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Punjab: Man taking rRs.r5 lakh bribe on SHO's behalf caught, says Vigilance Bureau

Amritsar, Nov. 1 -- A resident of Chheharta in Amritsar district was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.5 lakh on behalf of the station house officer (SHO) of Chheharta police station, th... Read More


Punjab: Juvenile among 7 nabbed as Pak arms smuggling module busted

Amritsar, Nov. 1 -- Dismantling a cross-border arms smuggling module, the Amritsar police caught seven operatives, including a juvenile, for having links with Pakistan based-smugglers and seized 15 so... Read More


3 lakh students to benefit from English programme, says Punjab minister Harjot Bains

Amritsar, Oct. 29 -- Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains, along with Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia, on Tuesday launched a programme to empower three lakh students in Class... Read More


Punjab: SAD to stage protest in Tarn Taran against 'false cases' on Akali workers

Amritsar, Oct. 25 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday accused Tarn Taran SSP Ravjot Kaur Grewal of registering false cases against Akali workers ahead of the by-elec... Read More


Drug kingpin linked to Pakistan-based network arrested in Amritsar

Amritsar, Oct. 24 -- Amritsar Commissionerate Police busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling network with the arrest of a key drug trafficker and the recovery of 5.025 kg of heroin from his possessi... Read More


Teen killed, six kin hurt while making crackers in Gurdaspur

Amritsar, Oct. 23 -- A 19-year-old youth was killed and his six family members, including two women, were injured in a blast at Dharmabad village, falling in the Dera Baba Nanak sub-division of Gurdas... Read More


Cross-border smuggling busted: AK-47 rifle, Glock pistols, ammunition recovered in Gurdaspur; 3 held

Amritsar, Oct. 15 -- Punjab Police on Tuesday seized an AK-47 rifle, Glock pistols, and a large cache of ammunition while arresting three men from Gurdaspur in a cross-border weapons smuggling operati... Read More


Two AK-47 rifles recovered from near Pak border in Tarn Taran

Amritsar, Oct. 14 -- Punjab Police's State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, in a joint operation with Border Security Force (BSF), recovered a consignment of three weapons, including two AK-47... Read More


BSF downs five drones, recovers heroin and pistol along Punjab border

Amritsar, Oct. 13 -- The BSF seized five drones carrying narcotics and arms in separate incidents along the India-Pakistan international border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, officials said on ... Read More


Drone-aided weapon smuggling racket busted in Amritsar; 8 pistols seized

Amritsar, Oct. 12 -- Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar busted a cross-border weapon smuggling module with links to Pakistan, arresting three operatives and recovering eight sophisticated pistols from... Read More