Chandigarh, June 14 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said that the greatness of any society is not measured by its economic prosperity, but by how it treats its weak, helpless and underprivileged sections. “A society that cares for its deprived and needy citizens is truly progressive and compassionate,” he stated.The Chief Minister was addressing the 346th Masik Vidhwa Rashan Evam Sahayata Vitran Samaroh held in Ludhiana, Punjab.He announced a grant of Rs 11 lakh for…
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Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday inaugurated the technical and intelligence facilities, including the state-of-the-art Special Intelligence and Technical Unit (SITU) at the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) police station in Mohali, officials said. The DGP also inaugurated the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) room, interrogation room and the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police at the ANTF police station. The…
Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Tuesday sent a reminder letter to the Union government to allot special trains from Punjab to Sri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Janam Asthan Mandir in Varanasi, enabling pilgrims to pay their obeisance. The Finance Minister, who is Chairman of the Cabinet sub-committee formed by the state government to organise celebrations, made this call while chairing a review meeting to assess the ongoing yearlong celebrations being organised by the …
Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted another round of searches in a money laundering investigation involving Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora and some others in an alleged Rs 100 crore GST fraud case linked to the sale of mobile phones. Official sources said the raids were underway in Delhi-Noida (NCR) and Punjab’s Ludhiana and Jalandhar in a case linked to Arora’s firm Hampton Sky Realty.Likewise, the ED also conducted a raid on the premises of Munic…
Jaipur, June 8 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jaipur Zonal Office, has conducted search operations at seven locations across Kishangarh (Ajmer), Nagaur, Jodhpur and Ludhiana (Punjab) in connection with a major cyber fraud and money laundering case.The searches were carried out on June 5 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The case involves Indian mobile numbers that were allegedly obtained through fraudulent means by Point of Sale (POS) vendor…
Ludhiana, June 7 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the life of the third guru of the Sikhs, Guru Amar Das, is a shining beacon for humanity that will continue to guide generations on the path of sacrifice, devotion, service and equality. He said Guru Amar Das strongly opposed social discrimination, caste divisions and outdated customs, and gave the timeless message of “Pehle Pangat, Pachhe Sangat” (first the community meal, then the congregation), which remains a…
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) Punjab Police have dismantled the financial infrastructure of organised drug trafficking networks over the past 15 months, striking a major blow to narco-hawala syndicates by freezing illicit assets of 750 drug smugglers valued at Rs 300 crore, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday.”The Punjab Police force has systematically shifted its focus from mere street-level seizures to dismantling the broader economic infrastructure that funds cross-b…
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Friday achieved an impressive victory in 102 civic bodies by winning 862 wards of the 1,765 that have been counted till now. A total of 1,977 wards went to the polls on May 26. The principal Opposition Congress emerged second by winning 348 seats. The Independents emerged third by winning 242 wards, higher than the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which won 169 wards. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (B…
Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal said on Sunday that the saying, “birds of a feather flock together”, perfectly reflected the relationship between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party in state politics. He added that a vote cast in favour of the Congress during Municipal Corporation and Municipal Council elections ultimately “strengthens the Aam Aadmi Party, as both parties are only pretending to oppose each other while secretly wo…
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Television superstar Rubina Dilaik has finally addressed questions and criticism surrounding why her daughters are currently staying with her senior citizen parents in hometown Shimla while she continues balancing her professional commitments in Mumbai.Speaking candidly during an exclusive conversation with IANS, Rubina responded to online comments suggesting that grandparents should now get time to focus on their own lives instead of raising grandchildren.Addressing the cr…