Chandigarh, January 31:

           Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accepted the invitation of Dera Ballan management committee to flag off the train from Jalandhar city station to Benaras on February 2 for commemorating parkash purab of Sri Guru Ravidass ji.

CHANDIGARH/FATEHGARH SAHIB, January 31:

As part of the ongoing drive against drugs launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Fatehgarh Sahib Police has busted an inter-state pharmaceutical drug cartel being running from Jail with the arrest of four persons including two jail inmates and a supplier after recovering 5.31 lakh Pharma opioids from their possession.

Chandigarh, January 31:

Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur condemned the false news published in some newspapers, and said that these news are beyond facts. She said that the Punjab government has released an amount of Rs 110.83 crore as its share under the post-matric scholarship scheme on January 10. This amount has been passed from the treasury and has been deposited in the account of the department on January 27. Action Regarding portal PFMS Integrate is under consideration by the Central Government.

Chandigarh, January 30

The delegation of 63rd course of National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi led by college secretary Brigadier AK Pundir paid a courtesy call on Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua on Monday at Chandigarh.

The delegation is on study tour of the state of Punjab. The delegation interacted with Chief Secretary on various facets of the state.