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DAY 126 OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH: 139 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 6.9KG HEROIN, 6.1KG OPIUM

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CHANDIGARH, July 5: With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state completed 126 days, Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 139 drug smugglers and recovered 6.9 kg heroin, 6.1 kg opium and Rs 1.19 lakh drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 20,594 in just 126 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 ask...

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CM’s humble bonanza of around Rs 350 crore to residents of holy city

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Amritsar, July 5: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday gave a humble bonanza worth around Rs 350 crore to the people by dedicating and laying foundation stone of ambitious projects. Bowing his head at the sacred land, the Chief Minister said that projects worth ₹346.57 crore are being dedicated to the residents of Amritsar. He said that ₹56.36 crore has been spent on construction of new roads,₹287.01 crore has been spent on upgrading road infrastructure and ₹3.20 crore has been spent on construction of Six new libraries. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that in Amritsar district, the Punjab Mandi Board and Public Works Department have inaugurated new surfaced roads at a cost of ₹56.36 crore, and upgraded roads at ₹287.01 crore. The Chief Min...

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Vigilance Bureau nabs PSPCL JE red-handed accepting Rs 15000 bribe

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Hoshiarpur, July 4, 2025: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, has arrested Baljit Singh, Junior Engineer (JE), posted at the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Sub-station, Kandhala Jattan in Hoshiarpur district red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 15000.Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the VB stated that the case was registered based on a complaint filed by a resident of village Sikri, in Hoshiarpur district.“The complainant has approached the VB alleging that the aforementioned JE has demanded Rs 20000 in lieu of installing a new transformer in his village to rectify the power supply load. Upon the complainant’s request, the JE agreed to accept Rs 15000 bribe”, he said.The spokesperson ...

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Vigilance Bureau arrests Municipal Council Accountant red-handed accepting Rs. 11,000 bribe

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Chandigarh, July 4, 2025 – In a continuous crackdown on corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Friday arrested Deepak Setia, an Accountant posted at the Municipal Council, Dhanoula in District Barnala) while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 11,000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the arrest has been made following a complaint made a contractor and resident of Dhanoula town. He further added that the complainant has approached the VB alleging that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 11000 in exchange for facilitating the clearance of his pending payment cheque worth Rs. 2,21,402. The spokesperson informed that after verification of this complaint, the VB team laid a trap and caught Deepak Setia red-handed while acce...

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FIRST IN PUNJAB, GOVT SCHOOL YOUNGPRENEURS TO PITCH STARTUPS AT BIZ BLASTERS EXPO

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Chandigarh, July 4: Promoting entrepreneurship culture among the youth in the state, the Punjab Government is all set to host a first Business Blasters Expo at IIT Ropar, where students from government schools in classes 11th and 12th will showcase their innovative ventures and participate in thrilling Shark Tank-style pitch sessions before a distinguished panel of renowned investors, entrepreneurs and incubators, announced S. Harjot Singh Bains, Minister of School Education, Punjab. Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, on Friday evening, S. Harjot Singh Bains said that the expo would enable funding, incubation and industry partnerships for scalable student ventures, besides inspiring stakeholders to support school-based entrepreneurship. The Education Minister sta...

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BIG BLOW TO INTERNATIONAL NARCO-ARMS NETWORK; NINE HELD WITH 1.15KG HEROIN, 5 SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS, ₹9.7L DRUG MONEY IN AMRITSAR

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, July 4: In a major intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing anti-drug campaign 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted two separate modules—international narco-arms module and an inter-state narco-hawala syndicate— with the arrest of nine accused persons and recovered 1.15 kg heroin, five sophisticated pistols and Rs 9.7 lakhs drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday. Those arrested have been identified as Jaspreet Singh Chauhan alias Kalu (26) of village Sokha Bhaini in Barnala, Harpreet Singh a...

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GST REGIME NEEDS REFORM TO BENEFIT AGRARIAN STATES LIKE PUNJAB: FINANCE MINISTER HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA

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New Delhi/Chandigarh, July 4 Presenting a comprehensive overview of the state's revenue landscape since the implementation of GST on July 1, 2017 during the first meeting of the Group of Ministers on analysis of revenue from Goods and Services Tax (GST) held in New Delhi, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema emphasized on bringing structural changes in the GST regime and proposed policy recommendations for revenue augmentation, including food grains under the GST framework, reducing or nullifying the inverted duty structure, and making e-way bill generation and e-invoicing mandatory. He also suggested that a unified platform can be developed, giving access to all States and the Central Tax Authority for data analytics and detecting tax evasion and compliance issues. H...

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Sanjeev Arora assumes charge as Industries and Commerce, Investment Promotion and NRI Affairs Minister

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Chandigarh 4 July 2025: Mr. Sanjeev Arora assumed the charge as Industries and Commerce, Investment Promotion and NRI Affairs Minister, Punjab today in Punjab Civil Secretariat Chandigarh. He was accompanied by his family members. He said that he will perform his duty with utmost devotion and dedication and leave no stone unturned for the welfare of the people of Punjab. He was welcomed by Cabinet Minister Balbir Singh, Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian, Cabinet Minister Baljit Kaur, Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, MLA Rupinder Singh Happy, MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra, MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj, Kamal Kishor Yadav IAS, Am...

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DR. BALJIT KAUR’S TIMELY INTERVENTION PREVENTS CHILD MARRIAGE IN SBS NAGAR

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Chandigarh, July 4: The Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, remains fully committed to making the state free from the social evil of child marriage and continues to take firm, effective steps in this direction. In one such instance, the timely intervention of Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur led to the prevention of a child marriage involving a 15-year-old girl in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Sharing details of the case, Dr. Baljit Kaur revealed that a few months ago, a minor girl made a distress call to the 112 emergency helpline from a beauty parlour, pleading for help to prevent her impending marriage. Acting swiftly, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crimes Against Women and Children) im...

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767 farmers commit suicide in just three months in Maharashtra, Speaker says it is very unfortunate and painful

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Chandigarh 3 July 2025: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan highlighted that 767 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in just three months. We can say that approximate eight suicide committed by farmers per day which is very unfortunate and painful. This is not just suicide of Andata, it is complete failure of our system He stressed that only 376 farmers families got Government help and remaining families got nothing even after death. Those who promised to double farmers income, but they are not able to protect farmers precious lives. Speaker Sandhwan appealed to Government of India and Government of Maharashtra to take appropriate steps to improve the financial condition of farmers and also provide financial assistance to the bereaved families. He...