Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav identified the arrested persons as Kulbir Singh, Hira Singh, and Davinder Singh, all residents of village Chambal in Tarn Taran. The Police have also booked accused Yadwinder Singh, he added.
As the US continues to stay in deep freeze, the death toll has reached at least 48 as the blizzard stranded motorists, knocked electricity out for thousands of people and made it difficult for emergency crews to get residents trapped in their cars, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
The arrested smugglers identified as Dalbir and Jagdish, both residents of Gharinda in Amritsar, were engaged in drug trafficking for the last three years and have no criminal case registered against them, according to a statement from Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab.
Gram chaupals were organised by the Uttarakhand government on the occasion of 'Good Governance Day' on Sunday with an aim of providing benefits of public welfare schemes of the central and state government to residents in remote villages and solve their problems quickly.
Chandana Deepthi, Deputy Commissioner of Police, North Zone, Secunderabad said, "Both accused Khadar Mohideen Ibrahim Sha residents of Chennai, were involved in transporting drugs for the last 2 years. They developed contacts with drug dealers based in Australia and New Zealand. They develop
Amid the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, the local residents criticized the "lack of transparency" in the distribution of humanitarian aid to needy families in the country by welfare organizations.
With the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' set to enter the national capital on Saturday, Delhi Police on Friday issued a travel advisory, informing residents about route changes and traffic diversions.