Punjab
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Golden Temple receives second bomb threat in 2 days, security tightened in Amritsar
India | Jul 15, 2025, 07:11 PM ISTAmritsar's Golden Temple received a second bomb threat via email in two days, prompting heightened security with bomb squads and police commandos deployed. Authorities have launched an investigation while urging the public to stay calm and vigilant.
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Golden Temple receives bomb threat; Amritsar police launches probe, tightens security
India | Jul 14, 2025, 11:54 PM ISTThe police have deployed bomb disposal squads and anti-sabotage teams in and around the Golden Temple area. Senior police officials have been stationed to oversee security arrangements and ensure public safety.
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Punjab Cabinet approves bill proposing life imprisonment for offences against religious scriptures
India | Jul 14, 2025, 05:33 PM ISTThe Punjab Cabinet has approved a stringent anti-sacrilege bill proposing life imprisonment for desecrating religious scriptures, along with new regulations to curb illegal mining through crusher unit oversight.
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Punjab DA case: SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia sent to judicial custody for two weeks
India | Jul 06, 2025, 02:56 PM ISTPublic prosecutors Ferry Sofat and Preet Inderpal Singh confirmed the development, saying the next hearing will be held on July 19.
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Punjab Police busts Pakistan's ISI-backed BKI terror module; three, including juvenile, arrested
India | Jun 27, 2025, 03:53 PM ISTThe nabbed accused have been identified as Sehajpal Singh and Vikramjit Singh, both residents of Ramdas in Amritsar Rural, along with a juvenile. An FIR has been registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Explosives Act at SSOC, police said.
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Kashmir Singh Sohal, Punjab AAP MLA, dies at 66 after prolonged illness
India | Jun 27, 2025, 03:53 PM ISTKashmir Singh Sohal, AAP MLA from Tarn Taran, passed away after a prolonged illness, prompting condolences from Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
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SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia arrested during Vigiliance Department raid at his residence
India | Jun 25, 2025, 01:54 PM ISTThere was no official confirmation from the Vigilance Bureau on the matter and it is unclear in which connection the "raid" was conducted at the residence of Majithia, who is the brother-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.
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Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rains for Punjab, Haryana from June 25-30
India | Jun 24, 2025, 11:52 PM ISTAccording to the IMD, the conditions are favourable for its further advancement over Haryana and some more areas in Punjab in the next two days. The monsoon had advanced over parts of Punjab on Sunday.
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Ludhiana West bypoll 2025 results: AAP's Sanjeev Arora wins Ludhiana West by margin of 10,637 votes
India | Jun 23, 2025, 02:54 PM ISTLudhiana West bypoll 2025 results: The bypoll was necessitated after AAP Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi died earlier this year.
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Assembly bypolls results: AAP wins two seats, Congress, BJP, TMC secure one each across four states
India | Jun 23, 2025, 04:57 PM ISTAssembly bypolls 2025 results Live updates: The counting of votes for bypolls in five assembly constituencies across four states, including two in Gujarat and one each in Bengal, Kerala and Punjab, is underway and results will be declared soon.
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Punjab: Three of a family found dead with gunshot wounds in parked SUV in Patiala
India | Jun 22, 2025, 10:35 PM ISTThe deceased have been identified as Sandeep Singh (45), his wife Mandeep Kaur (40), and their 18-year-old son Abhay. Their bodies were discovered near Chharbar village in the Rajpura area of Patiala.
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Omar Abdullah opposes canal plan linking Jammu and Kashmir water to northern states
India | Jun 20, 2025, 11:53 PM ISTJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made his stance clear on the proposed 113-km-long canal, saying, "We will use the water first, and then we will think about others."
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Assembly bypolls 2025: Voting underway on five seats across four states | Key updates
India | Jun 19, 2025, 08:17 AM ISTAssembly bypolls 2025: Bypolls is being held in two Assembly constituencies in Gujarat and one each in Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab
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IAF Apache attack helicopter makes emergency landing in Pathankot | Video
India | Jun 13, 2025, 01:16 PM ISTIn April, another helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing near a dam in Gujarat's Jamnagar district.
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Kamal Kaur: Who was the Punjabi influencer found dead? A look at some of her most popular videos
Trending | Jun 12, 2025, 01:52 PM ISTThe body of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari, alias Kamal Kaur, was found in a car in Bathinda, Punjab. The probe is on now. Let us see why she was so renowned and some of her most popular videos.
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Punjabi influencer Kamal Kaur found dead in parked car in Bathinda, police suspect murder
India | Jun 12, 2025, 01:51 PM ISTSocial media influencer Kamal Kaur, who had over 383,000 Instagram followers, was found dead inside a parked car near Adesh Medical University in Bathinda on Wednesday night. Police believe she was likely killed elsewhere and her body dumped at the site.
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Punjab man held for spying during Operation Sindoor, accused of leaking Army details to ISI
India | Jun 03, 2025, 10:15 AM ISTPunjab Police on Tuesday arrested Gagandeep Singh from Tarn Taran for allegedly spying for Pakistan’s ISI during Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Singh is accused of leaking sensitive Army movement and deployment details to ISI handlers.
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BJP fields Jiwan Gupta for Ludhiana West bypoll | Check full candidate list, election schedule
India | May 31, 2025, 02:29 PM ISTPrior to announcing Jiwan Gupta as its candidate, the BJP intensified its campaign efforts in Ludhiana West through regular meetings with party workers and local mobilisation drives.
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Four workers dead, several others injured in firecracker factory blast in Punjab, probe underway
India | May 30, 2025, 10:59 AM ISTThe incident was reported in the two-storey factory unit located on Singhawali-Kotli road in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Lambi's Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jaspal Singh, said.
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BSF, Punjab Police jointly recover drone, heroin and pistol body from Tarn Taran district
India | May 29, 2025, 06:51 AM ISTBSF troops recovered a pistol body without its upper slide from a farming field near Daoke village in Amritsar district. The pistol was wrapped in yellow adhesive tape with a metal ring attached.