Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) BJP state President Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday said Punjab needs strong leadership capable of taking firm decisions and implementing them effectively to curb lawlessness and restore a sense of security among people.He asserted that only decisive leadership can curb lawlessness, provide a safe environment to citizens, and put the state back on the path of development.Jakhar said only the BJP has the ability to deliver such governance and added that it is now up to the peo…
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New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A little known group called the Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan (TTH) has claimed responsibility for the recent killing of police personnel at a border outpost in Punjab. This has led Intelligence agencies to believe that there are renewed efforts to destabilise Punjab through tactical escalation.Two personnel of the Punjab Police who were on duty near the India-Pakistan border were found dead with bullet injuries on February 22.Gurnam Singh and Ashok Kumar, an Assistant Sub…
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a drug trafficking module with the arrest of three operatives and recovered 6 kg of each heroin and ICE (crystal methamphetamine) from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.Those arrested have been identified as Partap Singh, a resident of Sursingh Wala village in Ferozepur; Ajaypal Singh, a resident of Kohala village in Amritsar; and Jo…
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Punjab Police on Sunday said it has busted a Pakistan-linked international drug cartel with the arrest of six persons, including a serving Army personnel and a dismissed Punjab Police employee, and recovered 4.8 kg of heroin, a pistol, and drug money from their possession.Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the accused were identified as Jarnail Singh, currently serving in the Indian Army; Amardeep Singh, a dismissed Punjab Police employee; Dimple Rani of…
Chandigarh, Feb 21 (IANS) Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday extended greetings and deepest respect to Jagjit Singh Bawa, a 1951-batch retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, on turning centenarian. “As we mark this rare milestone, Punjab Police honours and celebrates a century of life devoted to duty, honour, and service to the nation,” the DGP said in a statement.“A towering figure of the Punjab cadre of the Indian Police Service, Shri Bawa represents a…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) In Delhi’s Leader of Opposition Atishi’s video row, the Delhi Assembly Secretariat on Saturday issued summons to Punjab Police chief, Jalandhar Police commissioner and a senior Punjab Home Department official to appear before it on February 27.The identical letter issued to Alok Shekhar, Additional Chief Secretary, Home-II, Punjab government, Punjab Police chief Gaurav Yadav and Jalandhar Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur, the Delhi Assembly Secretariat asked them t…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Committee of Privileges of the Delhi Legislative Assembly has directed the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Government of Punjab, to submit by February 20 his written reply in the matter related to the alleged remarks attributed to the city’s Leader of Opposition, Atishi, an official said on Saturday.The Director General of Police, Punjab, and the Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, have also been asked to give their replies by the same date and treat it as the last…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Punjab government has informed the Delhi Assembly that a formal reply from its Home Affairs department will soon be sent over proceedings in that state over Leader of Opposition Atishi’s remarks related to Sikh Gurus, an official said on Friday.“Currently, a comprehensive and formal response from the Additional Chief Secretary is being finalised to provide a definitive position on the matter. This reply, which incorporates the findings of Punjab’s top law enfor…
Chandigarh, Feb 11 (IANS) In an intelligence-led operation, Punjab Police’s Special Operations Cell of Amritsar have busted yet another Pakistan-backed terror module and foiled major terror plot with the arrest of an accused and recovery an an improvised explosive device (IED) packed in metallic case with remote control and a foreign-made pistol along with ammunition from his possession, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Shubham Kumar, …
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) In a move to streamline legislative oversight, the Delhi government on Tuesday issued a formal directive mandating bureaucrats to prioritise the proceedings of the newly constituted House Committees of the Eighth Legislative Assembly, an official of the Assembly Secretariat said. A circular, issued by the General Administration Department of the Delhi government, requires all Administrative Secretaries to personally attend House Committee sittings and ensure the “full co…