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Punjab FC aim to top of group against East Bengal

Kolkata, Sep 29: Punjab FC will look to carry the momentum of their emphatic opening victory when they take on East Bengal FC in their final Group II fixture of the IFA Shield 2026-27 at the East Bengal Ground in Kolkata on Wednesday. The match, scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m., will decide the group []

Harris County Honours Sikh-American Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal Seven Years After His Death

The Harris County Sheriffs Office has commemorated Sikh-American Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal on the The post Harris County Honours Sikh-American Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal Seven Years After His Death appeared first on Khalsa Vox .

Gor in Amritsar: Golden Temple Visit Puts Diaspora Ties in the Spotlight

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor returned on Monday to the Golden Temple after The post Gor in Amritsar: Golden Temple Visit Puts Diaspora Ties in the Spotlight appeared first on Khalsa Vox .

AAP Leaders Allegedly Occupying Government Residences, Claims Sunil Jakhar

Sunil Jakhar accuses AAP leaders of illegally occupying government properties reserved for ministers in Punjab. AAP Leaders Allegedly Occupying Government Residences, Claims Sunil Jakhar

Sachin Pilot Questions BJP on Drug Trafficking and Border Security Measures

Sachin Pilot criticizes the BJP government for failing to tackle drug trafficking and security issues in Punjab. Sachin Pilot Questions BJP on Drug Trafficking and Border Security Measures

Punjab Political Turmoil: AAP Leaders Accused of Misusing Government Housing

AAP leaders face scrutiny over government housing allocations amid ongoing controversies in Punjab politics. Punjab Political Turmoil: AAP Leaders Accused of Misusing Government Housing

Punjab seeks timely DAP, urea supply for Rabi season

Clarify Centres role in checking Punjab drug menace: Pargat to Shah

First-time voters in Punjab turned away during SIR, Warring writes to Shah

Major Drug and Arms Trafficking Network Disrupted in Amritsar, Three Arrested

Punjab police dismantle a drug and arms trafficking network in Amritsar, arresting three suspects with significant contraband seized. Major Drug and Arms Trafficking Network Disrupted in Amritsar, Three Arrested

Bhagat Singh To Punjab's Water: AAP Widens Its Political Campaign

The clearest example came in Ludhiana, where the AAP government organised 'Jashan-e-Inquilab' at Punjab Agricultural University to mark Bhagat Singh's birth anniversary.

Punjab ministers houses occupied by Delhi AAP leaders: Jakhar

Traders slam govt as MLU deadline expires today

Goldy Brar: FBI's most wanted fugitive carrying $1 mn bounty

Satinderjeet Singh, alias Goldy Brar, a former petty criminal from Punjab, has escalated to become a leader of transnational organised crime and is now featured on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The FBI has offered a USD 1 million reward for information leading to his arrest, citing his alleged involvement in assassinations, extortions, and trafficking of narcotics and weapons across the US and Canada. Brar is also linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, designated an individual terrorist by India, and accused of orchestrating the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Drug menace dominates BJPs poll campaign in Punjab as it cuts across caste, religion, age

The saffron party, which has historically struggled to make inroads in Punjab, is aggressively pushing its campaign around the drug menace issue to get a foothold in the border State.

Residents, traders up in arms over up to 8-hour power cuts

Vet varsity trains 56 women to build profitable dairy business

From scrap to sculpture, Railways gets creative

Agri varsity develops tech to turn citrus peels into pectin

Punjab: AAP govt felicitates 20 Anganwadi workers as 'Nasha Mukti Mitras'

Vandalism in varsities not Punjabs character: Gargaj

Will contest Uttar Pradesh, Punjab polls with or without BJP: Chirag Paswan

LJP(RV) chief says the party is open to a seat-sharing arrangement with the NDA but will contest all seats in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab if no agreement is reached

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya community condemns growing attacks in Punjab province

Digital Desk | Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) The Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan has strongly condemned attack on an Ahmadi man in country's Punjab province, terming it as a cowardly assault and highlighting that it was motivated by his faith and part of a broader pattern of violence and hostility against Ahmadis, a report has detailed. The community's statement came after an Ahmadi man was seriously injured after being stabbed in Lathianwala in Punjab's Faisalabad just days after an Ahmadi man and his son were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at them. The Ahmadiyya community has urged Pakistani authorities to act against the perpetrators behind the attacks and ensure protection for Ahmadis in the future, 'Voice PK' reported. The report added that persistence of hate-driven violence has raised serious concerns about safety among members of the Ahmadiyya community and the continuous failure of authorities to act against perpetrators could embolden those responsible for such attacks. The victim, identified as Hamid Javed, was injured after he was attacked near his residence in Lathianwala at around 5:30 pm on September 21. He told police that he was returning home when an unidentified man aged between 40 and 42 years approached him and attacked him with a knife. On September 19, an Ahmadi man and his son were injured after gunmen opened fire at them in Punjab's Sargodha, Voicepk.net reported. Earlier this month, Karachi-based International Human Rights Committee (IHRC) called for immediate justice and accountability in the assassination of Mirza Safdar Mahmood, a local leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistans Punjab Province. Mirza Safdar Mahmood, aged 65, was shot dead in the town of Mandi Bahauddin, reported Spanish media outlet 'Atalayar'. IHRC is an organisation focusing specifically on the rights of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Targeted killing: Ahmadi local official gunned down in Pakistan. Mirza Safdar Mahmood, 65, was shot dead while travelling to an Ahmadi place of worship in Mandi Bahauddin.IHRC calls for immediate justice and accountability, IHRC stated on X, sharing a detailed report. IHRC stated that the targeted killing of Mahmood cannot be viewed in isolation as it comes amid a deeply disturbing backdrop of persistent anti-Ahmadi hatred, incitement and threats across Pakistan. Representatives of the Ahmadiyya Community stressed that the victim had no personal disputes or prior animosities, pointing squarely to a targeted killing motivated by religious intolerance. Mahmood is survived by his wife and two children; his funeral and burial arrangements were subsequently conducted in the city of Rabwah, the report in Atalayar revealed. It noted that the assassination took place amid the escalating incitement and hate speech targeting Ahmadis across the district of Mandi Bahauddin. In recent weeks, regional religious figures had issued virulent threats, including public death threats against a local police officer on account of his Ahmadi faith, as well as explicit intimidation directed at pregnant Ahmadi women. This pattern of lethal violence has direct operational precedents in the immediate area: on 8 June 2024, two members of the Ahmadiyya community were shot and killed in separate armed ambushes carried out on the same day in the locality of Sadullahpur, the report highlighted.

