Days after the Punjab Vidhan Sabha referred the controversial Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025, to a Select Committee, the 15-member panel held its first meeting at the Vidhan Sabha secretariat today. Aam Aadmi Party MLA and Chief Khalsa Diwan president Inderbir Singh Nijjar chair the committee. The committee, formed to deliberate … Read more
Eight patients escaped from a de-addiction centre located in Ghabdan village of Sangrur district, Punjab. During their escape, the accused attacked an on-duty policeman, Malkit Singh, and a nurse. Malkit Singh lost consciousness during the attack and was later admitted to the hospital. The police have launched a manhunt to trace the absconding individuals, with … Read more
In a significant move to protect farmers’ interests, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that government procurement of paddy will begin two weeks earlier than usual—from September 15 instead of the traditional October 1 start. The decision aims to reduce crop damage caused by increased moisture levels during colder nights and early mornings … Read more
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Saturday constituted a 15-member select committee to hold deliberations with religious heads, institutional leaders and the public over the contentious Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025. The move comes days after the Assembly referred the proposed legislation—commonly known as the anti-sacrilege Bill—to the panel … Read more
Over 22,000 narcotic smugglers have been arrested so far under a state-level campaign against drugs, officials said on Friday. Under the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ (war against drugs) campaign, Punjab Police on Thursday arrested 113 drug smugglers and recovered 1.5 kg heroin, 5 kg opium, and 31,237 intoxicant pills from their possession. With this, the number … Read more
The Government of Punjab intends to bring in a new industrial policy that will be the best in India and will pave the way for providing a progressive climate for industrial growth and employment generation in Punjab. The policy will be designed after extensive consultation with various industries, said Sanjeev Arora. As a first step, … Read more
Punjab Police Forms Over 1,300 Defence Committees Under Anti-Drug Drive in Ropar Range. Under the ‘War Against Drugs’ campaign in Punjab, the state police have successfully formed 1,228 rural and 162 urban defence committees in the Ropar Range. According to Ropar Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, 435 panchayats and municipal wards have passed resolutions banning … Read more
Six-Year-Old Electrocuted in Tarn Taran, Raising Concern Over Plastic Kite Strings. A tragic incident was witnessed in Tarn Taran as a six-year-old boy was electrocuted after touching a plastic kite-flying thread. The tragedy has once again brought to the fore the dangers posed by these threads, especially plastic ones that can conduct electricity when wet, … Read more