For Block Samiti seats, candidates have been released from constituencies including Ajnala, Raja Sansi, Baba Bakala, Jandiala, Barnala, Bhadaur, Rampura Phul, Bhucho Mandi, Talwandi Sabo, Abohar, Balluana, Firozpur City, Firozpur Rural, Batala, Mukerian, Sultanpur Lodhi, Phagwara, Kapurth
An alleged key associate of gangster Nishan Joriyan, named Kawaljit Singh, was arrested by the Batala police, Punjab, on Friday, according to an official X post by the DGP Punjab Police.
In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police has apprehended an active member of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang and seized sophisticated weapons from their possession, said the Director General of Punjab Police, Gaurav Yadav, on Wednesday.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted 11 accused in the April 2025 case related to the BKI-orchestrated Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) terror attack at the Qila Lal Singh police station in Batala district of Punjab.
As per the information, Parminder Singh alias Pindi, a resident of Harsha in Batala, is not a mere criminal but a key operative of a dangerous terror-criminal syndicate. The latter has been brought back to India by the team of Batala Police.
According to Punjab Police, Pindi is a close aide of foreign-based terrorists Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and Happy Passia and has been involved in multiple heinous crimes, including petrol bomb attacks, violent assaults and extortion in the Batala-Gurdaspur region.
The arrested accused have been identified as Harmanpreet Singh alias Harman and his cousin Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, both residents of village Kaler in Batala. According to the information, Jugraj Singh alias Jugga, a resident of Cheema Khudi in Batala, was shot dead by unidentified assaila
In a post shared on X on Sunday, DGP Punjab Police, Gaurav Yadav, said that both of the accused were wanted in the murder of Jugraj Singh alias Jugga at Cheema Khudi village, Batala, on September 9, 2025. "The accused are being brought to Punjab after obtaining transit remand from the com
Amritsar Police Commissioner GPS Bhullar told ANI on Friday, "... A very prominent person was murdered in our jurisdiction... An FIR was filed on 18 September, according to which, one person was murdered and one was injured... Working day and night, we solved this case with utmost profession
Heavy rainfall has triggered severe flooding across nine districts in Punjab, including Pathankot, Batala, Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, and Hoshiarpur, prompting large-scale relief operations.
In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing efforts to maintain peace and security in Punjab, Batala Police have foiled a Pakistan-ISI-backed terror plot with the recovery of explosives and communication devices near the Amritsar road, officials said on Monday.