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    77 drug peddlers arrested in fresh raids across Punjab: Police

    Chandigarh: Continuing its efforts to combat drug addiction, police in Punjab on Wednesday  conducted raids at 483 locations leading to the arrest of 77 drug smugglers after registration of 55 first information reports (FIRs).  Official sources said that with this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached 4,114 in just 26 days.  Police.

    Punjab Government Transfers Five IAS Officers

    Chandigarh: Punjab government on Monday announced transfers of five senior IAS officers with immediate effect.  According to the notification issued by the Punjab Government Alok Shekhar, IAS (1994), has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Home Affairs, replacing Gurkirat Kirpal Singh. Jaspreet Talwar, IAS (1995), will now handle Additional Chief Secretary, Jails, and Justice.  Ajit Balaji.

    Punjab Weather Update: Temperature over 30 degrees in 11 districts; Bathinda remains hottest

    The highest temperature in the state was recorded at 33.2°C in Bathinda (Airport).

    Woman drug trafficking kingpin arrested with her three operatives in Punjab: Police

    Chandigarh: Amritsar Commissionerate Police on Sunday claimed to have busted a cross-border drug cartel with the arrest of a woman kingpin, Mandeep Kaur, who occasionally donned a uniform to impersonate a police officer to carry out her nefarious activities, and her three operatives after recovering 5.2 kg heroin from their possession. The other arrested operatives.

    Two smugglers arrested with 13 kg of poppy husk, 220 intoxicant pills in Ludhiana

    Ludhiana: Police in Ludhiana, on Sunday claimed to have seized 13 kg of poppy husk and 220 intoxicant pills and arrested two drug smugglers from different places in Ludhiana.  Official sources said that a case has been registered against the accused in this regard at Jodha police station and Sudhar police station. The accused have.

    Congress seeks independent probe into “assault” on Colonel in Punjab by police

    New Delhi: After Punjab police suspended its four police officials in Patiala and directed four SIT prob in connection with alleged attack on Army Colonial Congress on Saturday demanded a high-level independent probe into the “brutal manhandling” and “assault” in the case.   Speaking with the media, Chairman of the AICC Ex-Servicemen Department Col Rohit Chaudhary.

    Two packets of Heroin, one packet of Opium recovered near Ferozepur border: Police

    Ferozepur: Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police on Saturday claimed to have seized suspected heroin and opium during a raid in a border village of Ferozepur district on Saturday morning. In a statement released BSF stated, “Acting on specific intelligence inputs provided by the BSF Intelligence Wing, the team conducted a raid at a.

    Punjab VB conducts surprise inspection of vehicle fitness operations to curb irregularities

    Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) Ludhiana range on Saturday conducted a surprise on-site inspection to check irregularities in the vehicle fitness passing process carried out by the Transport Department in Ludhiana. In a statement issued on Saturday, a spokesperson of the VB stated that the purpose of conducting on-the-spot checking at the fitness passing.

    Four Patiala police officers suspended in connection of alleged assault on Colonel Pushpinder Bath

    Patiala: Police in Punjab on Saturday suspended four police personnel in connection with allegedly assaulting Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath in Punjab’s Patiala, a senior police officer said.  Officials sources said that a First Information Report (FIR) has also been filed against the four accused officers. The official said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will.

    Former cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu meets Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi

    Ashu has also shared a picture with Rahul Gandhi on social media.

    Army colonel attack case: Punjab police file FIR against cops

    Patiala: Police in Punjab on Friday have registered an FIR over the attack against a colonel and his son allegedly by cops in Patiala, officials said.   According to the statement release by the police,  “A case FIR No. 69 dated March 21, 2025, has been registered in Police Station Civil Lines, Patiala on the statement.