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Punjab Police bolster security for Independence Day

Chandigarh, Aug 3 (UNI) To ensure peaceful celebrations for Independence Day 2025, as mandated by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Police have heightened security across the state and launched a fortnight-long special operation to monitor criminal and anti-social elements.
Following the directives of the state Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, all Commissioners of Police (CPs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) have been instructed to enhance security measures, increase patrols, and intensify night domination operations in their respective districts.
Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla elaborated that over the next two weeks, CPs and SSPs will conduct regular operations, including anti-terrorist and anti-gangster activities, jail inspections, deployment of checkpoints at strategic locations, and combing operations.
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UP govt to provide 3-D Anatomage Table facility to AYUSH students

17 May 2026 | 1:24 AM

Lucknow, May 16 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh Government is set to take another major step towards integrating AYUSH medical education with modern technologies.
The government is preparing to provide state-of-the-art 3-D Anatomage Tables (digital cadaver labs) in AYUSH medical institutions to make study and training more effective. The objective is to provide modern and scientific learning of human anatomy to doctors and students associated with Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Unani systems of medicine.

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Chhattisgarh tightens government spending till September, calls for greater fiscal discipline

17 May 2026 | 1:05 AM

Raipur, May 16 (UNI) The Chhattisgarh government on Saturday introduced a fresh set of measures to control public spending. The move is aimed at enforcing financial discipline across departments. The guidelines, issued by the Finance Department, have come into immediate effect and will remain in force till September 30, 2026.

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BJP alleges misuse of Govt machinery in Panchayat elections

16 May 2026 | 11:39 PM

Shimla, May 16 (UNI) Alleging possible misuse of government machinery during the ongoing Panchayati Raj and Zila Parishad elections, BJP on Saturday approached the State Election Commission and sought the immediate transfer of a senior Excise and Taxation Department official.

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Maximum unopposed winners elected as Gram Panchayat Ward Members in Kangra

16 May 2026 | 11:18 PM

Dharamshala, May 16 (UNI) A large number of candidates have been elected unopposed to various posts in the Panchayati Raj Institutions elections in Kangra district, with the highest number recorded for Gram Panchayat Ward Member seats.

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CM Yogi Adityanath fills digital self-enumeration form

16 May 2026 | 10:28 PM

Gorakhpur, May 16 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday filled the digital/online self-enumeration form under the first phase of the ongoing digital Census process in the state during his stay in Gorakhpur.

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