The BJP has stepped up its campaign against drugs in Punjab and is projecting the issue as a major electoral plank ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.

The BJP had announced the joining of around 100 to 150 leaders associated with farmer organisations. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Shadipur), however, rejected the claim.

In Amritsar, Commissionerate Police officers fanned out across several colleges and universities on Tuesday, meeting students and staff to discuss safety concerns, drug abuse, traffic rules and emergency assistance.

The clearest example came in Ludhiana, where the AAP government organised 'Jashan-e-Inquilab' at Punjab Agricultural University to mark Bhagat Singh's birth anniversary.

The number of girl students residing in hostels across India has increased over the years, according to the All India Survey on Higher Education.

Weather Update September 30: After showers brought a winter-like chill to the capital on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast mainly clear skies over Delhi and neighbouring areas from September 30.

The freak consecutive accidents left two women from Punjab and two men from Gujarat dead.

While studying in Chandigarh, Goldy Brar got involved in student politics at Panjab University and grew close to Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU). It is then he met gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Angad Singh Dhillon, 35, a Chandigarh-born aide to Prime Minister Mark Carney with roots in Ghungrana, Ludhiana, has been named Canada's ambassador to the UAE.

Speaking to NDTV, LPU Dean Dr Sorabh Lakhanpal described the allegation as a "rumour rage" that spread among students through a Reddit post and later spiralled into violence.

By Monday, the university campus was heavily guarded, classes had been suspended for 10 days and students were leaving with suitcases and bags as anxious parents arrived to take them home.

According to police, the victim, a resident of Baku, arrived in Pakistan more than two weeks ago for a business purpose and had been staying in the Raiwind area.

Police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person and formed an SIT to investigate the allegations.

The Commission is expected to examine the circumstances surrounding the allegations, the response of the university authorities, and the action taken by the police and district administration.

Massive student protests erupted in Punjab's Phagwara area early Sunday morning after news spread on social media regarding the alleged rape of a university student within the campus premises.

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal has repeatedly targeted Amritpal Singh and Waris Punjab De at political rallies, making the group a prominent target of his campaign.

The controversy began after students at LPU vandalised parts of the campus and set fire to sections of the building, following a protest over unverified claims that a female student had been sexually assaulted and had later died by suicide.

In Punjab, where drugs have occupied an unusually prominent place in public and electoral politics for years, allegations of drug use carry a political charge that goes well beyond an individual's private conduct.

The incident unfolded early Sunday after hundreds of students gathered at Lovely Professional University in Phagwara following reports that a female student had allegedly been raped on campus by an outsider.

The issue has also drawn a response from Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who has questioned the AAP leader's explanation regarding the use of a government bungalow.

A protesting student said a female student was raped by a construction worker on campus, following which the college authorities sent her home.

According to the victim's brother, his brother-in-law was allegedly addicted to drugs and used to consume different types of intoxicants.

Jaskiran Singh's parents say they borrowed money for his treatment, sending him to a private de-addiction centre for six months, but he relapsed after returning home.

With other parties absent at Chhapar Mela, Sukhbir Badal's SAD, which has consistently lost ground, directly faced the hardliner Amritpal Singh's Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) this year, merely six months before elections.