CHANDIGARH: In a crucial development, the Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), a spiritual organisation headquartered in Beas near Amritsar, on Monday, announced that its head Gurinder Singh Dhillon has nominated Jasdeep Singh Gill, 45, as its patron and ‘sant satguru’.

CHANDIGARH: Thousands of farmers and farm labourers, belonging to the Bharti Kisan Union-BKU (Ugrahan) and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a group of 37 unions, on Monday, camped here to protest the failure of the Punjab's AAP government in implementing the agriculture policy.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, continues to prioritize the welfare of its employees, ensuring timely promotions. In a significant move, 10 Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) from the Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development have been promoted to District Program Officers (DPOs).

CHANDIGARH: Senior BJP leader and former Patiala MP, Preneet Kaur, on Thursday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central government for selecting Rajpura as one of the 12 world-class greenfield industrial smart cities under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme.

CHANDIGARH: In a breakthrough, Punjab Police, in a joint operation with a Central agency in Tarn Taran district, led to the seizure of four Glock-19 pistols, one with NATO army imprint, along with four magazines, seven rounds, and Rs 4.8 lakh ‘hawala’ money, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday.

SAS NAGAR: Reiterating the firm commitment of his government to make Punjab a drug Free State, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday dedicated the new office of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and launched Anti-Drug Helpline and WhatsApp Chatbot (9779100200).

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Transport Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Wednesday, stressed for the need to adopt best practices for preventing road accidents there by decreasing mortality rate in road accidents, simplify public dealings in the Transport department and providing services at citizens' doorsteps.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has congratulated the teachers of the state who have been selected for the National Teachers Award-2024.

AMRITSAR: R.N.Dhoke Special DGP (Internal Security) today claimed that two accused involved in the attack on US based NRI at Daburji village near here have been identified and would be arrested soon.

NEW DELHI: The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, renewed his attack on the Modi government on Monday over the lateral entry scheme into the bureaucracy, which the Centre described as a well-thought-out move to fill in the gaps in ministries and departments requiring expertise and certain skill sets.