Punjab News

Chandigarh, November 4: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has summoned the District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran on November 6, 2025 after finding the report submitted in connection with the case regarding the remarks made by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring about former Union Home Minister late S. Buta Singh to be unsatisfactory. The Commission has also sought an explanation from the District Election Officer for not restricting Raja Warring’s entry into the district in accordance with the Model Code of Conduct. Giving details, Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman S. Jasvir Singh Garhi said that the response submitted today by Assistant Returning Officer-cum-Naib Tehsildar Jasw...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, November 4:-  In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has busted a Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Module with links to Pakistan and recovered a cache of sophisticated weapons and huge quantity of ammunition from village Ghonewal, near the Ravi river close to the Indo-Pak border, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.  The recovered arms and ammunition include two AK-series assault rifles along with eight magazines, one .30 bore pistol along with two magazines and 50 live cartridges of .30 bore and 245 live cartridges of 7.62 mm.  DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the prompt and alert action taken b...

CHANDIGARH, November 3:- To honour the eternal legacy of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, the Punjab Government has embarked on a statewide commemorations to mark the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary of the Ninth Guru Sahib to universally propagate His message of sacrifice, righteousness and freedom of faith for all humanity. Punjab Education Minister S. Harjot Singh Bains, along with Advisor to Tourism & Cultural Affairs Department Mr. Deepak Bali, addressed a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan on Monday evening. S. Bains and Mr. Bali said that the sacrifice of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was not for a single religion, but for the fundamental rights and dignity of all human beings. Punjab government is committed to ensuring that the light of this supreme sacrifice reaches every ...

CHANDIGARH/FEROZEPUR, November 3:           In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Ferozepur Police, has arrested two members of the Ashish Chopra Gang from Ferozepur and recovered 205 grams of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.           Those arrested have been identified as Rashpal alias Sewak, a resident of village Kunde in Ferozepur and Rajiv alias Jassa, a resident of village Bare Ke in Ferozepur.         &...

CHANDIGARH, November 2:-           The Punjab Police has undertaken the checking of vehicles, particularly commercial vehicles, carrying various types of goods during the intervening night of November 01/02, 2025 in various parts of the state based on specific intelligence inputs.           A Punjab Police Spokesperson stated here today that the vehicle checks were conducted under the supervision of Gazetted Officers at selected places in the State in order to conduct streamlined and orderly vehicle checking without causing any inconvenience to the general public.           The Spokesperson further stated that Punjab, the sensitive border state, has been facing the brunt of the designs of th...