Gangster Jarnail Singh was shot dead in broad daylight by three masked assailants in Punjab's Amritsar city on Wednesday.
Prima facie it seemed to be a gang rivalry, said the police.
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BSF intercepts Pak drone on Punjab border, fifth in 4 days
The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a fifth drone from Pakistan in less than a week and seized a consignment of narcotics along the border in Punjab, officials said on Tuesday.
4 shooters of Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested in Punjab
The accused have been identified as Mehfooz alias Vishal Khan and Manjeet Singh - both from Dera Bassi - Ankit and Goldy, both of Panchkula in Haryana. Six pistols and 26 cartridges were recovered from their possession.
Woman shot dead for 'consuming' liquor outside gurdwara in Punjab
A 33-year-old woman was shot dead in Dukhniwaran Sahib Gurdwara complex in Patiala in Punjab for allegedly 'consuming' liquor, police said on Monday. Police have recovered tobacco packets and a bottle of liquor from the spot.
AAP wins 24-year-old Congress bastion Jalandhar
Congress rebel and AAP candidate Sushil Rinku, 47, trounced Congress' Karamjit Kaur, the wife of Santokh Chaudhary, whose death during the Bharat Jodo Yatra necessitated the bypoll.
Another low-intensity blast near Golden Temple in Amritsar
Another low-intensity blast was reported near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday -- the third explosion in less than a week.
Police have arrested three suspects after the blast that occurred just behind the Guru Ram Dass Inn.
Another explosion near Golden Temple in Amritsar
Another blast occurred at Heritage Street close to the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday, triggering panic among local residents and tourists.
However, no one was injured in the blast.
Canada to deport 700 Indian students as visa documents found to be fake
The Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) has issued deportation notices to over 700 Indian students whose admission offer letters to educational institutions were found to be fake.
Several injured in blast near Golden Temple
Several people were injured in a blast at a restaurant in the Heritage Street near the Golden Temple in Punjab's holy city of Amritsar. The police, however, said it was not a terror attack, but an accident.
Mastermind of Moosewala killing among Canada's 25 most wanted fugitives
Punjab-origin Satinderjit Singh Brar, nicknamed Goldy Brar, the alleged mastermind in the killing of famed singer Sidhu Moosewala and an affiliate of the Lawrence Bishnoi's gang, has been listed among Canada's 25 most wanted fugitives in the country.
Nine killed in Ludhiana gas leak; NDRF reach site
At least nine people were reported dead and several taken ill after a gas leak from a factory run from a thickly populated Giaspura locality in Punjab's Ludhiana on Sunday, police said.
Five-time Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal passes away at 95
Five-time Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who was suffering from bronchial asthma, passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on Tuesday evening. He was 95.
After 36 days of chase in several states, pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal arrested
After 36 days of the cat-and-mouse chase spread over several states between the Punjab Police and the pro-Khalistan propagator, Amritpal Singh was arrested on Sunday from the native village of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was killed in the Indian Army's Operation Blue Star in 1984.
No clean chit in Vadra-DLF land deal: Haryana govt
The Haryana government on Friday said no "clean chit" has given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to investigate the transfer of land done between Robert Vadra's Skylight Hospitality and DLF Universal Ltd.
Fugitive Amritpal Singh's Britain-origin wife detained at Amritsar airport
Fugitive Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh's Britain-origin wife Kirandeep Kaur was detained on Thursday at the Amritsar airport while she was trying to board a flight to London, officials said.
After five years, Haryana says no violation in Robert Vadra-DLF land deal
"As per the report received from tehsildar, Wazirabad, Gurugram, it was clearly stated that the land in question has not been found in the name of M/s DLF Universal Limited and the land still exists in the name of HSVP/HSIIDC, Haryana."
Personal animosity could be behind killing of four jawans at Bathinda station: Army
The Indian Army on Monday confirmed the arrest of a gunner who confessed to stealing an INSAS rifle for allegedly killing his four colleagues owing to personal animosity at the Bathinda military station in Punjab last week.
Eyewitness held for killing four gunner colleagues at Bathinda Army station
Bathinda Senior Superintendent of Police Gulneet Singh Khurana told the media that Mohan Desai, who was the prime witness to the incident, turned out to be the killer and has been arrested by police.
Repeal repressive 'black laws' like NSA: Sukhbir Badal
The Akali Dal chief shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention for repeal of these "black laws" in the light of experience and their adverse impact on the country's image as the world's largest democracy.
Another death due to gunshot wound in Bathinda station; seems to be suicide: Army
A soldier died of a gunshot wound at around 4.30 p.m on Wednesday. He was on sentry duty with his service weapon. The weapon and cartridge case from the same weapon was found next to the soldier, it said.
Not a terror attack: Punjab Police on Bathinda military station firing
Four Army personnel were killed in a firing incident inside the Military Station in Punjab's Bathinda, one of the country's largest defence establishments, the Indian Army said on Wednesday. However, the local police clarified that it was not a terror attack.
Firing at Military Station in Punjab's Bathinda, 4 killed
In a statement, the Army said, "Firing was reported in the early hours of the morning around 0435h inside Bathinda military station. The mil Stn Quick Reaction Teams were activated. Area was cordoned off and sealed.
Dalai Lama 'caught' on video kissing boy on lips
However, his followers and sympathizers the elderly Buddhist monk was "joking around" with the boy. However, victims of child sexual abuse argue that being sexualised by a powerful adult is serious matter.
Narrow escape for Haryana ex-CM Hooda
"A nilgai appeared on the road and hit Hooda's vehicle. However, he escaped unhurt and no one else in the vehicle received any injury," Hisar's Superintendent of Police Ganga Ram Punia told the media.
Akali Dal exposes Rs 200-crore liquor scam in Punjab
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday exposed a Rs 200-crore liquor scam in the Excise Department in Punjab and demanded a CBI probe into the fraud and arrest of all guilty on the same pattern as followed in Delhi.