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Chandigarh, April 1:           The Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a series of structured engagements with political parties at the level of Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), District Election Officer (DEO), and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) across the country. In a span of 25 days and as of 31st March 2025, a total of 4,719 meetings were conducted, with 40 meetings by CEOs, 800 by DEOs, and 3,879 by EROs, engaging over 28,000 representatives of political parties nationwide.           These meetings were held in accordance with the directives issued by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Shri Gyanesh Kumar along with ECs Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi, during the Chief...

CHANDIGARH, March 31:           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 31st day, Punjab Police on Monday arrested 48 drug smugglers and recovered 16.7 kg heroin and ₹34300 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 4640 in just 31 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 asked the Commissioners of P...

Chandigarh, March 31, 2025: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, arrested a Sub-Inspector (SI) Raman Kumar, posted as Station House Officer (SHO) at Police Station Bulowal in Hoshiarpur district, along with his subordinate, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Gurdeep Singh, on Sunday for demanding a bribe of Rs 1,50,000.  An official spokesperson of the VB disclosed today that the arrests followed an inquiry into an online complaint filed by a resident of Asalpur village in Hoshiarpur district on the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line.  The complainant alleged that an FIR had been registered at the said police station against his nephew under the NDPS Act and the accused police personnel were threatening to im...

Chandigarh, March 31: Under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government has released a financial assistance of Rs. 80 lakh to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to make the youth skilled and self-reliant. This information was shared by Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment, and Minorities. Providing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that various NGOs across different districts in the state are actively engaged in empowering youth and women through skill development courses such as cutting and tailoring, fashion designing, computer training, tally training, and beauty therapy. These initiatives aim to equip them with the necessary skills for self-employment. The Cabinet Minister said that an amount of Rs. 40 lakh has b...

Chandigarh /Jalandhar March 30: Under Punjab government's ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign, the Jalandhar Rural Police, led by SSP Gurmeet Singh, has taken a decisive action against illegal encroachments by drug peddlers. In the presence of Civil Administration officials, an unauthorized structure in village Pasla, under the jurisdiction of Noormahal police station, was demolished on Sunday. SSP Gurmeet Singh stated that Jaswinder Kaur alias Jassi, wife of Amarjeet Singh alias Rami, a resident of Pasla, had been involved in drug trafficking for a long time and was named in multiple NDPS Act cases. He revealed that the couple had illegally occupied about 3-4 marlas of panchayat land, constructing a bathroom and boundary walls. Today, with the support of the village panchayat and B.D.P.O...

CHANDIGARH, March 30:           Punjab has achieved a significant milestone in its fight against Tuberculosis (TB) by securing the second rank nationally in the 100-Day Intensified TB Elimination Campaign— “TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan”, as announced by the Government of India on World TB Day.           The state’s relentless efforts in screening, detection, and treatment of TB cases were recognised at a grand ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, where State TB Officer Dr Rajesh Bhaskar received a certificate of achievement from Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda.           The campaign, launched on December 7, 2024, by Punjab Health...

CHANDIGARH/TARN TARAN, March 30:           In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Tarn Taran Police has dismantled a drug trafficking cartel with the arrest of two drug smugglers and recovered 6 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.           Those arrested have been identified as Hardeep Singh alias Deep and Harjeet Singh, both residents of Village Thathi Sohal, Tarn Taran. Apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impounded their Swift car being used for the purpose of drug smuggling.        &n...

Chandigarh, March 29: In an environment friendly step to give further impetus to Buddha Nullah cleaning drive, Punjab Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HPCL Renewable & Green Energy Limited (HPRGE)— a wholly owned company of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited for setting up a Compressed Biogas (CBG) project in Ludhiana. The MoU was signed by CEO Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) Ms. Neelima and CEO (HPRGE) Mr.Mohit Dhawan     in the presence of Mr. Aman Arora, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Sources, Punjab. Highlighting the significance of this collaboration, Mr. Aman Arora informed that the project will focus on the sustainable management of surplus cattle dung from the Haibowal Dairy Complex in Ludhiana. He fu...

Ghanauri Kalan (Sangrur), March 29- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday said that the senior IAS and IPS officers of the state government will act as the mentors of the students of government schools across the state to provide them necessary guidance for excelling in life.   Addressing the gathering during Parents Teachers Meeting (PTM) organized here at School of Eminence, the Chief Minister said that all the IAS and IPS will officers will be mentoring one government school in the state where they will further strengthen the atmosphere of education through conversation with students and teachers. He said that along with it the officers will prepare the students for competitive exams and ensure training to teachers for upgrading their skills. Bhagwant Sin...

Batala/Chandigarh, March 29 In a major crackdown under the Punjab Government’s “War Against Drugs” campaign, Batala police today conducted raids in drug-affected areas, including Village Sheikhupura. The operation was led by SSP Suhail Qasim Mir, with teams comprising SPs, DSPs and SHOs carrying out extensive searches and interrogating suspects. Addressing mediapersons, SSP Mir said the drive was undertaken as per the directives of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and DGP Gaurav Yadav. He said 110 cases were registered and 175 smugglers arrested in March alone. SSP Mir further informed that apart from taking action against smugglers, efforts were being made to rehabilitate drug addicts. He said that 15 drug victims had been admitted to de-addiction centres, where they were under...