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Feb242026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

DC Faridkot cum Principal census officer attended the two days training session of Census 2027

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The two days training session for the census 2027 concluded on Tuesday in Faridkot. The training session was organized to train all the charge officers and technical assistants of the district. Punamdeep Kaur,DC Faridkot specially attended this session and passed some instructions to ensure the census work would be completed efficiently. “No lapse would be tolerated in the census 2027 and all the concerned officials are instructed to do their duty dedicatedly and efficiently.The house listing processing would be started from May 15 to June 13 and besides it, the service of the self enumeration would also be available.The centre government would also open an portal for this purpose from April 30 to May 13 on which anyone can register his fami...

Feb232026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Pully(small bridge) on newly built road between Panjgrain Kalan to Bir Sikhan wala caves in,may lead to an accident

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot A pully (small bridge over a water channel) at village Bir Sikhan wala has caved in just after the weeks of the competition of the road. It is pertinent to mention that about a 6-7 KMS stretch of the road, from Panjgrain kalan to Devi Wala to Bir Sikhan wala has just been completed under Pradhan Mantri gram sadak yojana. Though the construction of the road had to be completed earlier, it dragged on at a small pace allegedly leading to two months of delay. First the contractor earlier did not construct the walls on either side of the road in village Bir Sikhan Wala, which were constructed after the village residents approached the XEN Public works department. Then they had also mentioned caving in of the pully in the village in their compla...

Feb232026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Why is the approach of the government to Dharnas so strict? Does it play politics, creating polarization among voters, fear-psychosis among the protesters to silence them?

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot February 23,2026 The three images published courtesy,Shagan Kataria. Dharnas are a conflict between the corporators and common man-Jagjeet Singh Dallewal. They want to grab the natural resources,including land,and locals don't want to part with those-Dallewal. Not only the farmers,no voice of dissent is tolerated-Jawant Jass. The stage protests, mostly by the farmers outfits, are no longer allegedly allowed by the state. It may have two aims, to divide the different sections of the society on the one hand, to construct a narrative that the farmers' protests only disturb the public and they stage protests without any reason. There is allegedly a considerable population which has differences with the farmers on the issue,this inclu...

Feb222026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Panjgrain Kalan village woman cheated for Rs 10.25 lakh, lawyer booked

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The district police has booked a lawyer from Moga district on the complaint of one Gurpreet Kaur daughter of Sarabjit Singh, resident of Mirza Patti village Panjgrain kalan. The complainant had alleged that the accused, who is an advocate, had allegedly cheated her of Rs 10.25 lakh on the pretext of sending abroad. The incident had taken place in August 2022. The district police, after the investigation of the complaint has registered a case against the accused under section 420 of IPC at Sadar police station Kotkpaura.

Feb222026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Kotkapaura to get the pipeline project for the disposal of the sewerage water

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Locals thank Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann for the project. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The long standing demand of the residents of Kotkapaura area people may get over soon as the state government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore pipe line project to solve the problem. Earlier, the disposed sewerage waste water was being carried through an old Nalla, which was in very bad shape and developed cracks and openings during the rainy season. Often choked by the weeds, it would get overflown and waste spilled over in the adjoining fields. Now, as per the press note by the district public relation office, the work of laying STP pipes is going to start on it soon. The STP pipes are estimated to cover over 5 KMS of its stretch, origination from sewerage treatment plant ...

Feb222026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

FARIDKOT POLICE BUST PAKISTAN-BACKED INTERNATIONAL DRUG CARTEL; 06 ACCUSED INCLUDING 02 WOMEN ARRESTED WITH 4.804 KG HEROIN AND 01 WEAPON

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Under the directions of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab S. Bhagwant Singh Mann and as part of the intensified campaign “Yudh Nashian Virudh” to make Punjab a drug-free state, Faridkot Police, under the leadership of DGP Punjab Shri Gaurav Yadav, conducted a planned and intelligence-based operation against drug trafficking networks. During the operation, 06 drug smugglers, including 02 women, were arrested with 4.804 kg heroin and 01 weapon, thereby busting a Pakistan-backed international drug cartel. This information was shared by Dr. Pragya Jain, SSP Faridkot, during a press conference on Sunday. Among the arrested accused are Amardeep Singh alias Boxer and Dimple Rani, who belong to Ferozepur district; Ramanadeep Kaur, Sarabjit Singh alias ...

