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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The North News Chandigarh, September 18 PGIMER Director Prof. Vivek Lal has underlined the institute’s commitment to women’s health, describing international recognition of its work as “gratifying” and vital to building healthier societies on Wednesday. Speaking at a mega health camp under the Government of India’s Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan at PGIMER in Chandigarh, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 15 Punjab Police have arrested two men and seized foreign-made weapons in what they described as a cross-border smuggling operation linked to Pakistan. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said officers acted on a specific intelligence input and recovered five pistols (.30 bore) and nine magazines from the accused. […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 14 Punjab’s Animal Husbandry Department has announced a comprehensive action plan to safeguard livestock from disease and nutritional shortages following recent floods that affected more than 2.53 lakh animals across 713 villages. Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said the department would carry out mass vaccination, […]
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