Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann dedicated 1,000 more rural sports grounds to the public from Shahpur village in Fatehgarh Sahib. With this, the total number of operational sports grounds in the state has increased to 1,764.
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, Sri Anandpur Sahib has been declared the cleanest city in the state. Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains received the award from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi.
Three passengers were killed and 26 others injured after a PRTC bus hit a bridge and overturned into fields on the Bathinda-Chandigarh national highway near Sangrur on Wednesday morning.
The air quality index in Faridkot has reached an alarming level of 662. People are facing breathing difficulties due to stubble burning in fields and smoke from firecrackers.
Amritsar Rural Police, in a joint operation with central agencies and BSF, has arrested seven accused, including three juveniles, along with an RPG launcher, two pistols and over 15 kg of narcotics.
Mohali police arrested four youths from Ferozepur in the Kharad area, recovering five pistols, 100 grams of heroin, and one lakh rupees. According to police, the accused sold drugs smuggled from across the border via drones in the Tricity.
In an administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government has transferred 20 IAS officers. The list includes deputy commissioners of six districts, including Ludhiana, Patiala and Mohali.
The Border Security Force seized narcotics, a drone and ammunition during operations under two border outposts in the rural area of Amritsar. Police have registered two separate cases at the Bhindi Saidan police station.
Hopes of resuming trade have been revived in Punjab after RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat advocated for promoting people-to-people contact and sports between the two countries.
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has claimed that Punjab Police has brought back 17 wanted accused from various countries over the past six months.
Air quality in several cities of Punjab and Haryana has reached dangerous levels due to firecrackers on Diwali night and stubble smoke. Mandi Gobindgarh recorded an AQI of 445, while pollution remained in the severe category in several Haryana cities.
A young man was killed and a police ASI was injured during a clash between two groups over a gold transaction in Amritsar.
Former Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu has called the 2016 farm debt settlement law a failure and proposed bringing a new bill.
Amritsar rural police have seized 8 kg 409 grams of heroin, two motorcycles and a tracker device during two separate operations.
Charan Kaur, the grandmother of Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, passed away on Sunday. She was 85 years old and had been unwell for a long time.
According to the Punjab Pollution Control Board, stubble burning cases in the state have risen to 3,307, with 870 FIRs registered against violators.
Punjab Police have shared details of the 10-month-long international operation conducted to bring back gangster Gurvinder Afridi from Ethiopia. The DGP stated that the accused was hiding in multiple countries using a fake passport.
Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was cremated in Mansa 26 days after his murder in the presence of his family and thousands of supporters.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced an increase in the dearness allowance for 6,507 PICTCL computer teachers and regularisation of 1,007 non-teaching employees under Samagra Shiksha.
