DGP PUNJAB GAURAV YADAV LAUNCHES ‘SAANJH RAHAT PROJECT’ TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
— PROJECT IS A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE BETWEEN PUNJAB POLICE AND NGO NAI SHURUWAT — INITIALLY, PILOT PROJECT WILL COMMENCE AT CIVIL HOSPITAL SAS NAGAR AND EXPAND ACROSS PUNJAB: DGP GAURAV YADAV — PUNJAB POLICE SIGNED AN MoU WITH NAI SHURUWAT ON APRIL 25, 2024 CHANDIGARH, September 19 (Ozi News Desk) In a […]
Punjab, Haryana report poor air quality day after Diwali
Several parts of Haryana reported air quality indices in the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories on Monday, a day after Diwali, while it was mostly ‘poor’ in parts of neighbouring Punjab. The average air quality recorded in both states was in the ‘satisfactory’ or the ‘moderate’ category at 4 pm on Sunday, but it showed […]
The Advance Central Assistance worth Rs. 50.06 crore towards the due margin money of wheat to be distributed under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for the year 2023-24 in the State and the Inter State Transportation, has been transferred to the State exchequer and the State Government has promptly this 50 percent share to the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department.
Chandigarh, September 12: (Press Ki Taquat) The Advance Central Assistance worth Rs. 50.06 crore towards the due margin money of wheat to be distributed under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for the year 2023-24 in the State and the Inter State Transportation, has been transferred to the State exchequer and the State Government has […]
Sikh heritage comes alive at special screening of Punjabi film ‘Mastaney’ in Mumbai
Mumbai, September 9 (Press Ki Taquat) A special screening of the Punjabi film, ‘Mastaney’’ was held in Mumbai recently. Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and the team of talk show ‘Pehchaan’, in collaboration with the Young Progressive Sikh Forum, Patiala, came together to host the special screening. The event was attended by luminaries from the world of […]
33 years on, committee yet to come up with strategy to tame Ghaggar
Chandigarh, July 27(Press Ki Taquat) Established on February 26, 1990, the Ghaggar Standing Committee has failed to come up with a workable plan to deal with floods in the 320-km seasonal river.Headed by a member of the river management wing in the Central Water Commission (CWC), the committee members include the Commissioner (Indus) of the […]
NO NEED TO PANIC AS SITUATION UNDER CONTROL: CM TO PEOPLE AFTER VISITING BHAKRA DAM
SAYS STATE GOVERNMENT KEEPING A STRICT VIGIL OVER THE SITUATION, WATER LEVEL AT BHAKRA DAM BELOW DANGER MARK SAYS IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT WAS A ‘CASH COW’ FOR CORRUPT NEXUS IN PAST BUT NOW THINGS ARE BEING STREAMLINED STATE GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE BLUEPRINT FOR COPING UP WITH SUCH SITUATION IN THE FUTURE PAYS HOMAGE […]
On the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Govt Machinery working round the clock in flood affected areas
– More than 27K people shifted to safer places – 4871 people are staying in 170 relief camps – Distribution of dry food packets continues, 22,896 dry food packets distributed in Rupnagar and 64,000 in Patiala Chandigarh, July 23(PRESS ki Taquat) In order to save precious human lives and property as per the directions of […]
Water level in Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage rises amid rain in Punjab, Haryana
Following heavy rains, the water flow rate in the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district rises from 87,177 cusecs at 8 am on Saturday to 2,40,832 cusecs at noon Chandigarh, July 22(Press Ki Taquat) The water level in the Hathnikund barrage saw a rapid uptick on Saturday with rain lashing several parts of Punjab and […]
Minister inspects flood-hit power grid
Says infra damaged in 200 Patiala villages, supply restored Patiala, July 17(Press Ki Taquat) Punjab Power and Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Monday inspected the power grid affected by floodwater at Badshahpur and ordered to replace its dilapidated building. He claimed the department maintained uninterrupted power supply while fighting challenges posed by floods […]
New breach in Ghaggar at Mansa’s Sardulgarh; residents fear water may enter town; 1,422 villages in 18 districts flooded
Punjab has reported 35 deaths in the recent spell of heavy downpour Mansa, July 18(Press Ki Taquat) A new breach was on Tuesday reported in Ghaggar river at Sardulgarh, which has risen the worry of water entering Sardulgarh town creating panic among residents. Despite five breaches in Ghaggar in Mansa district, Ghaggar is flowing above […]