Racist altercation: Punjabi man stabbed to death in Canada

HM Amit Shah to address BJPs anti-drug rally in Jalandhar on Sep 30

Digital Desk | Jalandhar, Sep 29 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jalandhar in Punjab on Wednesday to address the concluding programme of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra', a statewide campaign against drug abuse that has covered all 117 Assembly constituencies. The rally is expected to mark a major political mobilisation by the BJP ahead of the 2027 state Assembly elections. Four simultaneous yatras, launched from different parts of the state on September 18, will culminate at the rally venue after covering nearly 4,000 km across Punjab. The campaign was aimed at highlighting the issue of drug abuse and mobilising public support for a drug-free Punjab. According to BJP leaders, around two lakh people are expected to attend the rally. The party has made arrangements at a 50-55-acre site, with approximately 40 acres earmarked for the main gathering and the remaining area for parking. Nearly 2,000 buses carrying party workers and supporters from different parts of Punjab are expected to reach Jalandhar for the event. The BJP has also planned to highlight the plight of families affected by drug abuse during the programme. HM Shah's visit comes at a time when the BJP has intensified its political activities in Punjab, with the drug menace emerging as one of its principal campaign issues ahead of the Assembly elections. The party has been targeting the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government over its handling of the drug problem, while the latter has maintained its commitment to tackling the menace. BJP leaders have described the campaign as an effort to create awareness about drug abuse and involve people in the fight against addiction. To review the preparations, state party President Kewal Singh Dhillon and state in-charge Satish Poonia visited the rally venue. They held discussions with officials regarding security arrangements, traffic management, parking, public convenience and other necessary arrangements for the rally. Dhillon said the Nasha Mukti Maha Rally is not merely a political programme, but a major public awareness campaign to free Punjab from drugs. He said every BJP worker is working with dedication, hard work and commitment to make the rally a success. He said Punjab is currently facing a serious drug menace, and the BJP has been reaching out to the people on this issue. Through the Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra, efforts are being made to create awareness among people in villages and cities across Punjab against drugs.

Punjab: Sunil Jakhar alleges AAP leaders occupying ministers residences

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) Former Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday alleged that Delhi-based Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders had occupied official residences meant for ministers and were exercising control over the states administration with the backing of party supremo Arvind Kejriwal, whom he described as the super CM. Visiting official residences of ministers and the Sector 39 Circuit House here, Jakhar alleged that AAP associates were occupying government properties without authorisation, displacing legitimate occupants. He said he visited the premises to confirm who was actually living there, rather than relying on social media discussions and hearsay. Questioning the alleged presence of files from the department of Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian at residence No. 926, Jakhar said a minister was bound by his constitutional oath to maintain confidentiality in official matters. He claimed the files contained information relating to an alleged Rs 10,000-crore GMADA scam and questioned how they had reached the residence where AAP leader Satyendar Jain was allegedly staying. Jakhar alleged that the incident reflected a system of administrative control from Delhi and said the Enforcement Directorates investigation would bring out the truth. He demanded Mundians resignation. Targeting Kejriwal, Jakhar recalled that the AAP leader had projected himself as an advocate of simplicity and honesty and had earlier declared that he would not accept an official residence as Chief Minister. However, he alleged that under the AAP government in Punjab, party associates from Delhi had occupied official properties meant for state ministers. Jakhar also claimed that Punjab Police was preventing him from entering the Sector 39 Circuit House despite his having booked a room there for September 29 two days earlier. I am a resident of Punjab and have a valid booking, yet I am being denied entry, while people without any legal authority are occupying government properties, he said. He further claimed that Circuit House rooms had been placed under the permanent control of AAP associates, leaving visiting government officials, political leaders and journalists from Punjab without access to accommodation. Alleging that ministers had become ministers only in name, Jakhar said their identities were being concealed, with even nameplates removed from their official residences. He urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to discharge his responsibility towards Punjab and remove what he described as unidentified Delhi-based occupants from government properties. Warning that the protest would intensify if the alleged illegal occupation continued, Jakhar said the buildings had been constructed with taxpayers money, and those occupying them must vacate. On the unrest at Lovely Professional University and Chitkara University, reportedly triggered by rumours, Jakhar said the incidents were serious and required a thorough investigation. Referring particularly to the developments at Lovely Professional University, he alleged that people posing as protesters had reached a girls hostel, raising concerns about students' safety. Jakhar reiterated his demand for a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the incidents at the two universities.

Nirav Modi's Associate Sandeep Mistry Arrested In PNB Fraud

Sandeep Mistry, a key associate of fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, has been arrested by the CBI after his deportation from the UAE. Mistry is implicated in the Rs 6,498.20 crore Punjab National Bank scam, where he allegedly facilitated forged documents, coerced dummy directors, and siphoned funds. He has been remanded to judicial custody.

4 Dead After 2 Cars Crash Off Delhi-Mumbai Expressway In Madhya Pradesh

The freak consecutive accidents left two women from Punjab and two men from Gujarat dead.

Punjab FC sign former Levante midfielder Mickal Malsa ahead of ISL 2026-27

Digital Desk | Mohali, Sep 29 (IANS) Punjab FC have strengthened their midfield ahead of the 2026-27 Indian Super League season with the signing of French midfielder Mickal Ramon Vincent Malsa, who has more than 60 La Liga appearances to his name. The 30-year-old has signed a contract with the Shers until May 31, 2027, and joins the club after a career that has taken him across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain and Morocco. Malsa spent four seasons with Spanish club Levante UD, featuring prominently in La Liga and gaining experience at the highest level of Spanish football. His Spanish career has also included spells with Albacete, Real Valladolid and CD Mirands, whom he rejoined earlier this year. A defensive-minded central midfielder, Malsa is expected to add experience and greater stability to Punjab FCs midfield as the club prepares for another ISL campaign. I am really happy to be joining Punjab FC and to be part of this clubs journey. I have heard great things about the passion of the fans and the ambition within the squad, and I cannot wait to get started. I aim to bring my experience to the midfield, work hard for the team, and help us achieve big things together this season, Malsa said after completing the move. Malsa began his development at FC Sochaux-Montbliard before making his senior debut in French football. His early career also saw him represent US Avranches, followed by stints at Belgian side Royal Antwerp, Dutch club Fortuna Sittard and Greek outfit Platanias. The midfielder later established himself in Spain, where his time with Levante represented the most significant spell of his career. He also spent time with Wydad AC in Morocco and featured for the club at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. At international level, Malsa represents Martinique, adding further international experience to his club career. Punjab FC will hope his ability to operate in central midfield, coupled with his experience in European leagues, can provide greater balance to the side as they target a competitive 2026-27 campaign. Malsas arrival is the latest move by Punjab FC to add experience to a squad that has also placed emphasis on developing young Indian talent through its academy system.

