In a significant breakthrough, Punjab Police have foiled a targeted killing plot with the arrest of five operatives linked to the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang, being operated by US-based Husandeep Singh, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

Two weapons-- PX5 pistol and .32 bore pistol – were recovered from their possession in the intelligence-led operation jointly conducted by Counter-Intelligence Punjab and the district police of Amritsar (Rural) and Batala. Those arrested have been identified as Lovepreet Singh, Sikandar Kumar, alias Gola, and Onkarpreet, alias Jashan -- residents of Shahabad village in Batala; Gagandeep, alias Giani, a resident of Gandhi Camp in Batala and Mehakpreet Singh, a resident of Amritsar.

On a motion moved by Punjab Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ravjot Singh, the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the demise of eminent Punjabi Sikh runner Fauja Singh and paid tribute to him.

Expressing grief over the demise of 114-year-old Fauja Singh in a road accident, Ravjot Singh said he was the world’s oldest runner who had brought glory to the Sikh community worldwide through marathon races.

The minister said that Fauja Singh would always remain in the memories. He prayed to God to give the family the strength to bear the loss.

The body of the iconic runner has been kept in a mortuary till the arrival of his children, who are living abroad. The last rites will be performed after their arrival.

He was hit by a vehicle around 3.30 p.m. while crossing the road at his native Beas village near Adampur town.

The Aam Aadmi Party has strongly condemned the statements made by BJP leader Manjinder Sirsa in support of the gangsters who murdered cloth merchant Sanjay Verma in Abohar. In protest, AAP leaders and workers held large-scale demonstrations in Jalandhar, Pathankot, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Abohar, and several other cities.

Desh Bhagat University (DBU) has entered into a strategic partnership with PI-RAHI, a collaborative initiative of Panjab University, Chandigarh, and IIT Ropar, through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was formally signed by Dr. Rajat Sandhir, Director of PI-RAHI, and Dr. Parveen Bansal, Dean of Research and Development, DBU.

Er. Ravinder Singh Saini formally assumed charge as a Member of the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) on Thursday.

A veteran of Punjab’s power sector, Er. Saini brings with him an illustrious career spanning 36 years. He began his professional journey as an Assistant Engineer with the erstwhile Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) on May 6, 1987, and rose through the ranks to retire as Engineer-in-Chief at Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

The Department of Business Management and Commerce, in collaboration with the Department of Performing Arts and Media, successfully concluded a five-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) centered on “Research, Innovation and Academic Evolution: Navigating the ERA of Higher Education Post-NEP.” The FDP was inaugurated by Dr. Amarjit Singh, Pro Vice Chancellor of Desh Bhagat University, who lauded the departments for their forward-thinking approach and emphasized the need for ongoing academic innovation and faculty up skilling. Throughout the week, eminent academicians and experts delivered impactful sessions on research methodologies, interdisciplinary pedagogy, and innovation-driven teaching practices. Speakers included Dr. L.S. Bedi (GNI, Canada),

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Wednesday that the state police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) foiled a terror plot supported by Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and orchestrated by Harwinder Rinda, a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative based in Pakistan, with recovery of terrorist hardware from forest in Gurdaspur.

The recovered cache of terrorist hardware includes two AK-47 rifles along with 16 cartridges and two magazines, and two P-86 hand grenades.

DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the recovered consignment was pushed into India by Pakistani agencies and Harwinder Rinda as part of a premeditated plan to carry out attacks at multiple locations in Punjab, aiming to disrupt public peace.

Two accused involved in the murder of prominent cloth merchant Sanjay Verma in Abohar in Punjab were neutralised in a police encounter on Tuesday, DIG (Ferozepur Range) Harmanbir Singh Gill said.

He said two accused -- Ram Ratan and Jaspreet -- were arrested from the Panj Peer Tibba area of Abohar.

Punjab Police’s Counter-Intelligence, Jalandhar, foiled a target killing plot in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh orchestrated by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang with the arrest of its key operative, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

The accused has been identified as Himanshu Sood, a resident of Phagwara in Kapurthala.