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Hawala racket busted, two held with heroin in Amritsar

: Punjab Police special task force (STF) and Border Security Force (BSF) busted a hawala racket and apprehended two people with one packet of heroin from a border village in Amritsar district, officials said on Wednesday.

Updated on Apr 4, 2024, 9:00 AM IST

After initial resistance, BJP’s Amritsar leaders rally behind Taranjit Singh Sandhu

BJP’s Amritsar candidate Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited the Harbans Lal Khanna Samarak on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Published on Apr 3, 2024, 10:52 PM IST

Taranjit Sandhu promises special package for beautifying Amritsar

Sandhu also met BJP ticket contender Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina at his residence in Ranjit Avenue. (HT photo)

Updated on Apr 2, 2024, 8:04 AM IST

Ex-SP gets 10-year RI for abduction, disappearance

Ex-SP gets 10-year RI for abduction, disappearance

Updated on Mar 31, 2024, 8:18 AM IST

Taranjit Sandhu, Preneet Kaur get BJP tickets from Punjab; Sunny Deol dropped

Sunny Deol dropped from Gurdaspur, BJP fields Taranjit Sandhu from Amritsar, Preneet Kaur from Patiala

Updated on Mar 31, 2024, 4:59 AM IST

Amritsar airport registers over 35% growth in international passengers traffic

The total passenger footfall of 2,85,491 in February 2024 is also the second-highest ever in the airport’s history, following a significant surge in footfall in December 2023 with 3,38,512 passengers. (HT File)

Updated on Mar 28, 2024, 8:00 AM IST

Amritsar: Drug cartel busted, 2 held with 4kg heroin, ₹3-lakh drug money

The police busted an international drug cartel with the arrest of two smugglers after recovering 4kg heroin and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 lakh drug money from their possession, said Amritsar commissioner of police (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Tuesday.

Updated on Mar 27, 2024, 8:46 AM IST

Roundabout: Spring spells hope as the heart hums forgotten songs

Musical celebration of poet-activist Madan Lal Didi centenary in Chandigarh. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 24, 2024, 7:30 AM IST

BSF, police recover 4 drones, 2kg heroin along Pak border in Punjab

Drone and heroin seized by BSF.

Updated on Mar 24, 2024, 7:24 AM IST

Report: Sacred Amritsar Festival 2024

Jasleen Aulakh and band performing at Sacred Amritsar (Courtesy Sacred Amritsar Festival)

Updated on Mar 23, 2024, 9:48 AM IST

LS polls: Former ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu joins BJP, likely to contest from Amritsar

Former Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu joins the BJP in the presence of party general secretaries Vinod Tawde and Tarun Chugh at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. Sandhu was the 28th Ambassador of India to the United States. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 20, 2024, 7:44 AM IST

Amritsar SDM office employee held for graft

A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at VB police station in Amritsar range. The accused would be produced in the competent court on Wednesday. (HT File)

Updated on Mar 20, 2024, 5:42 AM IST

Former diplomat Taranjit Sandhu joins BJP, Jaishankar sends ‘confidence’ message

Former Indian ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Published on Mar 19, 2024, 9:50 PM IST

BSF recovers over 3 kg heroin, pistol in Amritsar

Two packets wrapped with yellow adhesive tape containing approximately 3.380 Kg heroin and another packet containing one pistol with two magazines have been recovered (Photo: X)

Updated on Mar 16, 2024, 7:26 AM IST

Dehradun to Ayodhya, Varanasi, Amritsar flight operations start today

Dehradun launches flight operations to Ayodhya, Varanasi, Amritsar from today to boost tourism in Uttarakhand

Published on Mar 6, 2024, 4:15 PM IST

Acquaintance among 2 held for elderly man’s murder in Amritsar

A day after an elderly man was brutally murdered with sharp-edged weapons at his residence in Gopal Nagar, Amritsar, police arrested his acquaintance and her aide for the crime. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Mar 2, 2024, 5:18 AM IST

Farmers observe ‘black day’, burn BJP leaders’ effigies

Farmers tying a black cloth on their turbans to mark Black Day protest against the Union government and Haryana government during their ongoing 'Delhi Chalo' march, at Shambhu Border in Patiala on Friday. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 24, 2024, 9:36 AM IST

Punjab and Haryana high court acquits father, uncle of girl’s murder over inter-caste relationship

Punjab and Haryana high court acquits father, uncle of girl’s murder over inter-caste relationship

Updated on Feb 22, 2024, 8:46 AM IST

Achieve target of surpassing 70% voter turnout, Punjab DCs told

The CEO also stressed the importance of promptly addressing any complaints received on election days within the time limit set by the ECI.

Updated on Feb 17, 2024, 8:18 AM IST

Farmers’ Bharat Bandh call leaves commuters stranded as buses stay off roads in Punjab

Members of the trade union and Saunkat Kisan Morcha during a protest in Bathinda on Friday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

Updated on Feb 17, 2024, 7:54 AM IST

Gangster Rajan Bhatti met international smugglers in Tihar Jail: Mohali special cell

Delhi special cell had arrested Rajan Bhatti in January last year and he remained in Tihar Jail till April 2023. (HT File Photo)

Updated on Feb 16, 2024, 9:30 AM IST

Reflections on an evolving Indo-Pak relationship

The Partition Museum, Amritsar - An HT newspaper exhibit from August 15, 1947.

Published on Feb 14, 2024, 11:38 AM IST

HC allows Faruk Kabir to meet his new-born daughter

HC allows Faruk Kabir to meet his new-born daughter

Updated on Feb 13, 2024, 7:22 AM IST

Punjab gives ₹2-lakh grant to kin of two Amritsar men killed in Srinagar terror attack

A file photo of victim Amritpal Singh with his mother, Rajwinder Kaur. (HT Photo)

Published on Feb 8, 2024, 8:36 PM IST

Man arrested with ‘ice drug’ in Ferozepur

A man was arrested with 220 gm ‘ice drug’ in Ferozepur on Wednesday (AFP)

Updated on Feb 8, 2024, 10:30 AM IST

Foggy morning as cold conditions persist in Punjab, Haryana

Commuters making their way through rain in Amritsar that recorded a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius on Monday. (Sa,eer Sehgal/HT)

Updated on Feb 5, 2024, 12:20 PM IST

BSF, police seize 3kg heroin in Gurdaspur

In a joint raid, the Border Security Force (BSF) and STF, Amritsar, recovered suspected heroin from a house in Gurdaspur’s Didhowal village on Thursday, officials said on Friday. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 3, 2024, 7:28 AM IST

Amritsar-Tarn Taran fourlaning to cut travel time by 45 minutes: Official

Public works minister Harbhajan Singh ETO (Source: X)

Updated on Jan 31, 2024, 6:06 AM IST

Two brothers considered ‘big fish’ in drug trade nabbed in Amritsar

Punjab Police arrested two brothers — considered as big fish in drug trade — and their three accomplices after recovering 3kg heroin and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5.25 lakh drug money, said director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday.

Updated on Jan 31, 2024, 5:42 AM IST

BSF, Punjab Police seize Pakistani drone with heroin from Amritsar

HT Image

Published on Jan 27, 2024, 4:23 PM IST

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