Punjab Police

  NEW DELHI: A high-voltage political drama unfolded in the national capital after a team of Punjab Police arrested Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on Friday for statements against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Bagga was arrested from his residence in West Delhi’s Janakpuri area, a month after he was booked in Mohali for […]

  KARNAL/ NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough Haryana Police appears to have succeeded in thwarting nefarious designs of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) by apprehending four members of a dreaded terrorist organisation in Karnal. The arrests were made during a joint interstate operation carried out by the Intelligence Bureau with Telangana, Punjab and Haryana Police. […]

NEW DELHI: BJP national general secretary, Tarun Chugh, has taken strong exception to the manner in which the BJP leaders in other states were being booked by the Punjab Police on the instructions of AAP chief minister Bhagwant Mann. Chugh said that 3 such cases were registered against the BJP leaders in Delhi and Maharashtra, […]

CHANDIGARH: In a major haul, the Punjab police recovered 2.5kg RDX, one detonator, codex wire, five explosive fuse alongwith wires, 12 live cartridges of AK 47 assault rifle, claims Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab VK Bhawra on Thursday. The recovery was made on the disclosure statement of accused Amandeep Kumar alias Mantri of village Lakhanpal in […]

PUNJAB: Soon after Delhi chief minister and national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal announced that he has been tested positive for Coronavirus, the chief minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi called Kejriwal “Bahar ki Bimari” at a public meeting in Morinda, Punjab. While addressing the gathering, he said, “As soon as I […]

CHANDIGARH: There seems to be another political row in offing in Punjab — and it’s over election symbol, an old one at that. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab MLA and Kisan Wing State President Kultar Singh Sandhwan strongly condemned Harsimrat Kaur Badal for comparing Shiromani Akali Dal’s (Badal) election symbol ‘takkadi’ with the ‘Takkadi’ of […]

HIMACHAL PRADESH: Prime Minister Modi will be welcomed in the traditional Himachal style with a seven-feet long copper ‘trishul’ during his visit to the state on December 27. The ‘trishul’, a trident, commonly used as one of the principal symbols of the Sanatana Dharma, will be carved out by artisans in Mandi or ‘Choti Kashi’ […]

LUDHIANA/NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab Police cop and human bomber Gagandeep Singh, whose body was discovered by the SIM, dongle and tattoo on his arm by Punjab Police, in connection with Thursday’s deadly court blast in Ludhiana had established terror links with two accused in Ludhiana jail who have been booked in Unlawful Activity Prevention Act […]

CHANDIGARH: In what could spell out more trouble for Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Sukhbir Badal’s brother-in-law Bikram Majithia, a Mohali court on Friday dismissed anticipatory bail plea by him after Congress-led government in the courtroom described him as a “powerful politician between 2007- 17 who no officer could touch”. The investigations had begun in 2013 […]

NEW DELHI: Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who earned the sobriquet Turbanator in 2001 after  a gut-wrenching performance in one of the most keenly fought India-Australia Test series where he scalped 32 wickets, has announced retirement from all forms of cricket.  He played 103 Tests, 236 ODIs and 28 T20Is for India and picked up 417, […]