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Mar172025 by editorNo Comments

Punjab Government to Launch Online Portal for Transparent Registration of Play-Way Schools – Dr. Baljit Kaur

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Chandigarh, March 17: The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is continuously working to enhance the early education and overall development of children in the state. Providing this information, Social Security, Women, and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that to ensure the transparent registration of private play-way schools and its effective implementation at the ground level, an online registration portal will soon be launched. Further elaborating, Dr. Baljit Kaur mentioned that all private play-way schools and Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) institutions in the state must mandatorily register with the Department of Social Security, Women, and Child Development within six months. She added that district program ...

Mar172025 by editorNo Comments

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan writes a D.O letter to Dharmendra Pradhan, Education Minister GoI pertaining to urgent corrections required in NCERT “Punjabi Primer” Textbook

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Chandigarh, March 17: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan has written a demi-official letter to Dharmendra Pradhan, Education Minister Government of India and brought his attention about the the numerous errors in the Punjabi text book "Punjabi Primer" (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਾਇਦਾ) published under the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi. This book is designed for Balvatika/Anganwadi-level children and adult literacy programs, contains significant spelling mistakes and factual inaccuracies, particularly in the representation of the Punjabi alphabet. He pointed out that one of the most glaring errors in that book which incorrectly starts the Punjabi alphabet with "ਅ" instead of the correct " ਓ ". Such fundamental mistakes...

Mar162025 by editorNo Comments

PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS 63 DRUG SMUGGLERS AFTER 424 RAIDS ACROSS STATE

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CHANDIGARH, March 16: With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 16th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 424 locations on Sunday leading to the arrest of 63 drug smugglers after registration of 45 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 2012 in just 16 days. Police teams have also recovered 385 grams heroin, 19 kg poppy husk, 2673 intoxicant tablets/pills/injections and Rs 15600 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. The ope...

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BARINDER KUMAR GOYAL FLAGS OFF BUSES ON TWO NEW ROUTES

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Chandigarh/Lehragaga/Sangrur, March 16: Taking another remarkable step towards providing major benefits to the residents of Lehragaga constituency under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal, on Sunday, flagged off buses on two new routes from the Lehragaga Bus Stand. While addressing the gathering, Cabinet Minister said that traders and local people traveling from Lehragaga to Hoshiarpur often faced difficulties during their journey due to the lack of direct bus service. He informed that from now onwards, a bus will depart daily from Lehragaga Bus Stand at 6:45 AM, traveling via Sunam, Sangrur and Ludhiana and reach Hoshiarpur by afternoon. The return journey will begin from Hoshiarpur at 2:37 PM. The passengers tra...

Mar162025 by editorNo Comments

AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann pay obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal and Sri Durgiana Mandir

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Amritsar, March 16: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, accompanied by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Sunday paid obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, Bhagwan Valmiki Tirth Sthal and Sri Durgiana Mandir to thank the almighty for the successful completion of three years of the state government. Both the leaders said that they are blessed to have got the opportunity to serve the people of the state and herald a new era of unprecedented development and progress in state. Bhagwant Singh Mann and Arvind Kejriwal said that they are following the footsteps of great Sikh Gurus serve the people and vowed to give further impetus to development of the state. They said that a vast change has been witnessed in Punjab in last three years and in coming two years state will lead...

Mar162025 by editorNo Comments

PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS TWO HAWALA OPERATORS FACILITATING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKING; ₹17.60L, $4000 RECOVERED

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, March 16: In a decisive crackdown on drug networks amidst the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nadhian Virudh’ launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has busted a narco-terrorism hawala racket with the arrest of two Hawala operators and recovered Rs 17.60 lakhs and $4000 (US dollars) from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Sukhjit Singh, a resident of Fatehpur and Ranbir Singh, a resident of Anngarh in Amritsar. Apart from recovering Indian and foreign currency, police teams have also recovered one HP Laptop con...

Mar162025 by editorNo Comments

FIRING AT JAGRAON JEWELLERY SHOP: PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS GANGSTER ARSH DALA’S OPERATIVE AFTER BRIEF EXCHANGE OF FIRE IN LUDHIANA; ONE PISTOL RECOVERED

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CHANDIGARH/LUDHIANA, March 16: In a major breakthrough against organised crime amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in a joint operation with Ludhiana-Rural Police arrested the main accused involved in the firing at Ladoo Lekhe Wale Jewellery Showroom in Jagraon, after a brief exchange of fire near village Sadarpur in Ludhiana, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday. The arrested accused, identified as Krishan of Basti Mansian Wali in Zira, Ferozepur, is an operative of foreign-based Gangster Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dal...

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House of a drug paddler demolished

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Chandigarh/Ferozepur, March 16: In its ongoing campaign under ‘War against drugs’, Ferozepur Police and District Administration today demolished house of a drug paddler who is already facing three cases and still absconding. The action was initiated in Jhuge Hazara village where the accused had illegally build a house and had also encroached upon one acre land of the Forest Department. SSP Ferozepur Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said that the accused has been identified as Gurcharan Singh, who built an illegal house in the village falling under Sadar police station of Ferozepur. A JCB Machine was pressed into service by the administration which razed the house. He said that now the one acre land encroached upon by the accused too would be released soon. He further said that the action ...

Mar152025 by editorNo Comments

PUNJAB TO PROCURE 2 LAKH DOSES OF SEXED SEMEN WORTH RS. 5.3 CRORE, ANNOUNCES KHUDIAN

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Chandigarh, March 15: With an aim to uplift socio-economic status of livestock farmers of the state by improving the germ plasm of milch animals, Punjab Government will procure around 2 lakh doses of sexed semen worth Rs. 5.3 crore, announced S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Punjab. The Cabinet Minister was addressing a seminar on “Role of Animal Husbandry Department in the Upliftment of Socio-economic Status of Livestock Farmers of Punjab” at Kisan Bhawan here. S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian revealed that 50,000 doses of sexed semen will be procured this month, with an additional 1.50 lakh doses to be acquired by June 2025. So far, the state government has supplied 1.75 lakh doses of sexed semen for cows and buffaloes, of which 1....

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PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS THREE OPERATIVES OF BKI TERROR MODULE FROM BIHAR

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, March 15: 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, Commissionerate Police Amritsar has busted a narco-terror module linked to the banned terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) with the arrest of three key operatives from Bihar while they were attempting to flee to Nepal, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Karandeep Yadav (21), Mukesh Kumar (29) and Sajan Singh (24), all residents of Khandwala Chheharta in Amritsar. Police teams have also recovered three mobile ph...