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A fortnight-long special operation has been launched to keep vigil around the criminal and anti-social elements keeping in mind the Independence Day celebrations, Punjab Police said on Saturday. As per the directions of director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, the commissioners of police (CPs) and the senior superintendents of police (SSPs) have been instructed to heighten security measures, increase patrols and intensify night domination operations in their respective districts. Special ...Read More >
Amritsar: The counterintelligence (CI) wing of Amritsar police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a cross-border arms-smuggling module with the arrest of one of its operatives working on the directions of a Pakistan-based handler, said Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday.Accused Bharatpreet Singh, a resident of Marhi Megha village in Tarn Taran, has been arrested with five sophisticated pistols -- two 9MM, two .30 bore, and one .32 bore. His motorcycle, which was being ...Read More >
A CBI court has convicted five Punjab police officials, including a former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), in a 32-year-old fake encounter case involving the killing of seven youths of Rani Villah village in Amritsar in 1993. The court convicted former SSP Bhupinderjit Singh, DSP Davinder Singh, Inspector Suba Singh, ASI Gulbarg Singh and ASI Raghbir Singh, all retired, for criminal conspiracy, murder, destruction of evidence, and fabrication o ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the ...Read More >
Amritsar: In coordinated operations targeting Pakistan-linked cross-border arms trafficking, Punjab Police on Friday announced the arrest of nine individuals -- including a juvenile -- and the seizure of 13 sophisticated pistols in a major crackdown on smuggling modules.Director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the counter-intelligence (CI) team in Amritsar had dismantled a Pakistan-backed network, arresting five operatives and recovering six pistols -- four 9mm Glock handguns and two . ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Despite Punjab govt's strong objections to the Centre's move, Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has gone ahead with advance payment for the deployment of CISF at Bhakra-Nangal Dam and its other installations.According to sources, BBMB has already made advance payment of over Rs 8.5 crore for the central force deployment. The deployment will be in 'hybrid mode' and CISF will be deployed along with Punjab police personnel, say sources.BBMB decided to go ahead with CISF after taking l ...Read More >
Directed by Anurag Singh, Border 2 features Sunny Deol in a pivotal role alongside Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty. Actor Sunny Deol took to social media to share a glimpse of his fresh new look as he enjoyed a peaceful mountain getaway after wrapping up the shoot of "Border 2." Taking to Instagram, he posted a couple of his photos where he is seen sitting on his swanky car. He simply captioned the post, "Life's a winding road through mountain peaks -- fresh look, new direction." ...Read More >
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) reported receiving threat emails targeting the Golden Temple for the past four to five days, with the motive remaining unclear. Police have detained a suspect, Shubham Dubey, and are investigating the possibility of a group involvement. Authorities have registered an FIR, launched security drills, and are tracing IP addresses, suspecting a South India connection. ShiromGurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Chief Secretary Kulwant Singh Manan, on ...Read More >
Amritsar/Jalandhar: Two more threats of an attack on the Golden Temple were emailed to the SGPC on Saturday, taking the total number of such threats to the shrine to nine in just six days.With concerns over security at the Golden Temple rising, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said in Jalandhar that police were tracing people behind the emails and some IP addresses had been identified. "Soon, guilty persons will be behind bars," he added.The CM's statement came on a day Akal Takht former jath ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 18 (PTI) Over 22,000 narcotic smugglers have been arrested so far under a state-level campaign against drugs, officials said on Friday. Under the 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' (war against drugs) campaign, Punjab Police on Thursday arrested 113 drug smugglers and recovered 1.5 kg heroin, 5 kg opium, and 31,237 intoxicant pills from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested in 138 days of the campaign has reached 22,377. Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit ...Read More >
The Vigilance Bureau arrested Bikram Singh Majithia on June 26 in a case registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Amid fears of protests by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) workers, the Vigilance Bureau of the Punjab Police on Saturday produced senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a Mohali court, which extended his judicial custody till August 2. Public Prosecutor Farry Sofat said, "Majithia was produced in court after the completion of his 14-day remand. He remains lodged in New Nabh ...Read More >
Chandigarh: In its ongoing war against drugs, the Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 86 drug smugglers and recovered 1.5 kg of heroin and Rs 45,700 in drug money from their possession.In the last 140 days, police have arrested 22,626 drug smugglers.Arpit Shukla, special DGP (law and order), informed that over 180 police teams, comprising over 1,200 police personnel under the supervision of 81 gazetted officers, conducted raids at 393 locations across the state, leading to the registration of 64 ...Read More >
Dr. Mujahid Gilani (Senior Kashmiri Leader): Long before 14 August 1947, people of Jammu and Kashmir had voted in favour of Pakistan even before the division of Sub-Continent. They gave their decision over vehemently to become to join Pakistan as its Muslim majority province. In the backdrop of global situation, we must realize that people of Jammu and Kashmir are struggling for maintaining their lives. Their ratio of population in Jammu and Kashmir which was over 98 % in 1947 has been reduced a ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at ...Read More >
Amritsar, Jul 19 (PTI) Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Saturday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for not visiting Amritsar even once despite the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee receiving e-mails threatening to blow up the Golden Temple in the past few days. He pointed out that the security around the Golden Temple is the responsibility of the Central and the state governments. "Today is the sixth day of these threats, but Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has not come here even ...Read More >