LPU Dean blames outsiders for violent protests, says some students reacted to rumours

Digital Desk | Phagwara, Sep 29 (IANS) Lovely Professional University (LPU) Dean Dr Sorabh Lakhanpal on Tuesday blamed outsiders and anti-social elements for the violent protests and vandalism at the university campus in Punjab's Phagwara and called the sexual assault allegations that triggered the demonstration social media rumours. Speaking to IANS, Prof Lakhanpal said: I would describe itmore or lessas a situation where rumours and misleading messages were circulated; the students genuinely wanted to know the facts. But on the other hand, some students didn't want to think or understand the situation. They were looking for an opportunity...I always refer to them as anti-social elements or outsidersthose who turned this into a violent protest and vandalised our university. Investigation must be conducted; their names should be revealed, and appropriate action must be taken, he said. However, said that the student representatives are also looking into the matter. We have stood by them from the very first night, listening to their concerns and acting exactly as they requested. They wanted a committee formed, so we selected one; they wanted to review CCTV footage...we took whatever immediate action the students sought, such as hostel visits. We addressed all the anticipated issues, he stated. Referring to the protest reels on social media, the Dean said: Our senior students and alumni feel hurt and distressed that such vandalism took place at the campus, which should not have happened. Regarding who circulated the message that a female student was sexually assaulted, he said that the police are investigating it. The details will emerge through the due process involving the cyber cell or the police; that will clarify everything. It will reveal the phone numbers, IP addresses, and locations involved in the circulation. And I am sure that action will be taken against those involved, Lakhanpal said. On why it took time for the university to reach a solution the students could agree on, the Dean said the genuine students were already satisfied, as they knew progress was being made and the investigation was moving forward. However, I believe there was a conspiracy behind this to disrupt the academic atmosphere. Because we also observed the presence of outsiders and anti-social elements. So, the reason was that they didn't want the matter to be resolved, he alleged. Moreover, Sorabh Lakhanpal said it would be better if the CBI takes up a probe into the matter. Let the police carry out their inquirywe are fine with that. But if the CBI investigates, we would feel more assured. And it would help in reaching those involved as quickly as possible. When asked about whether the police have found out the involvement of outsiders, he said: The police were somewhat negligent, which is why such a major incident occurredfire broke out, vehicles were torched, and stones were pelted. Responding to allegations that LPU was targeted after its founder and chancellor, Ashok Mittal, switched from the AAP to the BJP, Lakhanpal sought an investigation. This matter certainly needs to be investigated. I am confident that through the investigations conducted by the police, civil administration, and university administration, we will get to the bottom of this; once the facts are established, appropriate action must be taken against those found guilty, he said. LPU Dean further said that though classes are currently suspended for 10 days following the violent protests, they will resume soon, and the varsity will ensure the syllabus does not suffer.

Four killed, eight injured in two accidents on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in MP

Digital Desk | Ratlam, Sep 29 (IANS) At least four people were killed and eight others injured in two separate road accidents on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district on Tuesday, police said. The accidents occurred within a span of about two hours on the eight-lane expressway under the jurisdiction of Jaora Industrial police station, with both cars plunging into a 30-40 feet deep gorge after hitting the central median. The first accident took place around 4:30 a.m. when a car carrying a family from Punjab, travelling from Ambala in Haryana to Mumbai, hit the median railing. The vehicle broke through a portion of the railing and fell into the gorge, police said. Narendra Kaur (67) and her daughter-in-law Manpreet Kaur (32), both from Punjab, died in the accident. Three other occupants, including an elderly man and two children, were injured. Prima facie, it appears that the driver may have become drowsy while driving at high speed and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to hit the railing, Jaora Industrial police station in-charge Prakash Gadariya said. Police reached the spot after receiving information from other motorists and shifted the injured to a hospital in Jaora. They were later referred to Ratlam Medical College for further treatment. While police personnel were examining the site of the first accident, another car carrying a family from Dahod in Gujarat met with an accident around 6:30 a.m., police said. The second vehicle, bearing registration number GJ20 CB 4610, reportedly went airborne after hitting the central median and fell into the gorge. The railing at the spot had been damaged in the first accident. Ravi Hatila (35), who was driving the second car, and Ramesh Makwana (50), both from Dahod, were killed. Four to five other occupants of the vehicle were injured. The railing had been damaged in the first accident, and while our personnel were conducting an inspection at the spot, the second car hit the median and fell into the gorge, Gadariya said. The Gujarat family was returning to Dahod after travelling to Uttar Pradesh for medical treatment of a family member. Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding both accidents, including the condition of the road infrastructure and the factors that led to the vehicles losing control.

Enjoy The New Punjabi Music Video For 'Vair' By Amrit Maan

Enjoy the latest Punjabi song 'Vair' sung by 'Amrit Maan'. The music for this track has been composed by 'Thiarajxtt', with lyrics penned by 'Amrit Maan'. The music video has been directed by 'Parvez Musapuria'. Don't miss the opportunity to watch the latest Punjabi video song 'Vair' by 'Amrit Maan' and experience its powerful and energetic vibe. For more Punjabi songs, be sure to visit the music videos section of Punjabi ETimes. Experience the musical prowess of 'Amrit Maan', new Punjabi songs of 2026, latest Punjabi songs, Punjabi music and 'Thiarajxtt' music.

Former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Alleges Political Conspiracy Behind University Protests

Akal Takht acting Jathedar meets death-row convict Rajoana in Patiala jail

Digital Desk | Patiala, Sep 29 (IANS) Akal Takht Acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami on Tuesday met death-row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana at the Central Jail in Punjabs Patiala city. The meeting is understood to have focused on issues concerning Rajoana, particularly his mercy petition pending with the Union government and the broader issue of Sikh prisoners lodged in different jails. Quoting Rajoana, Dhami told the media after the meeting, I am in high spirits, and I accept martyrdom over humiliation. Rajoana was awarded the death sentence for his role in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. His mercy petition, seeking commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment, has been pending with the Centre since 2012. The petition under Article 72 of the Constitution was moved by the SGPC in March 2012. This month, Rajoana wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an early decision on his mercy petition against the death sentence. The SGPC has repeatedly urged the Union government to take a decision on the petition, maintaining that the prolonged delay has caused distress to Rajoana. In May 2025, Dhami had met Rajoana in the Patiala jail and criticised the Centre for not deciding his mercy plea. He had also said that Rajoana wanted the SGPC to withdraw its petition and press for an immediate decision. The meeting comes amid continued efforts by Sikh religious bodies to pursue the cases of Sikh prisoners, popularly referred to as Bandi Singhs. In a letter dated September 16, Rajoana said he had spent the past 30 years in prison and questioned why the Centre had not taken a decision on his plea. Referring to the notification issued in 2019 on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, he said it had not been implemented till date.

CBI arrests Nirav Modi aide after extradition from UAE in PNB scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested fugitive businessman Nirav Modi's associate Sandeep Mistry following his extradition from the UAE in connection with a multi-million-dollar PNB scam, officials said. After being extradited on Monday, the CBI formally placed Mistry under arrest in Mumbai on Tuesday. The agency subsequently produced him before a special CBI court, but did not press for his remand. The court then remanded Mistry to judicial custody till October 6. The arrest was made in compliance with a non-bailable warrant issued by a special court in November 2025. Mistry had served as the director of Fancy Creations Ltd, a Hong Kong-based company of Nirav Modi. The CBI alleged that Mistry played an active role in the criminal conspiracy with Modi and other accused persons, in furtherance of which the Punjab National Bank was cheated to the tune of nearly Rs 6,498.20 crore. The central agency has also claimed that Mistry, along with Modi's brother Nehal and .

