The North News Chandigarh, September 20 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday flagged off three ambulances in Sangrur to deliver medical aid to residents of flood-affected areas in the Dirba constituency. The ambulances, staffed with doctors, nurses and pharmacists, will provide free check-ups and medicines for the next 15 days. Patients requiring serious […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 20 The Punjab Police have busted a cross-border narco-smuggling module in an intelligence-led operation, arresting one accused and seizing over six kilograms of heroin. The arrested smuggler, identified as Shankar Singh of Guru Ki Wadali in Amritsar, was found in possession of 6.286 kg of heroin and ₹4 lakh in […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 19 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday flagged off three ambulances from Mohali to deliver medical services to flood-affected communities, promising that free check-ups and medicines would be provided for 45 days. Patients with serious conditions will be referred to nearby hospitals, he added. Cheema said the state […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 19 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday announced major reduction in prices of Verka’s Milk and products to benefit the common man. The Chief Minister said that Verka, a trusted brand of Milkfed, Punjab’s state-backed farmers’ cooperative, has announced significant price reductions across its popular range of milk […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 19 Punjab has approved the distribution of 15,613 Crop Residue Management (CRM) machines to farmers in a push to curb paddy stubble burning and promote sustainable agriculture, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Friday. The state received 16,837 applications from farmers seeking subsidies for 42,476 machines, with the Super […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 19 Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav on Friday said that Sri Muktsar Sahib police had arrested two alleged drug smugglers and recovered 4kg of heroin in what he described as a “major blow” to narco-terror networks. According to the DGP, the recovery followed a two-month source-based operation […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 19 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has announced a special four-day session of the state legislative Assembly from September 26 to 29 to address the devastation caused by recent floods. The Chief Minister said the session will focus on amendments to rules on disaster damage and introduce new laws […]
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The North News Chandigarh/Ludhiana/Jalandhar, September 18 Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal and Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian inspected desilting operations on the Satluj river in Ludhiana district on Thursday. The ministers ordered immediate deployment of more machinery, including floating excavators and JCBs, to clear heavy silt deposits and restore the river to its […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 18 Punjab Police have busted a cross-border smuggling module, arresting a key operative and seizing nearly 26kg of heroin in a joint operation with the Border Security Force. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the accused, Sajan Singh – also known as Billa – was arrested near Beharwal village […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 18 Punjab’s government says it has intensified recovery efforts in flood-hit villages, spending more than ₹10 crore in the past four days on debris removal and desilting. Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond said the clean-up was being carried out under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh […]
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