The Vande Bharat Express connecting Punjab's Ferozpur and Delhi will now stop at Barnala, Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu announced on Wednesday.
Jatin Kali, accused of murdering Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-linked youth Naveen Arora, was injured and arrested in an encounter with Punjab police in Ferozpur on Thursday, Ferozepur SSP Bhupinder Singh said.
In a post on social media X, the DGP wrote that the preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested person was in contact with a Pakistan-based handler through social media platforms, and was receiving heroin and weapons consignments in Khemkaran and Ferozpur sector, which were being
After days of tensions between India and Pakistan, the situation in Amritsar is "normal" on Sunday, with people doing their daily work and markets remaining open, an official said.
After four days of heavy shelling and firing amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the situation in Jammu-Kashmir and Punjab remained normal on Sunday morning.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on early Thursday neutralised a Pakistani intruder in Punjab's Ferozpur sector, sources said. The intruder, yet to be identified, was gunned down during the intervening night of May 7-8 while crossing the International Border.
A notice has been issued to demolish 123 houses and shops in Sambhal under Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act 1916, after they were found in dilapidated state in a survey conducted by the Sambhal Municipality.
Executive Officer of Chandausi, Krishna Kumar Sonkar, said that the house owner has been issued a notice with the instruction to remove the portion of his house coming in the way of the area identified for excavation.
As part of efforts to restore wells and pilgrimage sites in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal and reconnect people with their religious traditions, a team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and local administration visited several historic locations on Wednesday.
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday recovered 1 drone and 2 heroin consignments in two different incidents in the border area of Ferozpur and Amritsar districts in Punjab.
Punjab police arrested two drug smugglers and recovered 6.65 Kg of heroin, amounting to Rs 6 Lakhs drug money, near the Indo-Pak border in Ferozepur district.