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Punjab: Echoes of freedom fade as Hussainiwala light & sound show stalls post flood

Ferozepur, June 10 -- The iconic light and sound show at the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala has remained non-operational for nearly 22 months, leaving visitors and locals disheartened. Lau... Read More


Punjab: Ferozepur fort thrown open to public after 200 years

Ferozepur, June 2 -- The army's Golden Arrow Division on Sunday said it threw open the historical Ferozepur fort to the people after 200 years to encourage border tourism besides nurturing patriotic s... Read More


10-year-old Ferozepur boy who served milk, lassi to troops during Op Sindoor feted by army

Ferozepur, May 29 -- Amid one of the highest military buildups in Ferozepur's Tara Wali village, just 1km from the India-Pakistan border, a 10-year-old diabetic boy stood tall as delivered water, milk... Read More


25-year-old Ferozepur man tests positive for Covid

Ferozepur, May 28 -- Divinesh Kumar, 25, tested positive for COVID-19 in Ferozepur on Tuesday after a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted at the local civil hospital came back positive. According to o... Read More


Life in Punjab's border villages | 'We're home during day, retreat to safer places at night'

Ferozepur, May 14 -- Once bitten, twice shy. Residents of border villages in Ferozepur and Fazilka are unwilling to stay at home during the night even though 72 hours have passed since the announcemen... Read More


Rusted mortar shell recovered from Fazilka village

Ferozepur, May 13 -- Panic gripped Muthianwali village in Fazilka on Sunday night after a 51mm mortar shell was recovered, officials said, adding that police clarified there was "no immediate threat".... Read More


Punjab: Ceasefire spurs hopes of BSF constable's release from Pak custody

Ferozepur, May 11 -- The ceasefire between India and Pakistan has raised the hopes of Border Security Force (BSF) constable Purnam Kumar Shaw's release from Pakistan custody. Shaw, 40, deployed with ... Read More


Ferozepur drone strike: Two critically injured shifted to Ludhiana DMC

Ferozepur, May 11 -- Two members of the family, who were injured in the drone attack, have been shifted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, officials said on Saturday. Three members o... Read More


Punjab: Mass evacuations in Ferozepur, Fazilka border villages

Ferozepur, May 10 -- Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, most women and children were evacuated on Friday from the villages in the Hussainiwala area in Ferozepur and several border vi... Read More


Ferozepur, Fazilka villages move to safer zones amid Pak attack

Ferozepur, May 9 -- As tensions between India and Pakistan escalate, voluntary evacuations continue in Punjab's Ferozepur and Fazilka districts. While there are around 40 border villages in these dist... Read More