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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, September 10:           Acting swiftly on forward-backward linkages in the 8.1 kg heroin recovery case, Commissionerate Police Amritsar has arrested four more drug smugglers and recovered 12 kg of heroin along with .30 bore pistol and a magazine from their possession, taking the total seizure of heroin in this case to 20.1 kg, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.           Those arrested have been identified Gurbhej Singh (50) and his son Gurdit Singh (22), both residents of village Narla in Tarn Taran; Malkit Singh (50) of village Dall in Tarn Taran and Gurjit Singh (29) of village Kotli Saka in Ajnala, Amritsar.    ...

CHANDIGARH, September 8:           Ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit to the flood-affected areas of Punjab, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday laid bare the catastrophic damage inflicted by the recent floods on the state’s critical healthcare infrastructure, with initial estimates pegging the losses at a staggering ₹780 crores.           While addressing the media at Punjab Bhawan, Dr Balbir Singh stated that the deluge has dealt a crippling blow to the state's public health system, severely damaging healthcare facilities across the state. The Minister was accompanied by Principal Secretary Health Kumar Rahul and Director Health and Family Welfare Dr Hitinder K...

Chandigarh/Nangal, September 8: Punjab Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains today launched OPERATION RAHAT for his constituency, Sri Anandpur Sahib, starting from 2 RVR in Nangal. On this occasion, he announced a personal contribution of ₹5 lakh from his family and took the decision to bear the expenses for the repair of 50 needy households. Harjot Bains stated that protecting the lives and safety of people is both our moral and official duty. In recent days, due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, and the release of excess water from the Bhakra Dam, many villages in Sri Anandpur Sahib, Nangal, Kiratpur Sahib, and adjoining areas have suffered extensive damage. Farmers’ paddy and maize crops have been destroyed, and waterlogging has damaged several houses. People urgently n...

Chandigarh, September 6: The Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh accompanied by Cabinet Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak oversaw the flood relief efforts and visited Kathlour, Koliyan Road, Village Pamma & Bamiyal. They also took stock of the Temporary Bandh being constructed on the Raavi river. Castigating the Union Government, Mr. Sanjay Singh said that even after appeals by the National Convenor AAP Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann writing a letter, the BJP led Union Government has not announced any financial package for the State. Although PM Narendra Modi has time to send assistance to Afghanistan but he has no time to spare for Punjab. Meanwhile, Inspired by the efforts of the Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains since the last 2 days to save the damaged portion...

Chandigarh / Patti, September 4; Punjab Cabinet Minister S. Laljit Singh Bhullar today opened a temporary relief camp at Bhaowal village of his Vidhan Sabha constituency Patti, where the relief material brought in various forms by the people will be distributed among the needy within a radius of 30-35 Km. Giving this information, S. Bhullar said that here, for the service of soil filling on the embankment, if anyone wants to get diesel in his tractor, he will be provided with diesel from this relief camp. He also said that whoever needs groceries, fodder and feed etc. in the nearby villages, the same will be sent from this relief camp. S. Bhullar said that medicines are also being arranged from this relief camp and langar will also be arranged in the nearby areas from this relief ...