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Chandigarh/Jalandhar, April 27: In a major action under the Punjab Government’s aggressive 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' (War Against Drugs) campaign, Commissionerate Police Jalandhar demolished illegal constructions made by drug smugglers in village Lakhanpal, a locality long notorious as a major drug hotspot. Leading the operation, Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur said that village Lakhanpal, traditionally infamous for rampant drug sale and supply, had been under close surveillance. Acting swiftly, a joint team of the Panchayat Department and Jalandhar Commissionerate Police razed unauthorized structures built on government land by known drug peddlers. The action, focused on cutting the roots of the drug network, marks a significant step in reclaiming the area from the clutches of nar...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, April 27:           Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has dismantled a Pak-backed illegal weapon smuggling module with the arrest of one operative, who was supplying weapons to anti-social elements on the instructions of his Australia-based handler identified as Jassa.           Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav has identified the arrested accused as Abhishek Kumar, a resident of Village Meerankot Kalan in Amritsar. Police teams have also recovered seven pistols— including five .30 bore and two sophisticated 9MM Glock— along with four ca...

CHANDIGARH, April 26:           In a significant step towards enhancing women's healthcare, Punjab Government has signed a a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yuvraj Singh YouWeCan Foundation to roll out a comprehensive breast cancer screening program in Moga district. The MoU was signed in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh.           This collaborative effort, under the Swasth Mahila Swasth Bharat (SMSB) initiative, aims to tackle the alarming burden of breast cancer in the state through early detection, awareness, and timely access to care.           Citing alarming national statistics, Dr Balbir Singh stress...

Chandigarh, April 26: Cabinet Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur, has issued strict instructions to ensure strict adherence to the prescribed reservation roster for persons with disabilities (Divyangjans) in promotions across all government departments, institutions, and universities in Punjab. While presiding over a high-level meeting at Punjab Bhawan with officials from the Social Security Department and representatives of various unions of persons with disabilities, Dr. Baljit Kaur attentively heard their concerns and issues. The unions highlighted that several departments have failed to implement the reservation roster points for Divyangjans during promotions. It was specifically brought to notice that Punjabi University Patiala has also ov...