India    31-May-2025

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, speaking in Chandigarh on May 31, announced that the state’s anti-narcotics campaign, “Yudh Nashian Virudh,” will be extended for another 60 days. He claimed the drive has already dealt a significant blow to drug trafficking networks. Since its launch on March 1, Punjab Police have registered 8,344 First Information Reports (FIRs), arrested 14,734 drug smugglers, seized 586 kg of heroin, 247 kg of opium, and 14 tons of poppy husk, frozen assets worth INR 74.27 crore, and demolished 104 properties linked to the drug trade.

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India    31-May-2025

Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa on May 31 issued a stern warning to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), cautioning against any attempt to allow Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj of Sri Akal Takht to deliver a message to the nation or honour families of martyrs on June 6, observed as Ghallughara Day. The day, commemorating those killed during Operation Blue Star in 1984, holds profound emotional and political significance.

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