Amritsar Commissionerate Police have busted a trans-border arms smuggling module backed by foreign-based smugglers with the arrest of six people, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.

Those arrested have been identified as Vinod Kumar, Yuvraj Singh, Surkhap Singh, Jugraj Singh, Amritpal Singh and Prabhdeep Singh.

Ten pistols, including three sophisticated 9MM Glock pistols, along with 10 cartridges were recovered from from their possession, the police said.

DGP Yadav said the preliminary investigation revealed that the accused have been in contact with a foreign-based smuggler, who has been pushing huge consignments of weapons into Indian territory via drones and other means.

Desh Bhagat University (DBU) has taken a significant step in shaping the leaders of tomorrow by launching a Special Mentoring Cell for Students from Bihar.The inaugural session was led by the university's esteemed Vice President, Dr. Harsh Sadawarti, alongside Dr. Arashdeep, the Director of Student Welfare. 

Under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.) Pritpal Singh, Vice Chancellor, volunteers from the University School of Law actively participated in a community outreach camp at Village Talanian, District Fatehgarh Sahib. The camp, titled Drug Addiction – Damage to Mankind, was organized in collaboration with the District Legal Services Authority, Fatehgarh Sahib.

A meeting of the District Water Sanitation Mission, Fatehgarh Sahib, was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Dr. Sona Thind at the District Administrative Complex, during which the Deputy Commissioner disclosed that the work of solid and liquid waste management in 54 villages of the district has been completed, and now these villages have come under the category of model villages. Apart from this, work related to solid waste management has been completed in 252 villages, and work is in progress in the remaining villages. 

Punjab Police have arrested two members of the Landa gang after an intense shootout in Jalandhar on Friday.

Nearly 50 shots were fired from both sides, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Friday.

Two police officials and gangsters were injured in the shootout. They gangsters were involved in multiple heinous crimes, including extortion, in many districts of Punjab, he said.

Seven weapons and multiple cartridges were recovered.

Earlier, the police had dismantled two criminal gangs, including a UK-based extortion syndicate, and arrested 10 hardcore criminals after recovering seven pistols along with 18 cartridges and 10 magazines from their possession.

The NCC Cadets of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College (BBSBEC), Fatehgarh Sahib, organized a meaningful visit to Kusht Ashram, Sirhind, under the guidance of Flying Officer Gagandeep Singh, Associate NCC Officer. This visit aimed to raise awareness among the cadets about the lives and needs of the underprivileged, fostering essential human values such as humanity, compassion, resource mobilization, and a sense of community affinity.

A five-days quality workshop for students on "Hands-on training on Spectrophotometers 2024” concluded at Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib. The five-day workshop was conducted in Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) of the University by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the University. During the workshop, the students were provided hands-on training on sophisticated analytical instruments including FTIR, UV-Visible, Particle size Zeta sizer and PL spectrophotometers.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Cabinet Minister Aman Arora today launched a sharp attack on Congress leaders Raja Warring, Charanjit Singh Channi and BJP candidate Manpreet Singh Badal during a press conference in Gidderbaha. Arora accused former MLAs of Gidderbaha (Raja Warring and Manpreet Badal) of neglecting the region and indulging in corrupt practices to maintain their grip on power.

"Raja Warring is Dissatisfied with the System After His Vehicle and Workers Were Caught with Cash Meant for Vote-Buying"