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Punjab to roll out drug, socio-economic census in April

Chandigarh, March 9 -- The Punjab government will launch a drug and socio-economic census in April, with Rs.100 crore allocated in the state budget presented on Sunday. The exercise aims to generate r... Read More


Punjab government ramps up spending in health, education sectors

Chandigarh, March 9 -- The Punjab government has placed health and education at the centre of its 2026-27 budget, announcing major increases in allocations for the two sectors along with expanded welf... Read More


Haryana CM Saini at forefront of BJP's push to carve footprint in Punjab

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- With the 2027 Punjab assembly elections less than a year away, the Bharatiya Janata Party has turned to Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini to establish an independent poli... Read More


Citizens act as eyes & ears of police in Punjab's anti-drug war

Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- The Anti-Drug Reward Policy introduced recently by the Punjab Police has begun yielding results, with the police claiming to be receiving vital inputs from the public about drug... Read More


Assignment list for Amit Shah rally revoked after infighting rocks Punjab BJP

Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- The BJP's list of halqa in-charges, issued to allocate constituency-wise responsibilities ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah's rally tentatively planned for the end of Febru... Read More


Punjab ramps up offensive with dedicated AGTF police station

Chandigarh, Feb. 14 -- In a significant escalation of its crackdown on organised crime, the Punjab government has set up a dedicated State Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) police station at Rajpura wit... Read More


Op Prahaar-2: 1,450 taken into preventive custody

Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- In a first, the Punjab Police have taken 1,450 persons into preventive custody during Operation Prahaar-2, part of the ongoing anti-gangster drive. The preventive action, initi... Read More


Punjab in wait-and-watch mode after SC directive to UPSC for action against state with acting DGPs

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- The Supreme Court directive empowering the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to take action against states delaying the appointment of full-time directors general of police... Read More


Punjab govt rejects Amritpal's plea to attend budget session

Chandigarh, Feb. 3 -- The Punjab government on Monday declined jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh's application for temporary release to attend the ongoing budget session, citing "serious threat t... Read More


Modi, Shah visits signal BJP's Punjab push ahead of assembly polls

Chandigarh, Jan. 31 -- With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Dera Ballan in Jalandhar on February 1 for Guru Ravidas Jayanti and Union home minister Amit Shah slated to address a farmers' ral... Read More