Amritsar News
Amritsar Blasts Cases Solved, Claims Punjab Police
Five alleged conspirators who were involved in planning and carrying out the blasts near the Golden Temple in Amritsar have been arrested. According to Punjab police, their intentions were to disturb peace in the state. Police also said that the explosives used in firecrackers were applied in the blast.DCP Gaurav Yadav, said during a press conference on Thursday, that Punjab police has taken five persons- Azadvir Singh, Amreek Singh, Sahib Singh, Harjeet Singh and Dharmendra Singh into custody.
11 May 2023Amritsar: 170 passengers onboard flight from Rome test Covid positive on arrival
On Thursday, 125 passengers of an international chartered flight from Italy had tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival at the Amritsar airport
1 min read7 Jan 2022How kulchas from India and Pakistan act as a great unifier
With shared histories, ingredients and breadmakers, the delicious kulcha has a story that surpasses borders
4 min read10 Mar 2021Farmers continue rail blockade in Amritsar over farm bills
Women wearing saffron dupattas joined the protest, raised slogans against the CentrePeople from nearby villages brought cooked food and other items for the demonstrators
1 min read27 Sep 2020Punjab sees record jump of 1,746 COVID-19 cases in a day, tally reaches 47,836
Punjab reported its sharpest single-day spike of 1,746 COVID-19 cases, taking the state’s tally to 47,836, while 37 more fatalities pushed the toll to 1,256
1 min read27 Aug 2020Arun Jaitley’s Amritsar link and love for ’Amritsari kulchas’
Arun Jaitley had once said he was getting a regular supply of ’Amritsari kulchas’ even when he was in Delhi’If you ask me about my ancestral town, I would say Amritsar as I have at least 40 cousins and relatives who live here,’ Jaitley was often quoted as saying
3 min read25 Aug 2019Imran Khan’s blunder
Imran Khan, with his comments on Wednesday, has likely eroded the goodwill generated between India and Pakistan after agreeing to open the Kartarpur corridor
1 min read29 Nov 2018Amritsar attack may have ISI link, says Captain Amarinder Singh
ISI is quite active in fomenting trouble in Punjab; the grenade attack was an act of terrorism, says Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh
1 min read22 Nov 20183 killed, 10 hurt in Amritsar grenade attack
Eyewitnesses said that two men with their faces covered came on a motorcycle, hurled a grenade at the Nirankari Bhawan, where a religious ceremony was underway, and fled
1 min read19 Nov 2018Air India eyes ₹800 crore from sale of over 70 properties
The properties, which are spread over 16 cities pan India, will be e-auctioned through the state-run auctioneer MSTC
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