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Another Pak drone, carrying narcotics, shot down by BSF in Punjab
Amritsar: Border Security Forces (BSF) troops on Saturday morning shot down a drone carrying suspected narcotics from Pakistan along the International Border near Rai village in Amritsar, Punjab. This comes a day…
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Security stepped up in Amritsar ahead of Operation Bluestar anniversary
Amritsar: Security has been stepped up in Punjab’s Amritsar ahead of the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar on June 6, said police on Sunday. Special Director General of Police Arpit Shukla (law…
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Over 5 kg suspected heroin dropped by Pak drone seized in Amritsar
Chandigarh: In a joint ambush by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police on Saturday, a consignment of over 5 kg suspected narcotics dropped by a Pakistani drone was seized from…
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Punjab Police unravel conspiracy behind gangster’s killing
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police’s Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has unraveled the conspiracy and established the role of 10 accused and shooters of the Bambiha gang in the killing of gangster Jarnail…
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Five held in blast cases near Golden Temple, police to probe ‘deep-rooted conspiracy’: Punjab DGP
Amritsar, Police arrested five people on Thursday after a low-intensity explosion took place near the Golden Temple, saying they were also involved in two similar blasts within a week. The police did…
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Another blast at Heritage Street near Amritsar’s Golden Temple
Amritsar: One person was injured in a blast on Monday morning at Heritage Street near the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar, the very site where an explosion took place on May 6,…
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Fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s wife stopped at Amritsar airport
Amritsar: Fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s wife Kirandeep Kaur was stopped at the Amritsar airport by immigration officials while she was trying to board a flight to London, sources said on Thursday.…
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58th BSF Raising Day
Amritsar: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai and Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Pankaj Kumar Singh review the parade during the 58th BSF Raising Day function at Guru…
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Commuters hit hard as farmers protest in Amritsar
Amritsar: Commuters on Wednesday had a harrowing time as they got stuck in long traffic jams here following a protest by a group of farmers led by the Bharti Kisan Union (Sidhupur)…
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Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hits Amritsar
Amritsar: An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude was felt across Punjab’s Amritsar on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, informed National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremors were felt at around 3:42…
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Punjab right wing leader Sudhir Suri shot dead in Amritsar
Amritsar: Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri was shot dead by unidentified people in Punjab’s Amritsar on Friday, police said. The incident took place outside Gopal Mandir on Majitha Road — one of…
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Moosewala murder accused killed in encounter near Amritsar
Chandigarh: In a major police crackdown on Wednesday, one gangster involved in the killing of famed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was reportedly shot dead by Punjab Police on the outskirts of Amritsar close…
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Former Punjab Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon dies at 79
Chandigarh: Former Punjab Speaker and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away in his sleep early Saturday. He was 79. He was the Rural Development and Panchayat Minister from…
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Arvind Kejriwal & Bhagwant Mann at roadshow in Amritsar
Amritsar: Delhi Chief Minister & AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM-elect Bhagwant Mann during a roadshow in Amritsar, Sunday, March 13, 2022. (PTI Photo) Amritsar: Delhi Chief Minister & AAP convenor…
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Five BSF jawans killed in Amritsar
Amritsar: Security personnel stand guard as a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan undergoes treatment from Guru Nanak Dev hospital, after a colleague allegedly open fired at a force camp in Amritsar district,…
