Gurdaspur

Will the Army stop Agnipath recruitment drive in Punjab? The tussle explained

The Indian Army complained of lack of support from the Bhagwant Mann-led government during the enrolment camp in Gurdaspur. In a letter, the Army wrote that police assistance and other amenities hadn’t been provided and if the situation continued, they would be forced to suspend the drive

Punjab: Paddy crop over 34,000 hectares hit by dwarf disease

This is the first time that southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV), which is also known as the dwarf disease, has been detected in Punjab. It was first reported in 2001 from Southern China

‘Tareekh pe tareekh’: Why Sunny Deol’s absence from Presidential elections has angered the BJP

The actor-turned-politician skipped the Presidential polls, as he is abroad for medical treatment. This is not his first case of absenteeism. He didn't campaign for the BJP during the Punjab Assembly elections and also last visited his constituency in 2020

BSF shoots intruder dead along India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Gurdaspur

Earlier on Monday, the BSF had apprehended a Pakistani national in Punjab’s Dera Baba Nanak area

Punjab Police recovers 11 grenades dropped by Pakistan drone near IB in Punjab's Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur senior superintendent of police Rajinder Singh Sohal said the Border Security Force spotted the drone on the intervening night of 19 and 20 December and had even fired at it

MEA condemns Pakistan's decision to transfer Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara to non-Sikh management

India's foreign ministry also said that the move "exposes the reality of the Pakistani government and its tall claims of preserving and protecting the rights and welfare of the religious minorities"

Amarinder Singh terms Punjab hooch tragedy as 'sheer murder', says won't spare anyone found complicit

As many as 111 people have died after consuming spurious liquor in Tarn Taran, Amritsar and Gurdaspur's Batala

Punjab hooch tragedy: Police arrests 25 as toll across three districts rises to 86

Raids have exposed a massive liquor racket extending across several districts, with several dhabas at Shambhu, Banur and Patiala having been sealed

Punjab spurious liquor tragedy: Toll rises to 62 as 23 more casualties reported from Tarn Taran

A senior police official said families of several victims were not coming forward to record their statements but they persuaded them to do so.

Pakistan’s offer to reopen Kartarpur Corridor on 29 June attempt to create ‘mirage of goodwill’, say Indian govt sources

India had temporarily suspended the pilgrimage and registration for the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan on 16 March in view of the coronavirus outbreak.