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Punjab cops bust international drug cartel in Amritsar, 4kg heroin recovered, arrests 8

According to the statement released by the police, an official from an enforcement agency was ‘misusing’ his position to support the narco network.

Accused in Amritsar temple attack gunned down in police encounter

A blast had occurred outside the Thakur Dwara Temple on 15 March when a person hurled an explosive device towards it. The deceased has been identified as Gursidak.

Explosive hurled at temple in Amritsar, CCTV footage captures masked bike-borne perpetrators

Two motorcycle-borne masked men were captured on CCTV footage lobbing an object, suspected to be an explosive, at the temple after midnight.

Five injured as man attacks devotees at Golden Temple; assailant handed over to police

Zulfan, now handed over to the police, allegedly attacked people with iron pipes in Shri Guru Ramdas Sarai, a lodging facility in the Temple premises.

75% cross-border drones BSF shot down in Amritsar in last 4 years were launched from Lahore

Drones flying from across border have become a major source of narcotics & ammunition for low-key operatives working with Pakistan-based terrorist groups, say Punjab Police & BSF.

US aircraft carrying 119 illegal Indian immigrants likely to land in Amritsar on Feb 15

Among the deportees, 67 are from Punjab, 33 from Haryana, 8 from Gujarat, 3 from Uttar Pradesh, 2 from Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and 1 each from Himachal Pradesh & J&K.

Amritsar Dalit bodies protest attempt to vandalise Ambedkar statue

Police on Sunday arrested Moga resident Akash Singh for trying to damage the life-size statue on the street leading to the Golden Temple.

Man held for vandalising Ambedkar statue in Amritsar on Republic Day, Dalit bodies protest

Protests planned in city for Monday. Police has identified the man as a resident of Dharamkot from the SC community, adding that the motive is being investigated.

Day after assassination attempt, SAD leader Sukhbir Badal performs ‘seva’ at Anandpur Sahib Gurdwara

Security has been heightened at Takhat Sri Kesgarh Sahib in Anandpur Sahib following an attack on Badal at the Golden Temple in Amritsar Wednesday.

Punjab ex-dy CM Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sentry duty’ at Golden Temple as ‘atonement for sins’

Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Badal was ordered to perform ‘sentry duty’ and clean utensils at the shrine in Amritsar by Akal Takht as punishment for ‘sins’ against Sikh community.

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I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.