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’YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 152, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS RAIDS AT 380 SITES; 101 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD

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CHANDIGARH, July 31: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 152nd day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 380 locations on Thursday leading to the arrest of 101 drug smugglers after registration of 79 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 24,089 in 152 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 778 grams heroin, 17 quintals poppy husk, 18,671 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 44,710 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. &nbs...

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Mann Government Strengthens Anganwadi Services with Pro-People Reforms: Dr. Baljit Kaur

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Chandigarh, July 31: Under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is committed to strengthening Anganwadi services by making them more robust, empowered, and people-centric. In a major move towards this goal, the government will complete the recruitment process for over 5,000 vacant posts of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers by September 30, 2025. This was announced by Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, who stated that a special schedule has been issued for promotions, transfers/adjustments, and compassionate appointments for Anganwadi staff between July 23 and August 15. She further informed that the department will process appointments for dependents of deceased Anganwadi Workers from August 1 to August 8, w...

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BHAGWANT MANN AND ARVIND KEJRIWAL VOW TO FURTHER REALIZE DREAMS OF MARTYRS

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Shaheed Udham Singh Wala (Sunam), July 31: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday renewed their pledge to further realize the dreams of martyrs by ensuring welfare of every section of society. Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 85 crore to give facelift to Shaheed Udham Singh wala town, the National convener of AAP said that Shaheed Udham Singh made a supreme sacrifice for the sake of the freedom of the country. Arvind kejriwal said that it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction for him to be part of this function to pay tribute to the iconic martyr. He said that India’s freedom struggle saw countless sacrifices for the sake of the country to ...

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Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal Pay Tribute to Shaheed Udham Singh

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Shaheed Udham Singh Wala (Sunam), July 31: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday paid floral tributes to Shaheed Udham Singh in a state level function to commemorate his 86th martyrdom day and laid foundation stone of development projects worth around Rs 85 crore to the native town of martyr. Paying rich tributes to Shaheed Udham Singh at Udham Singh Samark in the local stadium, the Chief Minister and Arvind Kejriwal laid wreaths at the memorial to pay homage to the martyr. They said that this true son of soil had in a heroic act exhibited exemplary courage by killing Michael O’ Dwyer, the prime perpetrator of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Both the leaders said that the supreme sacrifice made by this son of the soi...

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Lives of Child Beggars Being Transformed in Punjab – Project JEEVANJYOT 2.0 Shows Tangible Impact: Dr. Baljit Kaur

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Chandigarh, July 30: The Punjab Government’s Project JEEVANJYOT 2.0 is making visible strides in transforming the lives of child beggars—shifting them from a life of vulnerability on the streets to a future of education, safety, and self-reliance. This was stated by Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur. Providing details, the Minister informed that a total of 245 special rescue raids have been conducted across the state so far, leading to the rescue of 214 child beggars, out of which 106 children have been successfully reunited with their families. These outcomes reflect the Punjab Government’s firm commitment to eradicating child begging. Dr. Kaur said that in the latest round of action, 16 special raids were carried out across 16 districts, durin...

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CM-Led Cabinet Approves Restructuring of Rural Development Blocks

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Chandigarh, July 30 : In a significant administrative reform aimed at improving governance and service delivery in rural areas, the Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has approved the restructuring of rural development blocks to align them with district boundaries, thereby enhancing administrative efficiency. A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by the Chief Minister today. Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the restructuring has been undertaken to bring the jurisdiction of development blocks in line with existing district boundaries especially benefiting the districts of Sangrur, Malerkotla, Fazilka, Ferozepur, SAS nagar and Patiala. This realignment is int...

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PUNJAB CONDUCTS 22.26 LAKH ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATIONS; PROCURES 3.75 LAKH DOSES OF SEXED SEMEN TO BOOST DAIRY FARMING: KHUDIAN

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Chandigarh, July 30: In a significant development to boost the dairy farming sector, Punjab Animal Husbandry department has made significant strides by conducting 22.26 lakh Artificial Inseminations (AIs) in FY 2024-25, supported by the production of 18.50 lakh semen straws (6.47 lakh for cows and 12.03 lakh for buffaloes), said S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Punjab. While addressing a seminar on “An Innovative Approach to Animal Nutrition, Repeat Breeding and Disease Control” here at Kisan Bhawan, on Wednesday, S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian stated that 3.75 lakh doses of frozen sexed semen were purchased to produce high genetic merit female calves, which will contribute to reducing the number of stray animals and lowering the fina...

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Punjab Govt Holds High-Level Meeting regarding 350th Martyrdom Day of 9th Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

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Chandigarh/ Sri Anandpur Sahib, July 30: Punjab government has decided to organize four religious yatras and major events on the occasion of the 350th martyrdom day of the Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji. Punjab Cabinet Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, Cabinet Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO, Cabinet Minister S. Tarunpreet Singh Sond and Advisor of Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs department Mr. Deepak Bali, who attended the first meeting held at Virasat-e-Khalsa today, gave detailed information about the outline of the religious ceremonies to be held. Advisor of the Tourism Department Mr. Deepak Bali and Secretary of the Tourism Department Dr. Abhinav Tarikha were also present with them. They gave detailed information about the entire program to the officers of the district administrat...

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Meet Hayer raises issue of exorbitantly high priced medicines in Parliament

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Chandigarh/New Delhi, July 30 Member Parliament from Sangrur Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Wednesday raised the issue of exorbitantly high prices of medicines during the Zero Hour in Parliament and demanded from the central government to fix a price cap for the same Solution medicines. Meet Hayer raised an important issue related to health during the Zero Hour and said that under the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) 2013 law, the prices of some essential medicines are being controlled, but there is no price regulation on medicines which are used more often such as those used for blood pressure, diabetes etc. For the treatment of these ailments, medicines containing the same solution are being manufactured by different companies but the prices of the medicines also vary. Meet Hayer sa...

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NCGG TEAM CONDUCTS STRATEGIC VISIT TO PUNJAB TRANSPARENCY COMMISSION TO STRENGTHEN CITIZEN-CENTRIC GOVERNANCE

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Chandigarh, July 30: A high-level delegation from the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) conducted a review visit to the Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission (Pb-Trac), marking a significant step toward strengthening India's Right to Service (RTS) implementation framework. The strategic engagement, led by Dr. Surendrakumar Bagde, IAS, Director General of NCGG under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, underlined the commitment to advancing citizen-centric governance models. The coveted meeting brought together senior administrative leaders including Sh. V.K. Janjua, Retd. IAS, Chief Commissioner of Pb-Trac, Dr. Nayan Jassal, PCS, Secretary of Pb-Trac and Ms. Shivani, Governance Fellow with the Commission. Th...