V K Bhawra, 1987-batch IPS officer, is new Punjab DGP

Senior IPS officer Viresh Kumar Bhawra has been appointed as the new director-general of Punjab police, an official order said on Saturday. The order came just hours before the announcement of the......

Punjab CM lifts weekend, night curfew from Monday

With the state's Covid positivity rate sliding to 0.4 per cent, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered lifting of weekend and night curfew, and allowed gatherings of 100......

Shooter involved in Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Sandhu's murder held

The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested the second shooter involved in the killing of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu last year.   Sandhu, 62, was shot dead by two unidentified......

Punjab cops recovers grenades dropped by drone from Pak

Eleven hand grenades dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan were recovered from a field near the International Border in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, police said on Monday. The consignment was......