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Back-to-back blasts in Punjab: Explosion sound near Amritsar cantonment and blast outside BSF HQ in Jalandhar trigger panic

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2026

Before the Amritsar case, just a few hours earlier at about 8 pm, a parked scooter caught fire outside the BSF Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar.

Amritsar Police bust ISI-linked terror module, the accused carried smuggled weapons and planned to kill a cop in Gurdaspur

OpIndia Staff - 15 March, 2026

The police actions followed some intelligence inputs about an assassination plot against a policeman.

Crime

Amritsar Rural Police catches 51.5 kg of heroin, nabs two operatives linked with Pakistan-based narco-terror network

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2026

According to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav, examination of the phones of the operatives caught by the police revealed that they were working in coordination with a Pakistan-based handler.

Crime

Punjab Police bust two Babbar Khalsa modules targeting Republic Day celebrations, IED with 2.5 kg RDX, weapons and ammunition recovered, 5 arrested

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2026

In a significant blow to Pakistan's ISI-backed terrorist networks, the Punjab Police busted two Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) modules in two separate operations today....

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Punjab: Amritsar police arrest Sikh man for desecrating Hindu deity images, Hindu activist flags rising attacks; Exclusive details

Anurag - 22 January, 2026

The accused was booked under Section 298 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after identification from social media clips. Hindu organisations demanded strict action, cautioning authorities against attributing deliberate religious desecration to mental instability claims casually.

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Golden Temple row: SGPC downplays ablution video of a Muslim man, past yoga incident involving a Hindu woman raises questions of double standards

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2026

The two cases have been presented in starkly different ways, particularly the SGPC's response, which reveals a double standard.

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Punjab: AAP leader Jarnail Singh shot dead in Amritsar, the sarpanch from Valtoha village had survived 3 previous assassination attempts

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2026

In a shocking incident that has raised fresh concerns over law-and-order situation in Punjab, an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sarpanch named Jarnail Singh from...

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Indian Army demonstrates how our Air Defence Systems protected Golden Temple in Amritsar and other cities in Punjab from Pakistani attacks

ANI - 19 May, 2025

"Knowing that the Pak Army does not have any legitimate targets, we anticipated that they would target Indian military installations, civilian targets, including religious places. Of these, the Golden Temple appeared to be the most prominent. We mobilised additional modern air defence assets to give a holistic air defence umbrella cover to Golden Temple," Major General Seshadri said.

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Khalistani and self-proclaimed “Sikh leader” Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who claimed Sikhs will support Pakistan, goes mute after Pakistan targeted Gurudwaras

Shraddha Pandey - 9 May, 2025

Otherwise, harping all the time, spewing venom against India, the Khalistan daydreamer made no video, issued no statement outraging over Pakistan’s audacious attempt to attack the Golden Temple, even though the debris from intercepted projectiles was found near the Golden Temple.

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