Chandigarh, July 7 Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anindita Mitra has said that any form of misconduct or harassment against Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise will not be tolerated. She said incidents of misbehaviour with BLOs had been reported from Patiala and Barnala districts and were being treated […]
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Amritsar, July 7 In a major breakthrough, the Counter Intelligence wing in Amritsar has busted a narcotics smuggling network, arresting three accused and recovering 25 kg of heroin, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were acting on the directions of a cross-border smuggler and […]
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Chandigarh, July 7 The Punjab Government has announced the establishment of a state-of-the-art Government-owned and managed Senior Citizens’ Home in SAS Nagar (Mohali), reinforcing its commitment to ensuring a secure, dignified and compassionate life for elderly citizens. The Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development will develop the facility after the Greater Mohali Area […]
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Chandigarh, July 7 Punjab’s push to encourage farmers to move beyond the traditional wheat-paddy cycle is beginning to show results, with the area under horticulture expanding to 5.21 lakh hectares, according to the state government. Punjab Horticulture Minister Mohinder Bhagat said the increase reflects the impact of farmer-focused policies introduced under the leadership of Chief […]
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Chandigarh, July 6 Political parties and Sikh organizations in Punjab on Monday criticized the removal of actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s film Satluj from streaming platform ZEE5, calling it an attack on freedom of expression and urging the government to restore the film. The movie, based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, was […]
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Hoshiarpur, July 6 A four-year-old girl, the daughter of migrant labourers from Uttar Pradesh, died after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday evening on the Oharpur Bassi Jalal link road under the Tanda police station area. The child, identified […]
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Patiala, July 6 Patiala Member of Parliament Dr Dharamvira Gandhi has criticised the removal of Diljit Dosanjh’s Punjabi film Satluj from an OTT platform, calling the move “highly unfortunate” and alleging that it reflects an attempt to suppress artistic expression. Speaking on the issue, Gandhi said the film made a modest effort to depict the […]
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Chandigarh, July 6 Punjab’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections witnessed fresh political assertions on Sunday as Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said the Bharatiya Janata Party would contest the upcoming elections independently and expressed confidence that it would form the next government in the state. Addressing reporters after a public meeting […]
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Jalandhar, July 6 Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of failing to fulfill its promise of making the state drug-free. Addressing a press conference in Jalandhar, he alleged that drug abuse and trafficking had increased during the party’s tenure and claimed the government’s campaign against narcotics had […]
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Chandigarh, July 4 The Punjab Police have intensified its fight against cybercrime by strengthening its cyber defence network across the state, leading to the arrest of 729 people accused of online fraud and other cyber offences over the past year. Dedicated Cyber Crime Police Stations have been operating in every district and police commissionerate for […]
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