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With eye on drug cases, Punjab govt to double STF's strength

Chandigarh, July 19 -- In order to further enhance the capabilities of the Punjab Police Special Task Force (STF) in combating the drug menace, the Punjab government is all set to double its strength.... Read More


200 inmates running drug racket from jails shifted to Bathinda's 'dead zone'

Chandigarh, July 17 -- Struggling to curb drug smuggling rackets being run from jails, authorities have shifted 200 inmates lodged in prisons across Punjab to Bathinda Central Jail, a "dead zone" wher... Read More


200 inmates running drug racket from jails shifted to Bathinda's 'dead zone'

India, July 16 -- Chandigarh Struggling to curb drug smuggling rackets being run from jails, authorities have shifted 200 inmates lodged in prisons across Punjab to Bathinda Central Jail, a "dead zon... Read More


Punjab sees spurt in Ice drug seizures

Chandigarh, July 14 -- The increase in the recovery of Ice drug (methamphetamine) being pumped from across the border has posed a new challenge for the Punjab Police which has already been making desp... Read More


5 yrs after suspension, state govt reinstates Umranangal

Chandigarh, July 12 -- The Punjab government on Thursday reinstated inspector general of police-rank officer Paramraj Singh Umranangal, more than five years after his arrest and suspension in the 2015... Read More


2015 police firing: 5 yrs after suspension, Punjab govt reinstates Umranangal

India, July 12 -- The Punjab government on Thursday reinstated inspector general of police-rank officer Paramraj Singh Umranangal, more than five years after his arrest and suspension in the 2015 Behb... Read More


Cops take over 900 drug peddlers into preventive custody

Chandigarh, July 10 -- As many as 974 habitual offenders or suspected peddlers have been taken into preventive custody starting from June 6 to July 6 by Punjab Police in the ongoing drive against drug... Read More


Amritpal can meet family, but won't be allowed to leave Delhi

Chandigarh, July 5 -- Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who has been granted temporary release for "up to four days or less", will be brought from the high-security Central Jail at Dibrugarh in As... Read More


Amritpal to be back in Assam jail after taking oath as MP on Friday

India, July 4 -- Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who has been granted temporary release for "up to four days or less", will be brought from the high-security Central Jail at Dibrugarh in Assam t... Read More


Day 1: 20 FIRs registered under new laws in Punjab

Chandigarh, July 2 -- The first FIR under provisions of the newly introduced criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), was registered at Sadar Dhuri police station in Sangrur district for theft, o... Read More