Punjab News: Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has released the practical exam schedule and detailed guidelines for the annual examinations to be held in February/March 2026. According to the letter issued from the board, practical examinations for classes 8th, 10th and 12th will be held from 2nd to 12th February.

Short video clips of the exam will be kept safe

Along with regular students, candidates from open school, compartment, re-appear and additional subjects will appear in these examinations. This year, the Board has taken an important decision: From the 2025-26 academic year, Computer Science practical examinations for class 12 will also be conducted by external examiners. These exams will be taken at students’ self-centres, and the question papers will be sent through an online link. During this time, the Computer Science practical exam for Class 10 will be taken at the school level, and examiners have been instructed to preserve short video clips of the exam so that they can be sent to the board if needed.

External examiners will be appointed for these subjects

The board will appoint external examiners for class 12 core subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Accountancy-2, Fundamentals of E-Business, Home Science, and Computer Applications. District Education Officer will replace the duties of computer lecturers/teachers of government and private schools with other schools. Practical examinations for the remaining subjects will be conducted using question papers prepared by the respective subject teachers at the school level. The Board has directed Group District Education Officers (GEOs), Group District Managers (regional offices) and Group School Heads across the state of Punjab to ensure strict compliance with these instructions.

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Punjab News: There is great news for the unemployed youth in Jalandhar Municipal Corporation of Punjab. Municipal Corporation Jalandhar has issued recruitment for a total of 1196 posts. Giving information, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sandeep Rishi (IAS) said that applications have been invited for various categories of posts. In Municipal Corporation Jalandhar, recruitment will be done on the posts of Garden Beldar, Safai Sevak, Sewerman, Road Beldar and Fitter Porter. The application process for all these posts will start from January 15, 2026. Selected candidates will be given a monthly salary of Rs 18 thousand.

According to the information released by the Municipal Corporation, the complete details of the posts are as follows-

• Garden Beldar: 406 Posts
• Safai Sevak: 440 posts
• Sewerman: 165 posts
• Road Beldar: 160 posts
• Fitter Porter: 25 Posts

Application submission process

Application forms for recruitment can be downloaded from the website of Municipal Corporation Jalandhar from January 10, 2026. The filled application forms can be submitted at the centers designated by the Municipal Corporation from January 15, 2026. The last date for submission of applications has been fixed as 27 February 2026 till 5 pm.

Reservation and Selection Process

This recruitment will be done as per the reservation rules (roster system) of Punjab Government. The decision taken by the selection committee will be considered final. Any kind of corrigendum or update related to recruitment will be issued only on the official website of Municipal Corporation Jalandhar.

Claim of transparent recruitment

Mayor Vaneet Dhir said that the Punjab government will make this recruitment process completely transparent. The government had decided to recruit on these posts about a month ago and now the process has been started, so that eligible candidates can get employment without any discrimination.

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Punjab News: A farmer in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab has won a prize of Rs 1 crore from a lottery ticket of Rs 7. Farmer Balkar Singh had bought the Sikkim State Lottery ticket from Bittu Lottery Stall in Sirhind on December 24. The result of the lottery was declared on the same day, but information about this big prize could not be revealed for several days.

Balkar Singh has been buying lottery tickets from this stall for the last 10 years. He has received small rewards in the past as well, which once included a reward of Rs 90 thousand. Balkar, resident of Majri Sodhian village, supports his family through farming.

Received a reward of Rs 1 crore for the first time

Lottery stall owner Mukesh Kumar Bittu said that he has been in the lottery business for 45 years. Prizes up to Rs 10 lakh have been given away from his stall before, but this is the first time a prize of Rs 1 crore has been given.

Farmer won lottery on 24th December

The owner told that the lottery was won on 24th December and the result also came on the same day. However, during the Shaheedi Sabha of Fatehgarh Sahib, he was busy in langar service for three consecutive days, due to which his business remained closed and he could not get the information. Mukesh Kumar Bittu told that after getting the information, he immediately informed Balkar Singh that there was a reward of Rs 1 crore on his ticket.

Will help the needy with lottery money

Balkar Singh attributed his victory to the blessings of Guru Saheb. He said that he will use this money to further his farming work. Along with this, he also talked about spending about 10 percent of the reward amount to help the needy.

3 draws take place in a day

It is important to mention that Sikkim State Lottery is held daily. According to lottery businessman Mukesh Kumar, under this lottery draws are held three times a day. First draw at 1 pm. Second draw at 6 pm. The third draw takes place at 8 pm. The price of one ticket of this lottery is Rs 7. Many people also buy the entire lottery book, which costs around Rs 140.

Punjab News: The Punjab government has appointed IAS officer Ravi Bhagat as Principal Secretary of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Ravi Bhagat is currently the special principal secretary of CM. Earlier, ADGP Gaurav Yadav was the Special Principal Secretary of CM Bhagwant Mann. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer. He was appointed immediately after taking over as CM Mann.

Ravi Bhagat will replace Vijay Kumar Singh, a 1990 batch IAS officer of 1990 batch, who was given this responsibility in December 2023. After the resignation of A Venu Prasad in July 2023, the post became vacant after which Vijay Kumar was appointed.

Ravi Bhagat is handling these responsibilities

Ravi Bhagat also holds important positions on Public Works Department, Rural Development Board. IAS officer Ravi Bhagat is handling the responsibility of Secretary of Punjab Rural Development Board and Administrative Secretary of Public Works Department (Building and Roads). He was made Special Principal Secretary of CM Mann in 2023. The additional responsibility of PWD and Medical Education and Research Department was given to Ravi Bhagat in 2024.

Three Principal Secretary changed in three years

No information has been revealed about which special principal sectary has been made in place of IAS Ravi Bhagat. CM Bhagwant Mann held the post of CM of Punjab in March 2022. Three Principal Secretaries have been replaced since he became CM.

Educational Qualification of Ravi Bhagat

Talking about the educational qualification of 48 -year -old Ravi Bhagat, according to the information available on the website of the Public Works Department of Punjab, he has made an M.P. Apart from this, MA in Regional Development, M in Public Policy and MSc in Public Policy and Management. Ravi Bhagat has studied from Jalandhar University in Punjab.

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