According to Punjab DGP, the heroin was seized following the arrest of a cross-border drug peddler, identified as Simran Singh of Basarke Gillan village
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The Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT) has failed to take possession of a residential property, occupied by a bidder after paying just a small amount, at Sector-C in Ranjit Avenue since 2001. The AIT Chairman had issued directions to take possession...
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Thursday arrested Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Gurmeet Kaur, posted with ERV wing (South), and her accomplice Harpreet Singh, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000. A spokesman for the VB said duo...
Three bike-borne armed persons shot at a man, identified as Sukhdev Singh, husband of the woman sarpanch of Timmowal village falling in Jandiala Guru area, leaving him seriously injured. He was rushed to a private hospital in Amritsar. The police...
More than 300 motorcycle riders associated with the Diocese of Amritsar (DoA), Church of North India (CNI), participated in a motorcycle rally marking the beginning of the two-day foundation day celebrations of the church here on Thursday. Held under the...
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Even as the country is celebrating World Radio Day today, the All India Radio (AIR) station project for Amritsar is yet to see the light of day. Residents of the city rue that successive governments at the Centre as well...
The Majitha police have arrested a person for allegedly possessing an illegal gun. After registering a case, the police launched a probe. He was identified as Agyapal Singh of Galowali Colonia. The police said the police got a tip-off that...
The Vallah police have booked Karnail Singh of Shukarchak village for allegedly carrying out construction work in an area prohibited by the Army. He was yet to be arrested though a case under Sections 223 and 125 of the BNS...
A resident of Kadgill village near Tarn Taran town died of drug overdose on Tuesday. ASI Rajinder Kumar of the local Sadar police said that the deceased has been identified as Amritpal Singh (28). Krishna Kaur, mother of the deceased,...
A high drama was witnessed outside Sadar police station here today when an ASI, Gurnam Singh, duty officer, along with several activists of a Dalit organisation, started a protest against SHO Harinder Singh for allegedly physically assaulting him here on...
Residents express resentment against civic body inaction
The Senior Study II celebrated the success of their students in JEE Mains, session I, results. Chetna Mundraa, Surayansh Rana, Gauransh Srivastav and Bhavdeep Singh have all scored more than 90 percentile in the exam. “We are proud of our...
Dilpreet Singh Bajwa (22) was born in Gurdaspur. He scored a lot of runs in many tournaments, including the Katoch shield, the basis on which Punjab selectors pick the state team for Ranji Trophy. He proved his mettle and went...
Half of national team from Amritsar, took part in Tokyo, Paris Olympics
A land measuring 5 acre on the National Highway in the urban area of Amritsar may be worth billions of rupees to real estate developers, but for Navtej Singh, it holds a different value. He cultivates traditional crops, which are...
It was being operated by France-based Punjabi NRI, others
Dana Mandi lacks in cleanliness, thanks to official apathy The district-level grain market (Dana Mandi) in Tarn Taran has been facing neglect at the hands of officials round the year which results in the sewerage system getting blocked due to...
Amritsar: The farewell for class XII students was held at Angel’s Public School, Mamun, Pathankot, with an address from Principal Sheetal Katoch. She urged students to balance their ambitions with expectations from family and society. The event was a heartfelt...
The raised pedestrian paths constructed on the main GT Road under the “Smart Junctions” project are resulting in frequent accidents and inconvenience to commuters. These pedestrian paths, developed as part of the Smart City initiative, are being criticised for their...
The birth anniversary of Bhagat Ravidas, a leading poet-saint of the Bhakti movement which had spread across the Indian sub-continent during medieval history, was celebrated with religious fervour here on Wednesday. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee celebrated the birth anniversary...
Following pressure built by farmer organisations, the Patti Sadar police had to free the 15 protesting farmers who were arrested after a scuffle with the police on Tuesday from Sabhra village. The farmers were protesting against the alleged illegal sand...
Pushing for advancing research, innovation and entrepreneurship in food technology, Guru Nanak Dev University today inaugurated a state-of-the-art food processing unit at the Dietetics and Nutrition Division, Department of Agriculture, GNDU. The facility established under RUSA 2.0 (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha...
Textile Manufacturers’ Association (TMA), Amritsar, in collaboration with the Cluster Intervention Programme of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), is set to make a strong presence at Bharat Tex 2025, to be held at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan,...
The National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main session 1 result, 2025 late on Tuesday night. As per the result, a total of 14 candidates have secured 100 NTA score in JEE Main 2025 session 1....
The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Amritsar, in a joint operation have nabbed two smugglers and seized 1.1 kg of narcotics from their possession. BSF Intelligence Wing officials received and shared information regarding a possible...
A property dealer, identified as Rajiv Kumar (56) of Loharaka Road area here, ended his life by jumping from the sixth floor of a hotel in Ranjit Avenue area here on Tuesday evening. Following a preliminary probe and statement of...
Following the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants by US recently, the Punjab police have started tightening the noose around illegal immigration consultants here. The NRI wing of Punjab police has arrested a fake immigration consultant, identified as Suraj Sathiali, a...
The police have arrested 5 individuals and seized 2.251 kg heroin and Rs 1.05 lakh drug money
The Border Security Force and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Amritsar, had put up a checkpoint near Chota Fatehwal village
Amritsar: Dr Vinodita Sankhyan, principal of Shri Ram Ashram Public School, The Mall, has been conferred with the title of IPN India’s Most Impactful School Leader in 2024. The award was presented by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at the IPN Impact...
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