BATHINDA, June 3 -- Senior Akali Dal leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday visited the family of Narinderdeep Singh, who allegedly died in police custody recently. The MP demanded an independent probe into the incident that led to the death of a resident of Goniana town under suspicious circumstances. The family alleged that Narinderdeep was subjected to police torture and demanded justice. Punjab higher education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Monday directed officials to expedite the processing of proposals from private colleges seeking university status. The move aims to streamline the upgradation process, reinforce academic excellence, and expand access to quality higher education in the state. To ensure effective coordination and real-time monitoring, the minister designated director higher education Girish Dayalan as the nodal officer for overseeing the progress of all such proposals. State police arrested 98 drug smugglers and recovered 1.5 kg heroin, 2,508 intoxicant pills and Rs.3,900 drug money from their possession on day 93rd of Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign. With this, the number of smugglers arrested has reached 15,117. Madhya Pradesh police have arrested four Punjab residents and a local resident of Gwalior district with illegal weapons, a police official said on Monday. The police recovered two pistols, four bullets and two swords from their possession. ASP, Niranjan Sharma said, "Four residents of Punjab's Mansa district have been booked under the relevant sections of the Arms Act....