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Punjab: Bhucho DSP's asst reader held for taking rRs.r1-lakh bribe

Amritsar, July 2 -- The vigilance bureau (VB) arrested a personal security officer (PSO) attached to Bhucho deputy superintendent of police (DSP), red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.1 lakh on Tu... Read More


Armyman, associate held on espionage charge in Amritsar

Amritsar, June 23 -- An armyman posted in Jammu and his aide have been arrested for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),... Read More


GNDU to establish Chair in Sikh studies: VC

Amritsar, June 14 -- Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) is strengthening its global footprint with a series of academic collaborations and initiatives aimed at promoting research on Guru Nanak's teachin... Read More


Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur: SGPC again urges Centre to release Sikh prisoners

Amritsar, June 13 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Thursday appealed to the central government to release Sikh prisoners on the occasion of the upco... Read More


Now, a portal to provide hassle-free land record services in Punjab

Amritsar, June 13 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the Easy Jamabandi portal to provide smooth, hassle-free... Read More


Punjab: 6kg h eroin seized in Amritsar, 2 peddlers nabbed

Amritsar, June 9 -- Amritsar Rural police arrested two key drug traffickers and seized 6kg of high-grade heroin near village Bhakna, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday. "The accused, identified a... Read More


Punjab: Two workers killed in paint unit fire in Amritsar

Amritsar, June 9 -- Two persons were killed and one injured after a fire broke out at a small paint factory in the Anngarh area of the city on Sunday morning. According to local residents, the fire r... Read More


Akalis reduced SGPC to 'golak' committee: Bhagwant Mann

Amritsar, June 9 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday accused Akali leaders of reducing the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to a "Shiromani Golak Parbandhak Committee," driv... Read More


Govt committed to restoring dignity of Dalits, delivering justice to them: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Amritsar, June 9 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann said the loan waiver worth Rs.67.84 crore to Scheduled Caste (SC) and 'divyangjan' (persons with disabilities) borrowers under the Punjab Scheduled Cas... Read More


Woman among 6 held as Amritsar police bust two international drug cartels

Amritsar, June 5 -- Punjab Police claimed to have busted two international narco-trafficking cartels with the arrest of six drug smugglers, including a woman, and recovered 4 kg heroin, director gener... Read More