Terror outfits deploy dead-drop tactics to evade detection and funnel contraband into India

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Terrorist organisations operating against India switched to covert dead-drop techniques to transfer funds, weapons, and operational instructions, intelligence officials have revealed. Groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), and the proscribed Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) adopted non-contact logistics to conceal the identity of handlers based in Pakistan. Terrorism has evolved considerably, and this has led to the agencies facing fresh challenges with each passing year. Groups such as the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda have moved towards all radicalisation models while also relying heavily on lone actors to carry out attacks. Terror groups that have been formed to hit India continue to use conventional methods when it comes to setting up modules and planning attacks. While groups such as the Lashkar and Jaish run conventional networks that also include radicalisation modules, they have started using dead-drop methods extensively. An Intelligence Bureau official says that the primary objective of using the dead-drop technique is to evade the trail. The Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Babbar Khalsa International have increasingly used dead-drop methods in recent times. These methods are being used to channelise funds and weapons and to facilitate covert operations in India, the IB official said. Terror groups are increasingly moving away from physical handovers, which are considered risky and make it easier for security agencies to trace the chain of transactions and establish its links to Pakistan, the official said. Apart from being dropped by drones, arms and ammunition are also being left in isolated locations and rural areas for subsequent collection. The arms and ammunition pass through multiple hands before being collected and eventually dropped at a designated location. Those involved in moving the consignments do not know who supplied them initially or who will ultimately collect them, the officials said. Even if one of those involved is caught, investigators would find it difficult to establish who initially supplied the consignment and who was supposed to collect it eventually, the officials added. Another official said operations were also being planned using the dead-drop method. According to the official, all operatives involved in a plot share the login credentials of a single anonymous email account, allowing them to communicate without directly contacting one another. Only one of the users writes a message and saves it in the draft folder. The other operative then logs in, reads the draft, deletes it, and then posts a fresh message in the draft folder. This eliminates hitting the send button altogether, and the message never moves through the Internet, thus making it difficult for the security agencies to track it down. The official said that in recent times, even the SFJ that is headed by proscribed terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has been using the dead-drop technique. This technique is used to send a message to the operatives on what they have to undertake. Pannun, through this technique, instructs operatives in Punjab to indulge in vandalism. The agencies had recently arrested Preetpal Singh and his associates after they had spray-painted anti-BRICS and pro-Khalistan slogans in Delhi and Punjab. The investigation found that the message and the money paid were delivered using the dead-drop method. Singh was paid Rs 1.5 lakh, and the money was kept at a dropped location on the Amritsar-Faridkot highway. Indian security agencies are also concerned about the rise in narco-terrorism involving dead-drop methods. The traditional practice of directly handing over narcotics is increasingly being replaced by covert methods, with drones being used extensively to drop drug consignments into India. The drop-off point is communicated to the person assigned to collect the consignment, who is then instructed to leave the narcotics at a pre-determined location, such as a field, an isolated stretch along a highway or a remote rural spot. The person delivering the consignment does not know who will eventually collect it. Officials said this system creates multiple layers of separation, making it harder for investigators to trace the supply chain. The dead-drop method is emerging as a major challenge for Indian security agencies. Since handlers and local operatives rarely, if ever, come face-to-face, investigators face greater difficulty in establishing a clear trail linking those involved. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has been probing such cases, has been bypassing email inbox checks. Instead, sophisticated forensic tools are used to pull raw disk data, unsent and deleted text drafts, and temporary cloud links. The NIA has also been working closely with the state agencies to stop locals from retrieving drops. Terror groups would continue to use this method and also more extensively in the future as well. While the Indian agencies have managed to crack several such cases, it still poses a major challenge, an official said.

CJP Narrative Faces Questions Over Assam-Punjab Safety Response

The CJP narrative surrounding womens safety has come under scrutiny after founder Abhijeet Dipke made contrasting comments about incidents in Assam and Punjab. His remarks followed two separate developments involving serious allegations concerning womens safety: a rape and murder case in Guwahati and unrest at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab following an alleged rape [] The post CJP Narrative Faces Questions Over Assam-Punjab Safety Response appeared first on Tfipost.com .

PNB scam: CBI arrests Nirav Modi's aide Sandeep Mistry after extradition from UAE

Sandeep Mistry was extradited from the UAE and arrested by the CBI in Mumbai. He faces charges related to the Punjab National Bank scam involving Nirav Modi and others. The CBI alleges Mistry actively participated in a conspiracy to defraud the bank of nearly Rs 6,498.20 crore. Mistry and other associates are accused of threatening employees and destroying evidence.

PNB scam: Nirav Modi associate Sandeep Mistry arrested after UAE extradition

The CBI alleges Mistry was involved in the criminal conspiracy that resulted in Punjab National Bank suffering substantial losses

IDFC First Bank case: ED searches jewellery shops in Haryana, Punjab over 645-crore bank fraud

Investigators allege the funds were routed through jewellers bank accounts and presented as legitimate business transactions.

Pakistan: 20-year-old woman from Azerbaijan gang-raped in Lahore amid rising sexual violence

Digital Desk | London, Sep 29 (IANS) Pakistan has witnessed a disturbing surge in sexual violence, with Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, recording 1,180 cases of sexual assaults during the first eight months of this year, a report has revealed. Amid escalating violence against women, a 20-year-old woman from Azerbaijan was allegedly drugged and gang-raped by three men in an apartment in Lahore. According to her police complaint, the Baku resident was in Pakistan on a business trip when she was allegedly raped on Saturday in the Defence Housing Authority area of Raiwind. She said that two women had invited her to dinner at a local restaurant, where they were later joined by three men, a report in leading British daily 'The Independent' highlighted. The woman alleged that the men deceived her by offering to drop her and the two other women, but instead took her to an unidentified flat. She said she was drugged and gang-raped and later abandoned near the Ghazi Interchange, with the suspects allegedly taking her mobile phone and other valuables. She claimed that the suspects were friends of the women who had invited her to dinner and were already present at the restaurant when she arrived. She said she would be able to identify the suspects by their faces, the report mentioned. According to the report, in July, two foreign women, one from the Netherlands and the other from Venezuela, were allegedly abducted and raped in the same area. Police rescued them after about two hours and later arrested four men suspected of involvement in the crime. The women had travelled to Pakistan at the invitation of alleged prime suspect Muhammad Raza Dar. They alleged that Dar and his accomplices abducted them on June 29, threatened and extorted them, and subjected them to sexual assault, the report noted. A recent report stated that a rise in sexual violence incidents against women exposed the dangers faced by women in Pakistan and the failure of the institutions meant to protect them. These incidents of sexual violence against women involve both educated and uneducated men committing crimes like sexual assault, rape, torture, and killings. On August 20, a 45-year-old woman was found dead at her residence in Pakistan's Rawalpindi with signs of torture. Her husband, Faisal Asghar Imam, a university medical professor and domestic worker, was arrested in the domestic abuse case, according to a report in Australia-based 'Pearls and Irritations'. With the recent rise in crimes, it is clearly visible how Pakistani womens lives are increasingly under siege. In Quetta, Dr Mahnoor Nasir was attacked with acid inside Sandeman Provincial Hospital after rejecting a mans advances, leaving her with severe burns and symbolising the lack of safety for professional women even in workplaces which are meant to be safe, wrote Pakistani writer and researcher Anam Zahra.

Video Of Punjab Police Linking Amit Shahs Nephew To LPU Case Is A Deepfake

In the original video, Kapurthala SP Major Singh Dhadda says police received no complaint or concrete information about the alleged rape.

Supreme Court says wards where poll violence found must go for re-election in Punjab

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that all wards in Punjab where the Fact-Finding Commission found that violence had taken place during the municipal elections must go for re-election. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the observation while hearing petitions filed by members [] The post Supreme Court says wards where poll violence found must go for re-election in Punjab appeared first on India Legal .

