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Chandigarh, July 3 Defence Services Welfare Minister Mohinder Bhagat has directed officers to take concrete steps to strengthen the Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation (PESCO) to better serve ex-servicemen and their families. Chairing a review meeting at the Punjab Civil Secretariat, the Minister assessed PESCO’s operational framework, financial health, and employee welfare measures. A major part of the discussions revolved around enhancing employment opportunities for ex-servicemen through PESCO. Managing Director, PESCO, Major General Harmandeep Singh (Retd), and General Manager (Security), SP Singh, apprised the Minister of the Corporation’s ongoing programs. Three-month progress report was also submitted during the meeting. Key topics included the salary structure of security gua...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, July 2:           In a major intelligence-based operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border narcotics and illegal arms smuggling module with Pakistan links with the arrest of its three operatives and recovered eight sophisticated weapons, 1 kg heroin and Rs 2.9 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of village Saanke in Ferozepur, Kulwinder Singh, a resident of village Langia...

Chandigarh, June 30 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema and Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh today successfully concluded a productive two-hour meeting with representatives from the Forum of Resident Doctors of Punjab. The discussions, which also included Additional Chief Secretary Finance Alok Shekhar, Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Kumar Rahul, Secretary Expenditure V.N. Zade, and Director Medical Education and Research Dr. Avnish Kumar, addressed the concerns raised by the resident doctors. During the comprehensive meeting, both ministers acknowledged and agreed to the demands put forth by the Forum of Resident Doctors of Punjab. Following this positive outcome, the representatives of the forum announced their decision to withdraw...

Chandigarh, June 30: Under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is making continuous efforts to eradicate the social evil of child marriage from the state. Sharing this information, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur said that proactive interventions and sustained awareness drives by the government have started delivering encouraging results in this direction. Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that from January 2024 to December 2024, a total of 42 child marriages were successfully prevented by timely action of the department, while 16 more cases were stopped between January 2025 and March 2025. In the last 15 months, a total of 58 child marriage incidents have been averted in Punjab. The Minister stated that this ...

CHANDIGARH, June 29:           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 120 days, Punjab Police on Sunday arrested 114 drug smugglers and recovered 4.1 kg heroin and Rs 9.6 lakh drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 19,735 in just 120 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 asked the Commissio...

CHANDIGARH, June 28:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 119th day, Punjab Police on Saturday conducted a cordon and search operation (CASO) at 137 Railway Stations across the state.           The operation was carried out in all the 28 Police districts on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav.           Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who was personally monitoring this state-level operation, said that all the CPs/SSPs were a...

Chandigarh, June 27:           Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is taking significant measures to ensure the welfare and dignity of the elderly. In a commendable initiative, a special verification drive titled ‘Sadde Buzurg Sadda Maan’ was conducted to identify deceased pension beneficiaries and streamline the distribution of pensions to the rightful recipients.           Announcing this today, Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, informed that through this extensive survey, 67,852 deceased pensioners were identified, in whose accounts approximately ₹252 crore had accumulated over time. Out of th...

CHANDIGARH, June 27:           Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police has busted a Pak-ISI backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module, being operated by UK-based Nishan Singh on the directions of terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda, with the arrest of its three associates, including a juvenile, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.           Those arrested have been identified as Sehajpal Singh and Vikramjit Singh, both residents of Ramdas in Amritsar, and a 17-years-old juvenile. The intelligence-led operation was carried out by State Special Operation Cell...

Chandigarh, June 26: Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government is firmly committed to provide world-class civic amenities to urban residents and special emphasis is being laid on the beautification and modernization of cities across the state, said Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh while presiding over a review meeting with senior departmental officers and officials of SAS Nagar (Mohali) district here today. Reaffirming the resolve to make Punjab’s cities clean, green and beautiful, the Cabinet Minister said that all urban local bodies under SAS Nagar (Mohali) including Municipal Councils Kharar, Dera Bassi, Rajpura, Banur, Zirakpur, Lalru, Naya Gaon, Gharuan and Kurali will be developed into clean and aesthetically pleasing towns. While directing the of...