Punjab News

Usually,cremation of a dead body is done soon after the death when the relatives arrive and it is feared that lest body does not decay. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Email:raghbirsinghbrar@gmail.com Punjab after mass exodus is heading towards a serious problem.The timely cremation of the elders. A social media post by a social worker Maghar Singh from Faridkot is telling a lot in itself. The post informs the locals about the opening of a mortuary in Faridkot financed by some NRIs.This is the second mortuary in the town. “With the financial assistance by some Canada based NRIs, we have opened a 6 bedded mortuary with an approximate cost of 7.5 lakh.6 dead bodies can be laid in its chamber and it is fully automatic and powered by a 25 HP generator set,” said Maghar Sin...

The Petitioners have alleged that so far about 1290 votes have been shifted from ward to ward,which can not be done. No rotation has been made of ward no 23.Again it is reserved for general category women. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot May 2,2026 Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Kotkapura,and others, have challenged the amendment of the voter lists for the general elections of the Kotkapura municipality. The petitioners have alleged that when the honourable high court has already approved the questions raised over the delimitation of the wards,according to which, the elections of the municipality Kotkapura has to be held according to the old order of wards,then no change of can be made in the area of the wards. Sukhwinder Singh and others were represented by their counsel...

Misuse of power allegedly by unreined party high command and its local leaders put Mann  in a tough situation. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot May 1,2026 Email:raghbirsinghbrar@gmail.com What has happened in Vidhan Sabha Punjab during a special session on May 1 is very unfortunate.The Leader of Opposition leveled serious allegations against Punjab Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann that he had consumed alcohol and demanded his breath analyser or dope test of all the MLAs,which was rejected by the speaker. “If Bhagwant Mann really consumed alcohol and addressed the Vidhan Sabha session today,it is really condemnable.He is the CM of Punjab and as for as his daily life is concerned,it is not private.But on the other hand,AAP government led by Bhagwant Singh Mann has done a lot ...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot (Editorial) Sometimes one does not have anything to prove himself right despite telling many and many lies.If lies are repeated and repeated emphatically and rhetorically,it mostly subdues the truth. So do the political parties. They,by all means,fair or foul,create a narrative.They play with the emotions of the electors and then enjoy the full 5 years term.So did AAP. On the other hand,the people of Punjab,the electorate did not have any option in 2022.They were angry with the SAD,equally with the Congress,so there was a  political vaccume.To fill up the gap,AAP led by Bhagwant Mann filled up it.Mann as a popular satrist,reformer in his satires for decades, was a party and everything in itself.Nobody allegedly wanted to vote for ...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot, 07 March 2026    Under the leadership of Dr. Pragya Jain, IPS, SSP Faridkot, Faridkot Police has achieved an important success in its ongoing campaign against anti-social elements by arresting a person who was misleading people by posing as a fake police officer. This information was shared by Sh. Jogeshwar Singh Goraya, SP (Investigation), Faridkot.    Faridkot Police achieved this success under the direct supervision of Sh. Avtar Singh, DSP (Investigation), Faridkot, in which the teams of CIA Staff Faridkot and Police Station Sadar Faridkot played an important role.    The arrested accused has been identified as Gurmangat Singh son of Baldev Singh, a resident of Village Rattakhera, District Fatehabad, Haryana...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot February 23,2026 The three images published courtesy,Shagan Kataria. Dharnas are a conflict between the corporators and common man-Jagjeet Singh Dallewal. They want to grab the natural resources,including land,and locals don't want to part with those-Dallewal. Not only the farmers,no voice of dissent is tolerated-Jawant Jass. The stage protests, mostly by the farmers outfits, are no longer allegedly allowed by the state. It may have two aims, to divide the different sections of the society on the one hand, to construct a narrative that the farmers' protests only disturb the public and they stage protests without any reason. There is allegedly a considerable population which has differences with the farmers on the issue,this inclu...

Locals thank Punjab chief  minister Bhagwant Mann for the project. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The long standing demand of the residents of Kotkapaura area people may get over soon as the state government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore pipe line project to solve the problem. Earlier, the disposed sewerage waste water was being carried through an old Nalla, which was in very bad shape and developed cracks and openings during the rainy season. Often choked by the weeds, it would get overflown and waste spilled over in the adjoining fields. Now, as per the press note by the district public relation office, the work of laying STP pipes is going to start on it soon. The STP pipes are estimated to cover over 5 KMS of its stretch, origination from sewerage treatment plant ...

Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Email:raghbirsinghbrar@gmail.com District administration must ensure that all the groups/societies of the farmers must display that they are running CHC and these agricultural appliances are available with them for hiring. The state government has been providing subsidies for in –situ(a Latin word, meaning in the original place)  purchasing agricultural appliances/tools for crop residue management(CRM) for years now. The government provides a 50 per cent subsidy to the individuals who purchase such machinery as Paddy-balers,Super seeders,smart seeders, mulchers and many others. Going further, the state government provides upto 80 per cent subsidy to the cooperative societies and groups of the farmers who come forwards to buy such machinery...