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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot In about 2014, Yogendra Yadav, then a prominent face of the newly emerging AAP said ,”The people of Punjab have lost one generation to the militancy, the second one  are losing to the drugs.The SAD-BJP government is pushing this generation into the drugs which is a sin,.”   Yadav, who was then a prominent member of the newly emerging AAP, might have been  much optimistic of having his share in the birth of the AAP  in India.  His tone and tenure was touching to upset the then SAD-BJP ruling alliance and a very large number of people assembled to hear him in Kotkapura and Faridkot town. But Yadav might not have anticipated that the state was yet going to lose some part of its third generation on study visa to abroad, drugs ...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has apprehended Manjot Singh Patwari posted in the revenue office of Kot Shamir, district Bathinda, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000/-. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested based on a complaint lodged by a resident of village kot Shamir district Bathinda. He said that the complainant met the accused Patwari regarding executing the mutation of inherit property of his relative. In this regard, complainant alleged that accused Patwari demanded bribe of Rs. 10,000/- in lieu of execution of mutation of his relative property. The entire conversation regarding the demand...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Kotkapaura police have claimed to have arrested two accused, who had allegedly stolen a Bolero car in which gold jewelry worth Rs 10 lakh had been placed in dash board by the owner as the car was duly locked. The incident had reportedly happened on February 26, when the police got a complaint that a Bolero car parked in the parking of a marriage palace on Moga road Kotkapaura was stolen and there were gold ornaments worth Rs 10 lakh in its dashboard. "On the directions of the SSP Faridkot, Dr Pragya Jain and under the supervision of Yogeshwar Singh Goraya, SP (D), the Kotkapaura police immediately came into action. We got a clue that the two brothers, habitual offenders, were behind this theft and they had been both arrested from Muktsar road Kotkapa...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The 19th Heritage Fair will be organized from 20 to 22 March in the heritage village of Jaipalgarh in Bathinda. With the aim of taking this fair to a bigger scale, the self-help groups run by women in Bathinda district will also be given the opportunity to sell their products so that that these women get a pedestal to market their products. Shri Rajesh Dhiman, Deputy Commissioner Bathinda, said while addressing meeting specially convened regarding preparations for the fair. Bathinda District Administration and the Malwa Heritage Foundation together are organizing this fair. Renowned singers will captivate the people with their performances in the fair. While giving information related to the fair, Shri Rajesh Dhiman, Deputy Commissioner, added that a...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Under the Chief Minister Health Scheme, so far more than 74,000 people have got their registration done and 1628 people have received free treatment. Shri Rajesh Dhiman, Deputy Commissioner Bathinda, gave this information while addressing a meeting convened to review the Chief Minister Health Scheme. He said that people are getting free treatment up to Rs 10 lakh in government and non-government empanelled hospitals. He said instructions have been given to the health department to ensure that one officer is assigned in every hospital to implement this scheme. This officer will be responsible for smoothly implementing this scheme and will coordinate with the district administration if any difficulty arises in its implementation. He directed all Sub...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot February 25,2026 Adopting zero tolerance approach against corruption, Vigilance Bureau Punjab today arrested Shankar Singh Counsellor, posted at the De-addiction Centre in Civil Hospital Bareta district Mansa for getting a job of Counsellor on the basis of fake degree/certificate.  Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of Vigilance Bureau Punjab said that action has been taken against accused Counsellor Shankar Singh, resident of village Bhunder Bhaini, tehsil Moonak, district Sangrur after probing the complaint. Degree/certificate of Counsellors and computer Operators who were recruited through outsourcing by Innovision Limited, a private company in the year 2023 were got verified by the Office of the Civil Surgeon, Mansa and it ...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The unusual higher temperatures this February may lead to the shrivelling of the grains and the Punjab Agricultural University and district agriculture department has issued an advisory to the farmers to save their crop from the rising temperatures. “In February 2026, the temperature has been recorded higher that the previous year, which is about 2 to 4 Degree celsius higher than normal.The higher temperature may lead to the shrivelling of grains, ie, leading to the less weight of the grains.So we advise the farmers to continuously inspect the fields and give them light irrigation to avoid the shock of the heat to the plants, ’ said Dr Makhan Singh Bhullar, Director extension education PAU Ludhiana.  Dr Hari Ram of crop science department ha...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot GunjeeBathinda, February 24 : Gunjeet Ruchi Bawa, Vice Chairperson, Punjab State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (PSCPCR) visited key Child Care institute in Bathinda to review their functioning and progress. She visited CCI for Boys, Red Cross Adoption Agency and Sri Anant Anath Ashram, Nathana. During the inspection, she reviewed living conditions, education and healthcare facilities, safety measures and record maintenance. She interacted with children and staff to understand ground-level challenges. She laid emphasis on strict compliance with child protection laws and guidelines. She advised officials to resolve identified gaps promptly and improve coordination among departments. Ms. Gunjeet Ruchi Bawa also laid down specific guidelines...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The district police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested one Deepak Sharma son of Satpal Sharma, a resident of Jiwan Nagar Kotkpaura,from Mumbai. “The accused had been working as salesman at a petrol station in 2020 and the his employer had terminated his service because of some irregularities.The accused had allegedly posted some stories on the social media threatening to eliminate his former employer, his father besides some acquaintance.A complaint in this regard was received and on the instructions of the SSP Faridkot,Dr Pragya Jain and supervision of Jogeshwer Singh Goraya,SP Investigation, the case was investigated which led the arrest of the main accused from Mumbai,” said Ramandeep Singh,SP(NDPS) Faridkot in a media briefing Tuesday. “The ...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The deputy commissioner Faridkot on Tuesday has said that the health insurance cards for the insured treatment upto Rs 10 lakh per family are being issued at all the 157  Common Service Centres in the district free of cost. “Any person who wants to avail this service, may produce his Aadhaar card and self declaration to get the insurance cards issued. The government is committed to provide free health services upto Rs 10 lakh," the DC said. She said that special camps are also being organised at village level and appealed to the people to attend the camps to avail this service. "I appeal to all locals to come forward and avail the benefit from this very valuable service by the government," the DC has said. Rs 10 lakh cashless health i...