Amritsar | The Spring Dale School in Amritsar has received a bomb threat on social media, following which the school authorities have lodged a complaint with the police. The threat came four days after the DAV Public School got a similar threat, which later proved to be a prank made by three students of the school. […]
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Pakistan agrees for visa-free year-long travel to Kartarpur Sahib
Amritsar: Pakistan on Sunday agreed in principle to allow visa-free, year-long travel to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara for Indian passport holders and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders. Throughout the year, 5000 pilgrims will be allowed to visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara per day. The pilgrims will be allowed to travel as individuals or in groups […]
Sidhu won’t campaign for Congress in Punjab: Wife
Amritsar: Congress star campaigner and Punjab cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu will not campaign for his party in his home state as Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has asked him not to, his wife and former BJP MLA Navjot Kaur said on Tuesday. Amidst reports that the Minister’s health was not allowing him to campaign, his […]
At Jallianwala, British envoy non-committal on apology
Amritsar: As the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of innocent Indians by British forces at the Jallianwala Bagh, British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith on Saturday expressed deep regret and sorrow but remained non-committal on any apology coming from the British government on the brutal killings. “We deeply regret what happened,” […]
Pakistan will not hesitate to go nuclear in war with India: Punjab CM
Amritsar: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday warned that Pakistan would not hesitate to use its nuclear arsenal if it felt it was losing out against India in a conventional war. Pointing out that both India and Pakistan were nuclear powers, he said it was not in either country’s interest to use the weapons […]
Pakistan bus made to drive over flag in Punjab
Amritsar : In a unique protest on Wednesday, a Pakistani bus was made to drive over the country’s flag on a highway near Amritsar to show anger against the army and its government for supporting terrorist activities in India. The cross-border bus ‘Sada-e-Sarhad’ of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation, which runs from Lahore to New […]
Three sisters burnt alive in Amritsar house fire
Amritsar : Three women, all sisters, were burnt alive in a fire in their house in the walled city area here on Wednesday evening, police said. Police is investigating the cause of the mysterious fire that charred the three sisters to death in Gali Mochian area near Hakima gate of the congested old city. The […]
It’s clear case of terrorism: Amarinder on grenade attack
Amritsar : Even as the Punjab Police maintained that some leads were being investigated, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said the grenade attack on a religious congregation of the Nirankari sect was a clear case of terrorism and there was no religious connection to it. “It is a clear case of terrorism. This […]
Amritsar grenade attack kills three; DGP admits terror act
Amritsar : In a major terrorist incident, three people were killed and 20 others injured when two motorcycle-borne masked youths threw a grenade at a Nirankari congregation in Rajasansi area in Punjab’s Amritsar district on Sunday, police said. The grenade attack took place at the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan of the Nirankari sect in Adliwal village, […]
Grenade attack kills three near Amritsar; terror angle not ruled out
Amritsar : Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured when two motorcycle-borne masked youths threw a grenade at a religious congregation in Rajasansi area in Punjab’s Amritsar district on Sunday, police said. The grenade attack took place on the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan of the Nirankari sect in Adliwala village, about 15 km […]