Punjab To Canada To FBI's 'Most Wanted' List: Journey Of Gangster Goldy Brar

While studying in Chandigarh, Goldy Brar got involved in student politics at Panjab University and grew close to Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU). It is then he met gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

PAU Jr. Field/ Lab Helper Recruitment 2026 - Apply Offline

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (PAU) Recruitment 2026 for 1 post of Jr. Field/Lab Helper. Candidates Can Apply Offline. The last date to apply offline is 13-10-2026. The candidate shall apply offline through PAU official website.

Sikh Federation (UK) Warns Government Over Hidden Anti-Sikh Hate Crime Crisis

Sikh Federation (UK) has warned the British Government that Anti-Sikh hate crimes are being hidden within broader racial and religious hate-crime statistics. Speaking at a Labour Party Conference fringe meeting in Liverpool, Kuldeep Singh called for accurate victim data, improved police recording and stronger action against Anti-Sikh hate crimes. The post Sikh Federation (UK) Warns Government Over Hidden Anti-Sikh Hate Crime Crisis appeared first on Sikh Siyasat News .

Political motive behind LPU unrest? Ex-Punjab CM makes big claim

Students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjabs Phagwara went on a rampage on Sunday, vandalising property and blocking NH-44 during protests over claims that an outsider raped a female student on the university campus. The protests later turned violent as students clashed with police, damaged and set fire to vehicles, and pelted stones at security personnel. Several policemen were injured.

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Late September rains bring winter-like chill to Delhi-NCR; more showers likely before dry spell

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Rain brought winter-like weather to Delhi-NCR residents in the early hours of Monday, with the national capital waking up to cooler conditions and cloudy skies. The region is likely to witness isolated rainfall on Tuesday, continuing the light spell recorded on Monday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), dry weather is expected to set in from September 30, with mainly clear skies likely through the first week of October. Rain, thunderstorms and lightning are expected at isolated places across Delhi, Chandigarh and Haryana on Tuesday. Similar weather conditions are likely in Punjab. However, from September 30, mainly dry weather is expected over several parts of northwest India. As the southwest monsoon nears its final departure from the country, rainfall activity continues across several regions. While some areas are witnessing heavy showers, thunderstorms and strong winds have brought a noticeable change in weather conditions elsewhere. From the hilly states of North India to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Northeast India and several parts of South India, rainfall is expected. Some areas may also receive heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning. According to the IMD, heavy rainfall is likely in Himachal Pradesh, parts of the Northeast, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and South Interior Karnataka. Rain and thunderstorm activity may also continue across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. Delhi had received 4.3 mm of rain at Safdarjung on Sunday morning, after recording 0.6 mm until 8.30 p.m. the previous evening, extending rainfall into the final days of September. The September 27 shower was the first rain recorded this late in the month since September 29, 2019, when 0.3 mm was recorded. The late-season rain arrived just four days after the southwest monsoon withdrew from Delhi on September 23. The IMD's normal withdrawal date for the national capital is September 25, based on the 1971-2019 period. This year's withdrawal was the earliest since 2002, when the monsoon exited Delhi on September 20. The 2026 monsoon arrived on July 2, five days later than the normal onset date of June 27. It lasted 83 days, seven days shorter than the normal duration. Delhi's rainfall pattern was also uneven during the season. Safdarjung recorded 728.6 mm of rainfall between June 1 and September 23, against the normal 629.7 mm, marking a surplus of 16 per cent. The seasonal rainfall was classified as normal by the IMD despite being above the long-period average. The late showers added at least another 4.3 mm at Safdarjung by Sunday morning. Meanwhile, Delhi-NCR's air quality remained in the 'satisfactory' category. Monitoring stations recorded AQI levels of 58 at Mandir Marg, 60 at Aya Nagar, 60 at Punjabi Bagh, 83 at CRRI Mathura Road, 67 at Sirifort, 72 at IGNOU-Maidan Garhi, 73 at Chandni Chowk, 58 at Burari Crossing, 69 at Anand Vihar, 82 at Mundka, 77 at Jahangirpuri, 70 at Okhla Phase-2 and 65 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

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Punjab farmer shows a no-burn, low-chemical way to manage crop residue

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The Beacon Paradox

FUTURECRAFT | TECHNOLOGY & MARKETS A Baaj Akh unit hums through the wheat fields outside Tarn Taran most nights now, its jammer sweeping the dark for rotor noise. An Indrajaal Ranger idles at a forward post further south, its mast up, its AI core watching four kilometres of sky in every direction. Between them and the dozen systems like them now strung along the Punjab and Rajasthan border, India has built the densest counter-drone shield it has ever fielded, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has promised more within six months. The drones keep coming anyway. Security agencies intercepted 294 in 2024 and 287 in 2025, a number that has barely moved even as the hardware protecting the border has gotten sharper, per Indian Express reporting on the western sector. Pakistan-based handlers have upgraded their fleets too, switching to satellite-linked, anti-jamming models that exploit a narrow window between 10 pm and 4 am, when 12 to 15 drones can cross in a single hour. The uncomfortable part is not that the shield has gaps. It is that the shield is telling everyone, in real time, exactly where those gaps are. THE SIX-MONTH CLOCK Shah made his promise at a Border Security Force outpost in Bikaner on May 26, laying out a timeline to install anti-drone systems across the international border to stop narcotics and weapons moving in on quadcopters. The urgency is not rhetorical. Punjab's 462-kilometre border fence, built in the late 1980s and 1990s to stop people and vehicles, was never designed to stop anything that flies, and traffickers know it. What has changed is the sophistication on the other side. Drones intercepted along the border increasingly carry anti-jamming firmware and satellite-linked navigation, according to the same reporting, which means they can shrug off a jamming signal and still find their way home. Fail-safe return-to-home settings let a drone that loses its link simply retrace its path, denying the ground crew both the cargo and the wreckage. This looks less like an amateur smuggling run and more like a supply chain that has spent years iterating against India's defences and learning precisely which counter-measures to route around. TWO MACHINES, ONE INSTINCT The state's answer has been to build louder, not quieter. Punjab's Baaj Akh, Punjabi for eagle eye, went live in Tarn Taran on August 9, 2025, under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, after the state government sanctioned nine units in May that year. It detects, tracks, jams and neutralises targets out to 8 to 10 kilometres, and Punjab described itself as the first state to deploy anti-drone systems at an international border. A year later, the Army placed a 155 crore order for the Indrajaal Ranger, a mobile anti-drone patrol vehicle built by Hyderabad-based Indrajaal Autonomous Defense Systems with partner Sigma Advanced Systems. A separate 10 crore order came in for urban policing and VVIP convoys. The Ranger folds RF jamming, GNSS spoofing, a mid-flight cyber takeover capability and a physical kill switch into one vehicle, run by an AI core called SkyOS that the company says coordinates a response within seconds of a detection. Every one of these systems shares a design assumption: that the way to stop a drone is to reach out and touch it, electronically or otherwise. To do that, the machine has to switch something on. WHY SWITCHING IT ON GIVES YOU AWAY Radar and jamming equipment share a property that predates drones by decades. To function, they transmit, and transmission has a signature. Specialists in radio-frequency detection describe the asymmetry bluntly: active systems broadcast their own presence to anyone equipped to listen, while a passive receiver network can locate that transmitter without emitting anything of its own, using nothing more than the time it takes a signal to reach several receivers at slightly different moments. Four receivers and a stopwatch, in effect, are enough to fix a jammer's position in three dimensions. This is the operating principle behind every Baaj Akh unit and every Indrajaal Ranger the moment its jammer keys up along the border. A mesh of these systems, spaced to cover Punjab's smuggling corridors, produces a live, continuously refreshed map of exactly where India's detection coverage sits and, by subtraction, where it does not. Handlers who already study patrol shift changes and fly in narrow overnight windows do not need much more sophistication to start listening instead of watching. The intelligence discipline required is smaller than the one they have already built to defeat the jamming itself. THE CASE FOR STAYING LOUD None of this argues for switching the jammers off. A passive network can tell you where a threat is transmitting from, but it cannot force a drone down or scramble its navigation, and interdiction still needs an active layer somewhere in the loop. The steelman here is straightforward: Punjab's own numbers, while flat in aggregate, do not capture how many high-value shipments were interrupted rather than delivered, and even a partial deterrent has value against a corridor this porous. The real gap is that India already has the architecture to fix this and is not spending against it. Akashteer, the Army's indigenous, AI-driven air defence control network, fused radar and interceptor data into a single real-time picture during Operation Sindoor in May 2025 and is built precisely to absorb more sensor feeds, including passive ones. Procurement money, though, keeps going to vehicles that can be photographed making a kill, the 155 crore Ranger order and the 10 crore urban add-on among them, rather than to the quieter receivers that would tell commanders where their own coverage is exposed before an adversary works it out first. BOTTOM LINE Shah's six-month clock runs out around November. What gets installed in that window will almost certainly look like more Baaj Akh units and more Rangers, because those are the systems that generate a press release and a photograph of a downed quadcopter. The 287-drone plateau will not move until border security budgets treat a receiver that says nothing as seriously as a jammer that announces itself to the entire corridor. Until then, every new system switched on to close the sky is also, quietly, redrawing the map for whoever is patient enough to just listen. (The Author studies Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. He is interested in emerging technologies and innovation, and can be reached on LinkedIn at @arssh-kumar14)