Amritsar, Jul 19 (PTI) Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Saturday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for not visiting Amritsar even once despite the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee receiving e-mails threatening to blow up the Golden Temple in the past few days. He pointed out that the security around the Golden Temple is the responsibility of the Central and the state governments. "Today is the sixth day of these threats, but Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has not come here even ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Delhi-based '3plus4crew', Shylee Preetam from Hyderabad and Riniya Taku from Itanagar were top winners in different categories at the 15th All India K-pop contest here. Organised by the Korean Cultural Centre India, the event concluded with a grand finale at the OP Jindal Auditorium. Also Read | Fish Venkat Death: Telugu Actor Venkat Raj aka Fish Venkat Dies of Kidney Disease and Liver Failure at 53. '3plus4crew' impressed judges with their rendition of Seventeen's "Su ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) late on Friday night received yet another threatening email - seventh such threat mail since July 14 last - to blow up the Golden Temple. On Friday only, the Punjab police had detained a software engineer from Haryana's Faridabad city for his alleged involvement in such threat emails sent earlier. However, stating that security has been beefed up, the police said that several personnel in plainclothes have also been deployed outsid ...Read More >
Jaipur, Jul 19 (PTI) A gang, allegedly involved in the adulteration of coal imported from the US, was busted by the Rajasthan Police, leading to the arrest of an individual, a senior official said on Saturday. The gang was adulterating high-quality coal (petcoke) imported from the US, cheating cement and steel factories out of crores of rupees through this illegal operation, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) Dinesh MN said. A team from the Crime Investigation Branch had been gatheri ...Read More >
Jalandhar, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ED seized property and financial records during searches at Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Barnala and Mumbai in connection with the illegal sale of psychotropic drugs procured by a Punjab doctor for the rehabilitation of addicts at his 22 private de-addiction centres, an official said on Saturday. The searches under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, were targeted at the premises of doctor Amit Bansal, Rusan Pharma Limited and ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Over 22,000 narcotic smugglers have been arrested so far under a state-level campaign against drugs, officials said on Friday. Under the 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' (war against drugs) campaign, Punjab Police on Thursday arrested 113 drug smugglers and recovered 1.5 kg heroin, 5 kg opium, and 31,237 intoxicant pills from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested in 138 days of the campaign has reached 22,377. Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla stated ...Read More >
Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar Rural, Harvinder Singh, told reporters they arrested Amritpal Singh Dhillon (26) Tuesday night and seized his vehicle -- a Toyota Fortuner. A Canada-based man, who was allegedly driving an SUV that knocked down Fauja Singh -- regarded as the oldest person and the first centenarian marathoner -- leading to his death, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody, police Wednesday said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jalandhar Rural, Harvinder ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bandhan Bank's net profit in the first quarter of FY 2026 recorded a 65% slump at Rs 372 crore compared with Rs 1,063 crore posted in the year-ago period. Partha Pratim Sengupta, MD and CEO of the bank, attributed the decline to stress in microfinance asset.Even though the bank's total business grew by 11% to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year, a 119% rise in provisions due to write-offs and high slippages in the microfinance book brought its Q1 net profit down, Sengupta said. "The loan book c ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in Punjab and Mumbai. This action relates to a money laundering investigation. The probe focuses on the illegal sale of drugs. Private de-addiction centers are implicated. Doctor Amit Bansal's facilities are under scrutiny. A pharmaceutical company and a drugs inspector are also being investigated. The authorities suspect misuse of Buprenorphine/Naloxone medicine. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday raided multiple locations in Punjab apart fro ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illega ...Read More >
The Golden Temple in Amritsar received a bomb threat via email on Monday, prompting a police complaint from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said a case has been registered and investigations are underway with support from cybercrime and other agencies. The Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar received a bomb threat on Monday, the ShiromGurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) said in a police complaint. Amritsar Commissioner Gurpreet Sing ...Read More >
The Counter Intelligence Amritsar has busted a cross-border arms smuggling ring, arresting a drug smuggler identified as Harjinder Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran. Ten sophisticated .30 bore pistols with magazines, smuggled from Pakistan, were recovered from his possession. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav stated that Singh, who has prior NDPS Act cases filed against him and was recently out on bail, was allegedly working with a Pakistan-based smuggler who used drones to drop weapon con ...Read More >
In a significant development in the ISI-linked espionage case, the Punjab Police's State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), SAS Nagar, has arrested a serving Indian Army personnel for his alleged involvement in leaking sensitive military information to Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI. This arrest follows the earlier capture of ex-Armyman Gurpreet Singh, alias Guri, alias Fauji, on [...] In a significant development in the ISI-linked espionage case, the Punjab Police's State Special Operation Ce ...Read More >
Bengaluru Stampede Probe: The Karnataka government's status report on the deadly stampede outside Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium lays primary blame on RCB, its event management partner DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt. Ltd, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), accusing them of unilaterally organising the mass public event without securing legal permission or coordinating with city authorities. The question here arises is - All To Blame But Congress Govt? Watch panel discussion o ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 17 (ANI): Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora said the state government is winning the trust of the business community with its consistent efforts over the past three years. He shared that industrialists from various sectors, including basmati rice, bicycles, and Chandigarh FICO, have shown full satisfaction with the government's performance. Addressing the issues related to electricity boards, pollution, and the housing department, Arora assured that all ...Read More >
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