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‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 277, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 103 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 1.5KG HEROIN, ₹12K DRUG MONEY

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CHANDIGARH, December 3:- Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 277th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 335 locations on Wednesday leading to the arrest of 103 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 39,078 in 277 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 1.5 kg heroin, 1 kg Opium, 5 kg poppy husk, 5040 intoxicant pills and Rs 12,370 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann h...

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ON THE SECOND DAY OF HIS JAPAN VISIT, CM ROPES IN INVESTMENT WORTH RS 400 CRORE FOR THE STATE

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Chandigarh, December 3:- In a major boost to industrial development in the state, the leading Japanese company Toppan Speciality Films Private Limited (TSF) on Wednesday signed Memorandum of Agreement with the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to invest Rs 400 crore in the state as a part of their expansion plan. Giving the details, the Chief Minister, who is on tour to Japan, said that TSF and Invest Punjab has agreed to support and collaborate in initiating a Skilling Excellence Centre in Punjab, to provide utmost level of training and development of skilled/ semi-skilled persons/ workers/ youth. He said that this will be pivotal for strengthening industry-relevant skills and enhance employability opportunities within the State of Punjab. Givin...

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CIC Inderpal Singh Dhana and ACS D K Tewari, acknowledged Harpreet Sandhu’s certificate of honour

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Chandigarh, Dec 03 : - Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab, Mr. Inderpal Singh Dhanna, along with the Additional Chief Secretary – Governance Reforms, Government of Punjab, MR D. K.Tewari, IAS today graciously acknowledged the Certificate of Honour conferred to the State Information Commissioner Punjab Mr Harpreet Sandhu, by the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, for authoring the book dedicated to 350th Martyrdom Year of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, on the Constitutional Day event in New Delhi on 26th November 2025 . Mr.Dhanna said that it is a great achievement of Mr. Harpreet Sandhu and it is also a proud moment for the Punjab State information commission. He said,Mr Sandhu 's tireless efforts to prom...

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‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 276, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 83 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 1.7KG HEROIN, ₹1.20L DRUG MONEY

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CHANDIGARH, December 2:- Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 276th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 271 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 83 drug smugglers after registration of 63 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 38,904 in 276 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 1.7 kg heroin, 3 kg Ganja, 40 kg poppy husk, 682 intoxicant pills and Rs 1.20 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann h...

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CM SHOWCASES PUNJAB AS BEST INVESTMENT DESTINATION TO JAPANESE BUSINESS TYCOONS

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Chandigarh, December 2:- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday showcased the state as the best investment destination to Japanese business tycoons and impressed upon them to invest in Punjab for further giving fillip to their ventures. On the first day of his Japan visit, the Chief Minister held parleys with the representatives from the JBIC, Aisan Industry, Yamaha, Honda Motor, Director General of JICA South Asia Department, Toray Industries, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Fujitsu Ltd and others. During the deliberations, Bhagwant Singh Mann batted for strategic tie up with Japan in key sectors of advanced manufacturing, mobility, electronics, food processing, renewable energy, and global services. He invited the Japanes...

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CM BEGINS HIS JAPAN TOUR, PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTE TO MAHATMA GANDHI AT EDOGAWA GANDHI PARK

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Chandigarh, December 2:- On the first day of his visit to Japan, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday paid floral tributes to father of nation- Mahatma Gandhi at Edogawa Gandhi Park in Tokyo. The Chief Minister said that Mahatma Gandhi was probably the only leader across the globe who won the battle of freedom through his ideology of non-violence. He said that every one of us, especially the youth, must come forward to perpetuate the life and philosophy of the father of the nation by imbibing the ethos of non-violence, harmony and peace in their lives. Bhagwant Singh Mann further said that the life, philosophy and sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi will ever act as a lighthouse and continue to inspire us all for rendering selfless service to the community, society...

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PUNJAB HEALTH MINISTER CALLS FOR UNITED FIGHT AGAINST FEMALE FOETICIDE, SETS TARGET TO SURPASS NATIONAL AVERAGE IN SEX RATIO BY NEXT YEAR

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CHANDIGARH, December 2:- In a move to further intensify efforts to curb female foeticide, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday set an ambitious target for the state to surpass the national average in improving the sex ratio by next year. The Health Minister, while chairing a state-level capacity building workshop on Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act (PC–PNDT) in Chandigarh, called upon all Civil Surgeons and healthcare workers right up to ASHA workers, for constant vigilance, to monitor pregnancies and prevent this unethical practice. He exhorted health officials to ensure active tracking of every pregnant woman and said there cannot be a wo...

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Vigilance Bureau nabs Rent Collector red handed accepting bribe of Rs 3 lakh

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Chandigarh 2 December, 2025:- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its drive against corruption in the state, nabbed Mohammad Iqbal, Rent Collector posted at Punjab Wakf Board Zira, district Ferozepur red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 3,00,000/- as second installment. Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the VB said that the complainant was a resident of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Zira, district Ferozepur. He informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the accused rent collector was demanding a bribe of Rs. 5,40,000/- to be given to the senior official for giving possession of land allotted by Wakf Board Zira to the complainant. In this regard, accused already had taken a partial bribe of Rs 70,000/- as toke...

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Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema Emphasises CSR as Capital Small Finance Bank Donates Rs 31 Lakh to CM’s Rangla Punjab Fund

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Chandigarh, December 2- Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday underscored the vital importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), asserting that every corporate entity must undertake CSR activities to be fully accountable for its impact on society. The Finance Minister made these remarks while formally receiving a substantial donation for the Chief Minister's Rangla Punjab Fund. The contribution, a cheque of Rs 31 lakh, was handed over to the Finance Minister by Sarvjit Singh Samra, Managing Director and CEO of Capital Small Finance Bank. Finance Minister Cheema lauded the Bank for its generous donation, commending their commitment to social accountability. Highlighting the crucial purpose behind the fund, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema ...

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ANOTHER TERROR ATTACK THWARTED AS FOUR INVOLVED IN GURDASPUR GRENADE ATTACK CASE HELD; HAND GRENADE, TWO PISTOLS RECOVERED

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, December 1:- In a major breakthrough against Pakistan’s ISI-backed terror network amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Gurdaspur Police in joint operation with Counter Intelligence (CI) Wing Punjab has arrested four accused persons in connection with the Gurdaspur Grenade attack case and recovered one P-86 hand grenade and two pistols from their possession. Those arrested have been identified as Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Hoshiarpur; Gurdit, a resident of Gurdaspur; Naveen Chaudhary and Kush, both residents of Talwara in Hoshiarpur. The recovered pistols include one Zigana and one .32 bore along with live cartrid...