Punjab News

Chandigarh/Jalandhar, April 27: In a major action under the Punjab Government’s aggressive 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' (War Against Drugs) campaign, Commissionerate Police Jalandhar demolished illegal constructions made by drug smugglers in village Lakhanpal, a locality long notorious as a major drug hotspot. Leading the operation, Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur said that village Lakhanpal, traditionally infamous for rampant drug sale and supply, had been under close surveillance. Acting swiftly, a joint team of the Panchayat Department and Jalandhar Commissionerate Police razed unauthorized structures built on government land by known drug peddlers. The action, focused on cutting the roots of the drug network, marks a significant step in reclaiming the area from the clutches of nar...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, April 27:           Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has dismantled a Pak-backed illegal weapon smuggling module with the arrest of one operative, who was supplying weapons to anti-social elements on the instructions of his Australia-based handler identified as Jassa.           Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav has identified the arrested accused as Abhishek Kumar, a resident of Village Meerankot Kalan in Amritsar. Police teams have also recovered seven pistols— including five .30 bore and two sophisticated 9MM Glock— along with four ca...

CHANDIGARH, April 26:           In a significant step towards enhancing women's healthcare, Punjab Government has signed a a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yuvraj Singh YouWeCan Foundation to roll out a comprehensive breast cancer screening program in Moga district. The MoU was signed in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh.           This collaborative effort, under the Swasth Mahila Swasth Bharat (SMSB) initiative, aims to tackle the alarming burden of breast cancer in the state through early detection, awareness, and timely access to care.           Citing alarming national statistics, Dr Balbir Singh stress...

Chandigarh, April 26: Cabinet Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Dr. Baljit Kaur, has issued strict instructions to ensure strict adherence to the prescribed reservation roster for persons with disabilities (Divyangjans) in promotions across all government departments, institutions, and universities in Punjab. While presiding over a high-level meeting at Punjab Bhawan with officials from the Social Security Department and representatives of various unions of persons with disabilities, Dr. Baljit Kaur attentively heard their concerns and issues. The unions highlighted that several departments have failed to implement the reservation roster points for Divyangjans during promotions. It was specifically brought to notice that Punjabi University Patiala has also ov...

Chandigarh/Tarn Taran, April 26: Under the “Yuddh Nashiyan Viruddh” campaign launched by the Punjab Government under the guidance of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the District Administration, Tarn Taran, today organized a massive awareness rally to create awareness among people against drugs. Over 5,000 students from various schools of Tarn Taran city, administrative officers, employees and the general public participated in the rally.  The massive awareness rally was led by Punjab Cabinet Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar and attended by over 5,000 school students from various schools of Tarn Taran city. He administered an oath to all attendees to support this anti-drug campaign.  On this occasion MLA Tarn Taran Dr. Kashmir Singh Sohal, MLA Khadoor Sahib Mr. Man...

Chandigarh, April 25: Taking a major leap to ensure efficient and seamless delivery of citizen-centric services in a transparent manner, the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, has decided to establish a Project Management Unit (PMU) to provide all services related to various government departments through a unified online portal, announced Mr. Aman Arora, Minister of Good Governance and Information Technology, Punjab. Chairing the 21st meeting of the Board of Governors (BoGs) of Punjab State e-Governance Society (PSeGS) here at Punjab Bhawan, on Friday evening, Mr. Aman Arora said that the main objective of the PMU is to bring all the offline services onto a unified online portal, enabling citizens to apply anytime, from anywhere. The portal will also ...

Chandigarh, April 25: Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister, Dr. Baljit Kaur, announced that the State Government will soon provide smartphones to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to enable them to perform their daily duties in a more organized and modern manner. She said that the Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, is making sincere efforts to address the legitimate demands of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers with utmost sensitivity. During a meeting held at Punjab Bhawan with representatives of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers, Dr. Baljit Kaur attentively listened to their issues and assured them that demands which can be resolved at the departmental level will be addressed promptly. She further mentioned that demands requiring d...

Chandigarh, April 24: In a major move aimed at facilitating the industrialists of the state, the Punjab cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday gave its consent to constitute an appellate authority for cancelled plots of Punjab State Industrial Export Corporation (PSIEC). A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the Council of Ministers held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister at his official residence o today evening. Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Cabinet gave consent to constitute an appellate authority for Cancelled plots due to various reasons in PSIEC. Appellate Mechanism   will address the long pending cases of allottees and also address the demands of various associations. ...

Chandigarh, April 24: The prime focus of the Punjab Government is the lifting in mandis, revealed the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak today and asked the officers to speed up the same. In a high level meeting at Anaj Bhawan with the top brass of the department, the Minister also exhorted the officers to concentrate for the next 15 days on accelerating the lifting in mandis so as to avoid glut like situation. During the meeting, the Minister was apprised that the Principal Secretary of the department conducts meetings with the DCs every week in order to ensure there is no let up in the lifting process especially. The target is to make sure that the daily arrival figure of wheat in the mandis touches 5 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT). The Minister...

Chandigarh, April 24- Soliciting the support of the village Panchayats in ongoing ‘Yudh Nasheyan Virush’, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday announced financial assistance along with major projects for the drug free villages in the state. Addressing the gathering during the state level function to mark Panchayat Diwas, the Chief Minister said that the village which will declare itself as drug free village will be given financial assistance worth Rs 1 lakh besides other ultra modern facilities. He said that the drug free villages will be developed as Model villages and no stone will be left unturned to give fillip to their development. Bhagwant Singh Mann asked the Sarpanchs to play a proactive role in this noble cause so that the scourge of drugs is wiped out ...