after the great martyrs and freedom fighters, informed School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains. He reiterated that more than 80 percent of the Punjabis have sacrificed their lives selflessly in the Indian freedom struggle besides maintaining unity and integrity of the country and guarding the borders.          S. Bains said that on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the India’s independence, the Punjab government has decided to rename the government schools after the name of the martyrs and freedom fighters so that future generations get to know about their sacrifices for the country.          The village panchayat and the school management committee have been asked to pass the resolution for the schools, which are to be named after the martyrs/freedom fighters, and send the same to the state headquarters within next month through school principal along with the biographical notes about the martyrs/freedom fighters and the medals bestowed upon by the government regarding the martyrdom of the freedom fighters and martyrs, said the Cabinet Minister, adding that he will personally monitor the whole process and evaluate after 15 days.

Chandigarh, Punjab

NO COMPROMISE ON TIMELY PAYMENT OF WAGES TO WORKERS AND CORRUPTION ISSUE: LAL CHAND KATARUCHAK

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IEP Chandigarh, November 15

 The Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is sparing no effort and stands committed to ensure welfare and lifting living standard of every section of society. As part of this, there would be no compromise on the vital issues of timely payment of wages to workers besides eradicating corruption. These views were expressed here today at Forest Complex, Sector 68, Mohali by the Forest and Wildlife Preservation Minister Mr. Lal Chand Kataruchak during a meeting with the Janglat Workers Union. The Minister directed the departmental officers to prepare the seniority list strictly keeping in mind the transparency factor apart from assuring that adequate action would be undertaken as soon as possible with regard to the stalled salaries under various schemes. He directed that the salaries must be paid on time in future besides giving assurance of sympathetic consideration and positive action regarding the demand for arrears of minimum wages. As regards the issue of considering those having 5 years experience as skilled, 3 years as semi skilled and less than 3 years as unskilled, the Minister said that the proposal would soon be sent to the Labour Department. Similarly, the matter of exempting workers with over 50 years of age from typing test for promotion would be taken up with the concerned department. Exhorting the union members to step forward for saving the environment, Mr. Kataruchak emphasized proper upkeep of the saplings so as to make Punjab clean and green. It is as part of this that the Phagwara-Chandigarh road would be beautified. He further ordered the officers to promptly initiate the process for implementing the above mentioned decisions.  On the occasion, the union lauded the decision of the State Government to restore Old Pension Scheme. The PCCF Mr. R.K. Mishra and other officers of the department were also present. 

Chandigarh, Punjab

CHEEMA HANDS OVER APPOINTMENT LETTERS TO INVESTIGATORS IN ECONOMIC & STATISTICAL ORGANIZATION

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IEP Chandigarh, November 15

Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to two Investigators in the Economic and Statistical organization on compassionate grounds.          Handing over the appointment letters in his office here at Punjab Civil Secretariat, the Finance Minister exhorted the newly inducted employees to work diligently and honestly. Finance Minister also encouraged them to further improve their educational qualification through distance education. He said that it would not only help them in gaining promotions but the department would also benefit from their services with the increase in their competence.          On this occasion, the Finance Minister asked the heads of government departments to prioritise the appointments on the basis of compassionate grounds to ensure that families of deceased employees can get help in their hour of need.

Chandigarh

GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY WINS MAKA TROPHY FOR RECORD 24TH TIME

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IEP Chandigarh, November 15

Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar has been selected for the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy in the National Sports Awards announced by the Union Sports Ministry for the year 2022.

          Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar has won the Maka Trophy, which is given to the best university in sports among the universities of the country, for a record 24th time. In sports awards, Commonwealth Games medalist weightlifter Vikas Thakur of Punjab has been selected for the Arjuna Award while archery coach Jeevanjot Singh Teja has been chosen for the Dronacharya Award and Hockey Olympian Dharamvir Singh for the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.

          Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer congratulated all the players and coaches of Guru Nanak Dev University under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu for this proud achievement. He said that it is a matter of pride for Punjab that this prestigious university of Punjab has won the Maka Trophy for the record 24th time. He also congratulated the players and coach of Punjab who won the national award.

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CORDON AND SEARCH OP: PUNJAB POLICE APPREHENDS 98 PERSONS; RECOVERS 1KG HEROIN, ₹10.91L DRUG MONEY, TWO PISTOLS & ONE RIFLE

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IEP CHANDIGARH

The special cordon and search operation carried out by the Punjab Police on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann yielded successful results after Police teams have apprehended as many as 98 persons, including three proclaimed offenders, involved in different crimes. A total of 97 first information reports (FIRs) have been registered in this regard.          Sharing the outcome of the CASO operation carried out across the state on Tuesday, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said that over 12000 Police Personnel under the supervision of ADGsP/IGsP and concerned CPs/SSPs carried out CASO across the state.          He said that the police teams have recovered 1Kg Heroin, Rs 10.91 lakh drug money, 158ltrs Illicit Liquor, 660kg lahan, 103kg poppy husk, 19kg Bhang and 10460 intoxicant tablets. Apart from this, the police have also recovered two pistols, one rifle and one gun along with ammunition and 30 motorcycles during the five hour long operation.          Meanwhile, DGP Gaurav Yadav had joined ADGP Community Affairs Division and Women Affairs Gurpreet Kaur and Commissioner of Police (CP) Ludhiana Mandeep Singh Sidhu in Ludhiana to personally supervise the operation in different areas of the Ludhiana Commissionerate. Similarly, ADGP Ishwar Singh supervised CASO in SAS Nagar, ADGP Dr Jitendra Kumar Jain in Fazilka, ADGP Shashi Prabha Dwivedi in Patiala, ADGP Dr Naresh Arora in Fatehgarh Sahib, ADGP Ram Singh in Jalandhar Commissionerate, ADGP AS Rai in Amritsar Commissionerate, ADGP Anita Punj in Jalandhar Rural, ADGP G Nageswara Rao in Bathinda, ADGP Vibhu Raj in Malerkotla and ADGP LK Yadav in Ludhiana Rural.

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Street Play Competition organized at Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Bhawan under Swachh Bharat Mission in Chandigarh

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IEP Chandigarh, November 16

In order to generate involvement of citizens from Chandigarh in Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Municipal Corporation Chandigarh organized second round of Street Play competition today under Swachh Survekshan 2023 at Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Bhawan, Sector 38, Chandigarh. First round of the competition was conducted in the month of October, 2022. Swachh Sarvekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India. The competition was organized at school level as another major step towards making Swachhta, responsibility of students as well.

“Municipal Corporation Chandigarh have organized Movie making, Jingle, Poster making, Mural/ wall painting competitions in the previous days.  Generating students’ involvement in Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and related issues like Waste Segregation at source level, Safe Disposal of Sanitary Waste, Home Composting, 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), Say No to Plastic, Impact of Swachh Bharat Mission on Citizen’s Life and different categories of wastes are the core objectives of the competitions”, Ms. Anindita Mitra IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh said.

Live Jury Round was also held to review all the entries of Street Play competition. The competition was open for all the age groups and individuals submitted their entries through given Google form. Appreciation certificates were given to all the participants of Competition.The cash prizes declared under Street play competition for the best three entries are Rs. 11,000/- for first winner, Rs. 9,100/- for second winner and Rs. 7,100/- for the third winner.” said by Ms. Mitra. Prizes will be given to the winners of the competition by organizing a special event in the month of December, 2022.