Top Sikh body Akal Takht urges fugitive Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh to surrender
Mar 26, 2023, at 07:33 pm
Chandigarh: Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Harpreet Singh urged fugitive Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh to surrender to the police and cooperate with the investigation, a media report said.
Canada closely following developments in Punjab, says Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly: Report
Mar 26, 2023, at 06:28 am
Toronto: Canada is keeping track of the developments in India’s Punjab and will continue to address the concerns raised by the community, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has said as Punjab Police continues the crackdown on radical separatist leader Amritpal Singh, said a report in the media.
Mar 22, 2023, at 04:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Punjab Police Tuesday released several possible avatars or looks of fugitive Amritpal Singh, the Khalistani leader who is on the run for the last four days.
Amritpal Singh crackdown: 'No incident from the state,' says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Mar 21, 2023, at 07:04 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday boasted of the "peace and harmony" which his government claimed to have maintained amid a major crackdown on Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh.
PepsiCo India extends pilot initiative in Punjab to address stubble burning
Mar 21, 2023, at 05:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: PepsiCo India has extended its Biochar Initiative, a pilot crop residue management program, to the Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana districts of Punjab as a potential solution to address the pressing issue of stubble burning in the northern states of India.
Crackdown on Amritpal Singh: Himachal Pradesh on high alert, strict vigil in areas bordering Punjab
Mar 21, 2023, at 12:48 am
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Monday said that the state was on high alert and security has been beefed up along the border with Punjab in view of the crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh, media reports said.
Fugitive Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh's Mercedes SUV gifted by drug boss
Mar 20, 2023, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi: Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh, who is currently on the run to evade police arrest, amassed a large number of weapons, ran deaddiction centre to brainwash the Sikh youth, and used a Mercedes SUV gifted by drug boss Ravel Singh, media reported.
NIA to probe Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, aides for possessing illegal arms, terrorism: Report
Mar 20, 2023, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi: The Centre has registered a fresh FIR against Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh, who has been declared "fugitive" by the Punjab Police, and is likely to take over the investigation as a case of terrorism, media reports said.
Punjab Police yet to arrest Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, state on high alert
Mar 19, 2023, at 05:39 pm
Amritsar/IBNS: Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh is still on the run from the Punjab police and a massive search is on to nab him, media reports said on Sunday.
Punjab: Massive op launched to catch Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh; 78 people held
Mar 19, 2023, at 07:01 am
Chandigarh: In a major crackdown on the pro-Khalistan group Waris De Punjab, the Punjab Police has arrested at least 78 supporters and detained some of them for questioning while the party’s leader Amritpal Singh continues to be at large.
Amritpal Singh's arrest: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Home Minister Amit Shah discussed plan
Mar 19, 2023, at 02:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amritpal Singh, the self-styled radical preacher, who is referred to by his supporters as the new version of Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, was chased and arrested by the Punjab Police on Saturday near Punjab’s Jalandhar.
Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh arrested near Jalandhar; Internet suspended across Punjab
Mar 19, 2023, at 01:39 am
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Saturday arrested pro-Khalistan group Waris De Punjab chief Amritpal Singh near Jalandhar's Nakodar amid high security, media reports said.
Mar 19, 2023, at 12:24 am
New Delhi: Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrel has reacted to the recent alleged closing down of the Indian consulate in Brisbane by suspected Khalistani supporters and said his country does not believe in violence or destruction of properties.
Bhagwant Mann govt cracks down on Punjab 'gun culture', cancels 800 licences
Mar 12, 2023, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major crackdown on the so-called 'gun culture' in Punjab, the Bhagwant Mann government Sunday cancelled the licences of 813 guns in the state.
Who is Amritpal Singh threatening the security of Punjab?
Mar 01, 2023, at 08:05 pm
Amritsar/IBNS: A sea of supporters of the pro-Khalistan group 'Waris Punjab De' clashed with the police, and broke barricades outside Amritsar’s Ajnala Police Station in a protest against leader Amritpal Singh's close aide Lovepreet Toofan's arrest last Thursday creating a chaos in the north Indian state.
