For months, Dera Sacha Sauda has been a target of hatred and violence because of the controversial attire and mannerisms that its chief Ram Rahim Singh adopted to emulate 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh. Over a dozen people died and an attempt was made on Ram Rahim’s life after clashes broke out between Sikhs and [...]
BJP stages dharna against Amarinder govt
The Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today staged a dharna here against what it termed ”the four-year misrule” of the Capt Amarinder Singh government in the state.
Addressing party workers, BJP state president and Member of Parliament (MP) Avinash Rai Khanna claimed that the Amarinder government had not [...]
No discrimination against Pakistanis in India
By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar: Samjhauta Express, often called the ‘train of goodwill’ was the first rail-link between India and Pakistan launched after the Shimla agreement in 1972. Covering a distance of just two miles, between Attari in India and Wagah in Pakistan, the service allowed families separated for decades [...]
Heated realty growth in Amritsar
Amritsar seems all set to witness the culture of multiplexes, villas, luxury apartments, service apartments and penthouses.
Experts believe that besides the government’s decision to set up SEZ here, real estate rush in Amritsar has also been triggered by leading developers from Delhi and local counterparts.
Delhi-based Advance India projects Ltd (AIPL) is [...]
No human cases of bird flu as yet, says govt
The Centre will set up three high security labs in Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, to test human clinical samples for various lethal infections. Each of these bio-safety level-3 labs would cost Rs 3 crore.
The government will also invest Rs 6-7.5 crore to set up regional research [...]
Scores of couples marry at a mass ceremony in Amritsar
By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar: More than a hundred couples from economically weaker sections of society tied the nuptial knot on Sunday at a mass marriage ceremony in Amritsar.
Dressed in colourful traditional attires, the brides and grooms solemnized their wedding by taking rounds fire.
The young couples [...]
Birdflu confirmed in Utchal Taluka of Surat
Birdflu among chickens has been confirmed in Surat district of Gujarat, official sources said here today.
“The avian flu has been detected among some chickens from one poultry farm in Utchal Taluka. It was confirmed by the union government on two samples out of thirteen that we had sent from [...]
Economic terrorism’ threatening Punjab: Sidhu
Trying to draw a parallel with the days of Punjab militancy, BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu today said “economic terrorism” is threatening the state and accused Chief Minister Amarinder Singh of scuttling the SEZ project for Amritsar.
“Economic terrorism is now threatening Punjab. Its industry is in a bad shape, unemployment is [...]
Scores of couples marry at a mass ceremony in Amritsar
More than a hundred couples from economically weaker sections of society tied the nuptial knot on Sunday at a mass marriageeremony in Amritsar.
Dressed in colourful traditional attires, the brides and grooms solemnized their wedding by taking rounds fire.
The young couples said they were happy at the [...]
Rly paper leak disappoints candidates
It was utter disappointment for nearly 16,000 candidates who appeared in the written examinations conducted by the Northern Railway for recruitment to its Group-D posts at 127 centres in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula on Sunday.
A leak of the question paper in Lucknow led to the cancellation of these examinations, which were [...]