This was the first major health camp organised in the Nangal area after flood water receded, which is the first major town in Punjab along the banks of the Sutlej River from where the river water enters after flowing from the neighbouring state of Himachal Pradesh.
In a post shared on X on Sunday, DGP Punjab Police, Gaurav Yadav, said that both of the accused were wanted in the murder of Jugraj Singh alias Jugga at Cheema Khudi village, Batala, on September 9, 2025. "The accused are being brought to Punjab after obtaining transit remand from the com
Border Security Force and Punjab Police thwarted a major cross-border smuggling attempt on the Gurdaspur border, making a recovery of a huge heroin consignment along with the apprehension of four narco-smugglers, said the BSF.
Punjab has imposed wheat movement restrictions and launched geotagging of stocks to prevent shortages after floods destroyed crops, Dawn reported. Authorities cracked down on hoarding, boosting flour mill reserves and lowering wheat prices from PKR 3,800 to PKR 3,000 per 40kg, as protests er
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday flagged off 100 trucks of maize silage for distribution to Gurdaspur and Jalandhar to serve as fodder for livestock, even as he announced the party would distribute wheat to 50,000 poor flood-affected families across the sta
In a major breakthrough against cross-border narcotics trade, the Counter Intelligence (CI) unit in Amritsar has busted a drug smuggling network and arrested one operative with 5.032 kg of heroin. The network was being run under the directions of foreign-based handler Harpal Singh, said P
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday visited the flood-affected areas in Punjab's Ajnala. During his visit, he interacted with the locals and reviewed the crop losses due to the floods.
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz announced flood relief committees across districts and tehsils after floods hit 3,775 villages, damaging over 370,000 houses. PDMA said 123 people died in Punjab. Relief camps, evacuations and medical aid continue, while PPP leaders pressed for assistance through the B
Amritsar Police Commissioner GPS Bhullar told ANI on Friday, "... A very prominent person was murdered in our jurisdiction... An FIR was filed on 18 September, according to which, one person was murdered and one was injured... Working day and night, we solved this case with utmost profession
The Fourth Meeting of State Wetland Authority of Chandigarh was held on September 19 under the chairmanship of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria.
Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday reiterated the state government's firm commitment to resolving the long-standing constitutional demands and issues of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Backwards Classes (BCs) employees and communities.
In a major step towards promoting sustainable agriculture and curbing stubble burning, the Punjab Government has sanctioned 15,613 Crop Residue Management (CRM) machines so far out of 16,837 total applications received from farmers seeking 42,476 machines across the state. Punjab Agriculture