IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

Punjab Public Works Minister Mr. Harbhajan Singh ETO will  participate in the National Conference ‘Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahautsav’ being held at Bengaluru on 8th and 9th September, 2022 to mark completion of 75 years of Independence of the country.

In a statement before leaving for this National conference, Mr. ETO said that he would use this opportunity to raise the issues regarding  strengthening  of  communication between state and Center for further improvement in the road network. ”The difficulties being faced by the state governments for the approvals regarding national highways will be disscussed  in detail during the disscutions there”, said ETO.

The Public Works Minister further added that he would vigorously raise the issues related to the stalled roads projects of the state, besides raising other pending issues of his department with the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and other representatives of the centre government.

IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau during its drive against corruption on Wednesday nabbed registry clerk Jaspal Singh, posted at tehsil Dirba, Sangrur district red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000.

Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau (VB) said registry clerk Jaspal Singh was arrested on the complaint of Sukhdev Singh of village Sular, Sangrur district.

He informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the accused was demanding demanding Rs. 10,000 to execute registration of land. After verifying his information, a Vigilance team from Patiala range laid a trap and the accused clerk was arrested on the spot while accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000 from the complainant in the presence of two official witnesses.

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

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September 7, 2022Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the financial health of the state is well maintained and treasury has released more than Rs. 3,400 Crore.          In a statement issued here, the Punjab Finance Minister said that payments including salaries of Punjab Government employees were delayed as the State was gearing up for revival of Special Drawing Facility (SDF) as per the CSF/GRF guidelines and norms by the Reserve Bank of India.          Thanking the Government employees and other stakeholders for bearing with the State Government, Harpal Singh Cheema said that treasury has released Rs. 2719 crore including salaries and GPF besides releasing Rs. 600 Crore to PSPCL as power subsidy and Rs. 75 crore to Sugarfed.          Rejecting rumors regarding any financial crunch or crisis at State’s end, Cheema stated that majority of the pending payments have been made with today’s release by the treasury and any other pending payments shall be released within a few days. He said that delay in payments was all due to a financial exercise done to ensure financial welfare of the state in long-term.          Reiterating Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s commitment to put state back on rapid growth track, Harpal Singh Cheema said that it is an open secret that Punjab was reeling under financial mess when they gained people’s referendum in March 2022. “Now, the state government has been putting all efforts to revive the fiscal health of the state besides fulfilling the guarantees given to the people of the state”, said Cheema.

IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

Days after busting an inter-state illegal weapon smuggling module operating from Madhya Pradesh (MP) with the arrest of two arms suppliers, Punjab Police has also arrested arms manufacturer from Kazalpura in MP, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.

          The arrested person identified as Sonu Singh of village Signoor district Khargone in MP, has been running a small manufacturing unit of Arms in MP and was supplying them illegally in various North Indian States including MP. The Police have also recovered 25 more weapons, including 24 pistols and one revolver from his possession, taking the total recovery of weapons from this module to 80.

          Pertinently, Punjab Police on Friday had arrested two persons identified as Bhorelal alias Manish Bade and Kailash Mal Singh, both residents of MP, involved in large-scale of illegal manufacturing and supply of weapons from MP into Punjab as well as other states.

          Divulging details, the DGP said that on the basis of preliminary investigations of Bhorelal and Kailash Mal, the Police teams have also arrested the arms manufacturer from Kazalpura after recovering eight pistols from his possession. On the disclosure of Sonu Singh, the Police teams further recovered a chunk of 16 pistols and one revolver from the location pinpointed by him at the bank of the drain near village Umarati in Badwani in MP, he added.

          The preliminary investigations also revealed that the accused persons used to sell illicit weapons at nominal price ranging from Rs 20k to Rs 30k and were using social media platforms to find buyers.

          The module was busted by the Amritsar Counter Intelligence unit of Punjab Police during a five-day long intelligence-led operation carried out in Madhya Pradesh as part of the decisive war against anti-social elements launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The operation was carried out with the help of MP Police.

          The FIR No. 24 dated 10.08.2022 had been registered under sections 25/54/59 of the Arms Act and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Police Station SSOC, Amritsar.

          Meanwhile, after nabbing anti-social elements from within the state, now Punjab Police has adopted a proactive approach to bust these illicit weapons and drug supply networks from point-of-origin to make the Punjab state free of crime and drugs.

