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CHANDIGARH, June 21:           With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state completed 112 days, Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 117 drug smugglers and recovered 7.5 kg heroin, 500 grams opium and Rs 39,640 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 18,524 in just 112 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 Bhagwant Singh Mann has as...

Chandigarh, June 21: The Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, is firmly committed to the protection of children and is adopting a sensitive yet stringent approach to eliminate the grave social evil of child begging. In a major step in this direction, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur announced that amendments will be made to the Punjab Prevention of Beggary Act (1971). These amendments will introduce stricter punishments and heavy penalties against racketeers, guardians, or parents found forcing children to beg at traffic lights and public intersections. Sharing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that the Punjab Government, in coordination with the police and district administrations, has decided to form special tea...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, June 21:           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 Commissionerate Police has dismantled a Pakistan-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module being operated by UK-based handler Dharam Singh alias Dharma Sandhu with the arrest of a local operative and recovered six sophisticated foreign-made pistols from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.           The arrested accused has been identified as Onkar Singh alias Nawab, a resident of Village Jalalusma in Amritsar. The weapons, smuggled via d...

Chandigarh, June 21: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday continued his initiative to provide government jobs to the youth by completing the process of handing over appointment letters to 54,422 individuals. “I stand here today to distribute job letters to 281 newly selected youth, which is a testament to my government’s commitment to providing jobs in a fair and transparent manner,” said the Chief Minister. Addressing the gathering after distributing the appointment letters, the Chief Minister stated that the corrupt and regressive policies of previous regimes had jeopardized the future of the state’s youth. He said many young people received jobs late because earlier governments had shown no real concern for employment generation, betraying the people of Punjab....

Chandigarh, June 20: The Punjab State Child Rights Commission has directed the Additional Director General of Police (Cyber Crime) to take action against those spreading obscenity on social media. In a letter sent to the ADGP, the  Punjab State Child Rights Commission’s  Chairman Mr. Kanwardeep Singh directed that the action must be taken against those uploading vulgar and indecent content in social media platforms. He said that  the children were being under the strong impact of social media day by day while some people were continuously uploading vulgar content on social media just to earn money. This practice is presenting negative impact on of technology on children, which should be checked . The Chairman pointed out that  action should be taken besides&nbs...

Chandigarh, June 20: Under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government continues to take concrete measures for the welfare of senior citizens, women, and children across the state. In line with these efforts, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that a provision of ₹6175 crore has been made for social security schemes during the current financial year. Out of this, ₹1539 crore has already been disbursed as regular pensions to 34.40 lakh beneficiaries up to May 2025. Strict Instructions to Complete 'Saade Buzurg Saada Maan' Survey Promptly While chairing a high-level meeting with senior and field officials of the department at Kisan Bhawan today, Dr. Baljit Kaur reviewed the implementation of vario...

Chandigarh, June 20:           Intensifying its crackdown against unauthorised and illegal agricultural inputs, the Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare department's flying squad has sealed a godown in Village Sahoke of Moga district.            Disclosing this here today, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian stated that the godown, operated by Piyush Goyal of Kotkapura, was found storing fertilisers and pesticides illegally. Among the seized items were packets of Zinc Sulphate lacking manufacturing dates and batch numbers, raising suspicions of fake products.            "The flying squad, led by Join...

Chandigarh, June 20: For the first time in the history of the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday gave nod to a 14 point action plan as a part of Integrated State Water Plan to preserve and replenish groundwater in the state. Chairing a meeting of the Water Resources department pertaining to Integrated State Water Plan, the Chief Minister said that the plan has been meticulously prepared by the Water Resources department of the state in consultation with all the eminent departments. He said that the situation in the state is already alarming as 115 blocks of the state out of total 153 are over exploited in terms of groundwater extraction. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the plan focuses on saving the groundwater and enhancing the usage of canal water for vari...

Chandigarh, June 19 Punjab Public Works Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO on Thursday instructed officials to conduct a traffic census in the state.  Directing the officials to complete the traffic census on the state's roads by September 30, the Cabinet Minister said that the data would aid in rationalizing road upgrades and new constructions. Additionally, by gathering information on new construction, widening and other necessary road improvements through the traffic census, road safety can be enhanced, thereby preventing costly loss of lives in accidents.  Earlier today, Public Works Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO chaired a joint meeting with officials from the Public Works Department and Punjab Mandi Board to discuss measures for improving the state's roads and bridge...

Chandigarh, June 19: The Punjab Government is committed to ensuring a bright future for destitute and orphaned children across the state by making the adoption process fully legal, secure and transparent. Addressing a one-day state-level training programme on ‘Adoption Regulation-2022’ organised today at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh, Punjab’s Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister, Dr. Baljit Kaur, stressed the need to make the legal adoption process more efficient and sensitive. She stated that this training programme was organised to sensitize and equip officials of the concerned departments to ensure that there are no legal hurdles in the adoption process, thereby guaranteeing a secure future for such children. The progr...