The North News Chandigarh, August 25 Punjab has launched a new rehabilitation initiative aimed at supporting women struggling with drug addiction, marking a significant step in the state’s ongoing anti-drug campaign, Yudh Nashian Virudh. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh unveiled the ‘One Stop Integrated Programme for Women who use Drugs’ on Monday, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 25 Punjab’s Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond has announced that 500 new Panchayat Ghars and Common Service Centres are being built across the state to boost rural governance and digital access. The first phase of the project, costing Rs 125 crore, was launched recently by Chief Minister […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 25 Punjab Police have foiled a major terror plot with the seizure of explosives and the arrest of one suspect linked to Pakistan’s ISI-backed networks. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said Batala Police recovered four hand grenades (SPL HGR-84, also known as Arges HG-84) and a nearly 2kg […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 25 Punjab Police have arrested four associates of the Devinder Bambiha gang during a operation in Barnala district, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Monday. The four — Satnam Singh alias Satti, Gurpreet alias Guri, Sarm Singh alias Rinku and Deepak Singh — were allegedly conspiring […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 25 Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has announced a Rs 25 crore project to develop a heritage street in Sri Anandpur Sahib on the occasion of the First Parkash Purb of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Bains, who represents the Sri Anandpur Sahib constituency, said the project will link […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 23 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has expressed shock and grief over a blast in an LPG tanker in Hoshiarpur district that left two people dead and 21 injured. The explosion occurred in Mandiala village on Saturday. Mann extended condolences to the families of the victims and prayed for […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 22 Punjab’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian has directed officials to carry out a special girdawari (crop damage survey) in flood-affected areas of the state. The minister said the survey must begin as soon as water levels recede, with Deputy Commissioners instructed to prepare compensation cases using […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 22 Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Friday accused the Bhagwant Mann-led state government of “murdering democracy” after police stopped him from attending a party awareness camp in Fazilka district. Jakhar, who was on his way to Raipura village in the Baluana Assembly constituency, staged a roadside sit-in after being […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 22 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar and his nephew, Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar, were taken into custody by police in Fazilka district on Friday while attempting to hold an awareness camp in Abohar. Jakhar accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of harassment and openly challenged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 22 Leading NRI industrialist and philanthropist Lord Swraj Paul passed away in London on Friday at the age of 94. Founder of the UK-based Caparo Group of Industries and a member of the House of Lords, he was born in Jalandhar and moved to the UK in the 1960s while […]
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