Feb132026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Divisive politic at play in Punjab,aim is to the approaching Punjab assembly elections in 2027

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The last assembly elections in 2022 were very simple to be contested, because the rooky party AAP was not tested and the SAD and Congress, both had failed to deliver whatever they had promised to the Punjabis. Simply put,it was not a win of the AAP, actually a self proclaimed defeat of the congress and the SAD. The the congress chief minister nominee captain Amarinder Singh had sworn in by Gutka Sahib to bring justice to the sacrilege victims and eliminate Chitta. The alleged sacrilege had taken place when the SAD-BJP alliance was ruling Punjab and two peaceful protesters had been killed in the police firing in Behbal Kalan village. But little had been done by both the governments. The issues of the drug and sacrilege lingered on and new entran...

Feb132026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Bathinda Police Solves Blind Murder Case, Accused Arrested

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Under the directions of Sh. Gaurav Yadav IPS, Hon’ble DGP, Punjab, and the guidance of Sh. Harjeet Singh IPS, DIG Bathinda Range, continuous action is being taken against anti-social elements. In continuation of this drive, under the supervision of Dr. Jyoti Yadav IPS, SSP Bathinda, and under the leadership of Sh. Jasmeet Singh PPS, SP (Investigation) Bathinda, Sh. Harvinder Singh Sran, PPS, DSP Bathinda Rural and Sh. Sandeep Singh Bhati, DSP (Investigation) Bathinda, the above-mentioned case was registered on 11.02.2026. In this regard, the police teams of Police Station Sadar Bathinda and CIA Staff-1 achieved a major success by solving the blind murder case. On 11.02.2026 at about 1:00 PM, the SHO of PS Sadar Bathin...

Feb102026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Operation Prahar 2-0,over 117 suspects rounded up,67 police teams under the supervision of DIG crime and SSP Faridkot hold a flag march in Kotkapaura Monday

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The Bhagwant Mann government cracks down on criminals, engaged in organized crimes,committed to dismantle organized crime networks in the state. Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot Around 117 suspects, with some or other criminal background have been rounded up during operation Prahar 2.0 in district Faridkot,which started from February 9 for 72 hours. The district police today conducted around 86 raids on the premises or other locations of the persons with criminal background and 117 suspects have been detained. The operation is also going on at night and 50 checkpoints have been laid in Faridkot district at night duwi ng which search operation would also be included. “On February 9, about 67 police teams comprising of about 500 police personnel conducted the operation to ...

Feb82026 by 70102pwpadminNo Comments

Press club Kotkapaura fixes reflectors on various kinds of vehicles-in association with Baba Milk, an emerging brand in dairy products in Punjab, holds a get together programme on Saturday

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Raghbir Singh Brar Faridkot The Press club Kotkapura,with an initiative of its president Narinder Bair on Saturday fixed reflectors on all kinds of vehicles in association with Baba Milk, a leading company in the collection of milk and providing its pure by-products across the state. The members and office bearers of the press club, Surinder Damdami, Rajiv Sharma,Amit Sharma,Megh Raj,Parminder Arora,Chander Garg,Raj Thappar,Ajay Manchanda,Mohar Gill,Ram Krishan,Romi Kapoor, Tarsem Partap Chopra and others welcomed the move. They said that it is a welcome move by the Press Club Kotkapura to avoid the accidents and most of them assembled at Main Chowk of Kotkapura town to fix reflectors on the vehicles on Saturday the morning. “We are always committed to the public cause...