Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, celebrated Engineers' Day with an array of engaging events honoring the achievements and contributions of engineers within the university and beyond. The event was inaugurated by Dr. Zora Singh, Chancellor, and Dr. TajinderKaur, Pro-Chancellor. The festivities included a keynote address by Dr. Harsh Sadawarti, Vice President, who highlighted the transformative impact of engineering innovations on global challenges. 

Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib celebrated a significant milestone with its Offer Letter Distribution Ceremony, recognizing students who have secured placements during the latest campus placement drive. The event highlighted the achievements of students who have received job offers from renowned companies across various sectors.

Dealing a major blow to the cross-border drug network, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police busted an international drug racket and seized 10 kg of heroin and arrested four persons. This information was shared by DGP Punjab. He wrote on his social media account that drones were used to smuggle drugs from Pakistan. The accused were related to smugglers based in Pakistan. Earlier, a person was caught with 1 kg of heroin and drug money worth Rs. 4 lakh.

Aam Aadmi Party has sharply criticized the BJP and Home Minister Amit Shah following the Supreme Court's comments on the CBI's handling of the bail case for AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise Policy case.

At a media conference with AAP spokesperson Govinder Mittal at the Chandigarh party office on Saturday, MLA Dinesh Chaddha accused the Bharatiya Janata Party, particularly Home Minister Amit Shah, of orchestrating the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal. He asserted that the Supreme Court's ruling substantiated this claim.

 Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab State General Secretary Harchand Singh Barsat thanked the Supreme Court for granting bail to Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Terming it a victory of truth, he said that we had complete faith in the honorable Supreme Court, because the truth cannot be kept hidden for long, eventually it always comes out.

Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has arrested Drug Inspector Shishan Mittal for his involvement in facilitating drug smuggling operations connected to illegal pharmaceuticals, medical stores and laundering the drug money in the ‘benami’ accounts in names of his relatives, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.

The development came about a month after the police froze 24 bank accounts, with the total amount reaching Rs 7.09 crore, linked to the accused, besides seizing a huge amount of cash and foreign currency during a series of coordinated raids conducted at different locations in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.

In addition to this, two bank lockers were also seized.

The National Investigating Team (NIA) conducted raids at the premises of relatives and aides of Member of Parliament and Sikh radical Amritpal Singh, who is lodged in Dibrugarh Jail under the National Security Act, in connection with a terrorist and gangster network.

The raids were also linked to a 2023 incident in which pro-Khalistan supporters protested outside the High Commission of India in Canada’s Ottawa and an attack on the Indian High Commission in London.

The NIA raid was conducted at several places in Amritsar, comprising his uncle Pragat Singh Sandhu’s house and workshop and his brother-in-law Amanjot Singh's residence. Amanjot is residing in Canada.

Simultaneously raids were also conducted in Moga, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar districts.

In a breakthrough, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Punjab Police on Friday said it has arrested a drug inspector from Mohali for facilitating smuggling operations connected to illegal pharmaceuticals, medical stores and laundering the money.

The accused was in touch with drug smugglers lodged inside the jail and facilitated their network outside, a post on X quoting Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said.

Serious financial irregularities have been observed, whereby ANTF identified and froze 24 bank accounts with Rs 7.09 crore. In addition to this, two bank lockers were seized, he said.

The ANTF recovered Rs 1.49 crore in cash, 260 gm of gold and foreign currency. Furthermore, substantial assets acquired through the proceeds of illegal activities were identified, including real estate valued at Rs 2.40 crore in Zirakpur and Dabwali towns.

The NIA team conducted a raid at Sultanwind area of Amritsar today and one person has been taken into custody. The person taken into custody has been identified as Harjinder Singh resident of Gurnam Nagar Gali No. 6 Mandir Wala Bazar. According to the information received, the NIA team was looking for her son Prince, but when he was not found, his father was taken into custody.