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Chandigarh, June 3 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema expressed heartfelt gratitude to Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal for the Punjab Cabinet's landmark decision to waive off the outstanding loan of Rs 68 crore for 4,727 poor Scheduled Caste families, owed to the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation as of March 31, 2020. He said that this decisive action is set to bring relief to thousands families, who have been grappling with this financial burden for last 2 decades. At the press conference convened by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to announce the loan waiver decision, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema provided a detailed breakdown of the waived amount. He said that the total waiv...

Jalandhar, June 02: In a major stride towards reinforcing law and order in the city, the Commissionerate Police Jalandhar, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur, has successfully apprehended 14 POs during the month of May. This achievement marks a notable milestone in the Jalandhar Police’s ongoing crackdown on absconding criminals.    Divulging the details, CP Jalandhar said that the PO Staff and Police Station teams carried out a series of well-coordinated raids, backed by advanced surveillance technology, technical support, and strategic planning. As a result, 14 Proclaimed Offenders wanted in various criminal cases were brought to justice. This follows the arrest of 10 POs in April, marking a consistent crackdown on absconding criminals. The Jala...

Jalandhar, June 2: To promote proper management of crop residue and agricultural mechanization in the district, a draw was conducted today under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal by the District-Level Executive Committee to provide agricultural machinery on subsidy to farmers and Custom Hiring Centers under the CRM (Crop Residue Management) and SMAM (Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization) schemes. At the District Administrative Complex, the Deputy Commissioner, while presiding over the meeting along with Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh, stated that under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme 2025-26, the Department of Agriculture had received online applications via the portal agrimachinerypb.com from April 22 to May 12, 2025, ...

CHANDIGARH, June 1:           With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 92nd day, Punjab Police on Sunday arrested 113 drug smugglers and recovered 2.09 kg heroin, 530 grams opium, 32679 intoxicant pills and Rs 1.8 lakhs drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 14,944 in just 92 days.           The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state.           Notably, CM Bhag...