Punjab News

CHANDIGARH, June 1:           With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 92nd day, Punjab Police on Sunday arrested 113 drug smugglers and recovered 2.09 kg heroin, 530 grams opium, 32679 intoxicant pills and Rs 1.8 lakhs drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 14,944 in just 92 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 Bhag...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, June 1:           Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has successfully busted a terror and extortion module linked to Pakistan’s ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Jeevan Fauji with the arrest of two of his associates, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.            Those arrested have been identified as Karajpreet Singh alias Karaj (23) of Vairowal in Tarn Taran and Gurlal Singh alias Harman (23) of Goindwal Sahib in Tarn Taran. Police teams have also recovered one .30 bore pistol along with one liv...

Chandigarh/Amritsar, 31 May 2025: While conducting the sixth online NRI Milnee, NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal informed that more than 600 complaints of NRI Punjabis have been resolved so far in the online NRI Milnees.  The sixth monthly online NRI Milnee held today at Amritsar to resolve the grievances of NRI Punjabis.  Speaking about today's Milnee, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that today we have received 123 complaints from NRI Punjabis from all over the world through various platforms.  He said that we are holding these NRI Milnees every month to resolve the grievances of NRI Punjabis.  He added that all these grievances would be resolved before the next meeting which is to be held in the month of June.  He further informed that 658 cases h...

Chandigarh, May 31: The Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) has taken a significant step toward enhancing land use efficiency with the approval of a comprehensive policy for the clubbing and de-clubbing of plots. Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, Industries and Investment Promotion Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond announced the launch of a broad policy allowing clubbing and de-clubbing of industrial plots. He said that the decision aims to address the long-standing demand from industrialists and property owners for a structured and transparent mechanism for clubbing and de-clubbing of plots under PSIEC. This decision addresses long-standing demands from industrial stakeholders to merge or divide contiguous plots to optimize land usage, boost operational...

Chandigarh, May 30 Announcing a significant breakthrough in the ‘AAP’ led Punjab Government's efforts to curb the illicit liquor trade, Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said that a joint operation conducted by the Special Operation Group (Excise) and Excise Police on Thursday late evening led to the seizure of 80,000 litres of ethanol in the Bathinda region. He said that the ‘AAP’ Government’s zero-tolerance policy against illicit liquor trade has yielded significant results, with a total of 1,70,000 litres of ENA/Ethanol seized so far. Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema detailed the intelligence-driven operation that led to the bust. He said that acting on a credible i...

Tarn Taran 30 May Punjab Youth President and MLA of Khadoor Sahib, Manjinder Singh Lalpura, held a meeting today with the youth of SAS Nagar constituency at the residence of District Youth President and Constituency Youth Club Coordinator, Gurpreet Singh Bains. Several members of the Youth Club from SAS Nagar (Mohali) were present on the occasion. During the meeting, President Lalpura shared his thoughts with the youth members and appealed to them to inspire the youth of their area to engage in positive activities such as promoting culture, entrepreneurship, sports, and staying away from drugs. He emphasized that such efforts will help in building a stronger and more responsible youth community in the future. On this occasion, District President and Youth Club Coordinator Gurpreet...

Chandigarh May 28, 2025 - Continuing its relentless drive against corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Kuldeep Singh, posted at Police Station, Haryana in Hoshiarpur district, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson said the arrest was made following a complaint filed by Robin Kumar, village Ghugyal, district Hoshiarpur. The complainant has approached the VB alleging that a police case was registered against him in the above said police station and investigation of the case was assigned to ASI Kuldeep Singh. However, before registering this FIR, ASI Kuldeep Singh, allegedly acting in connivance with the opposing party, had registered a counter-case against the said compla...

CHANDIGARH, May 28:           In line with the vision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to supporting the families of Punjab Police personnel, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav inaugurated the newly upgraded crèche at Punjab Police Headquarters (PPHQ) here on Wednesday.           “Today, inaugurated the newly upgraded crèche at Punjab Police  Headquarters, Chandigarh— a heartfelt step toward supporting the backbone of our force: our families,” the DGP posted on his X (formally Twitter) handle.           The DGP was accompanied by Special DGP Welfare Ishwar Singh, ADGP Traffic AS Rai, ADGP Provisioning G Nageswara Rao, IG...

Chandigarh, May 28: Punjab Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Inder Pal Singh Dhanna today called upon the newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner of Haryana TVSN Prasad, IAS (Retd.), Former Chief Secretary, Haryana at his residence in Chandigarh. CIC Inder Pal Singh Dhanna, who was accompanied by State Information Commissioners Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, Virinderjit Singh Billing, Harpreet Singh Sandhu, Dr. Bhupinder Singh Batth and Pooja Gupta, presented the pictorial art on National Bird of India to his Haryana counterpart as a symbol of good luck gesture. this pictorial art has been crafted by Harpreet Sandhu. Punjab and Haryana Chief Information Commissioners also showed their importance of mutual learning and exchange of meaningful practices to improve service delivery...

Chandigarh, May 27:  In a significant move towards ensuring uninterrupted and reliable power supply across Punjab, Power Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO today announced that Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has set an ambitious target of achieving zero power outages by March 2026. This decision was taken during the high-level meeting held in Chandigarh to review the preparedness of the power sector ahead of the upcoming summer and paddy seasons. Recognizing the steadily rising power demand, the Cabinet Minister reviewed comprehensive plans for augmenting power supply from multiple sources, including thermal, hydro and renewable energy, for the period 2025–2030. He said that the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led government is committed to strengthening its e...