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PUNJAB POLICE BUSTS CROSS-BORDER DRUG SMUGGLING RACKET; ONE HELD WITH 3.5 KG HEROIN

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CHANDIGARH/FEROZEPUR, April 1:            Amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Ferozepur has busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket with the arrest of a drug smuggler and recovered 3.5 kg heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.           The arrested accused has been identified as Sukhdev Singh alias Sukhi, a resident of Mohan Ke Uttar in Ferozepur. Apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impounded his Hero Splendor motorcycle (PB-05-AM-5620), which he was riding.          &nb...

PSPCL achieves peak rated capacity at Pachhwara mine in FY 2024-25: Harbhajan Singh ETO

Punjab News
Chandigarh, April 1: In a major advancement toward ensuring uninterrupted and cost-effective coal supply for Its thermal power plants, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has reached a significant milestone by achieving the peak rated capacity of 70 lakh tonnes at its Pachhwara Central Coal Mine in Financial Year 2024-25, informed Power Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO in a press communique issued here today. The Cabinet Minister S. Harbhajan  Singh ETO said that the Pachhwara Mine, which had remained non-operational since March 31, 2015, was successfully revived in December 2022 under the proactive leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann. Since its revival, the mine has supplied 115 lakh tonnes of coal to PSPCL's thermal power stations, generating esti...

Bulldozers in Action on Illegal Constructions made by Drug lords in Kapurthala

Health
Chandigarh/ Kapurthala, April 1 Kapurthala civil and police administration in a joint drive, carried out a major operation in village Boot under Subhanpur police station by demolishing illegal constructions on Panchayati land by Drug lords . Acting on the orders passed by of B.D.P.O. Dhilwan, Manjit Kaur, the civil and police administration demolished three such structures that had been illegally built on Panchayat land by drug traffickers. The Encroachers have been facing 34 cases at various police stations under NDPS act . SSP Gaurav Toora said that the civil and police administration demolished illegal constructions on Panchayati land in village Boot, which were unlawfully occupied by Jeona Singh S/O Gurnam Singh and his wife Bhani. Jeona singh have 5 NDPS cases registered a...

PUNJAB POLICE THWARTS POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACK WITH ARREST OF PAK-ISI LINKED OPERATIVE; HAND GRENADE RECOVERED

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, April 1:           In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has averted a possible terror attack in the state with the arrest of an operative linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and recovered one hand grenade from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.           The arrested accused has been identified as Jaiveer Tyagi alias Jawed, a native of Village Baroli in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and currently residing in Ludhiana.      &n...

PUNJAB ACHIEVES HISTORIC EXCISE REVENUE MILESTONE, EARNS RS 10743.72 CRORE IN FY 2024-25: HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA

Punjab News
Chandigarh, April 1 Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise, and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday announced that the state's Excise and Taxation Department has reported a record-breaking Excise revenue of Rs 10,743.72 crore for the financial year 2024-25, marking an impressive annual growth rate of 16.36 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. He said that the state’s total revenue collection from VAT, CST, GST, PSDT, and Excise during FY 2024-25 stood at Rs 42289.97 crore, showcasing a growth rate of 12.47 percent crossing the Rs 40,000 crore threshold for the first time in the state's history. Disclosing this in In a press communiqué issued here, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema attributed the remarkable growth in Excise collection to the successful exci...

NEWLY RECRUIT TEACHERS HAIL CM FOR GIVING JOBS TO THEM IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER

Punjab News
Chandigarh, April 1:           The newly recruited teachers in the Education department on Tuesday hailed the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for providing them jobs completely on the basis of merit. Simranjit Sharma from Sangrur thanked the Chief Minister and said that her husband had got the appointment letter in 2023 and now she has realized the dream of her grandfather by getting this job. She said that entire credit goes to the Chief Minister, who has ensured the recruitment in a complete transparent way. Gagandeep Singh from Mansa said that he was working privately and had been trying for the job since long. He said that prior to this none of his family members had government jobs for which he will ever remain indebted t...

CM CONTINUES MISSION ROZGAR, MORE THAN 55,000 GOVERNMENT JOBS GIVEN TO YOUTH TILL NOW

Health
मुख्यमंत्री कार्यालय, पंजाब मुख्यमंत्री का ‘मिशन रोज़गार’ जारी, अब तक युवाओं को 55,000 से अधिक सरकारी नौकरियां दी गईनशे की समस्या के बारे में छात्रों को जागरूक करने के लिए शिक्षकों को ‘युद्ध नशे के विरुद्ध’ अभियान में अग्रणी भूमिका निभाने का आह्वानपरंपरागत पार्टियों ने अपनी सरकारों के दौरान युवाओं को नौकरियों से वंचित रखाअब युवाओं को तो नौकरियां मिल रही हैं, लेकिन नौकरियां न देने वाले राजनेता बेरोज़गार हो गएलोगों के सक्रिय सहयोग से पंजाब को फिर से ‘रंगला पंजाब’ बनाने का संकल्प दोहरायाचंडीगढ़, 1 अप्रैलमुख्यमंत्री भगवंत सिंह मान के नेतृत्व वाली पंजाब सरकार ने 'मिशन रोजगार' को जारी रखते हुए अपने 36 महीने के कार्यकाल के दौरान युवाओं को 55,000 से अधिक सरकारी नौकरियां देकर एक नया कीर्तिमान स्थापित किया है। आज यहां 700 से अधिक शिक्षकों को नियुक्ति पत्र सौंपने के अवसर पर आयोजित समारोह को संब...

ECI’s biggest engagement drive with political parties

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Chandigarh, April 1:           The Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a series of structured engagements with political parties at the level of Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), District Election Officer (DEO), and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) across the country. In a span of 25 days and as of 31st March 2025, a total of 4,719 meetings were conducted, with 40 meetings by CEOs, 800 by DEOs, and 3,879 by EROs, engaging over 28,000 representatives of political parties nationwide.           These meetings were held in accordance with the directives issued by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Shri Gyanesh Kumar along with ECs Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi, during the Chief...

Punjab Govt Disburses ₹27.79-CR to over 20K Farmers for Adopting Water-Saving DSR Technique, says Khudian

Punjab News
Chandigarh, March 31: Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian said that the state government has disbursed Rs. 27.79 crore to 20,229 farmers, who adopted the water-saving Direct Sowing Rice (DSR) technique during the 2024 Kharif season. He shared that paddy was directly sown on 2.53 lakh acres in 2024, a 47 percent increase compared to the 1.72 lakh acres cultivated in the 2023 Kharif season. Notably, Rs. 4.34 crore was released to over 9,500 farmers in the first phase during the first week of March 2025 and now, all the remaining amount has been transferred into the bank accounts of the beneficiary farmers. To promote sustainable agriculture and reduce water consumption, the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government has been acti...

‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 31, PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS 48 DRUG SMUGGLERS; 16.7KG HEROIN, ₹34K DRUG MONEY RECOVERED

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CHANDIGARH, March 31:           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 31st day, Punjab Police on Monday arrested 48 drug smugglers and recovered 16.7 kg heroin and ₹34300 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 4640 in just 31 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 Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners of P...