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Mohali (Punjab), March 2 Punjab Police on Monday used water cannons on protesting teachers who, in an attempt to march towards Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence to press for various demands, tried to force their way through barricades erected at the Chandigarh-Mohali border point.The...

Gurdaspur, March 1 The family of Ranjit Singh, one of the accused in the murder of two police officers in Gurdaspur, who was killed in an encounter with the police, staged a protest on Sunday demanding a CBI investigation into his death.The family also demanded a fresh autopsy by the PGIMER in...

Chandigarh, February 28 The Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has cracked an international narcotics network operating across the Tricity region here and Ludhiana, with the arrest of six key operatives and the seizure of an "unprecedented" haul of narcotics, MDMA tablets, and...

Chandigarh, February 28 – In a major blow to an organized international drug trafficking network, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police has busted an international narcotics network with the arrest of six key operatives involved in supplying party drugs targeting urban youth...

Chandigarh, February 28 The Punjab Police announced on Saturday that they had dismantled a foreign-based terror module, arrested two individuals, and recovered a fully assembled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) loaded with RDX.This, the police claimed, foiled a major terror plot.In a post...

Chandigarh, February 28 A Punjab Police sub-inspector was arrested on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, the state vigilance bureau said.The accused, Mewa Singh, was stationed at the cyber cell in Sangrur. A resident of Kothe Maha Singh Wala village in Bathinda had filed a...

Chandigarh, February 28 The Punjab Police has arrested 10 individuals after dismantling two organized cross-border drug and illegal arms smuggling modules, a top official said on Saturday.Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested individuals were in contact with Pakistani-based...

Gurdaspur, February 27 One of the three men arrested by the police for the murder of police personnel in Gurdaspur blamed the other two accused, one of whom was killed in a police encounter.The police have identified Ranjit Singh (19), Inderjit Singh (21), and Dilawar Singh (19) for their...

Chandigarh, February 27 The Punjab Police said on Friday that it has arrested the third accused involved in the murder of two police officers found dead in Gurdaspur on February 22.SSP Aditya of Gurdaspur said that the accused, Inderjit Singh, was arrested in Amritsar.On February 22, ASI...

New Delhi, February 27 – Officials from the Punjab Police and a senior official from the Punjab Home Department appeared before the Delhi Assembly’s Committee on Privileges in connection with the controversy surrounding Leader of the Opposition Atishi, an official said on Friday.Assembly...

Ahmedabad, February 26 – The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a man who was wanted in Punjab for his alleged involvement in a high-profile heroin and arms smuggling case, officials said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Rehmat Ali Sheikh, was apprehended from an embroidery...

Anandpur Sahib, February 26 Punjab's Special Director General of Police (Law and Order), Arpit Shukla, reviewed the security arrangements for the upcoming Hola Mohalla festival here on Thursday.The three-day annual Sikh festival will be held at Sri Anandpur Sahib from March 2 to March 4...

Chandigarh, February 26 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to launch election campaigns ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls, which are slated for early 2027. He will address a “Badlav Rally” in Moga town, Punjab, on March 14.State BJP working President Ashwani Sharma stated on...

Chandigarh, February 25 An action was ordered against traffic police personnel in Batala, Punjab, for allegedly appearing in a private video, which Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia claimed was a "pre-wedding shoot," and demanded their suspension.Majithia claimed that the traffic cops...

Chandigarh, February 25 The Punjab Police shot dead a man in an exchange of fire and arrested another for their alleged involvement in the killing of two police personnel in Gurdaspur, an officer said on Wednesday.The action came after assistant sub-inspector Gurnam Singh and home guard Ashok...

Chandigarh, February 25 The Punjab Police on Wednesday said it conducted 546 raids across the state and arrested 148 people on the 36th day of its anti-gangster campaign.The campaign, titled "Gangstran Te Vaar," was launched on January 20 this year at the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant...

Chandigarh, February 25 – The Punjab Police announced on Wednesday that they had broken up a cross-border drug and weapons smuggling network with the arrest of one individual.Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said that the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Fazilka, recovered 2.102 kg...

Chandigarh, February 25 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar alleged on Wednesday that the state's law and order situation has deteriorated under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and claimed that only the BJP can restore stability.Speaking to reporters here, Jakhar said that even senior...

Jalandhar, February 25 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday that the Punjab Police is fighting Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and guarding the International Border with full vigilance, asserting that it is "not just the state's police but the nation's police".Addressing a passing-out...

Chandigarh, February 25 The Punjab Police claimed on Wednesday to have busted a cross-border drug and weapons smuggling cartel with the arrest of one individual.Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Fazilka, recovered 2.102 kg of heroin, 7...