Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Even as the Budget session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is underway and the government is highlighting its claims of maintaining an “upright” law and order situation while projecting policing initiatives, a village sarpanch was shot dead in broad daylight in Moga district on Friday. Sarpanch of Patto village, Harvinder Singh Happy, was gunned down in the Baghapurana area of Moga.According to initial reports, armed assailants arrived in a vehicle, surrounded the sarpa…
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Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) As the Indian Women’s Hockey Team prepares for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Hyderabad, Telangana, 24-year-old midfielder Baljeet Kaur is among the players eager to make an impact and assist India in qualifying for the World Cup. “Our goal is to win and qualify for the World Cup. We want to perform well and give our best so that we can bring a medal for the country,” Baljeet said. Baljeet also thinks the current team has the right mix to accomplish s…
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against trans-border narcotic smuggling networks, Punjab Police, in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), has recovered 3.925 kg heroin from agricultural fields of the Border Outpost (BOP) in Kaalian in Tarn Taran, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.Apart from recovering the heroin consignment, police teams have also recovered a DJI Matrice drone, used by the Pakistan-based smugglers to push the …
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Punjab is witnessing a new pattern whereby arms and ammunition have been coming into the state in large numbers. The ISI has been focusing heavily on Punjab in recent months and has enhanced operations.In the most recent cases, the agencies have observed that the arms that are being delivered are primarily to be used for extortion. This signals the involvement of the gangster network, which has been tasked with raising funds for the ISI. The funds are, in turn, meant to …
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid the heightened security in Punjab to ensure peaceful celebrations of Republic Day, as mandated by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) of Amritsar has averted an imminent attack on a security establishment being orchestrated by a terror module linked to the banned terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) with the arrest of its operative, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday….
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted a series of searches at multiple locations in three border districts of Punjab as part of its ongoing probe in the 2025 Amritsar temple grenade terror attack case. A host of incriminating materials, including mobiles, digital devices and documents, were seized during the searches carried out at 10 locations in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts. An explosion had occurred outside the Thakur Dwara Sana…