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Haryana Police today organized Cyber Raahgiri programs in each district to make the people aware of ways to deal with different kinds of cybercrime. About 17000 people from all walks of life actively participated in these events. 

Sharing the information here today, Additional Director General of Police, Crime, Sh. O.P. Singh informed that in order to make the public aware, it has been decided to organize Cyber Raahgiri programs in every district on Wednesday. To make the people aware of Cyber Helpline Number (1930), 1930-meter walkathon, 2.5-km marathon and 5 km cycle rally were organized in the districts. At the same time, to increase the participation of youth, police officers participated in tug-of-war competitions.

Awareness about different kinds of cybercrime topics such as how to stay safe online, what is cyber bullying/cyber grooming and how to tackle them, how to report a cybercrime, etc had been shared with the participants. In addition, people were also encouraged to be more aware and cautious while being online and be aware of the cybercrime threats which are posed in the present time.

Through nukkad natak, poems and dance, people were encouraged not to give their personal information to anyone, avoid friendship with strangers on social media and avoid false temptations related to lottery and job. If someone is blackmailing then don’t be afraid, and inform the parents. Apart from this, painting and slogan competitions were also organized to aware people.

Giving information, a police spokesman said that there are 29 cyber police stations and 309 cyber desks operating in the state. Till August, 1455 cases have been registered in the state, in which about 510 accused have been arrested. Police has saved Rs 12.45 crore from cyber criminals till August 2022 by the joint efforts of Cyber Helpline 1930 and Cyber Police Stations and Cyber Desk. The cyber team has also succeeded in solving many high profile cases. At present, Dial 112 has also been integrated with Cyber Helpline to work on cyber complaints in the state. Close to 15000 complaints have been resolved.

Working on cyber awareness, more than 1000 programs have been organized in different districts this year. Public is also being made aware about the new modus operandi of cybercrime through the print and social media. At present, cyber awareness posts have reached more than 11 lakh people through social media. The State Crime Branch and District Police are promoting the Cyber Helpline Number 1930 and cybercrime.gov.in website daily on all social media accounts. Apart from this, cyber awareness programs are being organized every Wednesday in rural schools in coordination with the Education Department.

Sh. O.P. Singh said that cyber fraudsters are continuously switching to different kinds of modus operandis to cheat people. Cyber Raahgiri has been organized to make the general public aware about cybercrime. The cyber helpline 1930 is being promoted on all social media accounts. Sometimes through street plays, sometimes through marathons and sometimes with the help of print media, public is being made aware about not giving OTP, not sharing bank information, not making friends with unknown people and keeping social media accounts safe. In the Cyber Raahgiri program, people are being encouraged to immediately register their complaint on 1930, in case of any cyber frau

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Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has launched a new and unique initiative for the distribution of subsidies on agricultural equipment. According to which, for the first time, subsidies on agricultural equipment will be distributed through an “e-rupee voucher”.Giving information in this regard, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Dr. Sumita Misra said that after the implementation of this new initiative, where on one hand the farmers need not have to run from pillar to post to get their subsidy, on the other hand more transparency will be ensured in the implementation of the scheme through this digital mode. He said that after being selected by the District Level Executive Committee, the farmers can negotiate with the manufacturers approved by the department regarding the cost of the respective equipment and grant money will be made available to them at the time of purchase.Dr. Misra informed that now, the farmers will not have to pay the entire amount out of their pocket because after the e-rupee initiative, the farmers will have to pay only their share of the cost, thus the farmers, who earlier had to bear the interest against the total amount now that additional burden will be relieved.

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Haryana Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said that the people of Haryana have a right to the water of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calls himself son of Haryana, if he really means it then he should get the SYL water to the state, said the Minister  while talking to media persons in Chandigarh.

Sharma said that the Aam Aadmi Party government is in both Delhi and Punjab. If Arvind Kejriwal is so concerned for Haryana, then he should strive to get the rights of Haryana and SYL water from Punjab. Today there is an acute shortage of water in South Haryana. Apart from this, the state also needs water for agriculture; we should get our share of water, he added.

