Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 16 (ANI): Punjab Government on Saturday waived off dues of old electricity bills up to December 31, 2021, of households having a load of up to two kilowatts of electricity.

Chandigarh Mar 23 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched an anti-corruption helpline that will allow people to upload videos of officials asking for a bribe or indulging in other malpracticesPunjabs Vigilance Bureau will examine the complaints received-- in recorded video or audio formats -- on the anti-corruption helpline and take actionA dedicated team of police officials has also been set up for this purpose said official sources here adding that the helpline would work round-the-clockMann launched the number -- 9501200200 -- on the martyrdom day of legendary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev and called it an anti-corruption action lineMann who was sworn-in as chief minister on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan sought support of the people in order to root out corruption within a monthI had promised to you that I will launch a phone number on March 23 which will be called as an anti-corruption action line said Mann in a video messageThe number is 9501200200 said Mann asking people to send videos of those who demand bribe or commission for any workMann said the staff will inquire into the complaints and whosoever is found guilty be it an officer minister or an MLA will face strict actionHe also urged people to share only corruption-related videos on the numberIn this campaign I need the support of three crore Punjabis If you support we will make Punjab a corruption-free state within a month said MannMann said his government was committed to ensure clean and transparent governanceOur government will take the message of martyrs to each and every house so that the dreams of martyrs could be realised he addedMann had announced to launch the anti-corruption helpline on March 23 the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh Rajguru and SukhdevAt that time Mann had said it would be his personal WhatsApp numberEarlier on Wednesday Mann paid tributes to the three freedom fighters at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur and at Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar districtIn his tweet Mann said Lets make Punjab a corruption-free and prosperous state by realising the dreams of the great martyrs who laid down their precious lives for the countrys freedom The Punjab government has also declared a holiday on March 23 on the martyrdom day of the freedom fighters PTI CHS VSD RHL

Chandigarh Mar 23 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched an anti-corruption helpline number that will allow people to upload videos of officials asking for a bribe or indulging in other malpracticesMann launched the number -- 9501200200 -- on the martyrdom day of legandary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev and called it an anti-corruption action lineMann who was sworn-in as chief minister on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan sought support of people in order to root out corruption within a monthI had promised to you that I will launch a phone number on March 23 which will be called as an anti-corruption action line said Mann in a video messageThe number is 9501200200 said Mann asking people to send videos of those who demand bribe or commission for any work to this numberMann said the staff will inquire into it and whosoever is found guilty be it an officer our minister or an MLA strict action will be taken against themHe urged people to share only corruption-related videos on this numberMann also sought support of the people of Punjab in this regardIn this campaign I need the support of three crore Punjabis If you support we will make Punjab a corruption-free state within a month said MannMann said his government was committed to ensure clean and transparent governanceOur government will take the message of martyrs to each and every house so that the dreams of martyrs could be realised he addedMann had announced to launch the anti-corruption helpline number on March 23 the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh Rajguru and SukhdevAt that time Mann had said it would be his personal WhatsApp numberEarlier on Wednesday Mann paid glowing tributes to Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur and at Khatkar Kalan in SBS Nagar districtIn his tweet Mann said Lets make Punjab a corruption free and prosperous Punjab by realising the dreams of the great martyrs who laid down their precious lives for the countrys freedom The Punjab government has declared a holiday on March 23 on the martyrdom day of freedom fighters PTI CHS VSD TDS TDS

Chandigarh Mar 23 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched a anti-corruption helpline number that will allow people to upload videos of officials asking for a bribe or indulging in other malpracticesMann launched the number -- 9501200200 -- on the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev and called it an anti-corruption action lineI had promised to you that I will launch a phone number on March 23 which will be called as an anti-corruption action line The number is 9501200200 said Mann in a video messageHe asked people to send videos of those who demand bribe from themMann said the staff will examine the videos and whosoever is found guilty be it an officer our minister or an MLA strict action will be taken against themHe urged people to share only corruption-related videos on this numberMann also sought support of the people of Punjab in this regardIn this campaign I need the support of 3 crore Punjabis If you support we will make Punjab a corruption-free state within a month said MannEarlier Mann paid glowing tributes to legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh at Khatkar Kalan at SBS Nagar districtKhatkar Kalan is the ancestral village of Bhagat Singh Mann also paid tributes to Bhagat Singh Rajguru and Sukhdev at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur to mark their martyrdom dayIn his tweet Mann said Lets make Punjab a corruption-free and prosperous state by realising the dreams of the great martyrs who laid down their precious lives for the countrys freedom The Punjab government has declared a holiday on March 23 the martyrdom day of the freedom fighters PTI CHS VSD TDS TDS

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 22 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday declared a holiday in the state for tomorrow (March 23), on the death anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.

Chandigarh Mar 19 PTI Ten AAP MLAs including a woman were inducted in the Bhagwant Mann-led Cabinet in Punjab here on SaturdayGovernor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers at Punjab Bhawan hereAmong the 10 eight are first-time MLAs All of them took the oath in PunjabiHarpal Singh Cheema Harbhajan Singh Dr Vijay Singla Lal Chand Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal Laljit Singh Bhullar Bram Shanker Jimpa Harjot Singh Bains and Dr Baljit Kaur the lone woman in the cabinet were administered the oathThere are 18 berths in the cabinet including the chief ministerPunjab Governor had on Wednesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to Bhagwant Mann who was sworn in as chief minister at Khatkar Kalan the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat SinghThe AAP bagged 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly decimating the Congress the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party combine and the BJP-Punjab Lok Congress-SAD Sanyukt alliance PTI CHS SUN VSD NSD NSD NSD

Chandigarh Mar 18 PTI The Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab will induct ministers into the cabinet on March 19 officials said on Friday The swearing-in ceremony of Manns cabinet will be held at Punjab Raj Bhawan on Saturday at 11 am they said Names of Harpal Singh Cheema Aman Arora Kultar Sandhwan Saravjit Kaur Manuke Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer Baljinder Kaur all of whom were legislators in the previous assembly besides the first-time MLAs Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh Jeevanjot Kaur and Dr Charanjit Singh are doing the rounds for ministerial positions There are 18 berths in the cabinet including the chief minister After their oath-taking the newly inducted ministers will assume charge in the Punjab Civil Secretariat and the first cabinet meeting of the AAP dispensation will be held in the afternoon sources said Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit had on Wednesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to Bhagwant Mann in the swearing-in ceremony at Khatkar Kalan the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Punjabs Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district The Aam Aadmi Party romped home with 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab assembly decimating the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party combine PTI SUN VSD CJ CJ

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) [India], March 16 (ANI): Veteran Punjab singer Gurdas Maan, who was spotted at Khatkar Kalan to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bhagwant Mann as the state Chief Minister, said that it is just the beginning and praised the ideology of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), calling it "special".

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) [India], March 16 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab.

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that "Punjab is set to witness new dawn" as Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann is set to take oath on Wednesday.