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Punjab: Four drug peddlers held in Amritsar; Four kg heroin seized

A case has been registered under the NDPS Act with State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amritsar Grenade Attack: "Bullet for bullet is not aggressive policy", Look here what Punjab DGP said

DGP clarified that the "bullet for bullet" policy is not aggressive, but rather a self-defence mechanism. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘All I see is darkness’: How Punjab’s basmati exports are worsening its groundwater crisis

Harwant Singh Aulakh, a farmer in his late sixties, grows basmati rice near Amritsar, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Amir Ghafourimanesh, a commodities importer in Tehran, Iran eats basmati rice leisurely as his father and grandfather do.

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Unidentified miscreants hurl grenade at Temple in Amritsar

Breaking news coming in from Punjab's Amritsar where an explosion occurred. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Batala police busts extortion racket run by USA-based Gurdev Jassal, 2 held

Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav announced on Sunday that Batala Police had busted a major extortion racket operated by USA-based Gurdev Jassal and arrested two individuals, according to an official statement from the Punjab Police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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US flight with another batch of Indian deportees arrives in Amritsar

This is the third such batch of Indians deported from the US in the last 10 days as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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Second plane with US deportees reaches Amritsar tonight; Dipomacy 'test', says Congress

It is the second such batch of Indians to be deported by the Donald Trump administration as part of its crackdown on illegal migration. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab CM criticises Centre on picking Amritsar to land deportees plane

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP Government at the Centre of maligning the image of the state, saying the Centre is running a smear campaign against the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Police busts smuggling racket; Seizes 30 Kg heroin, nabs a smuggler in Amritsar

Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border smuggling racket by arresting a drug smuggler. Read further on Dynamite News:

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2 more flights carrying illegal Indian migrants from US to land in Amritsar

The development comes amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US to meet President Donald Trump after he assumed power on January 20. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: BSF nabs 2 smugglers with over 1 kg narcotics on Amritsar border

The BSF said that this operation is part of the ongoing coordinated efforts between the BSF and Punjab Police to curb smuggling activities. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opposition protest US deportation of Indians, several MPs sport handcuffs

Opposition MPs on Wednesday protested demading a discussion in Parlament over the recent deportation of over 100 Indian nationals from the United States with several members inculding Amritsar MP Gurujit Singh Aujla seen joining the protest sporting handcuffs on their hands. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Akhilesh Yadav lambasts at Centre over deportation of Indians from US

A US Air Force plane carrying Indian citizens who allegedly illegally migrated to the US arrived in Amritsar on Wednesday. A must read on Dynamite News:

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Gambling with death: Meet the agents helping Gujaratis illegally move to the US

This report was first published on April 8, 2023. It was republished after a US military plane landed in Amritsar on February 6, 2025 carrying deported Indian migrants. Read the original piece here.

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US sends Indian illegals migrants back; plane lands at Amritsar Airport

The flight landed at the International Airport amidst tight security at 1.55 pm. Read further on Dynamite News:

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DGP Punjab Police holds law and order review meet ahead of Republic Day

Ahead of Republic Day 2025, DGP Punjab police Gaurav Yadav on Monday visited Amritsar and held a law and order review meeting with the police officers of Commissionerate Amritsar and the border districts of Gurdaspur, Batala, Amritsar Rural and Tarn Taran, said police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Emergency' Release: Police deployed outside Amristar theatres amidst SGPC's calls to BAN Kangana Ranuat's film

Amid demands to ban Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency', police personnel in heavy numbers have been deployed outside the PVR Suraj Chanda Tara Cinema in Punjab's Amritsar after ShiromGurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) decided to protest against the film being produced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP.

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Punjab: BSF seizes one drone and heroin consignment in Amritsar, Tarn Taran

In two separate operations, the troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a drone and a heroin consignment in the border areas of Tarn Taran and Amritsar said the BSF. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: Two smugglers held in Amritsar, packet of suspected heroin recovered

Acting on a tip-off by the BSF intelligence wing regarding smuggling activities in the depth area of village Attari, a meticulously planned ambush was conducted in collaboration with the Punjab Police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amritsar: China-made drone found in Amritsar

According to the Public Relations Officer, Punjab Frontier, BSF, the troops deployed on duty on the Amritsar border observed the movement of a drone during the late evening hours on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amritsar Police bust trans-border narco module; seize 10 kg heroin, arrest two linked to Pakistan-based smugglers

In a significant breakthrough, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police have dismantled a trans-border narco-smuggling module, arresting two individuals identified as Sukhdev Singh and Avtar Singh, who are linked to Pakistan-based smugglers. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab police bust terror module, arrest two

Punjab police on Friday said it has busted a Pakistan-ISI-backed terror module with the arrest of two module members. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: Intruding drone and heroine recovered by BSF on Amritsar Border

Acting promptly on intelligence inputs, BSF seized a drone and a packet of heroine on Amritsar Border. Read full detail on Dynamite News:

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Bad weather leads to Mumbai-Amritsar Vistara flight divertion

A Vistara flight that took off from Mumbai Airport on Saturday to Amritsar was diverted to Chandigarh due to bad weather at Amritsar airport. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: BSF foils drone smuggling in Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Friday recovered two drones. Read further on Dynamite News:

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