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PUNJAB POLICE BUSTS ANOTHER TRAN-BORDER DRUG SMUGGLING NETWORK; TWO HELD WITH 10KG HEROIN, 2 PISTOLS

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IEP CHANDIGARH/GURDASPUR, December 28:        

  In yet another major success against trans-border smuggling networks amidst the ongoing war against drugs launched on the directions of Chief Minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann, Punjab Police have arrested two drug smugglers after recovering 10 packets of heroin, weighing 10Kg, from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.           Those arrested have been identified as Harshdeep Singh of Village Thaman in Gurdaspur and Sarwan Singh alias Sabba of Shahur Kalan in Gurdaspur. The Police have also recovered two .30 bore foreign-made pistols along with four magazines and 180 live cartridges from their possession.           The development came just three days after Punjab Police had busted an elaborate trans-border drug smuggling cartel with the arrest of its two kingpins after recovering 10Kg heroin and one sophisticated drone from their possession.           DGP Gaurav Yadav said that following reliable inputs, Police teams of Counter Intelligence (CI) Pathankot carried out a special operation near village Thaman in Gurdaspur and successfully arrested both the drug smugglers, when they were walking to their home after retrieving consignment of drugs and weapons pushed by Pakistan-based smugglers through fences with the help of a pipe at Border Outpost (BOP) Chauntra (Dorangala, Gurdaspur). Preliminary investigations revealed that both the drug smugglers were in contact with Pak-based smuggler identified as Rehmat Miyan, he added.           AIG CI Pathankot Amarjit Singh Bajwa said that accused Sarwan is a notorious drug smuggler and had even served seven years imprisonment before being bailed out in 2018. Further investigations are on, he said.           Meanwhile, a case FIR no. 38 dated 28.12.2022 has been registered under section 21/61/85 of the NDPS Act and section 25/54/59 of the Arms act Police Station SSOC Amritsar. 

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PROPER ARRANGEMENT OF MEDICAL FACILITIES BY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN SHAHIDI JOD MEL: CHETAN SINGH JAURAMAJRA

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IEP Chandigarh: December 28

 Millions of people from all over the world pay their respects at Fatehgarh Sahib from 26th to 28th December to commemorate the martyrdom of Baba Zorawar Singh Ji,  Baba Fateh Singh Ji and  Mata Gujar Kaur Ji. On the directions of CM Bhagwant Mann and under the guidelines of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare,  Chetan Singh Jauramajra , 24-hour health facilities are being provided for the pilgrims.          Jauramajra said that the department called medical and paramedical staff from 9 other districts of the state to provide these facilities. In this way, a total of 75 doctors, 9 specialist doctors, 55 pharmacy officers, 13 health supervisors, 57 class four workers and 70 other para-medical workers were deployed.  Ambulances along with 7 government and 7 private have been deployed to provide 24-hour health services to the devotees. Temporary dispensaries have been established in which 7729 patients were treated in OPD till the evening of December 27,  44 patients were referred, 2 ambulances have been deployed for the  VVIP , 2 ambulances for Nagar Kirtan and one ambulance for supplying medicines and other necessary items to dispensaries, thus a total of 17 ambulances have been arranged.          Apart from this, an exhibition was held to create awareness about the schemes of the government and the health department, in which the Aam Aadmi clinic was also shown and the devotees were made aware about the schemes of the health department through street dramas. In the Jod Mel, 348 langars were installed by the people, four food teams were deployed for sampling, the drinking water used in these langars was chlorinated by 16 member team of the health department, water sampling was done and the water was found to be potable during the test. General public was also made aware regarding Covid-19.  All this work was supervised by the Civil Surgeon himself and 24 hours supervision by 16 supervisory teams including District Program Officers.

Chandigarh, Punjab

UGC 7TH PAY COMMISSION IMPLEMENTED FOR TEACHERS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

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IEP Chandigarh, December 28

Giving importance to the education sector is the top priority of the Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. In the higher education sector, the government fulfilled the demand of teachers of colleges and universities which was pending for the last six years.          Higher Education and Languages Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said that in the very first year, the Bhagwant Mann government took a big step to implement the UGC 7th Pay Commission for teachers of colleges and universities in Punjab. With this decision implemented in the month of October, teachers will get a financial benefit of Rs. 280 Cr from the government exchequer. Along with this, the salaries of the guest faculty and part-time teachers working in the colleges were increased and they were given various types of holidays.          In order to give due respect to the Punjabi language, the month of November dedicated to Punjabi mother tongue was celebrated as Punjabi Month by the Language Department. During this month, in a state-level function at Amritsar, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took a major decision and announced to give top priority to Punjabi language on all boards till February 21, 2023 across the state. On any government, private or other board, Punjabi language must be written at the top, after that any language can be written. Penalties will be imposed for non-compliance with these orders after International Mother Language Day, on February 21.          Prizes were given to the authors selected for the best books at Bhasha Bhawan, in the beginning of Punjabi month. Apart from this, events dedicated to great literary figures were organized throughout the month. Waris Shah, Bhai Veer Singh, Balwant Gargi, Nanak Singh, Sant Ram Udasi, Ajmer Aulakh were remembered through various events. A budget of Rs. 30 crore was kept for new district libraries.          This year the story writer Sukhjit was selected for the Bharatiya Sahitya Akademi award for his book ‘Main Ayanghosh Nahin’ and Bhupinder Kaur Preet for the translation of tribal poetry book ‘Nagare Wang Vajde Shabad’ which was a matter of pride for Punjab.          During the year Rs. 5 Cr for sports, Rs 10 Cr for digital classrooms with e-content, Rs. 5.39 Cr for provision of sanitary napkins for girls, Rs. 11.50 Cr for solar system for the colleges of the state, were released. For the NCC infrastructure improvement and provision of facilities in units and training centers, Rs. 5 Cr were released. 

Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB VIDHAN SABHA SPEAKER HELD A DISCUSSION WITH THE SPEAKER OF THE TELANGANA VIDHAN SABHA

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IEP Chandigarh, December 28

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Mr. Kultar Singh Sandhwan discussed various important issues with Telangana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Mr. Pocharam Srinivas Reddy. During the meeting both the leaders shared their experiences regarding the functioning of the Vidhan Sabha.On the invitation given by the Speaker of the Telangana Vidhan Sabha, Mr. Sandhwan reached the Telangana Vidhan Sabha and met the Speaker Mr. Reddy. Many MLAs were also present on this occasion.According to a spokesperson of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, both the leaders discussed legislative buisness as well as agriculture, dairy farming, culture, sports, science, technology etc. After the meeting Mr. Sandhwan said that he learned a lot during the discussion. On the occasion Mr. Sandhwan was warmly welcomed.

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MCC issues Jaggery, Oil and Soap to its door to door waste collectors

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IEP Chandigarh, December 28

 Extending benefit to door the door waste collectors at par with regular sanitation workers, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has distributed Jaggery, Oil and Soap to its registered door to door waste collectors.

In a simple ceremony, Smt. Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Chandigarh and Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MCC started the distribution to first lot of door to door waste collectors at conference hall, MCC building, sector 17, Chandigarh.

While informing about the benefit and good gesture towards the door to door waste collectors, the Mayor said that the MCC will distribute 2 Kg jaggery, 2 liter mustard oil and 4 soap to each door to door waste collector to total 926 registered door to door waste collectors by first week of January, 2023.

She said that this will not only help them to maintain their health and hygiene during the job but also strengthen the bond between institution and employees.

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JIO Launches 5G Services in Chandigarh Tricity

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Reliance Jio today announced the largest multi-state launch of its True 5G services across Chandigarh Tricity including Mohali, Panchkula, Zirakpur, Kharar and Derabassi. Reliance Jio has become the first and the only operator to launch 5G services in the Chandigarh Tricity.

Jio users in the Tricity will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer, to experience Unlimited Data at up to 1 Gbps+ speeds, at no additional cost, starting today.

Commenting on the occasion, a Jio Spokesperson said that “We are proud to rollout 5G in these cities and make it one of our largest launches since we started rolling out True 5G services. This is a tribute to the millions of Jio users in these cities who will now commence 2023 by enjoying the transformational benefits of Jio True 5G technology.

“These cities are important tourism destinations as well as key education hubs of our country. With the launch of Jio’s True 5G services, consumers of the region will not just get the best telecommunication network but will also get infinite growth opportunities in the areas of e-governance, education, automation, Artificial Intelligence, gaming, healthcare, agriculture, IT, and SMEs.

“We are grateful to the Chandigarh Administration, State Governments of Punjab and Haryana for their continuous support in our quest to digitize the region”, he added.

While appreciating Jio’s efforts in rolling out 5G services in the tricity, Mr Kamal Kumar, Sr. DDG, TERM Cell, Deptt of Telecommunications, Punjab said that “5G services will deliver exponential benefits to every citizen of the region, help in faster pace of development of the region and enhance Government – Citizen interface. We will continue to provide our full support to all operators in their 5G roll out plans in the region”.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana to upgrade the E-Girdawari Application to incorporate digital cadastral maps and photographs of the field-CS

