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Lives of Flood-Affected Families Getting Back on Track with Government’s Efforts

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Chandigarh, September 10: The Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is working tirelessly, day and night, to provide immediate relief and assistance to flood-affected people while resolutely tackling this natural disaster. With a decline in rainfall and water levels, the State Government has accelerated relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction efforts, enabling flood-hit families to gradually return to normal life. Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains informed that 100% road connectivity, electricity, and water supply have been restored in flood-affected villages of Sri Anandpur Sahib constituency. Residents of Singhpur-Plassi have begun returning from relief camps to their homes. He further said that connectivity to cut-off villages such as Harsa Bela, Pat...

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Flood Relief Package of Rs.1600 crore for Punjab given by Prime Minister is miserably meagre, Says Kultar Singh Sandhwan

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Chandigarh, 10 September : Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan said that a relief package of Rs 1600/- crore for Punjab announced by Prime Minister of India is miserable meagre. He added that rupees twenty thousand crores have been lost in this catastrophic floods and centre government is giving merely Rs 1600/- crore which is meager in commensurate to loss incurred due to ravaged floods in Punjab. He further said that Punjabis are even then highly grateful to the central government whatever they have given to us. Punjabi's know how to stand on their feet after falling. Even in the past, Punjabis have made properties, mansions, cars, palaces, tractors by doing hard work and they will continue to do so in the future. Furthermore, he highlighted that&nbs...

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FD Approves Six-Month Maternity Leave for ASHA Workers: Harpal Singh Cheema

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Chandigarh, September 10 In a landmark move to uphold the dignity and welfare of grassroots healthcare workers, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday announced that Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and ASHA Facilitators working in Health and Family Welfare Department under the National Health Mission (NHM) will now be entitled to six months of maternity leave. This benefit will be extended under the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. Revealing this in a press communiqué issued here, Finance Minister Cheema said that this decision aligns with the government's existing policy of providing 180 days of fully paid maternity leave to all its female employees. He clarified that this leave will not be deducted from any other leave accounts. T...

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8KG HEROIN RECOVERY CASE: FATHER-SON AMONG FOUR HELD WITH 12KG HEROIN ON GURSEWAK’S STATEMENT; TOTAL HAUL REACHES 20KG

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, September 10: Acting swiftly on forward-backward linkages in the 8.1 kg heroin recovery case, Commissionerate Police Amritsar has arrested four more drug smugglers and recovered 12 kg of heroin along with .30 bore pistol and a magazine from their possession, taking the total seizure of heroin in this case to 20.1 kg, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday. Those arrested have been identified Gurbhej Singh (50) and his son Gurdit Singh (22), both residents of village Narla in Tarn Taran; Malkit Singh (50) of village Dall in Tarn Taran and Gurjit Singh (29) of village Kotli Saka in Ajnala, Amritsar. ...

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100% Road Connectivity, Power & Water Supply Restored in Flood-Affected Areas: Harjot Singh Bains

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Chandigarh/ Nangal, September 10: Punjab Cabinet Minister for Education and Information & Public Relations, Harjot Singh Bains, today announced that in his constituency Sri Anandpur Sahib, all flood-affected villages have had 100% road connectivity, power supply, and water supply restored to ensure relief for residents. He informed that villagers of Singhpur-Plaasi have now started returning to their homes from relief shelters following the receding of floodwaters. S. Bains, who has been personally working on the ground in flood-affected areas for several days, stated that villages Harsa Bela, Patti Dulchi, and Bela Shiv Singh, which had been cut off due to floodwater, are being reconnected. While 90% of the work was completed yesterday, some mechanical issues caused a delay l...

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23,206 PERSONS EVACUATED SO FAR: HARDEEP SINGH MUNDIAN

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Chandigarh, September 9: Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian, on Tuesday, informed that the flood situation in the state has worsened further during the past 24 hours with 33 more villages, 133 more people and 6988 hectares of crops affected. The cumulative tally now stands at 2097 affected villages across 22 districts with the population hit touching 3,88,092. The Revenue Minister said that one more life was lost in Ludhiana during the past 24 hours, taking the overall toll to 52 across 15 districts. Three persons continue to remain missing in Pathankot. In terms of rescue operations, S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that 191 more people were evacuated within the last 24 hours, raising the total to 23,206. The highest evacuations ...

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Punjab Government committed to rehabilitation of flood-affected families – relief works in full swing

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Chandigarh, September 9: Under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is making every possible effort to assist flood-affected people. Cabinet Ministers, MLAs, and the entire administrative machinery are working at the grassroots level, shoulder to shoulder with the people. Social organizations and volunteers are also extending wholehearted support during this crisis. Cabinet Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains today visited several flood-affected villages in Sri Anandpur Sahib, reviewed relief operations at village Dadda, and distributed fodder for livestock. He instructed officials to complete girdawari at the earliest, assess damage to houses, repair roads, and ensure uninterrupted power and water supply. He emphasized that under the CM’s leaders...

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Vigilance Bureau arrests Assistant Sub Inspector, Constable for accepting Rs 50,000 bribe

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Chandigarh, September 9, 2025: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption, has arrested Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Rajwinder Singh (691/Kapurthala) and Constable Baltej Singh, both posted at Police Station City Sultanpur Lodhi, District Kapurthala, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrests were made following a complaint lodged by an NRI woman, a resident of the United Kingdom presently living in Mumbai, on the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line. He further informed that, as per the complaint, the accused ASI had demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the complainant’s NRI friend at the time of his arrest in a police case, promising help i...

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PAK-BACKED DRUG SMUGGLING CARTEL BUSTED IN FARIDKOT; TWO HELD WITH 12.1KG HEROIN

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CHANDIGARH/FARIDKOT, September 9: In a two-week-long meticulously planned source-based operation against narco-terror networks amidst the ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Faridkot Police has dismantled an international drug cartel being operated by Pakistan-based smugglers with the arrest of the two key drug traffickers, and recovered 12.1 Kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday. Those arrested have been identified as Sukhpreet Singh, a resident of village Jhariwala in Faridkot, and Kadar Singh, a resident of village Waan in Ferozepur. ...

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1,700 Security Guards to Be Deployed to Strengthen Security in Jails Across Punjab: Mohinder Bhagat

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Chandigarh, September 9: The Punjab Government has decided to deploy 1,700 security guards in jails across the state to further strengthen security arrangements. Defence Services Welfare Minister Mr. Mohinder Bhagat disclosed this during a review meeting with the Defence Services Welfare Department at the Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh, today. Mr. Bhagat said that the new recruitment will cover both ex-servicemen and non-ex-servicemen, with posts open for male as well as female candidates. “This decision will not only provide more security guards for our prisons but also create dignified employment opportunities for ex-servicemen and the youth of Punjab,” he said. During the meeting, Managing Director of PESCO, Major General Harmandeep Singh (Retd.), apprised the Minister th...