Punjab News

Chandigarh, October 12- Reiterating their firm commitment to help the flood ravaged state, NRIs from Australia and New Zealand on Sunday assured fulsome support and cooperation to the Mission Chardikala started by the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. During a virtual meeting with the NRIs from Australia and New Zealand, the Chief Minister commended the strong emotional and developmental bond of the NRIs with the Indian diaspora. He said that these NRIs had carved a niche for themselves in these countries through hard work and dedication but had never forgotten their motherland. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that NRIs have always played a key role in the development of their villages and cities, promotion of sports and even for perpetuating the rich cultural heritage of the state...

Chandigarh, October 12: Committed to ensuring potable water supply to every household across the city, Municipal Corporation Ludhiana has achieved significant progress in curbing incidents of water contamination, informed Punjab Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh here today. The exercise, aimed at improving the water distribution network, has started yielding positive results with complaints of water contamination dropping from 608 in 2022-23 to 318 in 2025, till date. He affirmed that all the complaints have been resolved permanently. Dr. Ravjot Singh stated that providing safe drinking water to residents remains a top priority for the Local Government Department. He shared that 12.6 km of new supply lines were laid in 2024, while over 20 km of new water supply lines have...

CHANDIGARH/ BARNALA, October 12:  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, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Barnala Police, have arrested two operatives of the Davinder Bambiha Gang and recovered six pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.  Those arrested have been identified as Sandeep Singh, a resident of Hanumangarh Town in Rajasthan and Sekher, a resident of Kaithal in Haryana. The recovered pistols include one PX5 pistol, one .30 bore pistol, four .32 bore pistols along with 19 live cartridges. Police teams have also impounded their Maruti Swift car, bearing registra...

CHANDIGARH, October 10:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 223rd day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 374 locations on Friday leading to the arrest of 75 drug smugglers after registration of 50 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 32,538 in 223 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 2.2 kg heroin, 215 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 7550 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, CM...