The North News Chandigarh, August 14 The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday decided to withdraw notification of Department of Housing and Urban Development, Punjab pertaining to Land Pooling Policy 2025 issued on June 4, 2025 along with subsequent Amendments. The Punjab Cabinet also approved an amendment to the Punjab Cooperative […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 14 Punjab Police have stepped up security measures across the state ahead of India’s Independence Day celebrations, with all field units placed on high alert under instructions from chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Director general of police Gaurav Yadav directed simultaneous flag marches in all 28 police districts, followed by […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 13 The ongoing decisive war against drugs ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’, launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has resulted in registeration of 16,400 first information reports (FIRs) and arrests of 25,646 drug smugglers leading to the recovery of 1059 kg heroin since March 1, 2025. MLA […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 13 Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday that the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a multi-layered narcotics and illegal arms smuggling network in a major breakthrough against organised crime. Five people were arrested, and police seized 1.5kg of heroin along with seven weapons from their […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 13 Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond has announced key relaxations in several worker welfare schemes to make them more accessible. Under the Shagun Scheme of the Punjab Building Workers Welfare Board, the earlier requirement of a marriage certificate issued by a Tehsildar has been removed. Workers can now submit […]
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The North News Patiala, August 12 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday paid obeisance at Sri Kali Mata Mandir and sought blessings from Mata Rani to further serve the state more zealously and diligently. The Chief Minister reached Sri Kali Mata Mandir in the afternoon and said that with the God’s grace he […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 12 Punjab’s Finance Minister, Harpal Singh Cheema, on Tuesday aid that a state-run WhatsApp chatbot has helped register more than 5,000 First Information Reports (FIRs) in a year as part of an intensified campaign against drug trafficking. The Safe Punjab Portal, launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in August 2024, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 12 Punjab DGP, Gaurav Yadav, has pledged to intensify efforts to dismantle the cross-border narcotics network, calling for “transparent enforcement” of the state’s anti-drug laws. Speaking on the second day of his law and order review tour, Yadav chaired the fourth range-level meeting in Ferozepur on Tuesday, attended by officers […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 12 Punjab police have arrested five people in Rajasthan in what they describe as a major blow to an ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror network. The state’s Counter Intelligence unit in Jalandhar and SBS Nagar police carried out the joint operation, acting on intelligence linked to Pakistan-based BKI operative […]
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The North News Chandigarh, August 11 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has accused the Badal family of politically, economically, and religiously damaging the state during their time in power, calling the 2007–2017 period “the darkest” in Punjab’s history. Speaking in Sangrur, Chief Minister Mann challenged Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal to name one […]
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