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Punjab: Fazilka SSP suspended after cyber police station SHO takes bribe

India, May 28 -- The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government on Wednesday placed the Fazilka district police chief, Varinderpal Singh Brar, under suspension with immediate effect. Though the rea... Read More


Danish dangled visa carrot to lure Guzala: Police probe

Chandigarh, May 21 -- A senior Punjab Police officer probing the espionage case in which a Malerkotla resident Guzala has been arrested said that the investigations have revealed that the woman and Pa... Read More


Accused's house served as stash point for drugs

Chandigarh, May 17 -- The accused Amarjot Singh alias Jota, a resident of Bhittewad village in Amritsar district, from whom a stash of 85kg of heroin was recovered is an addict and was working on the ... Read More


176 deaths in 5 years but no lessons learnt

Chandigarh, May 14 -- Since 2020, Punjab has witnessed the deaths of over 170 individuals due to spurious liquor but it seems no lessons have been learnt by the authorities. On Tuesday, at least 21 pe... Read More


15 Punjab districts go dark again as tensions with Pakistan reignite

Chandigarh, May 11 -- Within almost two hours of reports about India and Pakistan reaching a ceasefire agreement, Punjab was back to square one with complete or area-wise blackout being imposed in at ... Read More


14 dists in Punjab plunge into darkness for 2nd straight night

Chandigarh, May 10 -- Punjab continued to be on the edge for the second day due to rising military conflict between India and Pakistan, with at least 14 districts observing complete blackout and repor... Read More


Blackout in 16 of 23 Punjab districts

Chandigarh, May 9 -- In the wake of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a complete blackout was imposed in at least 16 of 23 districts of Punjab starting 9 pm on Thursday. According to inf... Read More


Act in place but nothing has changed when it comes to dam security in Punjab

Chandigarh, May 7 -- Though the Dam Safety Act was passed in 2021, the ground situation in Punjab, as far as the security of dams, hasn't changed. Under the Act, BBMB had moved a proposal for the depl... Read More


Mann, Bajwa spar over state's riparian rights

Chandigarh, May 6 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann and leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa were engaged in a verbal spat over Punjab's riparian rights during a special session of the assembly on Mo... Read More


SSPs, CPs face performance review in anti-drug campaign

Chandigarh, April 27 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Punjab Police will conduct an appraisal of the performance of all senior superintendents of police (SSPs) and commissioners of police (CP... Read More