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Kash Patel vows ‘justice' after arrest of Happy Passia, linked to terror acts
The FBI and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia on Friday, a terrorist involved in multiple attacks in Punjab.
Updated on Apr 22, 2025 08:24 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Punjab revenue officials given back property registration work
Punjab government also reshuffled entire revenue staff across the state and now the state government is pondering over rationalising their posting. After the withdrawal of the said work, they were left with law and order duties and general work such as issuance of certificates and registration of marriages.
Published on Apr 22, 2025 06:22 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Punjab police arrests prime accused in Sarpanch Bachittar Singh’s murder case
Sukhbir Singh is a habitual offender with a criminal history of NDPS Act violations, Arms Act cases, and snatching incidents, said the Punjab DGP.
Published on Apr 21, 2025 05:25 PM IST
ANI |
Earthquake today: Tremors felt in Jammu, Srinagar, Punjab, Pakistan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, with tremors felt in Jammu, Srinagar, Punjab, Delhi-NCR, and parts of Pakistan.
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 01:26 PM IST
Happy Passia had links with ISI; Punjab DGP calls his arrest a ‘milestone'
Agents from the FBI's Legal Attache office in New Delhi informed Sacramento that Passi was wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab
Published on Apr 18, 2025 10:12 PM IST
Punjab: Sacrilege incident reported in Hoshiarpur village, FIR registered
SAD leader Surinder Singh Bhulewal Rathan said the act of desecrating the sacred scripture has deeply hurt the religious sentiments of the Sikh community.
Published on Apr 18, 2025 05:43 PM IST
PTI |
Who is Happy Passia? Most-wanted terrorist arrested by FBI in US
Harpreet Singh, known as Happy Passia, has been arrested by the FBI. He is linked to 14 grenade attacks in Punjab and is wanted under multiple laws.
Updated on Apr 18, 2025 11:18 AM IST
Gangster Happy Passia, accused of 14 grenade attacks in Punjab, arrested in US
In January, a special NIA court issued a non-bailable warrant against Happy Passia, in connection with the grenade attack at a house in Chandigarh last year
Updated on Apr 18, 2025 10:14 AM IST
2 travel agents held for passport fraud: Delhi Police
Two Punjab travel agents were arrested for facilitating illegal foreign travel using forged passports, following a case registered at IGI Airport.
Published on Apr 18, 2025 06:34 AM IST
Yogi voices concern over religious conversions in Punjab, Terai region
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday voiced serious concern over rising incidents of religious conversion in Punjab and the Terai region
Published on Apr 14, 2025 06:08 AM IST
Baisakhi di lakh-lakh vadhaiyaan, say star athletes Manika, Mandeep and Udita
For newlywed hockey stars Mandeep and Udita, Baisakhi marks their first celebration together. For TT ace Manika, the festival is a soulful return to her roots.
Published on Apr 13, 2025 08:41 AM IST
Karan Sethi
‘Baisakhi is a day of prosperity, hasde raho vasde raho’: Harbhajan Singh
For cricketer Harbhajan Singh, Baisakhi is a day to celebrate the rewards of hard work with family and a time to pass on cultural values to the next generation
Published on Apr 13, 2025 07:56 AM IST
Karan Sethi
Punjab: Sukhbir elected Akali Dal president for 4th time
He was first elected as the party president in 2008 and at 45, was the youngest person to occupy the post. Sukhbir, the son of late party patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, was the only candidate for the post of party president.
Published on Apr 13, 2025 05:02 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Congress to be strengthened at booth level in Punjab: Baghel
Congress general secretary in-charge of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel, held a series of meetings with the party leaders, including one with the district Congress committee (DCC) presidents; he said the party would empower the DCC chiefs as 2025 has been declared as the year for strengthening the organisation
Published on Apr 12, 2025 07:56 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
HC sets May 5 deadline for Punjab to handover land for NHAI projects
On April 4, the court had summoned DCs and SSPs of all districts as it remained dissatisfied with the progress of land acquisition and handing it over to NHAI by the Punjab government.
