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7 kg heroin seized in Amritsar, police nab smuggler
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Amritsar Commissionerate Police has arrested a man with 7 kg and 122 grams of heroin. The arrested, identified as Yasin Mohammad, is a known smuggler who has four prior cases under the NDPS, Arms Act, and snatching, said the police.
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Punjab: BSF seizes heroin consignment, pistol in Amritsar; smuggler nabbed
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a joint operation, the Border Security Force and the Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force apprehended a narco-smuggler with a huge consignment of narcotics near the village Beharwal in Amritsar on Wednesday.
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Punjab: CM Mann launches Mission Chardikala to raise funds for flood rehab
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a video message, Mann announced the launch of 'Mission Chardikala' to rehabilitate affected families and urged citizens and Punjabis worldwide to contribute to the relief efforts.
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All reconstructed structures to be of better quality to withstand floods i
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Jitendra Singh said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is monitoring the rehabilitation of the victims and reconstruction work with respect to the damaged infrastructure. The Minister said he is also monitoring the work being undertaken in all 23 districts of Punjab, and today's visit to the affe
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh visits flood-hit areas of Punjab, says PM Mo
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday visited Kolain village in Pathankot, one of the areas severely affected by recent floods and assured the residents that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally monitoring the situation and affected homes will be reconstructed.
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Punjab govt intensifies drive against child begging under project JIWANJYO
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Baljit Kaur said that in a recent operation near a Gurdwara Sahib in Amritsar district, 15 children were rescued from begging, shifted to safe shelter homes, and provided with rehabilitation measures. She noted that public support has bee
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Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi; says catastrophic floods have devastated P
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a comprehensive relief package for Punjab, stating that the state has suffered an estimated loss of at least Rs 20,000 crore due to floods and Rs 1,600 crore initial relief announced by the union government "
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UNITED SIKHS Launches Fogging Operations Across Flood-Affected Punjab to P
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], September 17: In the wake of the devastating floods that have swept across Punjab, UNITED SIKHS has deployed its Jammu-based relief team to conduct critical fogging operations in heavily affected villages and institutions. With a deep sense of empathy and urgency
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Vardhman Amrante Announces Mixed Use Development Amrante Boulevard in Ludh
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], September 17: Vardhman Amrante, a venture of the Oswal Group, has unveiled its flagship mixed-use development, Amrante Boulevard, in Ludhiana. The project forms a key milestone in the company's ambitious Rs. 1,350 crore expansion plan. The project is designed to be
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Floods ravage Pakistan's breadbasket, over 2.2-million-acre farmland hit
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Rice crop losses have been estimated at over 1 million acres of standing production. Citing the provincial authorities, Samaa reported that the floods have caused extensive damage to rice, sugarcane, corn, and cotton across Punjab. Standing sugarcane crops spread over 2.5 million acres were
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Pakistan: Punjab's wheat movement ban sparks flour crisis, provinces prote
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Punjab's curbs on wheat movement have caused flour shortages and soaring prices in other provinces. Critics call the move unconstitutional and against deregulation, while Punjab defends it as essential for food security. KP and Sindh have condemned the restrictions, urging federal interventi
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Punjab: Union MoS Raksha Khadse reviews flood-hit areas of Samana and Sana
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, along with former Union Minister Preneet Kaur, visited the flood-affected areas of Samana and Sanaur constituencies on Tuesday to review the situation on the ground and interact with affected families.
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