Taran Taran

Shaurya Chakra awardee shot dead in Punjab's Taran Taran, family refuses to conduct his last rites until killers are arrested

Balwinder Singh Sandhu, a Shaurya Chakra awardee, was shot dead by two unknown assailants in Punjab's Tarn Taran district on Friday evening. His family members have refused to cremate the body unless the accused are arrested.

Oct 17, 2020, 15:55 PM IST

BSF shoots down 5 intruders at India-Pakistan border in Punjab Tarn Taran

The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down five intruders, who were trying to cross over the Indian territory from Pakistan a village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, officials said on Saturday.

Aug 22, 2020, 11:52 AM IST

Punjab spurious liquor tragedy: 25 arrested, 7 excise officials, six policemen suspended; death toll reaches 86

As the death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to 86, the Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 17 more persons in a massive crackdown spanning more than 100 raids in the three affected districts of Amritsar Rural, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran, along with several other places in and around Rajpura and Shambhu border. 

Aug 01, 2020, 20:54 PM IST

Protest escalates in Punjab over alleged desecration of religious texts

Protests in Taran Taran village has escalated over the rumours of alleged desecration of religious texts.

Oct 17, 2015, 09:50 AM IST