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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, October 30:-           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 illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of its three operatives and recovered nine sophisticated pistols along with magazines from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.           Those arrested have been identified as Davinder Singh, a resident of village Bhangwan in Amritsar Rural, Paramjit Singh alias Pamma and Harmeet Singh alias Meetu, both residents of Bhindi Aulakh in Amritsar Rural.           DGP Gaura...

CHANDIGARH, October 30:           Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 243rd day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 340 locations on Thursday leading to the arrest of 76 drug smugglers after registration of 68 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 34,599 in 243 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 2.3 kg heroin and Rs 1.51 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has ...

Chandigarh, October 30: Punjab Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO today reviewed in detail the ongoing special repair works of link roads across rural areas of the state. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government has embarked on a large-scale initiative to upgrade and strengthen 10,778 kilometres of roads under a special repair programme. During the meeting, officials apprised the Minister that the ongoing works pertain to link roads scheduled for special repair during 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26. The programme covers link roads of the Public Works Department falling under 81 Market Committees. The necessary administrative approvals have been obtained from the Punjab Mandi Board, following which the works have been allotted thr...

Chandigarh/ Gandhinagar, October 30:- In a significant gesture underscoring national unity and shared cultural heritage, Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Minister and State President of the Aam Aadmi Party Mr. Aman Arora, along with Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Mr. Tarunpreet Singh Sond, formally invited Gujarat Chief Minister Sh. Bhupendra Patel to join the state-wide commemorations of the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. Mr. Aman Arora, leading a high-level delegation, called on the Gujarat Chief Minister in Gandhinagar, sharing a warm exchange rooted in their deep respect for the Ninth Guru Sahib’s enduring legacy. During the meeting, the Punjab Ministers presented a detailed overview of the month-long state-...

Ludhiana, October 29: In another citizen centric initiative to herald a new era of effective, transparent and responsive governance, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and National Convener of AAP Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched revolutionary faceless RTO Services to facilitate the masses. At the very offset the Chief Minister imposed a lock on the office of the RTO as a mark of symbolism to close the office and end an era of corruption prevalent in them. Interacting with the media, the National Convener of AAP said that post independence period the people of the state had become slaves of the bureaucracy and their corrupt deeds. However, he said that today the state has been freed from it adding that now the people will get their driving license, RC and others by...

Chandigarh/Ludhiana 29 October 2025: The ground-breaking ceremony for the manufacturing facility of Munjal STP Industries Limited, a Joint Venture between Hero Motors Limited (“HML”) and Vermogensverwaltung Plettenberg GmbH and CO KG along with its  group  companies (“STP  Group”) held today at Dhanasu, Ludhiana.In this way,  Punjab will receive investment of Rs. 260 crores in the first phase through joint venture and employment for 400 people. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by  Shri Sanjeev Arora, Industry and Commerce Minister of Punjab, Ms. Seema Bansal, Vice-Chairperson of the Punjab Development Commission, along with several other dignitaries from Industry & Government of Punjab. Minister Arora said that Punjab Government is tirelessly w...

Chandigarh, October 28: In a major people friendly initiative aimed at giving fillip to urban development and industrialisation, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday gave nod to Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025. A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of Council of Ministers held here under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that a this act aims to introduce a comprehensive and uniform regulatory framework governing building and development activities across Punjab. These Rules apply equally to the Department of Housing & Urban Development and the Department of Local Government, ensuring consistency and simplification in approvals and enforcement....