A day ahead of their protest against non-payment of relief to the flood-affected people, farmer leaders of 16 unions led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee were detained.
Notably, the Punjab frontier is a crucial point, as the BSF has been deployed at the 553 km-long India-Pakistan International Border to prevent infiltration
Punjab Police on Monday busted another terror module with the arrest of five people who were allegedly planning to commit targeted killings in the state
Around 12:30 a.m., Border Security Force (BSF) personnel detected unusual activity involving a Pakistani intruder near the border fence close to Simbal Sakol village in Pathankot district, according to a statement by the BSF.
In a joint operation, Border Security Forces and Punjab police recovered 3 kilograms of contraband drugs, and thereby foiled a smuggling bid in Punjab's Ferozepur district, informed Public Relations Officer, BSF, Punjab in a statement.
A video surfaced online showing a crowd hitting the accused with bricks and a bucket of water to overpower him even as his wife was lying unconscious on the road
Taking suo motu cognisance of the demolition drive in Nuh by the Haryana Government days after communal violence was reported in the district, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday stayed the action.
After the rainfall, the minimum temperature in the national capital dropped to 25 degrees Celsius on Saturday, which is two notches below the seasonal average.
