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Cross-border smuggling module busted, two suspects held: Punjab DGP

North News Chandigarh, September 21 In an intelligence-based operation, Amritsar Rural Police busted a cross-border smuggling module with the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of four Glock-26 pistols. According to officials, the accused were in contact with a Pakistan-based smuggler who has been sending large consignments of weapons and drugs into India using […]

CM again asks Centre to name Halwara airport after Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha

North News Chandigarh, September 20 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday reiterated the demand for naming the Halwara airport after the name of iconic Martyr Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha. In a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu, the Chief Minister recalled that Punjab Legislative assembly had in its sitting on […]

Punjab aims to diversify mineral exploration beyond traditional resources: Jouramajra

North News Chandigarh, September 20 Punjab Mining and Geology Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra on Friday, called for a paradigm shift in the state’s mineral exploration efforts, urging both government and private entities to look beyond conventional resources like sand and gravel. Speaking during the workshop on “Mineral Exploration” organized by the Department of Mines and […]

CM Mann announces to clean Buddah nullah on mission mode

North News Chandigarh, September 20 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday announced to embark on a three phase multi pronged program to clean the Buddah nullah in Ludhiana on mission mode. Chairing a meeting here with the world renowned Nebula group, the Chief Minister lauded the group for its expertise in dealing with […]

Ravneet Bittu condemns Cong over their MLA’s ‘beheading’ threat

Rajni North News Chandigarh, September 20 Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Bittu, retweeted a video on X that allegedly shows Telangana Congress MLA Vedma Bojju offering one acre of land to anyone who beheads Union Minister and Sikh leader Bittu. In a pointed response, Bittu criticised the Congress party for its historical violence against […]

Punjab provides jobs to 30 kins of famers died during protest

North News Chandigarh, September 20 Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Thursday distributed appointment letters to 30 individuals from the families of farmers who lost their lives during the protests against the farm laws. Out of these, 25 will serve as clerks, and five will work as Sewadars in the Agriculture […]

DSP Vavinder Mahajan booked for conniving with drug suppliers: Punjab DGP

North News Chandigarh, September 19 With Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has adopted zero tolerance against corruption, Punjab Police’s Anti Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) has booked Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Vavinder Kumar Mahajan under charges of corruption after a probe revealed that the latter has allegedly been supporting drug suppliers by […]

‘Saanjh Rahat’ to Support Domestic Violence Victims: Punjab DGP

Damini Sharma North News Chandigarh, September 19 In a significant move toward women’s empowerment, Punjab Police’s Community Policing Division has launched the “Saanjh Rahat Project” to provide psycho-social-legal aid to domestic violence victims. The initiative is in collaboration with the Nai Shuruwat Foundation, with support from the Health Department, Social Security, Women and Child Development […]

Canada to grant 35 pc fewer int’l student permits: Justin Trudeau

North News Chandigarh, September 19 Canada will significantly reduce the number of international student permits issued and impose stricter regulations on foreign workers, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We are granting 35% fewer international student permits this year. And next year, that number’s going down […]