Published on Apr 12, 2025 07:04 AM IST
Ludhiana: Sports Wing trials end with a bang, over 700 athletes show
Over the two days, a total of 728 students from across Ludhiana participated in the trials — 418 boys and 310 girls; on April 10, 249 players took part in the trials
Published on Apr 11, 2025 05:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Aussie vlogger ties turban in Punjab, shopkeeper's advice goes viral
A video featuring an Australian traveler trying on a Sikh turban wnt viral as a shopkeeper advised him on respecting the tradition.
Updated on Apr 10, 2025 06:18 PM IST
Self-styled Punjab pastor Jashan Gill, accused of raping woman, surrenders
The father of the 22-year-old woman had accused Gill of raping his daughter and also forcing her to undergo an abortion that claimed her life in 2023.
Updated on Apr 09, 2025 07:18 PM IST
PTI |
Atmosphere of fear in Punjab: Opposition leaders gun for Mann-led AAP govt
Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar and SAD leader Sukhbir Badal call for resignation of chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Punjab DGP; Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh dial Manoranjan Kalia
Published on Apr 09, 2025 09:14 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Blast outside Punjab BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia’s Jalandhar home, probe on
Manoranjan Kalia said he initially mistook the 1 am blast for thunder, but later learned it was an explosion outside his home.
Updated on Apr 08, 2025 10:19 AM IST
Woman tied to pole, thrashed in Punjab's Patiala
Woman tied to pole, thrashed in Punjab's Patiala
Updated on Apr 06, 2025 06:30 PM IST
PTI |
Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal calls off indefinite hunger strike
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal began an indefinite hunger strike on November 26 last year to press the Centre to accept the farmers' demands.
Published on Apr 06, 2025 05:08 PM IST
Punjab pastor Jashan Gill accused of rape, abortion, bribing police in Gurdaspur
Demanding CBI probe, father alleges threat to life while accusing Punjab Police of inaction as Gill roams freely after raping and forcing a botched abortion that killed his 22-year-old daughter in 2023.
Published on Apr 05, 2025 01:52 PM IST
Asian News International
Guest column: Punjab needs urgent steps to unlock growth, equity, stability
The path to recovery will require transparent, people-centric governance and a long-term vision; with the right policies and leadership, Punjab can reclaim its lost glory
Published on Apr 05, 2025 09:30 AM IST
DTF politicising initiatives designed to enhance quality of education: AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised the Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) for allegedly opposing crucial education reforms aimed at improving government schools in Punjab.
Published on Apr 04, 2025 05:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Police force being equipped with best infrastructure facilities: Punjab CM
Police force being equipped with best infrastructure facilities: Punjab CM
Published on Apr 03, 2025 07:26 PM IST
PTI |
Punjab: Will rebuild farmers' agitation, says SKM (Non-Political) leader Dallewal
Punjab: Will rebuild farmers' agitation, says SKM (Non-Political) leader Dallewal
Published on Apr 03, 2025 05:42 PM IST
PTI |
Ludhiana: 1,300 cartons of illicit liquor seized, 1 booked
The haul included 1,262 cartons of liquor, 300 loose bottles, and 30 cartons of beer; each bottle bore track and trace barcodes and holograms, confirming its sale was restricted to Punjab; an FIR has been registered against Manohar Lal, a resident Una in Himachal Pradesh, who stored the illicit liquor in Khanna
Published on Apr 03, 2025 05:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Patiala: 15-year-old murders friend for iPhone after celebrating his birthday
In a cover-up bid, the accused offered ₹1,000 to another friend to help place the victim’s body on the rail track in Rajpura to make it look like an accident.
Published on Apr 03, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Karam Prakash, Patiala
Mann calls for collective fight against drug menace in Punjab
Mann calls for collective fight against drug menace in Punjab
Published on Apr 02, 2025 08:26 PM IST
PTI |