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CHANDIGARH, November 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 254th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 281 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 75 drug smugglers after registration of 60 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 36,013 in 254 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 1.3 kg heroin, 1419 intoxicant pills and Rs 26,050 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, CM Bhagwa...

Chandigarh, November 10:- Punjab Power Minister Sanjeev Arora has announced that the selection process for 2,600 Apprentices (Interns) in the Lineman trade—including 2,500 for Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and 100 for Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL)—has been successfully completed. Arora emphasized that the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government is making continuous efforts to strengthen PSPCL and PSTCL, both in terms of manpower and technical efficiency. He pointed out that with the recent appointment of 2,106 (including 2,023 Assistant Linemen, 48 Internal Auditors, and 35 Revenue Accountants), the total number of new recruitments since April 2022 has risen to 8,984, reflecting the government’s commitment to providing employment opportunit...

CHANDIGARH/MOGA, November 8:- In a swift and efficient operation, the Punjab Police has nabbed the person involved in the theft of de-addiction medicines from the Moga Civil Hospital, which occurred on the night of Diwali, informed Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh here on Saturday, while lauding district administration and police for the quick breakthrough in the case.  Addressing a press conference here, Dr Balbir Singh termed the theft as a serious crime and assured that the strictest legal action will be taken against the accused. "The accused involved in stealing narcotic tablets from the Moga Civil Hospital have been arrested within days of the incident. I commend the Moga District Administration and Police for their efforts," said the Health Minister. ...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, November 8:           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, Amritsar Rural Police arrested two accused persons involved in the brutal murder of Italy-based Malkit Singh at Raja Sansi in Amritsar and recovered five sophisticated weapons from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.           Those arrested have been identified as Bikramjit Singh alias Bikram, a resident of Dhariwal village in Amritsar and Karanbir Singh, a resident of village Saisra Kalan in Amritsar. The recovered weapons include one foreign-made .30 ...

Chandigarh, November 7:- Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding the disrespectful use of the images of Bhai Jiwan Singh (Bhai Jaita Ji) and Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji during the Tarn Taran Assembly by-election, the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has summoned the Leader of Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa to appear personally before the Commission on November 10, 2025. Giving details, Commission Chairman Jasvir Singh Garhi said that the issue came to the Commission’s notice through social media and newspapers. Acting on this, the Commission has directed Pratap Singh Bajwa to be present in person. In addition, the Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran has been instructed through an official communication to submit an inquiry report in this regard by Novemb...