In Ludhiana, Punjab, brothers Amar and Dev Devgan stunned their only sister, Manpreet Kaur Birdi, with a fully constructed 175-square-yard house in Kot Mangal Singh. The reveal happened during a family gathering after a religious ceremony on May 5, when they removed the paper from the nameplate and exposed her name. After their father died of jaundice in 2007, Manpreet supported everyone—caring for their mother, feeding workers through nights—while the brothers had the plan in motion for five years.
The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over Punjab’s escalating drug abuse crisis, citing its devastating impact on people and flagging especially alarming conditions in areas such as Ludhiana. The bench said structural and policy changes are urgently needed, and hinted that the Central government may need to step in to address the crisis effectively.
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