Residential Bridge Course boon for Punjab’s underprivileged children

FEROZEPUR - Punjab Education Department has started a Residential Bridge Course for underprivileged children in rural areas.

Kinnow farming attracting Punjab farmers

FEROZEPUR - Kinnow farming is proving to be a major attraction for farmers in Punjab.

What was once an parched land in the belt bordering Rajasthan, now wears a bright orange hue- Abohar in Ferozepur, Muktsar and Bhatinda - to the northern district of Hoshiarpur, kinnows are now the best example of diversification to horticulture in the state.

Fake currency worth Rs 900,000 seized in Punjab

FEROZEPUR - Alert patrolling personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), deployed along the India-Pakistan border, seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs. 900,000, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of BSF Rajesh Gupta on Saturday.

BSF recovers counterfeit currency in Punjab

FEROZEPUR - Sleuths of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered counterfeit currency notes with a nominal value of Rs.900,000 in Punjab’s Ferozepur district, officials said Saturday.

BSF deploys women guards on Pakistan border in Punjab

FEROZEPUR - The Border Security Force (BSF) deployed the first batch of women guards on Pakistan border in Punjab.

Heroin seized near India-Pakistan border in Punjab

FEROZEPUR - Border Security Force (BSF) personnel guarding the international border with Pakistan seized two kilograms of heroin from smugglers near India-Pakistan border.

Four Pakistani smugglers arrested near Punjab border

FEROZEPUR - Four suspected Pakistani smugglers were arrested Saturday and a night vision device, some arms and ammunition and two kilograms of heroin was seized from them by Indian border guards in this Punjab frontier district, an official said.

BSF raises its first women batallion

FEROZEPUR - The Border Security Force (BSF) today inducted 178 women personnel for combat duties at its centre near Ferozepur in Punjab.

Heroin worth rupees 600 million seized in Punjab

FEROZEPUR - Punjab police seized heroin worth millions here on Friday.

Two people were arrested with 12 kilogram of heroin in their possession.

Punjab farmers resort to organic farming

FEROZEPUR - As organic farming becomes a popular the world over, farmers in India are taking to it as well. Farmers in Ferozepur district in Punjab are slowly dumping chemical farming in favour of organic farming.

Punjab’s differently-able boy eager to earn glory in badminton world

TELUPURA - Determined to achieve success in life, a village boy here is all set to bring glory to his village and country through sports despite being physically challenged.

Punjab villagers want politicians to keep their word

CHANAWALA - Once again it’s election time and residents of Chananwalla Village on the India-Pakistan border in Punjab are debating which political party should they believe in for promoting their welfare.

Fencing isolates two villages on the India-Pak border

FEROZEPUR - People of Mahar Jamsher and Dilawar Bheni villages have been isolated due to wrong fencing in 1984, with the result they villagers feel that they are half in India and half in Pakistan.

Three schoolchildren die in train-bus collision

FEROZEPUR - At least three children were killed and 13 injured Monday when their school van collided with a railway engine at an unmanned crossing in this border district of Punjab.

Young cricketer dies during game in Punjab

FEROZEPUR - A young cricketer died in this border town of Punjab Sunday after being hit by a ball during a match, doctors said.

Farming fast gobbling up vestiges of Anglo-Sikh wars

FEROZEPUR - Historically rich land near here containing the last vestiges of the Anglo-Sikh wars of the mid- 19th century is being lost to agriculture, rue historians.