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Arms smuggling modules busted in Amritsar: 13 pistols, ammo seized; juvenile among 11 held

AMRITSAR, Aug. 2 -- At least 13 pistols and ammunition were recovered as Amritsar police busted three cross-border illegal arms smuggling modules with links to Pakistan on Friday, officials said. Amr... Read More


Ex-sarpanch murder: Prime accused nabbed at Chennai airport

AMRITSAR, July 31 -- The main accused in the murder of Akali ex-sarpanch Parwinder Singh was arrested at Chennai airport while attempting to board a flight to Malaysia, police officials said on Wednes... Read More


Rajasthan govt allows Sikh religious symbols during exams

AMRITSAR, July 31 -- The Rajasthan government has allowed Sikh candidates to appear in exams while wearing the five Sikh articles of faith (kakars), after outrage from the Sikh community over an Amrit... Read More


Cross-border arms smuggling module busted, 1 arrested in Amritsar

AMRITSAR, July 30 -- The counter intelligence (CI) wing of Amritsar police has busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of one of its operatives working under the directions... Read More


SGPC urges Centre to release Sikh prisoners on Guru Teg Bahadur martyrdom day anniv

AMRITSAR, July 29 -- The executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to release Sikh prisoners on the occasion of the 350t... Read More


Amritsar cops seize 11kg heroin in three separate ops, 8 held

AMRITSAR, July 27 -- Punjab Police has recovered 11kg of heroin in separate cases, besides arresting narcotic smugglers, a police spokesperson said on Saturday. Amritsar counter-intelligence (CI) bus... Read More


4kg heroin, 12 weapons seized in Amritsar, 10 held

AMRITSAR, July 24 -- Amritsar rural police, in separate operations along with Border Security Force (BSF), seized 4kg of heroin, 12 illegal weapons from 10 accused involved in trans-border arms traffi... Read More


Only amritdharis can be members of Chief Khalsa Diwan, says jathedar

AMRITSAR, July 23 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday gave Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD) members 41 days, till September 1, to become amritdhari (baptised) and start followi... Read More


VB evaluates Bikram Majithia's Amritsar house in DA case

AMRITSAR, July 17 -- The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Wednesday carried out an evaluation of the house of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) senior leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who is c... Read More


350th Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur: SGPC to invite Prez, PM, CJI

AMRITSAR, July 15 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will invite President, Prime Minister, Union home minister, Lok Sabha speaker, Chief Justice of India, CMs of Indian states and ... Read More