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Punjab govt responsible for violence in Lovely Professional University, says BJP

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Sep 28 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Anil Sareen on Monday condemned the unpleasant incidents that took place at the Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Jalandhar. Sareen held the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led state government responsible for the incident. He said that people who had come from outside, carrying weapons, entered the university premises and attempted to enter the girls' hostels and misbehaved. He questioned who these people were who vandalised and indulged in arson at the university in the presence of the police. He added that students studying at the university could never set fire to their own classrooms and laboratories. Sareen said the level of the Punjab government had fallen so low that if one of its Rajya Sabha members, upset over the party's policies and corruption, joined another political party, adding that such politics was played against him. Questioning the law and order situation in the state, Sareen said that people who had come from outside were able to set the university on fire and leave, while the Punjab Police remained mere spectators. No steps were taken to ensure the safety of the students studying at the university, which is a matter of serious concern, he added. Sareen demanded a high-level and impartial investigation into the matter and strict action against those responsible. Meanwhile, Lovely Professional University blamed the entry of outsiders for the violence on its campus, which witnessed protests, vandalism and arson amid unrest among students. The university said that it was taking steps to strengthen security and maintain peace on the campus following the incident. The university's claim comes amid allegations by students that outsiders were involved in vandalism and arson during the unrest. However, the role of alleged outsiders and the circumstances leading to the violence are subject to investigation. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav visited the campus amid tension following violent student protests over the past two days. The visit comes after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann directed the DGP to visit the university and take stock of the situation following incidents of violence, vandalism and three police vehicles being set on fire during student protests.

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ER introduces tech at weighbridges to prevent accidents

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) To ensure safe and efficient freight movement, Eastern Railway (ER) has begun introducing technology at weighbridges. Officials said this would help reduce derailments, prevent accidents, and protect tracks, calling it a significant technological leap forward in ensuring the safety and punctuality of freight train movements and maintaining uninterrupted supply chains across the network. As part of this ongoing modernisation drive, ER is installing advanced Wheel-wise Load Imbalance Detection Systems at strategic weighbridges. This technology is designed to detect deviations from safe load limits before service interruption, enabling proactive maintenance and preventing potential transit hazards, a senior official said. Under the system, sensors collect load data and send it to a central controller. Software then determines static and dynamic wheel loads, left-to-right load ratios and impact load factors to flag uneven loading, overloaded axles or flat spots. Real-time alerts are passed directly to officials, who can take corrective measures. The first Wheel-wise Load Imbalance Detection System on ER was successfully commissioned at the Pakur In-Motion Weigh Bridge recently. Initial trial results have been encouraging. The system will be made fully operational following final certification from the state government. Installation work for a similar weighbridge is underway at Kotalpukur. This forms part of ERs broader roadmap to extend the safety installation to other critical freight handling locations across the zone. Pakur, a major freight hub in Jharkhand, moves large quantities of coal from the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) siding and Gati Shakti Terminal to power plants in West Bengal and Punjab. Pakur is also known for its stone quarries, with ER transporting large volumes of crushed stone chips, aggregates and track ballast in specialised wagons.

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Punjab Police Investigate LPU Campus Violence

Violence erupted at Lovely Professional University following rumors about incidents involving students and outsiders. Walkie-talkies were discovered, prompting an investigation by the Punjab Police into the situation. Police chose dialogue over force, engaging with student grievances and the university administration.The violence was exacerbated by external factors, resulting in vandalism and unrest on campus. A Special Investigation Team has been established to take strict legal action against those responsible. The video was shared by Sukhbir Singh Badal.

Lovely Professional University says campus safe, blames outsiders

Phagwara: As calm returned on the campus of Lovely Professional University (LPU) a day after violent protests rocked the institute in Punjabs Phagwara, its authorities on Monday, September 28, held a meeting with the police, civil administration and students representatives, reiterating that outsiders were to be blamed for the unrest a day earlier. The authorities Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

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US Ambassador Gor pays obeisance at Golden Temple

Digital Desk | Amritsar, Sep 28 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday visited the Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab's Amritsar as part of a day-long visit to the holy city, leading a 28-member American delegation. Gor paid obeisance at the Sri Harmandir Sahib, Sikhism's holiest shrine that gets millions of visitors annually, where he was welcomed by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami and Acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj. With their heads covered, the delegation, comprising Senators, senior government officials and foreign policy scholars, bowed before the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book that is considered as a living guru. During his interaction with Sikh religious leaders, Gor discussed issues concerning the Sikh community, including the principle of human equality and matters relating to Sikhs in the United States. Officials of the SGPC, the mini-Parliament of Sikh religious affairs that controls gurdwaras, including the Golden Temple, welcomed the US Ambassador and members of the delegation according to Sikh traditions. Gor reportedly told Sikh leaders that it was his second visit to the shrine, having earlier visited it with his parents. Following the visit to the Golden Temple, the delegation visited Jallianwala Bagh, the historic memorial commemorating the massacre of April 13, 1919, when British troops opened fire on a gathering of people. The delegation's itinerary also included the Partition Museum, which documents the human tragedy and experiences of people displaced during the 1947 Partition. During Gor's visit to the Golden Temple, a brief demonstration took place outside the shrine's main entrance, where Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Acting President Emaan Singh Mann and his supporters raised slogans, including Khalistan Zindabad and God Bless America. Elaborate security arrangements were made by the local administration and police for the US Ambassador's visit, with special arrangements for traffic management along the route connecting the city's prominent religious and historical landmarks. The visit provided an opportunity for the US delegation to engage with Sikh religious leadership and explore Amritsar's religious, historical and cultural heritage. Among the prominent world leaders who have visited the shrine are former US President Barack Obama, former UK Prime Minister David Cameron and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Cameron became the first British Prime Minister to visit the Golden Temple in February 2013. In October 1997, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip also paid a visit to the Sikh shrine.

