Punjab News – Page 259

Sep302025 by editorNo Comments

DGP PUNJAB TO POLICE FORCE: TAKE IRON-FIST APPROACH AGAINST GANGSTERS, DRUG SMUGGLERS

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CHANDIGARH, September 30: Reaffirming the commitment of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to make Punjab a safe and secure state, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday chaired a state-level Law and Order Meeting of all senior officers upto the rank of Station House Officers (SHOs) via video conference to review the ongoing action against organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism, and to devise a comprehensive Action Plan to ensure peaceful Festive Season 2025. Addressing all Range DIGs, CPs/SSPs, SPs/DSPs, and SHOs across the state, the DGP directed them to remain fully alert and committed to ensuring peace, harmony, and the safety of all citi...

Sep302025 by editorNo Comments

Micro Irrigation Key to Saving Groundwater, Boosting Potato Productivity: Barinder Kumar Goyal

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Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, September 30: Punjab Soil & Water Conservation Minister, Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal, today emphasized that promotion of micro irrigation systems is the need of the hour to save the fast-depleting groundwater resources of the state and to enhance crop productivity, especially in potato cultivation. Addressing a one-day workshop on Promotion of Micro Irrigation in Potato Cultivation organized at Soil Conservation Complex, Phase 6, Mohali, the Minister said that micro irrigation—comprising drip and sprinkler systems—not only ensures judicious use of water but also enables efficient application of fertilizers and pesticides directly to the root zone. “Adopting these systems helps farmers save up to 50% water while simultaneously improving per acre yield and qualit...

Sep292025 by editorNo Comments

CM ANNOUNCES TO GIVE RS 7200 PER ACRE TO FARMERS UNDER JISDA KHET, USDI RET SCHEME FOR DESILTING IN THEIR FARMS

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Chandigarh, September 29- In a major relief to flood affected people, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday announced to give Rs 7200 per acre for de-silting of sand from fields of the farmers under ‘Jisda Khet, Ohdi Ret’ scheme in the flood affected districts. Winding up the discussion during a special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, the Chief Minister said that under ‘Jehda Khet, Ohdi Ret’ the farmers have been allowed to remove sand and silt accumulated due to floods in their fields and sell them if they desire. He said that due to the floods, sand and silt have accumulated in several fields at the inundated villages therefore, it has been decided that farmers will be allowed to remove sand and silt from their own fields. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the sta...

Sep292025 by editorNo Comments

Cheema Slams Bajwa for Securing Rs 1.18 Crore of State Money to Save Just ₹25 Lakh Worth of Personal Property

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Chandigarh, September 29 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Leader of the Opposition, Partap Singh Bajwa, on the floor of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, accusing him of purchasing land on the banks of the Beas River, inside the Dhussi Bandh, with the ulterior motive of sand mining and then pressuring the state government to spend public funds on stone studs to protect that land. The Finance Minister said that while LoP Bajwa demands the formation of a House Committee or the resignation of Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal, his own actions reveal a disturbing pattern of self-interest. Finance Minister Cheema revealed specific details of a land transaction on July 15, 2025, where Bajwa purchased 16.10 marlas of lan...

Sep292025 by editorNo Comments

CONGRESS, SAD-BJP’S COLOSSAL CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE BEHIND DELUGE IN PUNJAB: AMAN ARORA

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Chandigarh, September 29: Exposing the decades of negligence and political deceit that led to the devastating floods across the state, Cabinet Minister and President of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab, Mr. Aman Arora, today held the previous Congress and SAD-BJP governments, along with the BJP-led central government, directly responsible for the disaster and Punjab’s plight, cataloguing a series of catastrophic policy failures and criminal acts of betrayal against the state's interests. While dismantling the opposition's rhetoric during the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Mr. Aman Arora pointed to the Congress government's 2017 decision to declare a 260-km stretch of the Beas River a "Ramsar Site" as a prime example of a hollow political wisdom. He termed it a blind, politic...

Sep282025 by editorNo Comments

CM PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTE TO SHAHEED-E-AZAM BHAGAT SINGH AT KHATKAR KALAN

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Khatkar Kalan (Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar), September 28: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday paid floral tribute to Shaheed-Azam Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary and said that Shaheed Bhagat Singh Heritage Complex at the native village of the legendary martyr will be dedicated to the state in the coming months. The Chief Minister who dedicated the 100 feet tall tri-color flag constructed at the museum to the people on the birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam. He said that this 30 feet by 20 feet national tri-color is a part of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Heritage complex and will add zing to this sacred place revered by one and all. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the work on this complex is going on in full swing and will completed very adding that being constructed at a...

Sep282025 by editorNo Comments

TWO INVOLVED IN CROSS-BORDER SMUGGLING HELD WITH 4KG HEROIN IN AMRITSAR

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, September 28: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and drug free state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan with the arrest of its two operatives and recovered 4kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Akashdeep Singh alias Tony, a resident of Attari in Amritsar and Pawanbir Singh, a resident of Basarke Bhaini in Amritsar. Apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impounded their Hero Splendor Motor...

Sep272025 by editorNo Comments

PUNJAB AIMS TO MAKE A DENT IN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE BY PENICILLIN’S 100TH BIRTHDAY IN 2028

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CHANDIGARH, September 27: On the occasion of the 97th anniversary of the discovery of Penicillin, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Saturday underscored the critical need to adopt Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) approach to counter the growing threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Notably, the Health Minister, on September 15, 2025, launched the dedicated Punjab State Action Plan for the containment of Antimicrobial Resistance (PUNJAB-SAPCAR), making the seventh state in India and a leading state in the region to adopt a dedicated policy aimed at curbing the indiscriminate use of antibiotics, a critical global health challenge. &n...

Sep272025 by editorNo Comments

‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 210, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 66 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 431-GMs HEROIN, ₹42K DRUG MONEY

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CHANDIGARH, September 27: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 210th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 332 locations on Saturday leading to the arrest of 66 drug smugglers after registration of 53 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 31,145 in 210 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 431 grams heroin, 1608 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 42,250 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. N...

Sep262025 by editorNo Comments

BARINDER KUMAR GOYAL PRESENTS RESOLUTION DEMANDING RS.20K-CR SPECIAL PACKAGE, SLAMING UNION GOVT’S LACKADAISICAL & STEP-MOTHERLY APPROACH

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Chandigarh, September 26: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal on Friday presented a resolution in the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha demanding a special package of Rs.20,000 crore for flood-affected families, farmers and infrastructure restoration across the State. In a detailed address pertaining to "Rehabilitation of Punjab" resolution in the House, the Cabinet Minister severely criticised the unsympathetic stance of the Union Government and termed the token relief package announced by Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi as nothing more than routine expenditure rather than genuine support. The Cabinet Minister recalled how Punjab has always stood tall in service of the nation, feeding the country as the food bowl of India, safeguarding its borders d...