Jeevanjot Kaur News Today

The festival of Lohri is synonymous with kite-flying. Much to the dismay of kite flyers, the overcast sky, fog and cold hit their plans to fly kites.

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Throwing all rules to the wind, a liquor shop put up a huge TV screen in its open parking area late on Tuesday. It allegedly served liquor and snacks in the open to the tipplers who had parked their vehicles in the parking lot.

As many as 450 police personnel, headed by Naresh Arora, ADGP (Human Rights), carried out a search operation in the Maqboolpura locality, infamous for rampant drug abuse, here today. However, the nearly four-hour search proved futile as no drugs were seized.

India TV reporter Gonika Arora, who went to Amritsar, reported that sale and purchase of drugs was going on openly in Maqboolpura, despite a police post nearby. Local residents narrated how several families lost their near and dear ones because of drugs.

The police have registered separate FIRs in this connection. Besides, 12 were detained for investigations due to suspicious activities. The police also seized five vehicles suspected to be stolen from the area.

The Patiala Municipal Corporation today started visiting various parts of the city to check dengue menace. It issued two challans where dengue larvae were found.

The local municipal corporation (MC) has started issuing challans to those involved in illegal sale of meat and fish products in the city.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is going to expand its cabinet for the first time today. India News | Punjab: CM Bhagwant Manns First Cabinet Expansion Today, 5 to 6 Ministers Likely to Be Inducted.

The oath-taking ceremony of the new Ministers will be held at Raj Bhawan at 5 pm today.