The third blood donation camp has been set up by Siddhivinayak Seva Society Barnala at the ancient Shiv Mandir Barnala. 

While rescuing a motorcyclist near Moga bypass on the Barnala-Handiaya highway, a Rajdhani company bus rammed into a field, 11 people injured, including four women. Disclosing this here today Assistant Superintendent of Police City-2 Mr. Tek Chand said that the capital bus was going from Barnala to Bathinda. When the bus approached the Moga Bypass Overbridge on Barnala Handiaya Road, it suddenly ran into a field saving a motorcycle that came into the way of the bus. 

Additional Director Public Relations Punjab Senu Duggal has been appointed to the prestigious Indian Administrative Services (IAS) cadre, with notification to the effect issued by the Union Ministry of Personnel earlier today.

The aggrieved family of the two, Satnam and Ramandeep. who succumbed to the injuries after a week yesterday, on Monday demanded a permanent solution to save the precious lives from the high voltage(132KVA) power lines passing over a locality along Bahman wala road Kotkapura, instead of preferring to demand any compensation for the deceased.

Protesting against Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's false promises made to the people of the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a cycle rally, convened from MLA Hostel on the first day of the budget session on Monday.

In a bid to streamline the functioning of Cooperative Societies, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave approval to amend the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961.

 Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ghanshyam Thori today announced that the district administration would go on mission mode to ensure that all eligible beneficiaries were covered under Ayushman Bharat Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna by March 15, 2021.

Conceding the request of Max Healthcare Group, the Punjab Cabinet gave its nod to transfer the 0.92 acre land of Health Department to 200-bed MAX Hospital, Mohali for up-gradation their health services by adding 100 more beds, which would help to augment the healthcare facilities in the region.

In a bid to bring harmony with Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act-2016, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved to amend ‘The Punjab Regional And Town Planning and Development Act-1995’, ‘The Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act-1995’ and ‘The Punjab Apartment Ownership Act- 1995’.

 In order to boost the pace of infrastructure Development in the state by levying special ID fee , the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave a nod to introduce Punjab Infrastructure (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 in the ongoing Budget Session.

In a major reprieve to the distressed families passing through acute financial crisis, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave approval to provide jobs in various departments/institutions to the family members/ heirs of 34 deceased of Amritsar rail tragedy as per their qualifications by relaxing the existing norms as a special case.

 To achieve better operational efficiency through effective delivery of healthcare services to the people across the state, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave approval to transfer 507 vacant posts of Rural Medical Officers (RMOs) along with other posts of contractual para-medical and class-IV of the Subsidiary Health Centres from the Department of Rural Development & Panchayat back to the Health & Family Welfare.

Slamming the Modi regime for deliberately letting the prices of essential commodities spiral, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Sunil Jakhar on Monday said BJP has shamelessly exposed itself in its utter failure to govern the country on each front.

Jalandhar's Dr. Sameer Nayyar and his partner Dr. Rohit Arora will promote this therapy widely in Punjab and Chandigarh, as completed a certificate course from National Institute of Naturopathy Pune days ago.

To eradicate the menace of illicit/illegal and spurious liquor in the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday gave its approval to amend the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 by adding section 61-A and amendment of section 61 and section 63 and to introduce the Bill in this regard in the ongoing Budget session of Vidhan Sabha.

In a bid to bring far more efficiency, and streamline the functioning of Excise & Taxation, Town & Country Planning, Medical Education & Research and Rural Development and Panchayats, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved the restructuring plans of these four departments.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has started a series of Gurbani Patth Bodh (Gurbani Recitation Knowledge) programmes under various events dedicated to the 400th birth anniversary of ninth master, Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib.