Five bombs defused; rail traffic resumes

Ferozepur: Traffic has resumed on the Pathankot-Amritsar railway link, which was suspended on Monday following the recovery of five bombs planted on the track near Dinanagar railway station. Divisional Railway Manager (Ferozepur) Anuj Prakash said once the bombs were defused, a pilot locomotive was run on trial on the track around midnight on Tuesday. “Now all the trains have resumed,” he said, adding the RPF officials had been put on alert. 

Activists held for bid to stop Indo-Pak bus

Jalandhar: Over 20 activists of Hindu Jagriti Manch were arrested by the police while they were planning to stop the Delhi-bound bus coming from Lahore on Tuesday. They were arrested before they could stop the bus. The police also changed the route of the bus to prevent any hindrance. The activists were heading towards PAP Chowk to stop the bus, but they were stopped a few kilometres away. 

High alert sounded in J&K, border areas

Jammu: A high alert has been sounded in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in areas along the border with Pakistan. The J&K Police have sealed the Punjab-Jammu border and every vehicle from Punjab was being put to thorough checking. "We have set up additional check points on the Jammu-Pathankot highway. Rail tracks have also been checked to rule out possibility of more IEDs," Danish Rana, IGP of the Jammu zone said. The entire track between Jammu and Pathankot was checked with the help of dog squads to rule out possibility of sabotage by terrorists, he said.

CM to meet martyred SP’s family today 

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will visit the family of martyred Superintendent of Police (Detective) Baljit Singh in Kapurthala on Wednesday. He will also meet the families of the three home guards — Des Raj, Bodh Raj and Sukhdev Singh — and as many civilians who lost their lives in the Dinanagar terror attack. Among the civilians were Amarjeet Singh, Nirmala Devi and Ghulam Rasul, all residents of Dinanagar. 

Cops moved to op site from morning parade 

Jalandhar: Senior Punjab Armed Police (PAP) officers have denied reports that the Punjab Police were ill-equipped during their fight against the terrorists. They said the policemen who participated in the operation moved to the attack site straight from their morning parade session. Sources said nine PAP companies (each comprising 75 men), 11 of Anti-Terrorist Squad, Bomb Defusing Squad and weaponry, including LMGs, AK 47s, dragon lights and grenades, were moved to Dinanagar.