Amritsar

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How 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 2021
News

Farmers 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 2020
News

Punjab 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 2020
Opinion

Imran 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 2018
Politics

Air 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

1 min read15 Nov 2018
Politics

Amritsar train accident: Locals continue protest, demand action against driver

The locals had started protesting Saturday, raising slogans against the state government and demanding action against the train’s driver, a day after the accident

1 min read21 Oct 2018
Politics

Amritsar train accident: 37 trains cancelled, 16 diverted today

Sixty-one people were killed and more than 70 injured in the Amritsar train tragedy

1 min read20 Oct 2018
Home-page

Indian national spying for Pakistan's ISI arrested in Amritsar

Punjab police, Military Intelligence arrest Indian national spying for Pakistan's ISI in Amritsar. Photographs of vital installations, hand-made maps of restricted areas, army attack formation manuals recovered

1 min read30 Mar 2018
Politics

Canada doesn't support any separatist movement, Trudeau assures Amarinder

After their meeting, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh described Canadian PM Justin Trudeau as a 'very wonderful person' with the meeting making him 'feel good'

1 min read22 Feb 2018
News

Canada's PM Justin Trudeau downplays talk of snub by Modi govt

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau downplays talk of a snub by the govt on his first state visit to India, and cast his trip as being focused on building business and cultural ties

2 min read21 Feb 2018