The Head Granthi of Gurdwara Sahib S Giani Gobind Singh and Pakistan Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Member S Inderjit Singh extended their best wishes to PM Modi. They presented a Dastar (Turban), Siropa and Prasad for PM Modi as a token of respect and goodwill.
During the search, troops recovered six packets of narcotics suspected to be heroin (approximately 6.3 kg) and one packet of suspected opium (approximately 70 gram), concealed inside a 12-volt battery and kept in the vicinity of the international border, ahead of border fencing.
The Kartarpur Corridor, connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib near Lahore in Pakistan to Gurudwara Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district, is set to reopen today as the flood-situation eased near the India-Pakistan border.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attacked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann regarding the law and order situation in the border state and questioned whether the Punjab CM is fulfilling the role of a Chief Minister or that of a pilot, highlighting his extensive involvement in escorting Delhi C
At Dana Mandi located in Longowal, Sangrur, Minister Mandaviya is to address the rally. While, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on June 18, will hold a rally in Gurdaspur. In addition, the BJP leaders will conduct rallies in all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab.
The Border Security Forces (BSF) intercepted a Pakistani drone infiltrating twice into the Bhariyal post of the forces in Punjab on late last night and forced it to return, officials said on Thursday.
"A drone entering from the Pakistan side has been intercepted (by fire) by alert BSF troops in Gurdaspur Sector. On being fired, the drone returned back to Pak. Search operation underway," BSF Punjab Frontier tweeted.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday met the family members of Sepoy Harkrishan Singh, one of the five army soldiers killed in an ambush by terrorists in Poonch, in Gurdaspur's Batala.
In a statement, BSF said, "On Friday at about 02:28 am, BSF troops deployed along the Indo-Pakistan border in the area of Metla in the Gurdaspur sector of Punjab detected a drone infiltrating into Indian territory from Pakistan side, and subsequently fired upon the rogue drone."