Feb 26, 2023, at 04:52 am
Amritsar/IBNS: People, who brought the Sikh holy book Guru Granth Sahib to a police station to use it as a shield, are in no position to call themselves the 'waris' (heir) of Punjab, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday.
Employment is the biggest solution to drug problem in Punjab: Bhagwant Mann
Feb 25, 2023, at 05:41 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday said the state government is implementing proper measures to increase employment in the state.
Australia: Pro-Khalistan supporters attack Indians carrying Tricolour, 5 hurt
Jan 30, 2023, at 08:03 pm
Melbourne: At least five persons were hurt as pro-Khalistan supporters allegedly attacked Indians, who were carrying Tricolour in their hands, in Melbourne city of Australia on Sunday.
CBI searches 50 locations over massive corruption in FCI; arrests businessman, FCI DGM
Jan 12, 2023, at 04:11 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches over 50 locations across Punjab, Haryana and Delhi in a massive operation against an alleged nexus of channelized corruption in FCI and others, the Central probe agency statement said on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi visits Golden Temple ahead of Punjab leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra
Jan 11, 2023, at 03:00 am
Amritsar/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday, a day before he commences the Punjab leg of his party's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Sidhu Moosewala murder: Gangster Goldy Brar detained in the US, confirms Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Dec 02, 2022, at 07:54 pm
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday confirmed that Canada-based gangster Satinder Singh aka Goldy Brar has been detained in the US in connection with the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala, media reports said.
Dec 01, 2022, at 03:00 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A massive protest is underway outside the Sangrur home of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who is on the campaign trail in Gujarat ahead of assembly elections in the western state.
Punjab: Man alleges he was kidnapped and raped by four women, police initiate probe
Nov 24, 2022, at 05:44 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a shocking incident, a man from Punjab's Jalandhar has alleged he was kidnapped, drugged, raped and then dumped at a secluded place by four women, media reports said.
3 arrested in the murder of Dera follower 2015 Bargari sacrilege accused in Punjab
Nov 12, 2022, at 02:11 am
Patiala (Punjab)/IBNS: Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of 2015 Bargari sacrilege accused Dera Sachha Sauda member Pradeep Kataria in Punjab's Patiala district early on Friday, media reports said.
Nov 08, 2022, at 12:03 am
The Sudhir Suri killing in Amritsar on November 4, 2022, is a direct outcome of the intentional politics of hate and communal polarization that is actively being encouraged by major political parties at the Centre and in the state, and that the victim had himself long been engaged in.
Punjab right-wing leader Sudhir Suri shot dead during protest outside Amritsar temple
Nov 05, 2022, at 03:42 am
Amritsar/IBNS: Sudhir Suri, a Hindutva right-wing leader in Punjab, was shot dead on a busy street in Amritsar on Friday afternoon.
Nov 04, 2022, at 05:55 pm
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Punjab government run by his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will take full responsibility for the stubble burning in the northern state, refraining from playing the "blame game" over the worsening of air quality in north India.
Govt should stop Ram Rahim's activities: SGPC prez Adv Dhami
Oct 23, 2022, at 02:55 am
Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has urged the government to immediately stop Dera Sirsa's head Gurmeet Ram Rahim's activities following his announcement of opening a Dera in Sunam.
BSF shoots down Pakistani spy drone in Punjab
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:02 pm
Gurdaspur/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down a Pakistani spy drone in Punjab's Gurdaspur sector Friday.
Liquor policy case: ED raids 35 locations in Delhi, Punjab, Hyderabad
Oct 07, 2022, at 04:56 pm
Thirty-five locations across the national capital Delhi, its neighbour Punjab and south Indian city Hyderabad were raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday morning in connection with the alleged money laundering case linked to the now scrapped Delhi liquor policy, media reports said.