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Jul292025 by editorNo Comments

Mohinder Bhagat Directs Officers to Accelerate Construction Work of War Memorials Across State

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Chandigarh, July 29: Punjab Government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is consistently working for the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families. Taking a step forward in this direction, Defence Services Welfare Minister Mohinder Bhagat has directed officiers to accelerate the construction work of war memorials across the state. Presiding over a review meeting with senior officers of Defence Services Welfare Department at Punjab Civil Secretariat, Mohinder Bhagat said that the Punjab Government is committed to improving the living standard of ex-servicemen and their dependents. He emphasized that all welfare schemes being run for the benefit of ex-servicemen and their families must be implemented effectively. During the meeting, Director of the Department, Brig. Bhupin...

Jul292025 by editorNo Comments

’YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 150, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS RAIDS AT 347 SITES; 72 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD

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CHANDIGARH, July 29: Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 150th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 347 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 72 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 23,822 in 150 days. The raids have resulted in recovery of 3.4 kg heroin from the possession of arrested drug smugglers. The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of ...

Jul292025 by editorNo Comments

PAK-SMUGGLER’S OPERATIVE HELD WITH FIVE SOPHISTICATED PISTOLS IN AMRITSAR

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, July 29: In a major intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of one of its operatives working under the directions of a Pakistan-based smuggler, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday. The arrested person has been identified as Bharatpreet Singh, a resident of village Marhi Megha in Tarn Taran. Police teams have recovered five sophisticated pistols — two 9 MM, two .30 bore and one .32 bore— from his p...

Jul282025 by editorNo Comments

“Every corner of the city will shine in honor of the Ninth Guru, Hind Di Chadar, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s martyrdom anniversary” – Harjot Singh Bains

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Chandigarh /Sri Anandpur Sahib, July 28 To honor the martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, known as the Ninth Guru and "Hind Di Chadar", a cleanliness campaign will be carried out in every ward, road, street, and corner of the city of Sri Anandpur Sahib to ensure every part is clean and shining. The entire region will be kept spotless during the events dedicated to the 350th martyrdom anniversary of the Guru Sahib for the convenience of the devotees. In addition to the Municipal Council, other departments will also be deployed, and local residents will be encouraged to support the initiative of keeping the city clean. Through weekly mega cleanliness campaigns, every corner of the Guru’s city will be made to shine. This statement was made by Harjot Singh Bains, Punjab’...

Jul282025 by editorNo Comments

Jasvir Singh Garhi meets New Zealand Member of Parliament Philip Stoner Tafford

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Chandigarh/Auckland, July 28: Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman Jasvir Singh Garhi met with senior New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament Philip Stoner Tafford. Mr. Tafford is a former Union Minister of New Zealand. During this meeting, Mr. Garhi discussed issues related to Punjabis in New Zealand with Mr. Tafford, in addition to this, the incidents of burning of Sikh and some other religious flags in New Zealand in the past were also discussed and he appealed to him to ask the New Zealand government to make people aware of other religions. Along with this, he requested Mr. Tafford to motivate New Zealand companies to invest in Punjab. S. Gadri invited Mr. Philip Stoner Tafford to visit Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib and other places in...

Jul272025 by editorNo Comments

Mann Government Committed to Welfare of Elderly: ₹1347 Crore Disbursed Under Old Age Pension Scheme till June 2025 – Dr. Baljit Kaur

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Chandigarh, July 27: In a major step towards ensuring the dignity and welfare of senior citizens, the Punjab Government has disbursed an amount of ₹1347 crore under the Old Age Pension Scheme up to June 2025. This was stated today by Dr. Baljit Kaur, Punjab's Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development. Sharing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur said that as many as 22.75 lakh senior citizens have benefitted from the pension scheme till June 2025. She further informed that a budgetary allocation of ₹4100 crore has been made under the scheme for the current financial year. Dr. Kaur emphasized that the Mann Government is fully committed to the upliftment and care of the elderly population. “Under the leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab...

Jul262025 by editorNo Comments

MANN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES MAJOR RELIEF: ₹13.43 CRORE DISBURSED FOR 2,634 BENEFICIARIES UNDER ASHIRWAD SCHEME – DR. BALJIT KAUR

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Chandigarh, July 26: Punjab’s Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment, and Minorities, Dr. Baljit Kaur, announced today that under the Ashirwad Scheme, the State Government has released an amount of ₹13.43 crore for 2,634 beneficiaries belonging to backward and economically weaker sections during the current financial year 2025–26. Sharing further details, the Minister said that this financial assistance will benefit applicants from 15 districts including Amritsar, Barnala, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Pathankot, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, Sangrur, Malerkotla, and Tarn Taran. The funds have been disbursed based on the applications received through the Ashirwad Portal. Dr. Kaur informed that through this disbursement, 699 benefi...

Jul262025 by editorNo Comments

CROSS-BORDER NARCOTICS SMUGGLING NETWORK BUSTED IN AMRITSAR; FOUR HELD WITH 4KG HEROIN

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, July 26: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a 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 and arrested four of its operatives after recovering 4 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Ranjit Singh and Karan Masih, both residents of Attari in Amritsar; Manpreet Singh and Ajaypal Singh, both residents of Jandiala Guru in Amritsar. Apart from recovering heroin, police teams have also impounded their Auto ...

Jul252025 by editorNo Comments

SALE OF SPURIOUS SEEDS TO BE NON-BAILABLE OFFENCE: CM LED CABINET GIVES NOD

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Chandigarh, July 25: In a historic decision, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday gave its consent to introduce The Seeds (Punjab Amendment) Bill 2025 to make sale of spurious seeds a non bailable offence. A decision to this effect was taken by the Council of Ministers in its meeting held here under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister today. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Cabinet gave its consent to introduce The Seeds (Punjab Amendment) Bill 2025 to ensure supply of high quality seeds to the farmers of Punjab. There has been no amendment in Section 19 of the Seeds Act 1966 since inception due to which the fines and penalties have no deterrence. So the Cabinet gave the nod to enact a Bill ...

Jul242025 by editorNo Comments

PUNJAB GOVERNMENT BOOSTS STIPENDS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL INTERNS AND RESIDENTS: HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA

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Chandigarh, July 24 Underscoring the Aam Aadmi Party-led government's unwavering commitment to bolstering the education and health sectors, Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday announced a significant increase in the monthly stipends for Interns, Junior Residents, and Senior Residents across government medical and dental colleges in the state. In a press communiqué issued here, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that there are currently 907 sanctioned Intern posts, 1408 for Junior Residents and 754 for Senior Residents within Punjab's government medical and dental colleges. The stipend for interns has been substantially raised from Rs 15,000 to Rs 22,000 per month. For Junior Residents, the new stipend structure will see a rise from the current Rs 6...