Author: Pramod Kumar Singh

LUDHIANA/NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: In what could send shocking waves across Punjab Police and open the scrutiny on drug rut in the border state , the mysterious human bomber, whose sensational court blast in Ludhiana on Thursday triggered a scare across the state, has been identified as a former cop Gagandeep Singh. Gagandeep was a resident of […]

CHANDIGARH: In what could spell out more trouble for Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Sukhbir Badal’s brother-in-law Bikram Majithia, a Mohali court on Friday dismissed anticipatory bail plea by him after Congress-led government in the courtroom described him as a “powerful politician between 2007- 17 who no officer could touch”. The investigations had begun in 2013 […]

NEW DELHI: If pre-poll surveys are to be believed, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to retain its power in the Hindi heartland in the upcoming assembly polls, scheduled to be held early next year. Jan Ki Baat Opinion Poll has predicted the return of Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in politically significant Uttar Pradesh. […]

LUDHIANA/NEW DELHI:  A damning terror alert sent by Punjab Police ADGP (internal security) has raised several questions on preparedness by the Punjab Police before the bomb blast at district and session court complex in Ludhiana that left one dead and six injured on Thursday.  Did Ludhiana Police or Punjab Police overall lightly take such big […]

NEW DELHI: The codeword ‘SG’ mentioned in the loose sheets and diaries pertaining to the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal refer to the alleged defence dealer Sushen Mohan Gupta, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found. The bribe amount was routed in Congress-led UPA era to several officials and ministers, bringing then Union Coal minister […]

LUDHIANA/NEW DELHI:  Ludhiana court complex was on Thursday rocked by a high-intensity explosion, leaving one dead in a throwback to 2017 assembly Punjab elections when blast in Bhatinda’s Maur had derailed the peaceful elections,  adding chaos to deteriorating law and order over weekend sacrileges and lynchings. Six people were also grievously injured in Thursday’s blast […]

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police are raiding at least 16 locations across India to trace Bikram Majithia, the brother-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal even as the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a look out circular (LOC). Majithia is likely to be arrested if he doesn’t surrender or joins the investigation in Mohali […]

CHANDIGARH: In a sensational twist to sacrilege cases that have taken Punjab by storm , the ongoing police investigation into Dec 19 Kapurthala case — where a mob beat up an unknown man to death — has now revealed that gurdwara caretaker Amarjit Singh was a frequent visitor to Pakistan and worked as a pro-Khalistan […]

CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI:  Eight years after the then wrestler-turned-druglord Jagdish Bhola, who was arrested in a Rs 6500-crore synthetic drug scam, had accused Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal’s brother-in-law Bikram Majithia of him as a kingpin leading to the summons served by ED on him, Punjab Police has booked the key Akali Dal man on […]

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday cracked down on Pakistani propaganda by ordering blocking of 20 YouTube channels and websites run by Islamabad.  In a fast paced development, the Information and Broadcasting ministry directed the Department of Telecom (DoT) and YouTube to block 20 identified YouTube channels and websites being run from Pakistan. These channels and […]