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CHANDIGARH, November 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 271st day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 271 locations on Thursday leading to the arrest of 93 drug smugglers after registration of 68 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 38,292 in 271 days.           The raids have resulted in recovery of 1 kg heroin, 29,678 intoxicant pills and Rs 11.24 lakhs drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.           Notably, CM...

CHANDIGARH, November 27:-           Reiterating its firm commitment against organised crime and ensuring the safety of citizens, Punjab Police has busted 962 gangsters/criminals modules and arrested 2536 gangsters/criminals, besides, neutralising 24 across the state since April 2022, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.           Notably, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government had formed the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) headed by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Promod Ban to effectively combat gangster culture from the state.           Sharing outcomes, DGP Gaurav Yadav said that Punjab Police teams have also reco...

Lakhan Majra (Rohtak), November 27- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday shared condolences with the family of 16-year old national basketball player Hardik Rathi, who died tragically after a basketball pole collapsed unexpectedly during practice in his village playground. Calling the incident a disgrace for the entire nation, the Chief Minister said the entire sports fraternity is in deep shock and anguish over the mishap. He said Hardik’s parents never imagined that the son who went to practice to make the country proud will return home lifeless. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that he is ardent lover of sports and his love for sports brought him to share in the family’s grief during this difficult time. The Chief Minister called it deeply unfortunate that villagers...

Chandigarh, November 27:- Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur announced that under the Ashirwad Scheme the Punjab Government has released ₹22.66 crore in the current financial year 2025–26 to provide financial assistance to 4,443 beneficiaries from Scheduled Castes across the State. Sharing further details, the Minister said that eligible applications were received via the Ashirwad Portal from 15 districts — Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Mansa, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Pathankot, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, Sangrur and Malerkotla. To cover these approved applications, an amount of ₹22.66 crore has been sanctioned and released. Dr. Baljit Kaur added that assistance has been extended to 1,297 benefic...