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PunjabProtest Erupts as MLA Vijay Singla Visits Injured Men at Mansa Hospital
Mansa, Punjab: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Vijay Singla faced protests from Nihangs and other demonstrators when he visited Civil Hospital in Mansa on October 17 to enquire about the condition of two men injured in a firing incident that also claimed the life of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota.
Kamal Singh · 18 Oct 2026
PunjabPunjab Police on Wheels: 10 Riders to Promote National Unity and Drug-Free India
JALANDHAR, PUNJAB: Ten motorcycle riders representing Punjab Police are set to participate in an All India Police Motorcycle Rally promoting national unity, integrity, brotherhood and a drug-free India. The initiative is linked to National Unity Day celebrations scheduled for October 31, 2026, in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
Kamal Singh · 18 Oct 2026
India31 Afghan citizens obtained Indian passports using Bihar addresses.
This makes the Bihar case particularly significant. If foreign nationals were able to obtain an Indian passport by providing an Indian address and supporting documents, officials must answer a fundamental question: At which stage did citizenship and identity verification fail to detect this inconsistency? Who should be held responsible? The investigation must establish responsibility at every stage of the process,…
Kamal Singh · 1 Oct 2026
WorldIndian Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar Stabbed Mid-Air, Former SpiceJet Pilot Helped Avert Disaster
Indian airline captain Smit Machchhar, the pilot-in-command of a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was injured in a serious cockpit incident after being attacked by his co-pilot during the flight on September 30.
Kamal Singh · 1 Oct 2026
TechnologyJioBharat Phone Effectively Available for ₹299: ₹1,499 Upfront Price Comes With 6-Month Benefits
eliance Jio has introduced a limited-period 10th anniversary offer on eligible JioBharat 4G feature phones, making the handset available at an effective cost of ₹299 after accounting for bundled connectivity benefits.
Kamal Singh · 1 Oct 2026
IndiaHashim Moosa Killed in Budgam: Ex-Pak SSG Commando Linked to Pahalgam Case Was on Security Radar
Security forces have killed Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa, a Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative who had been under investigation for his alleged links to the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. He was killed during a joint operation in the Korag-Yousmarg area of Budgam district, and his body was later recovered from the Palmaidan area along with what the Army described…
Kamal Singh · 1 Oct 2026
India₹3,000 Crore Drug Haul Seized Near Lakshadweep: Gujarat ATS, Coast Guard Intercept Iranian Dhow
In a major maritime anti-narcotics operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) intercepted an Iranian dhow in the Arabian Sea, west of Lakshadweep, and seized approximately 526 kg of narcotic substances valued at more than ₹3,000 crore in the international market. Five Pakistani nationals aboard the vessel were apprehended.
Kamal Singh · 1 Oct 2026
Punjab8 Arrested in Amritsar as Police Bust Three Drug and Illegal Arms Supply Networks
The Amritsar Commissionerate Police said it has dismantled three alleged drug and illegal arms supply networks, arresting eight people and recovering 9.549 kg of heroin, 5.459 kg of opium and an illegal .30-bore pistol in separate operations.
Kamal Singh · 1 Oct 2026
PunjabFrom Tractor Speaker Box to Luxury BMW: How Punjab Police Uncovered Two Alleged Drug Networks
Two separate police operations in Punjab have highlighted the different methods allegedly being used to transport heroin, weapons and other contraband — from hiding drugs inside a tractor’s speaker box in Moga to allegedly using a luxury BMW in an operation investigated in Amritsar.
Kamal Singh · 1 Oct 2026
PunjabWoman arrested in Mohali with 8 kg of cannabis: Police will investigate drug connections while in custody; accused is a resident of Bihar.
The Derabassi police arrested a woman carrying 8 kilograms of cannabis during a blockade in Mubarikpur. The accused was identified as Savitri Devi, wife of Pankaj Mandal, a resident of the village Rangda in Bagalpur district, Bihar. The police filed a case against her under the NDPS Act and presented it to the court, where she was remanded.
Kamal Singh · 30 Sept 2026