The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab has vehemently opposed the Congress government's decision to making  medical education costly by 77 per cent, alleging that, like the previous Badal government, Capt Amarinder Singh, too, had been playing into the hands of the medical education mafia active in the state.

The district administration on Thursday supplied 114085 litres of milk and 5560 quintals of vegetables and fruits to the people at their doorsteps in the lockdown imposed to combat Covid-19 pandemic.

 Vice  Chancellor, Prof. Jaspal Singh Sandhu and officials of Guru Nanak Dev University here today attended the online interaction programme with Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Minister of Human Resource Development in the Multimedia Room of Senate Hall Building of Guru Nanak Dev University. On this occasion, Prof. S.S. Behl,

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab senior leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema and Deputy Leader of Opposition (Dy LoP) Bibi Sarabjit Kaur Manuke have levelled serious allegations against Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and his entire ministerial team for being in cahoots with the liquor mafia in the state.

In a hard hitting statement released here today, Sukhpal Singh Khaira MLA and former Leader of Opposition slammed the Punjab government for its draconian decision, to massively increase the fee structure of private as well as state run medical colleges. Khaira said it is alarming to note that the government has made this huge increase in the fee structure of the said medical colleges at a time when ordinary people are reeling under severe economic crunch.

 In its drive against the people who were not wearing the masks and spitting at public places , Jalandhar Commissionerate Police on Thursday challaned 124 people without masks and 21 for spitting at public places besides imposed the fine of Rs 26900.

In an endeavour to make the force more technology-enabled and data-driven, the Punjab Police has appointed Dhruv Singhal as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), with the mandate of leveraging technology in combating all kinds of crime, including terrorist and cybercrime. The appointment of Dhruv Singhal as CTO has been made, with the concurrence of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, in the Technical Services Wing of Punjab Police.

Amid lockdown and a general slowdown in regular functioning of various institutions, the Punjab Sub-ordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB) continues to deliver hope and happiness to numerous families with the declaration of result to various posts in departments of Government of Punjab.

To ensure transparency in the process of distribution of books to the school children and to maintain the record of books, the Punjab Government has made it mandatory to keep an account of the books being distributed.

The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma and Senior Superintendent of Police Navjot Singh Mahal today said that desilting of Railway Overbridge at Gidderpindi would help in averting the danger of floods in the region.

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 28 (ANI): Asia Pacific airlines saw international passenger numbers plunge 98.8 per cent year-on-year to a combined total of just 3.68 lakh passengers in April as compared to the 3.19 crore carried in the same month last year, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).

In order to sensitise the farmers, the Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department today organised a mock drill for dealing with Tiddi-Dal, in Kishangarh village situated on Jalandhar-Pathankot highway.

New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate in the "raging border dispute" between India and China is not the need at the moment, a defence expert said on Thursday.

New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to expeditiously finalise the tender for hiring specially fabricated machines to collect, transport, and dispose of septic tank waste collected from unauthorised colonies in the national capital.

 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday sanctioned a total amount of Rs 55 crore for undertaking flood protection and desilting measures on priority in the state, with directions to complete the same before the onset of the monsoon, to prevent any flooding in the coming season.

Cracking a whip on shopkeepers charging more than MRP  of essentials goods, Punjab Consumer Affairs department has conducted state wide checkings . A total of 1325 Shops & Chemist Shops have been raided throughout the state.