Anti-Narcotics Task Force along with Gurdaspur police made preventive detention under the PITS-NDPS Act of top smuggler Avtar Singh alias Tari from the border district of Punjab's Gurdaspur, said officials.
The Gidderbaha seat, previously won by Amarinder Warring in 2012, 2017 and 2022, fell vacant after the former won the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Ludhiana this year.
The Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered two made-in-China drones in Punjab's Amritsar and one in Tarn Taran district, said BSF in a press release on Thursday.
Chairman of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Krantikari) Punjab, Surjeet Singh Phul spoke to ANI and said, "On October 26, both forums will do a road blockade at 4 points. We will begin the protest at 1 pm and sit on the streets."
The move came a day after SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal failed to get any temporary relief from the Akal Takht, which declared him 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).
Baljeet Singh alias Baljeet Maur of Punjab's Bathinda distrct was taken into custody by the NIA on his arrival at the IGI Airport from United Arab Emirates
Punjab BJP general secretary Anil Sarin said in a statement issued here on Thursday that Kaur has been expelled on the directions of Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar.
Speaking about the encounter in Amritsar, Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said, "We received information at Rambagh police station that on the intervening night of October 18-19, several gunshots were fired outside the residence of a man named Sajan. We took the matter very serio
Punjabi music sensation AP Dhillon on Wednesday unveiled the music video of 'Bora Bora', a song from his recently released nine-track EP 'The Brownprint'.
In a significant step towards improving public safety in Ludhiana, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday flagged off 14 new vehicles for the Police Control Room (PCR) funded through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.