Pathankot

Pakistani Drone Spotted In Punjab, Returns After Border Force Opens Fire

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 14, 2021

A Pakistani drone entered the Indian territory on Sunday but was forced to return as BSF soldiers spotted it and opened fire in its direction in Punjab's Pathankot district, a police official said.

Congress Sweeps Punjab Urban Polls. Amarinder Singh Says '2022 Teaser'

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday February 17, 2021

The Congress party today made a clean sweep of Punjab's seven municipal corporations in the state local body polls. The party bagged all the bodies for which the results were declared today: Moga, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Abohar, Pathankot, Batala, and Bathinda - the last one also being the most stunning result of the day as it was after 53 years th...

Punjab Municipal Election Results 2021 Live Updates: Congress Sweeps Punjab Urban Body Polls

India News | NDTV | Wednesday February 17, 2021

The Congress party has won all the seven municipal corporations in Punjab for which the results were declared today. The party has won Abohar, Bathinda, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Moga and Batla.

3 Arrested For Murder Of Suresh Raina's Relatives, Case Solved: Punjab

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday September 16, 2020

Three members of the gang that attacked cricketer Suresh Raina's family in Punjab's Pathankot last month have been arrested, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said

High Court Fines Defence Body For Failing To Compensate Elderly Man For 50 Years

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 11, 2020

The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) which failed to compensate an 87-year-old man whose land in Pathankot was taken by the authorities five decades ago.

Urgent Need For Pak To Take Action Against Terror Groups: India-US Statement

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 11, 2020

There is an urgent need for Pakistan to take immediate, sustained and irreversible action to ensure that no territory under its control is used for terrorist activities, India and the United States said on Thursday and asked Islamabad to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of terrorist attacks, including the 26/11 Mumbai strike and the ...

Cricketer Suresh Raina's Uncle Killed By Robbers In Punjab's Pathankot

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 29, 2020

A 58-year-old uncle of cricketer Suresh Raina died while four members of his family sustained injuries allegedly in an attack by robbers in Punjab's Pathankot district.

Punjab Police Arrest 2 Lashkar Terrorists In Pathankot, Seize Massive Cache Of Arms

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 11, 2020

The Punjab Police on Thursday said it foiled a major attempt to smuggle arms and ammunition into Kashmir to carry out terror attacks there with the arrest of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives.

"Always Try To Help Needy": Pathankot Man Who Earns Praise From PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 31, 2020

A 37-year-old differently-abled man, who was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his radio programme "Mann Ki Baat", on Sunday said he always tried to help the needy.

Over 1,000 Kashmiri Migrants Stranded In Punjab Sent Home Amid Lockdown

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 21, 2020

Over 1,000 Kashmiris, who had been stuck in Punjab's Pathankot due to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, were sent home on Monday, an official statement said.

Over 1,000 J&K Workers On Hunger Strike In Punjab, Demand They Be Sent Home

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 18, 2020

Nearly 1,200 workers from Jammu and Kashmir, who have completed their quarantine period of fourteen days in different camps in Punjab's Pathankot district, are on a hunger strike for the last three days seeking they be sent to their towns in the Union Territory.

"Missing, MP Sunny Deol" Posters Appear In Punjab. He Reacts On Facebook

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Monday January 13, 2020

Actor-politician Sunny Deol, declared "missing" in posters that have surfaced at a few public places in Pathankot in Punjab, posted a message to his critics in a video on Facebook. "Gumshuda ki Talash (search for missing), MP Sunny Deol," read the posters that can be seen at parks and the railway station.

S Jaishankar Defends 2016 Move Allowing ISI Visit To Pathankot Air Base

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 7, 2020

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday defended the NDA government's decision in 2016 to allow a Pakistani probe team including officials from spy agency ISI to visit the Pathankot air force base to probe a terror attack.

Take "Immediate, Irreversible Action" Against Terrorists: India, US Tell Pakistan

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 20, 2019

India and the US on Thursday asked Pakistan to take "immediate and irreversible action" to ensure that no territory under its control is used for terrorism against other countries and to prosecute the perpetrators of cross-border terror attacks, including Mumbai and Pathankot strikes

Special Commandos To Guard Sensitive Stations On Vande Bharat Train Route

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

Special commandos will be deployed at sensitive stations, like Jammu and Pathankot, on the 654-km route of the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express to respond to any security situation, a senior Railway Protection Force official said on Thursday.