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Punjab’s stubble burning figures under scanner: NASA scientist estimates 34,000 farm fires, nearly 8 times the count reported by AAP govt

OpIndia Staff - 10 November, 2026

A NASA-affiliated scientist Dr Hiren Jethva, estimates about 34,000 Punjab-Haryana farm fires this season, nearly eight times official records, raising serious concerns over undetected stubble burning and severe winter air pollution.

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Punjab: Fire breaks out in four coaches of Amritsar-to-New Jalpaiguri Karmabhumi Express, no injuries reported; matter under investigation

OpIndia Staff - 6 November, 2026

The cause of the fire on the Karmabhumi Express remains unknown, but a short circuit is reported to have triggered it.

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‘Family of Indira Gandhi should not visit us’: Father of slain anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota asks Rahul Gandhi to stay away from their...

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2026

The father of Parwinder Singh Jhota does not want Rahul Gandhi to join their demonstration in Mansa.

Crime

Punjab Police frames Hindu man in fake drug case, ASI Sukhdev Singh plants 30 grams of heroin at victim’s home: Here is what we...

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2026

A Punjab Police ASI has been suspended after CCTV footage showed him placing heroin at a Hindu man’s house in Khanna.

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BSF catches 4 Pakistani fishermen in Gujarat’s Kutch, seizes boat near Sir Creek

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2026

The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended four Pakistani fishermen and seized their boat near Sir Creek in Gujarat's Kutch district.

Crime

Punjab: Man poses as ‘Jat Sikh’ to marry Hindu woman in Ludhiana, later forces her to convert to Christianity

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2026

A Hindu woman in Ludhiana, Punjab, was duped into marriage by a man who concealed his religious identity, posing as a Jat Sikh.

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Parvinder Singh Jhota’s murder and the Bhindranwale playbook: How anti-drug activism has become a gateway to Khalistani politics

Jinit Jain - 16 October, 2026

Parvinder Singh Jhota’s murder brings back uncomfortable parallels with Bhindranwale and Amritpal Singh, raising questions about how anti-drug campaigns are used as plank for pushing Khalistani secessionism.

‘My vote is intact’: Senior Indian Express journalist blames confusion after claiming her name was deleted from Punjab voter list; netizens call out her...

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2026

"I am among the 13.6 lakh voters deleted in Punjab," a senior Indian Express journalist, Kanchan Vasdev, claimed in an X post.

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Who is Parvinder Singh Jhota? Punjab anti-drug activist shot dead by a chemist for exposing drug sales

Jinit Jain - 13 October, 2026

Punjab anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead while confronting a chemist over alleged drug sales, as his father accused the Punjab government and AAP MLA Vijay Singla of backing his killers.

Crime