Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has busted an arms smuggling module with the arrest of three accused and recovered five .32-bore pistols along with nine magazines and 22 cartridges from their possession, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday. Those arrested have been identified as Manjot Singh, a resident of Dhesian village in Gurdaspur; Sandeep Singh, a re…
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Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) Punjab Police have arrested a man from Pathankot town on charges of spying for Pakistan-based handlers, officials said on Thursday.During questioning, the accused Baljit Singh revealed that the entire operation was being directed by a handler operating from Dubai. For espionage, he was given a sum of Rs 40,000.This was the third trans-border espionage module busted by the police in less than a month.In the latest case, Baljit Singh, a resident of Chakk Dhariwal village,…
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) In a major blow to organised crime and trans-border espionage networks, the Punjab Police have busted two ISI-backed espionage modules using high-tech, China-made CCTV cameras to transmit feeds of sensitive military locations to Pakistan-based handlers, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Thursday. One module was busted by Counter Intelligence Jalandhar with the arrest of one operative and recovery of one Chinese CCTV camera along with a USB con…
Lucknow, April 7 (IANS) In a significant step towards strengthening the educational framework, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a hike in the honorarium for ‘Shikshamitras’ (para-teachers) and part-time instructors.The hike in honorarium, which will directly benefit lakhs of education personnel across the state and strengthen the education system, will be implemented from this month only, effective from April 1. According to an official statement, the honorarium for Shikshamitra…
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Randeep Hooda’s 2024 biographical drama “Swatantrya Veer Savarkar” completed 2 years of release on Sunday, and commemorating the milestone, he treated his Instagram users with a video compilation of some behind-the-scenes footage from the set of the film based on the life of the politician and ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.In the caption, Hooda admitted that the project in which he worked both as an actor and director, ended up testing his limits.”Lived it. Fought i…
Washington, March 8 (IANS) A wave of federal court rulings across the United States this week has ordered the release or bond hearings for at least 15 Indian nationals held in immigration detention, with judges finding that authorities violated constitutional due process protections by detaining migrants without giving them a proper hearing.The decisions, issued by courts in states including California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky, and New Jersey, largely involve Indian asylum see…
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The makers of the upcoming series “Hello Bachhon” unveiled its trailer on Saturday. Actor Viineet Kumar Singh, who plays the titular role, said it tells two journeys with equal heart, a teacher finding his purpose, and students finding their belief. Viineet said in a statement: “What makes Hello Bachhon powerful is that it tells two journeys with equal heart – a teacher finding his purpose, and students finding their belief.”The show is inspired by the extraordinary…
Lucknow, Feb 2 (IANS) Candidates associated with the 69,000 teacher recruitment case staged a protest in Lucknow on Monday, ahead of the upcoming hearing in the Supreme Court, demanding an early resolution to the long-pending issue. The protest was organised outside the residence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Keshav Prasad Maurya. The demonstrators alleged irregularities in the recruitment process and delay in providing appointments despite qualifying the examinati…
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) In a significant move to expand the ambit of cashless mediclaim for the teaching fraternity, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday approved the facility to about 15 lakh employees in the education sector, including teachers, non-teaching staff and also their dependent family members. The Yogi Adityanath Cabinet’s decision will benefit teachers, honorary teachers, non-teaching staff, and dependents of government aided & self-financed schools under the Basic and Second…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) A US appeals court has rejected a challenge by Sandeep Singh, a convicted drug trafficker, to his removal from the United States.The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied Singh’s petition on January 9. The court held that alleged procedural errors by immigration authorities did not affect the outcome of the case.Singh had challenged a final administrative removal order issued by the Department of Homeland Security. He argued that the department violated immigration …