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Mohali police bust gang behind Rs.92-crore digital arrest scam

Mohali, Aug. 15 -- The Mohali cyber police have busted two gangs involved in a Rs.92-crore digital arrest scam spanning across several states in the country, with the arrest of six persons. Five of th... Read More


Majority of 'digital arrest'victims in UT are women

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- A recent trend in the rising cases of 'digital arrest' cyber frauds in Chandigarh shows that majority of the victims are women. According to police data, 13 digital arrest cases... Read More


Giani Harpreet occupying SAD faction chief post ethically wrong, says jathedar

AMRITSAR, Aug. 15 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Thursday slammed the formation of a separate faction of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), saying that it is not in full accordanc... Read More


Prez medal for ADGP Farooqui, Ludhiana cop

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Additional director general of police (ADGP) MF Farooqui and inspector Suresh Kumar of the counter-intelligence wing, Ludhiana, have been conferred with the President's medal fo... Read More


Cabinet denotifies land-pooling policy

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Three days after the urban development department announced it was withdrawing the land-pooling policy, the Punjab cabinet on Thursday formally denotified the controversial poli... Read More


Punjab issues SOP for EWS admissions in private schools

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Amid complaints of admissions being denied in the absence of clear guidelines, the Punjab government on Thursday finally issued the standard operating procedure for admitting ch... Read More


Jhundan-led panel to prepare breakaway group's vision doc

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Two days after former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was unanimously elected as the president of the breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the par... Read More


Two BKI operatives arrested in Ferozepur

Ferozepur, Aug. 15 -- Punjab Police foiled a Pakistan-backed conspiracy following an intelligence-based operation, exposing a terrorist module linked to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in Ferozepur ... Read More


Way forward after U-turn on land-pooling policy

India, Aug. 15 -- The Punjab government took a quick and rational decision by withdrawing the land-pooling policy amid challenges since its announcement on May 14, 2025. The challenges included lack o... Read More


Smuggler detained under PIT-NDPS Act

Kapurthala, Aug. 15 -- The Kapurthala police have taken a notorious drug smuggler into one-year preventive detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substanc... Read More