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Chandigarh, 15 November:- Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond today announced that the Punjab Government has released the detailed schedule of special events to be held at the sacred land of the Khalsa, Sri Anandpur Sahib, from 23 to 25 November in commemoration of the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of the Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. The State Government has designated the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs as the nodal department for the successful planning and execution of these events. The Minister informed that the programme will commence on 23 November at 10 AM with the beginning of Sri Akhand Path Sahib, where Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann would also be present. At 12 noon, a Sarv Dharam Sammelan will be held at the main pan...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, November 14:-           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, State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar, in a joint operation with Counter Intelligence Pathankot,  has busted a gangster module with the arrest of three operatives and recovered two .30 bore Star-mark pistols along with two magazines and 15 live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.           Those arrested have been identified as Yusuf Masih alias MP, a resident of Dharamkot Bagga in Batala, Samuel Masih alias Ankit alias Anki, a resident of Pinda Rori in Batala and Sahibjit Singh...

Chandigarh, November 13,- Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Thursday that the registration of state pensioners on the newly launched Pensioner Sewa Portal will be completed within three months. The announcement was made during the inauguration of the three-day Pensioner Sewa Mela, held at the District Administrative Complex in SAS Nagar. He also apprised the media that the fair 'Pension Sewa Mela', scheduled from November 13 to 15, is being organized across all districts of Punjab to assist pensioners with portal registration. On the first day alone, over 5,320 pensioners successfully registered on the portal all over the State. To ensure smooth registration, the Finance Minister assured that officials from the Finance Department and Pension ...

Chandigarh/ Sunam, November 12- Under the vision of making Punjab a vibrant and progressive state, the Punjab Government is making consistent efforts to engage youth in sports and provide state-of-the-art sports infrastructure in every village. Taking another step in this direction, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister and State President of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Mr. Aman Arora inaugurated the construction work of sports stadiums in 11 villages of the Sunam constituency, to be built at a total cost of Rs 5.32 crore. These stadiums are expected to be completed within three months. Mr. Aman Arora informed that sports stadiums are being constructed in 3,100 villages across Punjab at a total cost of approximately Rs 1,100 crore, while in the Sunam con...

Chandigarh, November 12:- The Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is working actively for the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families. In line with this objective, Defence Services Welfare Minister Shri Mohinder Bhagat today reviewed the progress of various welfare initiatives for ex-servicemen and their families, as well as the ongoing work related to the renovation of war memorials, during a meeting with senior officers of the Defence Services Welfare Department. During the review meeting held at the Punjab Civil Secretariat, the officers briefed the Minister about the various welfare activities being carried out for ex-servicemen. They informed that all possible assistance is being provided to ex-servicemen and their families, with special focus on reso...

CHANDIGARH, November 12:-           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 256th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 286 locations on Wednesday leading to the arrest of 59 drug smugglers after registration of 42 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 36,257 in 256 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 274 grams heroin, 3  kg ganja, 389 intoxicant pills and Rs 1910 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked th...

CHANDIGARH/FEROZEPUR, November 11:-           In an intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Ferozepur Police has busted a cross-border weapon smuggling network with the arrest of its two operatives and recovered four 9MM Glock pistols along with four magazines and four live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gori, a resident of village Ruhela Hazi of Ferozepur and Vikramjeet Singh alias Vicky, a resident of Jalalabad in Fazilka. Apart from recovering a weapon, police teams have also impounde...