In another citizen centric initiative aimed at facilitating the general public, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday dedicated the ultra modern Tehsil complex constructed at a cost of Rs 10.80 crore.

Dedicating the building which will house offices of SDM, Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar and others, the Chief Minister said that the foundation stone of this ambitious project was laid in January 2023 and it has been completed in a record time span. He said that this project will immensely benefit the masses by delivering them citizen centric services in a time bound manner adding that it will facilitate the people in providing the services here at their vicinity only thereby saving their time, money and energy. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Dudan Sadhan is primarily a rural area and earlier the office of the SDM was situated in Mini Secretariat Patiala due to which people had to suffer a lot for getting their routine administrative works done.

Under the guidance of Civil Surgeon Fatehgarh Sahib, Dr. Davinderjit Kaur, the Health Department organized special health check-up camps for pregnant women at various health institutions in the district as part of the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan. During the camp, Senior Medical Officer Dr. Kanwaldeep Singh briefed about the importance of regular health check-ups for pregnant women. Dr. Davinderjit Kaur said that under the scheme, pregnant women are provided with free health services, including Antenatal Check-ups (ANC), on the 9th and 23rd of every month. 

Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, in collaboration with the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), Ministry of Education, is set to host a five-day national workshop from June 9 to June 13, 2025, at the University School of Financial Studies.

This academically significant workshop is focused on the development of the ‘Fundamental Glossary – Commerce (English–Punjabi)’, a key step toward promoting bilingual terminology and enhancing language accessibility in commerce education.

Prof. Karmjit Singh, Vice Chancellor of GNDU, is the Chief Patron of the initiative, reflecting the university’s dedication to inclusive and forward-thinking academic projects.

In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence of Amritsar apprehended two people, Sukhchain Singh and Jugraj Singh, who were actively involved in cross-border arms smuggling and recovered eight weapons, police said on Friday.

Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav, said that acting on specific Intelligence, these operatives were intercepted while transporting a consignment of illegal arms from Pakistan-based smuggler Noor.

The DGP wrote on social media handle X that three Glock 9mm pistols, four Px5 pistols and one .30 bore pistol were seized.

"A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in Amritsar. Further investigation is underway to identify additional handlers and unearth the full extent of this smuggling network," the DGP added.