Earlier on Saturday, Union Minister Puri visited the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj accompanied by his wife Lakshmi Puri, former UN Assistant Secretary-General, and took a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam.
The 'Bordermen Marathon 2025' was a grand success in Amritsar, attracting over 5200 participants. The event, featuring various race categories, promoted fitness and camaraderie between civilians and BSF personnel.
In a significant breakthrough, Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence (CI) unit in Amritsar recovered an additional two kg of heroin, bringing the total seizure in the 10 kg heroin recovery case to 15 kg, said a statement from Information And Public Relations Department, Punjab on Saturday.
22 Indian fishermen detained in Pakistan for fishing in Pakistani waters between 2021 and 2022 have been released. The fishermen, mostly from Gujarat, Diu, and Uttar Pradesh, arrived at the Attari-Wagah border on Saturday.
Punjab Police dealt a major blow to trans-border drug smuggling with the seizure of 5.067 kg of heroin and the arrest of four accused in Amritsar, officials said on Friday.
"Today, I had the divine opportunity to perform Puja and do the pious 'snan' at the sacred Triveni Sangam at Prayagraj and be a part of the celebration of spiritual rejuvenation at the Maha 'Amrit' Kumbh Mela. A moment of pure devotion and unconditional surrender to the ethos of the Sanatan
Amritsar Police arrested four drug smugglers and seized 5.06 Kg of heroin in two separate operations. The smugglers were allegedly linked to Pakistan-based drug suppliers using drones.
Punjab Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav informed on Thursday that the state police has arrested another drug smuggler and around 3 kg of heroin in the 10 kg heroin recovery case. As per DGP Yadav, the name of the arrested person is Lovepreet Singh and he is the resident of Main Bazar
In an intelligence based operation, CI Amritsar on Wednesday apprehended Harmandeep Singh from village Mahal in Amritsar and recovered 10 kg heroin, as per a release by the DGP Punjab Police.