Chief Secretary orders district heads to implement de-addiction measures NITISH KUMAR The North News Chandigarh, February 24 The Punjab government has launched intensified campaign to combat drug abuse across the state. Chief Secretary KAP Sinha has issued directives to all Deputy Commissioners, urging them to take immediate and decisive action against the drug menace. In […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 24 Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing renewed political turbulence as Leader of the Opposition(LoP) Partap Bajwa again claims that 32 of the party’s MLAs are in discussions to switch sides. He has accused Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal of running Punjab’s government remotely, leaving Chief […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 24 The Punjab Assembly today paid respects to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, MLA Gurpreet Singh Bassi (Goggi), fromer ministers Dharam Pal Sabharwal and Ajaib Singh Mukhmailpur, former Rajya Sabha MP Harwinder Singh Hanspal and former MLAs MLAs Joginder Pal Jain, Sukhwinder Singh Butter and Bhag Singh. On the […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 22 In a masterclass on bureaucratic efficiency—or the lack thereof—the Punjab government has discovered, after a leisurely 20-month delay, that one of its senior-most ministers was in charge of a department that simply did not exist. Yes, you read that correctly. The Department of Administrative Reforms, assigned to Cabinet Minister […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 21 Punjab’s Higher Education and Languages Minister, Harjot Singh Bains, has urged residents to embrace Punjabi in daily life, marking International Mother Language Day with a call to protect and promote the state’s linguistic heritage. Bains stressed that a mother tongue is central to identity, education, and cultural preservation, enhancing […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 21 Punjab is set to bolster its education sector with the regular appointment of 3,381 elementary teachers, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced on Thursday. The decision, finalised during a meeting at his official residence, is part of the state’s broader effort to strengthen public education and generate employment. Mann expressed […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 21 Punjab’s Public Works Department (PWD) is in the throes of a major infrastructure push, with nearly 250 building projects worth an estimated ₹2,000 crore currently underway across 15 departments, said Public Works Minister, Harbhajan Singh. At the heart of this construction spree is a determined effort to overhaul the […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 21 A court in New Delhi on Friday reserved for February 25 its order on the quantum of sentence for former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The prosecution has sought the death penalty for Kumar, convicted for the murders of a father and son […]
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Nitish Kumar The North News Chandigarh, February 21 Punjab Police have busted a target killing module linked to foreign-based gangster Goldy Dhillon, arresting two operatives in Rajpura, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday. The arrested suspects, Malkit Singh alias Max and Sandeep Singh alias Deep, were found in possession of five […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 20 Researchers have identified common metabolites across multiple cancer types, including pancreatic and glioma cancers, raising their potential as universal cancer biomarkers. This discovery could pave the way for non-invasive cancer diagnosis and targeted therapies. Aggressive cancers like pancreatic and glioma are often diagnosed late, making early detection crucial. […]
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