AMRITSAR: In a major break through, the State Special Operational Cell seized 12-kg of heroin smuggled from Pakistan and arrested three persons. The accused have been identified as Lakhwinder Singh, Mohinder Singh and Rakesh Kumar. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, cell AIG Kaustabh Sharma said that following a tip-off, a ...

CHANDIGARH: On the occasion of Independence Day on Monday, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced to grant a special remission of three months to the convicts who had been sentenced for a period of five years or exceeding five years as a result of their conviction by the courts ...

GURDASPUR: An under trial was injured when two jail inmates allegedly attacked him at the Central Jail on Friday. Tasvir Singh of Shahoor Kalan village, who is facing charges wider the NDPS Act, was allegedly attacked by Manjot Singh alias Moti of Batala and Bablu of Dhariwal. Tasvir Singh bore ...

TARN TARAN: The police have arrested two per­sons along with one quintal of poppy husk from Sarhali. Patti DSP Ram Parkash said that Sarabjit Singh and Charanjit Singh, both residents of Gullalipur village, had dumped sacks containing poppy husk in the cremation grounds here. "The duo was waiting for its contact, ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the union government to give its suggestion as to what can be done to check the sale of nicotine-laced products that are available in the open market as these are covered under neither the NDPS Act nor the Food, Drug and ...

JALANDHAR: The anti-gangster staff of the city police on Friday claimed to have arrested three people under the NDPS Act and recovered 7 kg of charas, worth Rs 4.5 lakh, from them. Acting on a tip off, a car was intercepted by the cops and the search led to the ...

AMRITSAR: The police nabbed two persons in different incidents and recovered 5 gm each smack from their possession. Karan, a resident of Gumtala in Amritsar, was taken into custody from Mattewal village and Davinder Kumar, a resident of Gehri Mandi, was also apprehended. Both were later arrested under the NDPS ...

PATIALA: Patiala police on Tuesday claimed to have nabbed a woman involved in smuggling fake currency. They recovered Rs 1.77 lakh fake notes and 5 kg opium from her, they said. The accused police identified as Harwinder Kaur alias Jassi of Amloh in Fatehgarh Sahib was arrested at a barricade ...

AMRITSAR: In a major success, the Special Operations Cell of the state police has broken into what appears to be a growing nexus between smugglers and terrorist outfits, recovering explosives materials ­ including 6 kg of RDX and 20 detonators - besides 2 kg of heroin. The seizure followed the arrest ...

AMRITSAR: In a goodwill gesture, the Indian government on Friday released 17 Pakistani nationals who had completed their jail terms. They were brought to the Attari border by Delhi Police personnel and after completion of immigration formalities handed over to the Pakistani authorities. As per information, 14 of these prisoners were released ...

BATHINDA: Bathinda central jail authorities have recovered poppy husk from two accused brought there, bringing the role of cops under a scanner. On March 4, Raman Mandi police had arrested Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi and Karamjeet Singh from Barrewala village of Moga district with 8 kg poppy husk. The two were ...

Patiala: The Patiala police, on Thursday, recovered 1 kg of cocaine estimated to be worth Rs 5 crore in the international market from a printing press manufacturing fake currency in Ghuman Nagar. During a raid conducted by a police team comprising IGP G.S. Sahota and Patiala SSP Arpit Shukla, many fake ...