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Sep222025 by editorNo Comments

Speaker extends his best wishes to people of state on Aagman Purab of Baba Farid Ji

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Chandigarh 22 September 2025: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan extended his warm greetings to the people of state on the Aagman Purab of the great Sufi saint Baba Farid Ji. S. Sandhwan said that Baba Sheikh Farid Ji gave the message of peace, brotherhood and harmony to the people in his Bani. The Bani composed by Him has even more relevance in the current materialistic society. Speaker appealed to the people to follow the path shown by Baba Farid Ji and live with mutual love.It is noteworthy that 112 sacred verses and 4 sacred shabads of Baba Farid Ji are also recorded in Sri Guru Granth Sahib.x`

Sep222025 by editorNo Comments

‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 205, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 81 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 922GMs HEROIN

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CHANDIGARH, September 22: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 205th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 395 locations on Monday leading to the arrest of 81 drug smugglers after registration of 59 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 30,540 in 205 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 922 grams heroin, 4 kg poppy husk, 336 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 980 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. &nb...

Sep212025 by editorNo Comments

TWO KEY ACCUSED INVOLVED IN JUGRAJ JUGGA’S MURDER CASE HELD FROM NAGALAND

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CHANDIGARH/BATALA, September 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, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab in a joint operation with Batala Police, Central Agencies, and Nagaland Police arrested two key accused involved in Jugraj Singh alias Jugga murder case, from Kohima in Nagaland, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Harmanpreet Singh alias Harman and his cousin Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, both resident of village Kaler in Batala. ...

Sep202025 by editorNo Comments

YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 203, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 79 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 11.4KG HEROIN, ₹4.29L DRUG MONEY

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CHANDIGARH, September 20: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 203rd day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 357 locations on Saturday leading to the arrest of 79 drug smugglers after registration of 56 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 30,298 in 203 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 11.4 kg heroin, 644 grams opium, 814 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 4.29 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. &n...

Sep202025 by editorNo Comments

Punjab Boosts Rural Libraries for Youth’s Socio-Economic Progress: Tarunpreet Singh Sond

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Chandigarh, September 20: Punjab has achieved a new milestone under the visionary Rural Library Scheme launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to promote a culture of reading among youth and actively engage them in the State’s socio-economic growth. With this initiative, the number of modern, fully functional libraries in the rural areas of Punjab has reached 275, while work is in progress on 58 more libraries equipped with advanced facilities. Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond informed that the scheme was inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on August 15, 2024, at village Isru (Khanna), where he inaugurated the State’s first rural library and interacted with school children. The Minister highlighted that the Chief Minister’s vision i...

Sep192025 by editorNo Comments

Major relief to common man- CM announces reduction in prices of Verka’s Milk and products

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Chandigarh, September 19: In a major consumer-friendly initiative, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday announced major reduction in prices of Verka’s Milk and products to benefit the common man. The Chief Minister said that Verka, a trusted brand of Milkfed, Punjab’s state-backed farmers’ cooperative, has announced significant price reductions across its popular range of milk and milk products. He said that the revised prices will come into effect from the morning of September 22, 2025, aligning with the Government of India’s GST 2.0 reforms, which lowered tariffs on essential dairy items. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that such measures will directly benefit the people of Punjab while strengthening the state’s cooperative model. Under the new pricing, the Chi...

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EXPEDITE RIVERS’ BREACH PLUGGING WORKS, INSTRUCTS BARINDER KUMAR GOYAL

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Chandigarh, September 19: Punjab Water Resources Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal today directed officials to expedite the plugging of river breaches without any delay. Chairing an urgent meeting with officials of the Water Resources Department, the Cabinet Minister reviewed the situation and took stock of the ongoing works for plugging embankment breaches and strengthening vulnerable stretches across the state. The Minister informed that out of the 44 breaches reported so far, a considerable number have already been plugged while the remaining works are progressing on a war footing so that in case large flows of water are witnessed again, the department should be prepared for the event. He further said that it is crucial that all resources are mobilized for this task and stri...

Sep192025 by editorNo Comments

Upcoming Vidhan Sabha Session Will Address Key Issues Related to Disaster Management Funds: Harpal Singh Cheema

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Chandigarh September 19: Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema today flagged off three ambulances from Mohali to provide medical services to the people of flood-affected areas. He highlighted that free medical check-up will be done and medicines will be provided for the next 45 days and in serious cases, patients will be referred to nearby health care facilities for further treatment. The Finance Minister assured that the Punjab Government will go extra mile and take every possible step to support the flood-affected persons with a vision of making Punjab stronger and more prosperous. Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh today visited and reviewed relief work in Fazilka district and said that our Government has set the target to bring the life on track in flood ...

Sep182025 by editorNo Comments

TWO WOMEN DRUG SMUGGLERS AMONG SIX HELD WITH 9KG HEROIN IN AMRITSAR

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, September 18: In a major breakthrough against cross-border narco-terror networks amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted two more narcotic cartels with arrest of six drug traffickers and recovered a total of 9.066 Kg Heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Honey (18) of village Kale Ghanupur in Amritsar, Parmdeep Singh alias Paras (18) of Jandiala Guru in Amritsar, Harwinder Singh alias Hinda (19) of Jandiala Guru in Amritsar, Gurpreet ...

Sep172025 by editorNo Comments

‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 200, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS RAIDS AT 414 SITES; 93 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD

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CHANDIGARH, September 17: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 200th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 414 locations on Wednesday leading to the arrest of 93 drug smugglers after registration of 61 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 29,930 in 200 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 323 grams heroin, 126 kg poppy husk, 525 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 2800 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. &nb...