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.
In a decisive crackdown on drug networks amid the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nadhian Virudh’, the Amritsar Rural Police have busted a narco-terrorism hawala racket with the arrest of two Hawala operators and recovered Rs 17.60 lakh and $4000 from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.
In another incident, a blast in the wee hours of Saturday at Thakur Dwara temple in Khandwala area of Amritsar left people in a state of panic.
To cater to the increased passenger demand during the Holi festive season, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will operate eight pairs of special trains on key routes.
The arrested accused has been identified as Harmandeep Singh, a resident of village Ghumanpura in Amritsar.
A US plane carrying 112 illegal immigrants from India landed late on Sunday night at Sri Guru Ramdasji International Airport in Amritsar amid tight security.
