Sharp hike in heroin smuggling across Punjab border
August 21st, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Aug 21 (IANS) Smuggling of heroin along the international India-Pakistan fenced border in Punjab has almost tripled over the last year if seizures made by the Border Security ... Read more...
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BSF kills three smugglers on Indo-Pak border in Punjab
March 29th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, March 29 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers killed three smugglers, including two from Pakistan, and recovered nearly 10 kg of heroin Thursday morning, a senior BSF official said ... Read more...
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BSF recovers 23 kg heroin from Punjab border
February 4th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) In a major haul, the Border Security Force (BSF) Saturday recovered 23 kg of heroin from two different places along the India-Pakistan international border, BSF officials ... Read more...
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Major train collision averted in West Bengal (Lead)
August 22nd, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) A major railway accident was averted in West Bengal Sunday when two trains moving in opposite directions came within 150-200 metres of each other on the same track ... Read more...
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Train accident averted in West Bengal
August 22nd, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) A major accident was averted in West Bengal Sunday after two trains moving in opposite directions came within 150-200 metres of each other on the same track after ... Read more...
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Youth held for bursting fire cracker near Taj
February 5th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 5 (IANS) A young man has been arrested for bursting a fire cracker close to the world heritage monument of the Taj Mahal here, police said.
Dharmendra, in his early 20s, ... Read more...
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14 people injured as two groups clash in Agra
December 23rd, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Agra, Dec 23 (ANI) : At least 14 people were injured when villagers and followers of a religious sect clashed over the possession of land in the Lalgarhi area near here on ... Read more...
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One dead, two injured in Agra market shootout (Lead)
December 14th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 14 (IANS) Armed men opened fire in a jeweller's shop in Agra's Shah Ganj area, killing one person and injuring two others, police said Monday.
Shail Kundra, a shopkeeper, and Ramesh ... Read more...
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River police keep watch at Taj
December 10th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 10 (IANS) River police in motorboats have started patrolling the Yamuna behind the world famous Taj Mahal to keep an eye on polluters and look out for suspicious elements.
Two motorboats ... Read more...
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