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Sep182025 by editorNo Comments

TWO WOMEN DRUG SMUGGLERS AMONG SIX HELD WITH 9KG HEROIN IN AMRITSAR

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, September 18: In a major breakthrough against cross-border narco-terror networks amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted two more narcotic cartels with arrest of six drug traffickers and recovered a total of 9.066 Kg Heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Honey (18) of village Kale Ghanupur in Amritsar, Parmdeep Singh alias Paras (18) of Jandiala Guru in Amritsar, Harwinder Singh alias Hinda (19) of Jandiala Guru in Amritsar, Gurpreet ...

Sep172025 by editorNo Comments

‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 200, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS RAIDS AT 414 SITES; 93 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD

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CHANDIGARH, September 17: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 200th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 414 locations on Wednesday leading to the arrest of 93 drug smugglers after registration of 61 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 29,930 in 200 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 323 grams heroin, 126 kg poppy husk, 525 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 2800 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. &nb...

Sep172025 by editorNo Comments

CLEANLINESS DRIVE IN URBAN AREAS PICKS PACE AS ROADS, DRAINS, STREETLIGHTS AND WATER SUPPLY NETWORKS GET RAPID REPAIRS: DR. RAVJOT SINGH

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Chandigarh, September 17: Urban Local Bodies across Punjab have stepped up action under the ongoing 10-day cleanliness campaign with focused work on road repair, clearance of silt from drains, restoration of damaged streetlights and water supply lines and removal of garbage from vulnerable points. Dedicated teams supported with JCBs, tractor trolleys, compactors and fogging machines are working round the clock to restore normalcy in flood-affected towns and cities. Divulging further, Local Government Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh said that ward-wise rosters have been prepared and circulated, ensuring daily focus areas are assigned to teams for systematic execution. Nodal officers including Zonal Commissioners in larger corporations like Ludhiana are directly monitoring the operations by ...

Sep162025 by editorNo Comments

Gurmeet Singh Khudian urges centre to provide ₹151 crore under RKVY to desilt agriculture land in border districts of Punjab

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Chandigarh/ New Delhi, September 16, Referring to the recent floods that damaged 5 Lakh acres under various crops in 2185 villages of the state, the Punjab Agriculture Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian today urged the Central government to provide additional financial assistance of Rs. 151 crore to the State under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for restoration of land silted-up due to floods in border districts of Punjab. While addressing the national conference on agriculture Rabi campaign 2025 held under the chairmanship of union agriculture minister Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan at PUSA Bhawan here today, Punjab Cabinet minister S.Kudian said that recent unprecedented floods have adversely affected large areas of cultivable land and caused heavy losses to the standing crops....

Sep162025 by editorNo Comments

LALJIT SINGH BHULLAR INAUGURATES INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTES (ITIs) IN 11 JAILS TO TRAIN INMATES

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Chandigarh, September 16: Punjab Jails Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar today inaugurated an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Central Jail Sri Goindwal Sahib as part of a landmark reform initiative, under which ITIs have been established in 11 jails across the state. Addressing the gathering, the Cabinet Minister informed that in collaboration with the Technical Education Department, the Punjab Prisons Department has set up ITIs in 9 Central Jails and 2 Women Jails. The Jails Minister said that under this major skill development drive, nearly 2500 prisoners will receive training, out of which 1000 will undergo long-term courses and 1500 will be enrolled in short-term courses. He said the ITIs will impart vocational education aimed at preparing inmates for a dignified life...

Sep162025 by editorNo Comments

PUNJAB POLICE CRACKS DOWN ON 5G TELECOM THEFTS; 61 ARRESTED, 95 FIRs REGISTERED

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CHANDIGARH, September 16: In a major crackdown on the theft of critical 5G telecom infrastructure targeting Bharti Airtel Limited, Punjab Police has arrested 61 individuals and registered 95 first information reports (FIRs) across the state, preventing widespread disruption of essential telecom services. Following the reports of thefts involving high-value 5G infrastructure, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted on the orders of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav. The SIT, headed by Chairman DIG Rajpal Sandhu, worked in close coordination with district police units to apprehend the accused and make massive recoveries of stolen equipment. &nbs...

Sep162025 by editorNo Comments

CHIEF SECRETARY DIRECTS DCs AND MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS TO ENSURE SMOOTH PREPARATIONS FOR UPCOMING CENSUS

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Chandigarh, September 16: To review and streamline preparations for the forthcoming Census operations in the state, the Punjab State Level Census Coordination Committee (SLCCC) held its first meeting today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Punjab Mr. KAP Sinha at the Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh. Senior officers including Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries of Local Government, Revenue, Rural Development & Panchayats, Planning, Finance and School Education departments were present during the meeting, while Deputy Commissioners and Municipal Commissioners joined the deliberations through video conferencing. During the meeting, the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Department of Local Government has been nominated as the nodal officer for the C...

Sep152025 by editorNo Comments

PUNJAB ON TRACK AGAIN AS FLOOD SITUATION IMPROVES: HARDEEP SINGH MUNDIAN

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Chandigarh, September 15: Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian today said that Punjab is firmly back on track as the flood situation continues to improve across the state. While saying that “every cloud has a silver lining”, the Cabinet Minister said that the resilience of the people of Punjab, coupled with timely government intervention, is steadily turning the tide in flood-affected areas. Comparing the situation between September 14 and September 15 reports, S. Hardeep Singh Mundian informed that the number of villages affected remained unchanged at 2,472 while the population affected stood constant at 3,89,176. He, however, highlighted a significant shift in the relief scenario, stating that the number of active relief camps red...

Sep152025 by editorNo Comments

Punjab Government intensifies efforts at ground level for rehabilitation of flood ravaged people

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Chandigarh, September 15: The Education & Information and Public Relations Minister Mr. Harjot Singh Bains today exhorted the Panches-Sarpanches, Youth Clubs, Aam Aadmi Party workers to contribute to the best of their capacity for the success of the cleanliness campaign presently underway in Sri Anandpur Sahib constituency. The Minister commenced the Sanitizer and cleanliness campaign today from Nangal which would continue in all the flood affected villages. Notably, the tents and the spray for sprinkling of disinfectants have reached the area and the vaccinations as well as medical amenities for the livestock are also being made available in the flood ravaged villages. Revealing further, the Minister added that Panch and Sarpanch of every village should begin cleanliness camp...

Sep152025 by editorNo Comments

‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 198, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS RAIDS AT 293 SITES; 74 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD

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CHANDIGARH, September 15: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 198th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 293 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 74 drug smugglers after registration of 56 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 29,660 in 198 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 606 gram heroin, 340 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 9720 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. Notably...