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amritsar district news

Centre revives Qadian-Beas rail line after nearly 100 years: Bittu

The Centre has revived the long-pending Qadian-Beas railway line project, which will connect Qadian in Gurdaspur district with Beas in Amritsar district, nearly a century after it was first conceived during the British era.
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Published on Jun 19, 2026 05:46 am IST

Cross-border drug cartels busted, 5 arrested with 7kg heroin in Amritsar

Police teams arrested three more accused — Rajinder, Randeep and Gurpreet with 1.01kg heroin. (HT PHOTO)
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Published on Apr 22, 2026 06:58 am IST

Amritsar grenade attack: Six arrested in ISI-backed terror plot

Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav said on Monday that preliminary investigations into the Amritsar grenade attack point to a module backed by Pakistan’s ISI. (HT Photo)
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Updated on Apr 13, 2026 02:56 pm IST

Little known Khalistan outfit claims responsibility for blast at Amritsar police station

No one was injured in the blast that occurred at Bhindi Saidan police station in Amritsar district at around 1.30 am on Monday.
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Published on Apr 01, 2026 06:22 am IST

Punjab: Juvenile among six held over links to cross-border arms trafficking module

Punjab: Juvenile among six held over links to cross-border arms trafficking module
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Published on Mar 06, 2026 08:14 pm IST

Murder, robbery accused arrested after encounters in Punjab’s Amritsar

Police at the site of the encounter in Amritsar on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
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Published on Nov 26, 2025 05:40 am IST

BSF, police recover 4.8 kg heroin in Ferozepur, Amritsar

Security personnel with the contraband recovered from a field at Jalloke village in Ferozepur district on Saturday. (HT Photo)
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Published on Oct 26, 2025 07:02 am IST

3kg ICE, 8kg heroin seized near Pak border in Amritsar

An FIR was registered at the Gharinda police station in this case (HT Photo)
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Published on Oct 11, 2025 03:22 am IST

Mohali: Three robbers posing as cops held with looted vehicle, phone

The three arrested accused in Balongi police custody on Monday. (HT Photo)
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Published on Sept 16, 2025 06:32 am IST

15 of 23 Punjab districts under water; Gurdaspur, Amritsar bear the brunt

Residents wading through floodwaters at a village near Ajnala in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
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Published on Sept 05, 2025 04:48 am IST

Punjab: Panchayat funds embezzled: VB arrests ex-sarpanch, BDPO

The BDPO is presently posted at Block Ghall Khurd in Ferozepur district.
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Published on Sept 01, 2025 05:46 am IST

Punjab floods: 35,000 people affected in Amritsar as rescue teams race against time

Floods triggered by the overflowing Ravi have caused extensive damage in Amritsar district, with 93 villages and over 35,000 people affected, deputy commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said on Sunday. Fresh rainfall has worsened the situation, affecting 23 more villages and an additional 5,000 residents.
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Published on Sept 01, 2025 05:18 am IST

Cross-border arms smuggling network busted in Amritsar; Four held with 7 pistols

The arrested accused persons were operating from border villages and further supplying arms to gangsters in the state
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Updated on Aug 08, 2025 05:43 am IST

Two drug peddlers hurt during escape bid in Kapurthala

In the preliminary investigation, the police found that 14 criminal cases were registered against Jagpreet, while Karanbir has one such case registered against him. 
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Published on Jul 26, 2025 09:18 am IST

Punjab Police bust Pakistan ISI-backed BKI terror module, 3 arrested

Two hand-grenades, a pistol, and ammunition were recovered from the members of a terror module busted by the State Special Operation Cell, Mohali, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.
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Published on Jun 27, 2025 05:05 pm IST

Declare Amritsar a ‘no-war zone: Congress MP Randhawa writes to PM

Gurdaspur Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
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Published on Jun 04, 2025 09:18 am IST

Pak intruder arrested in Amritsar village

The BSF arrested a man from Pakistan for entering the Indian territory.
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Published on May 22, 2025 09:14 am IST

Amritsar hooch tragedy: Court extends remand of nine accused by 4 days

Punjab Police producing accused of Majitha hooch tragedy in the district court in Amritsar on Friday. (Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)
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Published on May 17, 2025 06:52 am IST

Amritsar hooch tragedy: Two suppliers held in Delhi as toll rises to 23

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann consoling family members of the hooch tragedy victims at Majitha in Amritsar on Tuesday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
chandigarh news
Published on May 14, 2025 03:42 pm IST

Amritsar hooch tragedy: ETO, inspector suspended for negligence: Cheema

Following the death of 21 people due to spurious liquor in Amritsar district, finance, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said that Majitha sub-division excise and taxation officer (ETO) and inspector have been placed under suspension with immediate effect for negligence. (HT File)
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Published on May 14, 2025 08:14 am IST

BSF detains Pak intruder near border in Amritsar

A Pakistani national was detained by the 117th battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) after he illegally crossed the border under the border outpost Dariya Mansoor in Amritsar district
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Published on May 06, 2025 08:50 am IST

BSF seizes drone-dropped pistol, ammo near Pakistan border

The drone and weapon seized by BSF
chandigarh news
Published on Apr 15, 2025 07:50 am IST

BSF recovers heroin, pistols near Pakistan border in Amritsar

The packets were wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, and copper wire loops with illumination strips were found attached to them,” the BSF release said (Sourced)
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Published on Mar 13, 2025 07:00 am IST

Punjab: Give list of cases where probe is pending for over 3 yrs: HC to DGP

The Punjab and Haryana high court (HT File)
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Published on Mar 06, 2025 08:12 am IST

Punjab: 23kg heroin recovered from Amritsar village, hunt on to arrest smuggler

Deputy inspector general of police (DIG), border range, Satinder Singh and Amritsar Rural senior superintendent of police (SSP) Maninder Singh with the seized contraband at a press conference on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
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Published on Mar 05, 2025 03:15 pm IST

Pakistan intruder shot dead by BSF along border in Punjab

The BSF is tasked to guard the 2,289-km India-Pakistan IB that runs across Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat along the western flank of the country. (HT File)
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Published on Mar 04, 2025 08:54 am IST

Smuggler caught with 30-kg heroin in Amritsar

Four packets of heroin, weighing 7.5kg each, were found in a black bag concealed in the car of the smuggler, Gursimranjit Singh, in Amritsar on Friday. (X)
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Updated on Feb 14, 2025 02:46 pm IST

2 arms smuggling cartels busted in Amritsar; 8 pistols recovered

Busting two major weapon smuggling cartels, the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday recovered 8 pistols and 11 magazines. (HT Photo)
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Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:18 pm IST

Punjab: BSF seizes over 8kg drone-dropped heroin near border village in Amritsar

The heroin packets seized by the BSF on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
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Updated on Jan 16, 2025 06:02 am IST

Pistol, airdropped by drone, recovered along int’l border in Punjab

The ‘Made in Austria’ Glock pistol is suspected to have been dropped by a drone from across the border. (HT File)
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Updated on Jan 09, 2025 05:58 am IST
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