11 ITIs to be built in Punjab prisons

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana, in collaboration with the Department of Prisons, Punjab, and the Department of Technical Education & Industrial Training, Punjab, is launching a major correctional reform initiative titled “Empowering Lives Behind Bars: Real Change – The New Paradigm of Correctional Justice” on December 6, 2025 at Central Jail, Patiala. The … Read more

Punjab Launches India’s First School-Based Anti-Drug Curriculum

In a bold new step to combat its drug crisis, Punjab is shifting focus from arrests to awareness—starting in classrooms. Beginning August 1, the state will introduce India’s first evidence-based anti-drug curriculum across government schools. This initiative marks the third phase of the ‘Yudh Nashian De Virudh’ (War Against Drugs) campaign and will be officially … Read more

Dec 08, 2025 10:31 AM IST
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