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Chandigarh, December 3- Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday announced that the state Finance Department has granted its approval to the Forest and Wildlife Preservation Department's proposal for the drafting of 'The Punjab Protection of Trees Act, 2025.' Announcing this pivotal decision in a press communiqué issued here, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the Act marks a significant step towards urban greening and environmental conservation, ensuring the state's legislative commitment to tree preservation. He emphasised that the draft legislation, which proposes stringent measures and heavy fines for unauthorised felling of trees, will strengthen the state's efforts to combat environmental degradation. "We have thoroughly reviewed the...

CHANDIGARH, December 2:-          Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 276th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 271 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 83 drug smugglers after registration of 63 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 38,904 in 276 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 1.7 kg heroin, 3 kg Ganja, 40 kg poppy husk, 682 intoxicant pills and Rs 1.20 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann h...

CHANDIGARH, December 2:-          In a move to further intensify efforts to curb female foeticide, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday set an ambitious target for the state to surpass the national average in improving the sex ratio by next year.           The Health Minister, while chairing a state-level capacity building workshop on Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act (PC–PNDT) in Chandigarh, called upon all Civil Surgeons and healthcare workers right up to ASHA workers, for constant vigilance, to monitor pregnancies and prevent this unethical practice. He exhorted health officials to ensure active tracking of every pregnant woman and said there cannot be a wo...