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07 Nov

CM Mann Hands Over 2,105 Appointment Letters, Says 59,000 Jobs Given on Merit in Punjab

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, free electricity, Guru Amar Das thermal plant, power sector, PSPCL, PSTCL, Punjab jobs

Amritsar, November 7, 2025: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday distributed appointment letters to 2,105 newly recruited employees in the state’s power utilities, reaffirming his government’s commitment to merit-based employment. Mann said the administration has provided 58,962 jobs since taking office, ensuring that “every opportunity is earned through hard work, not recommendations or bribes.”Addressing the recruits at a ceremony held at Government Medical College, the Chief Minister said job creation remains central to his governance agenda as unemployment often drives social problems. The new appointees include 2,023 linemen, 48 internal auditors, and 35 revenue accountants who have joined…

Punjab Sets New Record in Power Demand, Supplies 16,711 MW Without Outages

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabHarbhajan Singh ETO, PSPCL, Punjab electricity demand, record power supply Punjab 2025

Chandigarh, June 11, 2025: In a major achievement, Punjab recorded its highest-ever electricity demand of 16,711 megawatts (MW) on June 11 and managed to meet the full requirement without resorting to any power cuts. The announcement was made by Power Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO, who credited the seamless supply to efficient planning and coordination by the state power utilities.The new milestone surpasses the previous record of 16,192 MW set just a day earlier, on June 10, 2025. That figure had itself broken the last year's high of 16,058 MW recorded on June 29, 2024.Highlighting the government’s readiness, the Power…

Punjab Vigilance Bureau Arrests PSPCL Junior Engineer for Accepting Bribe

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabbribe, corruption, Faridkot, Jarnail Singh, PSPCL, Punjab Vigilance Bureau

Chandigarh, March 20, 2025 – The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Jarnail Singh, a Junior Engineer (JE) with the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), for accepting a bribe of ₹10,000. The arrest was made as part of the state's ongoing anti-corruption drive.An official spokesperson of the VB disclosed that the case was based on a complaint filed by a resident of Kothe Chahal Singh in Faridkot. According to the complaint, Singh had demanded ₹20,000 to shift a tubewell connection and install a domestic power meter at the residence of the complainant’s acquaintance. After negotiations, Singh agreed to accept…