A peaceful weekly prayer gathering at Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh turned tragic after heavy construction material crashed onto devotees seeking shade from the heat.
According to the police, the cartel was being operated by a handler based in Dubai, and the network extended its supply chains from Punjab to Delhi.
According to preliminary investigations, the arrested individuals maintain operational linkages with the banned terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
In a move aimed at preserving the religious character of the holy city, the Amritsar district administration has reimposed restrictions on the sale and use of liquor, meat, tobacco products, and other intoxicants within the walled city area.
Targeting the BJP over the deaths of 700 farmers during the farm agitation, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said Punjab would never forgive those who crushed the voices of annadatas while simultaneously attempting to weaken the state’s rights, resources and identity.
Authorities shut all schools in Amritsar after 15 private institutions received bomb threat emails, prompting evacuations, deployment of bomb squads and a cyber investigation.
Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a Pakistan-linked arms and narco network with the arrest of five people and recovered six sophisticated pistols along with 1.01 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday that those arrested have been identified as Gursevak Singh, alias Sevak, a resident of village Gharyala in Tarn Taran, and Baljit Singh, a resident of Guru Nanakpura in Amritsar.
Those arrested have been identified as Mehakdeep Singh alias Mehak, a resident of Wadali in Amritsar and Aditya alias Adhi, a resident of village Bhaga Chhina in Amritsar.
India’s battle with air pollution has long been seen through the lens of health and visibility ~ smog-filled skies, wheezing citizens, and the occasional winter air emergency.