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Lovely Professional University blames outsiders for violence

Digital Desk | Jalandhar, Sep 28 (IANS) Lovely Professional University (LPU) on Monday blamed the entry of outsiders for the violence on its campus near Jalandhar in Punjab, which witnessed protests, vandalism and arson amid unrest among students. The university said that it was taking steps to strengthen security and maintain peace on the campus following the incident. The university's claim comes amid allegations by students that outsiders were involved in vandalism and arson during the unrest. However, the role of alleged outsiders and the circumstances leading to the violence are subject to investigation. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav visited the LPU amid tension following violent student protests on the campus over the past two days. The visit comes after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann directed the DGP to visit the university and take stock of the situation following incidents of violence, vandalism and three police vehicles being set on fire during student protests. DGP Yadav said that police had exercised restraint while dealing with the protesting students and used minimum force. He, however, warned that those involved in arson, vandalism and other unlawful activities would face action. He said the police would conduct a scientific investigation into the incidents and that no one, irrespective of their position, would be spared if found involved. The protests erupted following rumours on social media about the alleged sexual assault of a female student by an outsider on the university campus. The university has denied the allegations, describing them as fabricated rumours. The students' demands include the identification and arrest of the accused, investigations into past cases of sexual assault and suicides on campus and resignation of the warden at the hostel where the alleged crime took place and a direct address to protesters by LPU Chancellor and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal. Police are also examining CCTV footage and other evidence as part of the investigation. However, the alleged victim had not been identified so far. The university has suspended classes for 10 days from September 28, while mid-term examinations have also been postponed. The LPU management in a statement said students come from across India and around 50 countries are studying in the university and safeguarding their trust, safety, dignity and wellbeing is the top priority. Anti-social elements exploited heightened emotions, causing disruption and damage to university property; such conduct has no place in the LPU community, the university said, adding appropriate legal action would be taken against the outside infiltrators.

Chitkara To LPU: What Sparked Violent Student Protests In 2 Punjab Universities Within 48 Hours?

Two Punjab universities, two protests, and a wave of disturbing claims spreading faster than facts. At Chitkara University, rumours alleged that female students had gone missing or died, while police say they found no evidence of either. At Lovely Professional University (LPU), protests erupted over an alleged rape; police have registered an FIR and formed an SIT. As violence spread across both campuses, questions emerged over social media rumours, information gaps and official communication. This explainer separates verified facts from allegations and examines why similar campus crises can escalate so rapidly.

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Situation at LPU was highly sensitive, Punjab Police handled situation with restraint: AAP

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Sep 28 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Monday said the situation at Lovely Professional University (LPU) near Jalandhar was highly sensitive as it involved students from Punjab, other states and other countries, and asserted that the Punjab Police handled the situation with restraint and professionalism. AAP media in-charge Baltej Singh Pannu said the governments priority was the safety of every student studying in Punjab and that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe the matter should be allowed to complete its investigation and establish the complete facts. Pannu told the media here that Punjab has become an important education hub, with students coming here from across India and from other countries. A large number of students from Jammu and Kashmir, especially girls pursuing nursing and other courses, study in Punjabs universities and colleges. Their safety and security are extremely important for us. Referring to the incidents at LPU and Chitkara University, Pannu pointed out that when the situation escalated and the highway was blocked, the Punjab Police did not use excessive force against the students. No force like batons or pellet guns was used against them. Instead, they were treated like our own sons and daughters, he pointed out. He added that it took some time, but the situation was handled professionally. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann directed Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav to personally visit LPU and assess the situation. The DGP visited the university and reviewed the situation. Senior police officers were also continuously engaging with students and student leaders to understand what had happened and to bring the situation under control, he said. He said the government had constituted an SIT to investigate the incidents and establish what actually happened. We should allow the SIT to complete its investigation. Whatever information emerges will be shared with the people through senior Punjab Police officers and the government. The SIT is examining the allegations as well as the circumstances surrounding the unrest. It is important that the investigation is allowed to take its course so that the complete truth comes before the people, he added. Pannu also criticised Opposition leaders for politicising a sensitive matter involving students. At a time when the situation involved students and required sensitivity, some Opposition leaders appeared more interested in creating controversy than in allowing the situation to be resolved. They seem to be behaving like vultures, waiting for dead bodies, rather than helping to ensure that the situation remains peaceful, he said. On videos circulating on social media claiming that outsiders carrying weapons had entered the university, Pannu said senior police officers have clarified that the individuals shown in the videos were not unidentified attackers. The police took the appropriate step of removing them from the situation until their presence could be verified. Meanwhile, the LPU management in a statement said students from across India and around 50 countries are studying in the university and safeguarding their trust, safety, dignity and well-being is the top priority. Anti-social elements exploited heightened emotions, causing disruption and damage to university property; such conduct has no place in the LPU community, it said, adding appropriate legal action would be taken against the infiltrators.

Rhiti Tiwari's team reacts to ex-stepfather Ekam Bawa's torture claims: Legal action initiated

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) The team of 'Bigg Boss 20 'contestant Rhiti Tiwari reacted to the allegations by her ex-stepfather and Punjabi singer Ekam Bawa, claiming that Rhiti and her mother, Rani Tiwari, 'tortured' him while they were all living together. On Monday, Rhiti's team shared a statement on her official Instagram Stories. Calling the claims made by Ekam 'false', they urged the media to verify the facts before reporting anything. They further shared that they have initiated the necessary legal action against Bawa. The statement read, We are disappointed to see false claims made by #EkamBawa against Rhiti Tiwari and her family being carried across various media platforms. Rhiti is currently inside the #BiggBoss20 house and can't respond to these allegations herself (sic). We request the media to please verify facts before amplifying such defamatory claims and give the family a fair chance to be heard. Necessary legal action has been initiated against #EkamBawa in relation to these allegations, the statement concluded. Ekam recently posted a video on his account, claiming that Rhiti and Rani used to 'torture' him during the time he was living with them. Sharing an incident, Ekam said in the clip, Bhai, Rhiti aayi mere room mein, mere almeera se hanger se jitne kapde the mere, isne pakad ke saare zameen pe phenk diye. (Rhiti came into my room, took all my clothes from the hangers in my cupboard, and threw them on the floor). He claimed that, after this, Rhiti told him, Ekam Bawa, nikal. (Ekam Bawa, get out.) Ekam added that he was shocked that Rhiti addressed him by his name and questioned her about their relationship. He told Rhiti, Kya rishta hai mera tumhara, tumhe pata hai? (Do you even know what relationship we have with each other?) Before this, Ekam said that Rhiti's claims about receiving a monthly allowance of Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 were absalutly false. You own handbags worth Rs 4 to 5 lakhs... and then there are the big cars you have. Just maintaining a Range Rover costs Rs 2.5 to 3 lakhs, he shared.

