Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Punjab Police have arrested its officer Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who has been facing FBI allegations of $400,000 extortion linked to international crime syndicates.Under ‘Operation Hard Ball’, US authorities accused Inspector Nagra, the former Station House Officer (SHO) of the police station in Tanda town in Hoshiarpur district, of colluding with the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria syndicate to extort an Indian-origin family in California by threatening to falsely implicate their …
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Jalandhar, July 17 (IANS) In a major push to rail and road infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 5,470 crore, aimed at strengthening connectivity, improving passenger convenience and accelerating economic development, besides connecting India’s most revered spiritual and cultural centres. Before inaugurating 75 redeveloped railway stations and launching two trains, PM Modi met and interacted with Dera…
Jalandhar, July 5 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government and said despite four and a half years having passed, the promise of eliminating drugs from Punjab has proven completely hollow. Instead, the flow of drugs has increased manifold compared to earlier, he added.Dhillon told the media here that before the elections, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal had promised the people of the state that drugs would be eradica…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday that fresh litchis of Ummat Agri Allied Cooperative Society in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, were exported to Oman for the first time.Leveraging the market opportunities provided under the India–Oman CEPA, “this initiative is an important step toward increasing farmers’ income, accelerating agricultural exports, and strengthening the global recognition of Indian agricultural products,” the minister said in a post on …
Chandigarh, June 26 (IANS) The Punjab Police’s State Cyber Crime Division has frozen 63,749 bank accounts linked to cyber fraud involving transactions of nearly Rs 540.34 crore in the past one year, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Friday. Since 2024, around Rs 64 crore has been recovered and refunded to victims, including nearly Rs 38.42 crore recovered since January 1, 2025. During this period, 62,253 cybercrime cases have been registered across the state. In the last fina…
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), May 16 (IANS) A four-year-old child who had fallen into a borewell in Chak Samana village of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur was safely rescued after an intense nine-hour operation carried out jointly by teams of the NDRF, SDRF, Punjab Police, district administration officials, and residents, officials said on Saturday. The child, identified as Gurkaran Singh, son of labourers Harinder and Asha, had fallen into the borewell at around 4 P.M. on Friday. After hours of continuous rescue ef…
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police have busted a major inter-state, foreign-linked narcotics and illegal arms module with the arrest of four operatives and recovered 9.925 kg of heroin, two .30 bore foreign-made pistols along with eight magazines and 40 cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.Those arrested have been identified as Manjinder Singh, alias Sonu, a resident of Pathralian village in Hoshiarpur…
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) Renowned Punjabi singer Satinder Sartaaj, who is currently basking in the success of his hit track “Jaiye Sajana” from the blockbuster “Dhurandhar: The Revenge”, shared a string of glimpses with star Vicky Kaushal, tagging it as a “starry night of love, art and companionship.” Sartaaj took to Instagram, where he shared a handful of images featuring him hugging Vicky, posing with the “Chhaava” star for a picture, smiling at the camera with actor Sunil Grover a…
Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) Panic gripped Chandigarh on Wednesday after a loud explosion, suspected to have involved crude material, was reported outside the BJP’s office in Sector 37, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said.Preliminary reports indicated that the sound of the blast was heard over a considerable distance, triggering concern among local residents and passers-by.SSP Kaur, who reached the spot, told the media that at around 5 p.m., the police received information…
Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday condemned the incident of vandalism of the statue of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar in Hoshiarpur district and has demanded immediate action from the state government. The President also appealed to the people of Punjab to remain vigilant against divisive forces and to maintain communal harmony. He said that certain forces operating from abroad are attempting to disturb peace in the state and are even targeting police stations…