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Punjab CM Urges PM to Release Rs 60,000 Crore Stuck with Centre

By TNI Team September 1, 2025 $1 000 crore 000 per acre 000 per hectare 000 villages 25% state contribution 727 crore 800 per acre Amritsar Animal Husbandry Bhagwant Singh Mann Compensation crop loss dairy dam water release farmers farmland Fazilka ferozepur floods Government of India GST revenue loss Gurdaspur Hoshiarpur kapurthala lakhs of people livestock loss MDF reduction monsoon rains paddy fields pathankot PM Narendra Modi pMCsy projects RDF reduction Rs 15 Rs 17 Rs 49 Rs 50 Rs 6 Rs 60 Rs 8 Rs 828 crore rural connectivity rural households SDRF norms State Disaster Response Fund three lakh acres

NEW DELHI: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release all funds of the state worth Rs 60,000…

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CM Deploys State Government Helicopter for Flood Relief, Field Visits

By TNI Team August 28, 2025 Affected Families Bhagwant Singh Mann Cabinet Ministers Cattle Chief Minister CM commitment Compensation Crops Deputy Commissioners District Administrations Evacuation Fair Survey Field Visits Flood Control Rooms Flood Relief Flood-Affected Areas Gurdaspur heavy rainfall Houses Incessant Rainfall Loss Assessment Marooned Villages Massive Relief MLAs Normalcy Restoration Property Damage Property Protection Punjab government Real-Time Monitoring relief material relief operations remote areas rescue operations rescue work Rising Water Levels Safeguard Lives senior officers Senior Superintendent of Police Special Girdawari State Government Helicopter Stranded Families survey Transparent Compensation Whirlwind Tour

Punjab’s CM Mann deployed the state’s helicopter for flood relief, prioritizing evacuation and supplies. Flood control rooms are monitoring the situation. The government will compensate losses from the floods and is conducting surveys to assess damage.

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State-Wide Flood Control Rooms Working 24×7: Punjab

By TNI Team August 28, 2025 24x7 Amritsar Barinder Kumar Goyal Barnala Bathinda citizens designated numbers district-level emergency assistance emergency contact Faridkot fatehgarh sahib Fazilka ferozepur Flood Control Rooms flood mitigation measures Gurdaspur helpline numbers Hoshiarpur jalandhar kapurthala ludhiana Malerkotla Mansa modern communication systems Moga pathankot patiala preparedness protocols punjab Punjab government quick response Ropar round the clock Sangrur SAS Nagar SBS Nagar Sri Muktsar Sahib Tarn Taran trained personnel vigilance Water Resources Minister

Punjab has established 24/7 flood control rooms in all districts to assist citizens during emergencies. The Water Resources Minister urged people to use these facilities, providing a list of contact numbers for each district. The government has implemented flood mitigation measures and preparedness protocols.

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BSF arrests two smugglers with 550g heroin in Gurdaspur

By Aman Kumar Himanshu February 2, 2025 550g heroin border security border security force BSF Chanduwadala village cross-border smuggling drone activity drone dropping Gurdaspur Heroin Seizure india pakistan border intelligence sharing local networks narcotics punjab Punjab Police smugglers surveillance patrols

The BSF arrested two Indian nationals in Gurdaspur, Punjab, with 550g of heroin, two mobile phones, and a motorcycle. Acting on intelligence about drone activity, the BSF apprehended them during a search operation.

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Sunil Jakhar’s journey: From Congress chief to BJP president in Punjab

By Rohan Dua July 4, 2023 BJP Congress Gurdaspur Jat leader punjab Sunil Jakhar

Seasoned politician and former Congress leader, Jakhar emerges as the new face of the BJP in Punjab

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Dhariwal’s heritage woollen mill employees allege govt apathy; no dues for workers, benefits/compensation for ex workers for years now

By Anand Singh February 16, 2022 Dhariwal mill Gurdaspur punjab punjab polls

DHARIWAL (Punjab): The 138-year-old British India Corporation Ltd Egerton Woollen Mills in Dhariwal, that falls in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab, which once occupied a…

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