LPU unrest: Venugopal, Pinarayi Vijayan demand probe, safe return of Kerala students

Digital Desk | Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (IANS) Congress leader K.C. Venugopal and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday have come out strongly over the unrest at Lovely Professional University in Punjab, demanding a transparent investigation into the allegations raised by students and urgent measures to ensure the safety and return of Malayali students. Venugopal alleged that the Punjab government was pursuing a politics of intolerance in which even the right to protest was being denied. He also alleged serious lapses on the part of the police in handling the situation at the university. An intolerant politics that does not even allow people to protest is being pursued by the government, Venugopal said. He added that Malayali students at the university had contacted him in the wake of the clashes. He said that all arrangements had been made to facilitate their return to Kerala. Vijayan said the developments at the university should be viewed with utmost seriousness. He added that the students had taken to the streets following allegations that a girl student had been sexually assaulted. Vijayan alleged that the university management, led by its founder and Chancellor and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal, had sought to suppress the students' protest using the police and Sangh Parivar workers. He demanded a strong response against such attempts and called for a comprehensive and transparent investigation to ensure justice. Vijayan also demanded a no compromise probe into the role of the university management in the various issues raised by the students. The immediate concern, he said, was the safety of the more than 1,500 Malayali students at the university. With classes suspended for 10 days following the violence, Vijayan said that arrangements should be made to enable the students to return home safely. The Centre and the Kerala government should urgently intervene to facilitate their journey from Jalandhar to Delhi and from there to Kerala, the CPI-M leader and former Chief Minister added. He also called for coordination with the Railways to arrange special trains or additional coaches if required, saying that students could face a shortage of tickets. Both Kerala leaders stressed the need to address the concerns of students and parents immediately, with Venugopal focusing on the alleged denial of the right to protest and police lapses and Vijayan demanding an impartial probe and immediate arrangements for the safe return of Kerala students.

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LPU Protest Explained: What happened at Lovely Professional University? How a rape allegation led to violent student unrest

LPU Protest Reason: LPU protests erupted on September 27 after a rape allegation involving a female student at Lovely Professional University in Punjab. Students are demanding justice, stronger hostel security and accountability. Police have registered a case and formed an SIT to investigate. The university has suspended classes for 10 days and postponed mid-term exams.

Majithia alleges AAP used LPU students as 'pawns for revenge', seeks central probe

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal General Secretary, Bikram Singh Majithia, has alleged that students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) were used as pawns for revenge amid the recent agitation at the university, and has called for a central probe into the incident. In a post on X, Majithia targeted Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, alleging that the political leadership was involved in using students in the controversy. Guru Dokhi @BhagwantMann, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia allegedly used LPU students as pawns for revenge! Majithia claimed in the post. Majithia linked his allegations to the political developments surrounding LPU Chancellor and Rajya Sabha MP, Ashok Mittal, alleging that after Mittal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, people from outside Punjab were brought in from Delhi to provoke the agitation. After Ashok Mittal joined the BJP, outsiders were brought from Delhi to provoke the agitation, he alleged. The SAD leader also raised questions over the presence and activities of certain individuals during the protest. Referring to what he described as video evidence, Majithia claimed that people at the site could be seen carrying walkie-talkies, bats and weapons, while questioning the conduct of the police. Video evidence shows people carrying walkie-talkies, bats and weapons, while the police remained mute spectators! he said. Majithia further questioned the detention and subsequent release of people whom he described as outside YouTubers and provocative elements. He sought to know who had ordered their release and questioned the policing arrangements during the episode. Police detained YouTubers and provocative elements overnight, but who ordered their release? What kind of policing is this? Majithia asked. The SAD leader said the issue had wider implications for students, employees and Punjabs investment climate. He argued that the livelihood of thousands of people and the education of a large number of students could be affected by the developments. The livelihood of thousands and education of lakhs of students is at stake. Will this attract investment to Punjab? Majithia wrote. Majithia also questioned whether the developments were linked to what he described as a personal political dispute. He alleged that the agitation could have been aimed at diverting attention from controversies involving a government bungalow and Gayatri Bishnoi. Was this done merely to settle a personal score? he asked, adding, Was this a conspiracy to divert attention from the government bungalow and Gayatri Bishnoi controversies? The SAD leader ended his post by demanding a central investigation into the matter. A central probe is needed, Majithia said.

Mayawati attacks EVMs, says doubt over vote credibility harmful to democracy

Digital Desk | Lucknow, Sep 28 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Monday again questioned the process of conducting elections through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and demanded that the system be discontinued and the process revert to ballot papers. Mayawati said voters must have complete confidence that the vote they cast for a particular candidate has actually gone to that candidate and has been included in the counting process. Any situation that creates doubt about the integrity of a vote, she said, is a serious concern for democracy. In a statement issued to the media on Monday, she said the Constitution has granted every citizen of the country the right to vote and that ensuring free and fair elections is the responsibility of the Election Commission. She said the electoral process should be such that every voter remains fully assured, without any doubt, that their vote has been securely and correctly recorded. The BSP chief said elections in the country were conducted through ballot papers for several decades in the initial years, with ballot papers being counted in the presence of representatives of political parties. Subsequently, she said, EVMs replaced ballot papers. Mayawati said that when the Congress was in power at the Centre, senior BJP leaders had also questioned the reliability of EVMs. When the Congress government was in power at the Centre, the BJP strongly opposed EVMs, saying that the electronic chip installed in an EVM could easily be hacked, she said. However, the BJP, after coming to power, continued with the system of voting and counting through EVMs. The BSP chief said her party had consistently opposed the use of EVMs and claimed that distrust over the machines was growing among the partys supporters. Referring to the Nagina Lok Sabha constituency, she said there were various discussions and apprehensions at the local level regarding the victory of Azad Samaj Party candidate Chandrashekhar Azad. Mayawati also questioned the VVPAT system. She said that unless all VVPAT slips are matched with the votes recorded in EVMs, doubts arising in the minds of voters cannot be completely eliminated. She said that amid apprehensions surrounding electronic voting systems, maintaining voters confidence should be a priority for the Election Commission. Mayawati also expressed concern over confusion surrounding issues related to elections, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. She said the Election Commission should have clarified the situation on such matters in a timely manner. According to her, the lack of timely clarification has contributed to confusion and resentment among the Opposition and the public. She said the Election Commission should address all questions and concerns related to elections in time so that public confidence in free and fair elections remains intact. Mayawati reiterated that the BSPs demand for restoring confidence in free and fair elections is that voting through EVMs should be discontinued and elections should instead be conducted using ballot papers. She also called for misconceptions surrounding SIR and other issues related to the electoral process to be addressed. Also expressing concern over the law and order situation in Delhi, Punjab and other states, she urged the respective state governments to take necessary steps to improve the situation.