The Transport Minister said that the clean water of Yamuna is used by the Delhi Government and the water from the treatment plant is released to Haryana. Because of this people of Gurugram, Faridabad, Mewat, Palwal get contaminated water. Cancer patients are increasing in these districts because of this contaminated water.

Responding to a question, Sharma said that the country and the state of Haryana is progressing under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister. The Chief Minister of Haryana has done the work of developing the entire state without any discrimination. No district has been left in the state where development works are not being carried out.

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Haryana Government has extended the deadline till September 12, 2022, for the admission in second and third year academic session of all government, aided and private undergraduate and post graduate colleges in the state. The admission portal has been reopened from today.

Giving information in this regard, an official spokesperson said that in view of the demand from various colleges, the Higher Education Department has reopened the admission portal for admission in second and third year academic session of all colleges. Now interested students can apply online till September 12, 2022. On the behalf of the Director General of the Department, directions have been given to the Principals of all government, aided and private undergraduate and post graduate colleges of the state to complete the admission process of second and third year academic session by September 12, 2022. He said that no extension will be provided after the last date and fee will be taken only through the offline mode.

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Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Haryana Police has achieved success in bringing back the lost smiles amongst hundreds of families by tracing and reuniting 378 missing children and 482 adults from January to August 2022.

The traced children include 205 boys and 173 girls and adults include 226 men and 256 women. Some of them have been missing for a long time.

Sharing the information here today, Additional Director General of Police, Crime, Sh. O.P. Singh informed that Police has also rescued 1760 children from child labour and begging who were found doing odd jobs for their livelihood.

He said that 22 AHTUs are functioning under the State Crime Branch across the state. Instructions have been given that as soon as a missing child, woman or man is found, the first thing to do is to make him or her feel safe. All the police personnel meet a missing person like family members. Efforts are made to establish a relationship of belonging between the two so that the trust of the lost person can be built. This makes it easier for AHTU to find clues about the family of missing person, he added.

As soon as a lost child, woman or man is found, then first of all he/she is counselled by the Child Welfare Committee. The AHTU in-charge has to sit for several hours in many cases. Sometimes the clue only contains the name of the village, a particular place, or a market. In such a situation, it becomes very difficult to find the exact location but the team does not give up and takes rest only after finding the household on the basis of the given clue.

In one case, ASI Rajesh Kumar posed in AHTU, Panchkula came to know that a Divyang is living in Karnal Nari Niketan and speaks only one word ‘daldal’. Taking action, ASI Rajesh Kumar found a ‘daldali bazar’ near Chhapra village of Bihar and reunited the girl with her family after 15 years. In another case, a girl missing from Uttar Pradesh was traced in Kerala. Apart from this, in another case, Manoj (mentally retarded), missing for 18 years, was reunited with his family in Uttar Pradesh by ASI Jagjit Singh, AHTU Yamunanagar.

Often there is a misunderstanding for the police in society that the police personnel neither talk to them patiently nor listen to them, but it’s not like that. Police work 24 hours a day and try to ensure justice for all. All our police personnel meet these missing persons like friends. In most of the cases, we do not even tell the missing person that we are from the police. During counselling, missing people need a friend and police personnel from all our units meet them as friends. They also spend time with them so that they can remember things related to the family. The police work on the clues found on the same basis and reunite the missing persons with families. We see our victory only in the prayers we get from the family, added Sh. O.P. Singh.

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Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Chandigarh inaugurated the newly developed Green Park at sector 44-C, here today in presence of Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor, Sh. Jasmanpreet Singh, Area Councilor, other officers of MCC and prominent persons of the area.

The Mayor appreciated the work done by engineering department, MCC and the dedication of area councillor to follow up the developmental works of his area regularly. She said that this beautiful Green Park will be beneficial for all people including young, old and children of the local area. She said that it is equal responsibility of public and MCC regarding upkeep of the park.

She said that in addition to providing better infrastructure & facilities to the citizens of Chandigarh, the Municipal Corporation has put its best efforts for improving the infrastructure and facilities for the city residents and in contribution towards society, local residents should come forward for maintaining the beautiful landscapes in the city.

She informed about the main features of the Green Park having total area 0.60 acres including railing, children play equipment, lights, foot paths, benches, plantation of ornamental trees, grassing etc. have been provided at a cost of Rs. 10 lacs. In addition to that various flower beds have been developed in this green park.