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Chandigarh, 12 March: In light of the looming United States reciprocal tariffs, farmers across Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand face a severe threat from cheap American apple imports flooding Indian markets.  In this connection, The Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Union (KVFGU) has sounded the alarm, warning that this influx of low-cost apples will shrink market space, crash prices, and endanger the livelihoods of over 7 lakh families dependent on apple farming. Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has urged the Government of India to act immediately to protect Indian farmer's interests.  He outlined key demands such as Protective Counter-Tariffs under which matching duties should be imposed on US apples to ensure a level playing field for In...

सूचना एवं लोक संपर्क विभाग, पंजाब मोगा हत्या कांड: पंजाब पुलिस ने मोगा में गैंगस्टर मलकीत मनु को संक्षिप्त गोलीबारी के बाद किया गिरफ्तार- पंजाब पुलिस मुख्यमंत्री भगवंत सिंह मान के निर्देशानुसार पंजाब को सुरक्षित राज्य बनाने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध- गिरफ्तार आरोपी, दविंदर बंबीहा गैंग के गैंगस्टर गोपी लाहौरिया और लक्की पटियाला का संचालक था: डीजीपी गौरव यादव- गिरफ्तारी से बचने के लिए मनु ने पुलिस टीम पर की गोलीबारी, पुलिस टीमों ने की जवाबी कार्रवाई: एडीजीपी एजीटीएफ प्रमोद बानचंडीगढ़/मोगा, 12 मार्च: मुख्यमंत्री भगवंत सिंह मान के दिशा-निर्देशों के अनुसार पंजाब को सुरक्षित राज्य बनाने के लिए चलाए गए अभियान के दौरान संगठित अपराधों के खिलाफ बड़ी सफलता हासिल करते हुए एंटी गैंगस्टर टास्क फोर्स (ए.जी.टी.एफ.) पंजाब ने मोगा पुलिस के साथ संयुक्त ऑपरेशन के दौरान विदेश आधारित गैंगस्टर गौरव उर्फ लक्की पटिया...

Chandigarh, March 12: In a decisive move to put a full stop on the sale and purchase of the uncertified seeds in the state, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian has directed the Agriculture Department to develop an online portal for tracking and tracing of paddy seeds within a month. The portal will mandate registered seed producers to log detailed information about every transaction involving paddy seeds including seed purchases, sales, and quantities to maintain digital record, ensuring transparency and accountability within the seed supply chain. S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, along with Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture Mr. Anurag Verma and VC Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal, held a high-level meeting with the she...

Chandigarh, March 11:           Industries and Investment Promotion Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond has thanked Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for introducing the One-Time Settlement Scheme (OTS) to resolve old pending cases, to provide long-awaited relief to industrialists of Punjab.           Sond said that OTS scheme will facilitate the industrialists to settle industrial disputes related to enhanced land costs and delayed principal payments thereby ensuring that long-standing grievances of industrialists are resolved in a fair and transparent manner. He said that, as per the scheme, the government will provide a significant financial relief measure by allowing defaulters to clear dues wit...

Chandigarh/SBS Nagar/Sunam Udham Singh Wala/Sangrur, March 11: The ‘Yudh Nashiyan Virudh’ campaign launched by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government to completely eradicate drug smugglers from the state is yielding positive results and the people have felt great relief from this initiative. Punjab Government's drive 'Yudh Nashiyan Virudh' has intensified with coordinated demolition actions against illegal structures owned by drug-smugglers in multiple districts. In significant operations conducted today, unauthorized constructions belonging to drug-peddlers were demolished in Nawanshahr and Sunam Udham Singh Wala under the supervision of district police officials. In Nawanshahr's Kalaran Mohalla, the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Police, in coordination with th...

Chandigarh, March 10: In a groundbreaking move towards animal welfare, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has announced a statewide initiative to provide free tetanus toxoid vaccination for all equines— horses, donkeys and mules. Announcing this here today, S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, informed that the Animal Husbandry department will soon launch a drive to administer tetanus toxoid vaccine to all horses, donkeys, and mules, while directing the department officials to make all the necessary arrangements to roll out the drive for safeguarding the health and well-being of equines. The Cabinet Minister was addressing a seminar on “Care & Cure of Domestic Animals with Recent Advances in Diagnosi...

Chandigarh, March 10: Following the strong intervention of the Punjab State Women Commission, Punjab Police have arrested music producer Pushpinder Dhaliwal, also known as Pinky Dhaliwal, in the case filed by renowned singer and actress Sunanda Sharma. The Women Commission took suo motu cognizance of the matter after Sunanda Sharma’s public plea and directed Punjab Police Headquarters to submit an action-taken report. Exercising its powers under Section 12 of the Punjab State Women Commission Act, 2001, the Commission had instructed an SP-rank officer to investigate the allegations and take appropriate action. In response to this directive, the police arrested Dhaliwal from Mohali. Sunanda Sharma has alleged that Dhaliwal financially exploited her by withholding payments despite h...

Chandigarh / Barnala, March 10 Continuing its crackdown on drug smugglers under the ongoing anti-drug campaign 'Yudh Nashian Virudh’, initiated under the directives of Hon’ble Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Barnala Improvement Trust, with the assistance of Barnala Police, today demolished an illegally constructed structure located behind the Barnala Bus Stand.    A bulldozer was deployed to raze the house belonging to a mother-daughter duo, identified as Kali Kaur and her daughter Sarbo.  Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Barnala, Md. Sarfaraz Alam stated that, as per official records, Kali Kaur has 9 criminal cases registered against her, including 7 under the NDPS Act, while her daughter Sarbo faces 7 cases out of which 6 are under the NDPS Act. ...

CHANDIGARH, March 9:           In order to ensure peaceful celebrations of forthcoming Holi festival as desired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police on Sunday conducted a cordon and search operation (CASO) at as many as 262 Bus Stands across the state.           The operation was carried out on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav in all the 28 Police districts.           Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who was personally monitoring this state-level operation, said that all the CPs/SSPs were asked to ensure heavy deployment of police force under the super...

Rupnagar, March 9: The vibrant celebration of Hola-Mohalla at Sri Anandpur Sahib and Sri Kiratpur Sahib is set to take place from March 10 to March 15, 2025. In a bid to ensure the safety and well-being of the devotees, a comprehensive ban has been imposed on the use of speakers on tractors and trucks during the festivities. Announcing this, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rupnagar, Gulneet Singh Khurana, said that police administrations across all districts in Punjab have been informed to issue instructions to Station House Officers (SHOs) and Traffic Incharges. These instructions will be passed on to representatives of truck unions and panchayats, prohibiting double-decker trucks/vehicles, large speakers on tractor trolleys, pressure horns on motorcycles, and motorcycles with...