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IEP Chandigarh, December 28

Stressing on dynamic linking of farmers’ Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) with land records, Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal directed the officers of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Revenue Department to expedite the process to implement the AgriStack Project in the state.The Chief Secretary gave these directions during the meeting of the Steering committee for development of Agristack here today. Strategic Advisor and Chief Knowledge Officer to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Sh. Rajeev Chawla joined the meeting through video conferencing.It is worth mentioning that AgriStack is an ecosystem for facilitating the delivery of digital services to farmers with the aim of doing farming and higher returns for the farmer Services farmers.Sh. Kaushal further directed the officers of Revenue Department to complete the work of Geo-referencing of villages and GIS based real time crop survey across the state till March 31, 2023.Sh. Kaushal further directed the officers to further upgrade the E-Girdawari Application to incorporate digital cadastral maps and photographs of the field. He said that the App should be upgraded to access the actual figure of crop damage assessment during the situation of natural calamities in the state.During the discussion, Sh. Kaushal directed the officials of revenue department to assist Patwaris to bring more accuracy and precision in data of land records so as to deliver the benefits of Agricultural Schemes to the actual farmer beneficiaries across the state. He also directed the officers to maintain accurate records of ROR, Land Mutation and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to farmers.It was apprised in the meeting that out of 19.9 lac farmers in the state currently data for about 12.8 lac farmers is available on Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal.  Geo – referencing of village maps is being taken up in the state by Survey of India (SOI) using Drone data and CORS. Though this would be the most accurate database but creation of this data may take time. However, HARSAC has digitized and geo – referenced cadastral maps prepared on 1:10,000 scale. This data can be used for crop enumeration and surveys etc.Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management, Sh. V.S Kundu, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Dr Sumita Misra, and Director General, Horticulture Department, Sh. Arjun Saini and other senior officers were present.

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On occasion of Veer Bal Diwas, BJP Chandigarh, organises Paath of Sri Sukhmani Sahib with help of Chairman of All gurudwaras of Chandigarh Coordinating Committee

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On the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas, Bharatiya Janata Party Chandigarh,organized Paath of Sri Sukhmani Sahib with the help of Chairman of Allgurudwaras of Chandigarh Coordinating Committee, Sardar Tara singh, &president of Sardar Tejwant singh gill, Gurudwara Sahib, sector 34 tocommemorate the supreme sacrifice of Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba FatehSingh, both sons of 10th Guru Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji.On this occasion, the Kirtan Jatha recited the words of Gurbani andthe inspiring story of the supreme sacrifice of the Sahibzadas werepresented by the kathawachak to the Sangat.Bharatiya Janata Party state president Arun Sood, former president andco-in charge of Himachal Pradesh Sanjay Tandon, mayor Sarabjit Kaur,general secretary Ramveer Bhatti, vice president Devendra Singh Babla,and members of organizaing committee Balwinder Sharma, DharmenderSaini, Didar singh attawa, Baljinder Gujral, Kulmeet sodhi, Districtpresident Rajinder Sharma, Mandal president Anita Joshi, along withparty office bearers and councilors were present on the occasion.State President Arun Sood said that the sacrifice made by Baba JorawarSingh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh, the Sahibzads of Dasham Guru ShriGobind Singh Ji, for the protection of religion is supreme andincomparable in history. At such a young age, the Sahibzadas chose tosacrifice their lives for the religion but refused to change theirreligion. This supreme sacrifice will continue to inspire the youth tosacrifice everything to protect their nation & religion.He said that the central government led by Shri Narendra Modi isorganizing various programs at different levels to make childrenacross the country aware of this supreme sacrifice.Commemorating the day of the supreme sacrifice of Sahibzadas by thecentral government by declaring the day as Veer Bal Diwas is indeed atrue tribute.

Chandigarh, Punjab

BANWARILAL PUROHIT GREETS PEOPLE ON GURPURAB OF GURU GOBIND SINGH JI

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IEP CHANDIGARH, DECEMBER 28

The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Purohit in a message on the Gurpurab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, called upon  the people to rededicate themselves to the ideals and goals set out by the great Guru and work for creating a harmonious society, based on values of humanism and secularism.

       The Governor said that Guru Gobind Singh Ji, a saint soldier, symbolized the virtues of truth, righteousness and universal brotherhood. He was a great warrior and launched a crusade against social injustice and tyranny of the rulers of those times. Sacrifice made by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji who sacrificed his four sons, father and mother for preserving human and secular values are rare in the annals of mankind.

       He appealed to the people to strive in unison for carving out a healthy and harmonious society by following the precious legacy of the tenth Guru and celebrate the occasion irrespective of caste, creed and religion.

Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB VIDHAN SABHA SPEAKER HONORED WITH S JOGA SINGH KALYANA AWARD

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IEP Bidar/Chandigarh, December 27

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan Honored with S. Joga Singh Ji Kalyana Award at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar.

According to a spokesperson of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, this award was presented by the Governor of Karnataka Mr. Theewar Chand Gehlot during an impressive ceremony last evening. S. Sandhwan studied engineering from this college and this award is given to the prominent alumni of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar. The ceremony was organized by Sri Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib Foundation Bidar in the college campus.

 Gehlot mentioned the achievements of S. Sandhwan during his address. On this occasion S. Sandhwan recalled his student life and thanked the management of the foundation. It is to be noted that S. Sandhwan is currently on a tour of the Southern Indian states. S. Sandhwan also bowed at Takht Sri Hazur Sahib where the Chief Jathedar S. Kulwant Singh welcomed him.