New Delhi |Β The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday said that five jawans have been killed in an incident of fratricide in Khasa in Punjab’s Amritsar. The BSF said that a constable, identified as Satteppa S.K., had fired at five of his colleagues in the camp, which is located 20 km from the Attari-Wagah border. […]
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Ahead of Independence Day, Punjab police foils major terror bid, recovers double-decker tiffin box carrying IED
Chandigarh |Β Ahead of Independence Day, Punjab Police on Monday said they foiled a major terror bid as they recovered a double-decker tiffin box carrying an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing two to three kilos along the Indo-Pak border in Amritsar that could be used for a high-value target. State Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar […]
Dense fog, zero visibility in Delhi, Lucknow, Amritsar
New Delhi:Β Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar witnessed dense fog on Saturday morning with zero visibility due to variable and calm lower-level winds, and the fog is likely to persist on Sunday as well. The Met department said “Zero visibility over Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar due to variable and calm lower-level winds. Similar fog conditions are likely […]
Sidhu ‘unavailable’ as Bihar Police team camps in Amritsar
Chandigarh: Cricketer turned politician Najvot Singh Sidhu remained unavailable for the fourth day on Saturday to a Bihar Police team camping in Amritsar city in Punjab to serve him a notice in an election-related case against him. The Congress legislator was booked in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls on charge of violating the model code […]
Two aides of Riaz Naikoo’s accomplice nabbed in Amritsar
Chandigarh: In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police have traced the inter-state links of slain Hizbul Mujhahideen commander Riaz Ahmed Naikoo with the arrest of two accomplices of his close associate, Hilal Ahmed Wagay, from Amritsar on Wednesday. Given the gravity of the offences and the cross-border ramifications of the case beyond Punjab, the Centre […]
Two preliminary tests positive for coronavirus in Punjab’s Amritsar
Chandigarh: Two Indians who returned this week from coronavirus-hit Italy were preliminary diagnosed positive for the disease and they have been hospitalised in Amritsar city since their arrival, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said here on Saturday. They have been admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar. “The preliminary test from the samples […]
13 Iranian tourists quarantined in Amritsar
Amritsar: A 13-member group of tourists from Iran were quarantined on Friday at a hotel here in Punjab and were asked not to leave the place till their medical examinations were over, an official said. “The tourists have been quarantined in their hotel rooms as a precaution,” Amritsar Civil Surgeon Prabhdeep Kaur told the media. […]
Kartarpur: Hoardings hailing Navjot Sidhu, Imran Khan surface in Amritsar
Chandigarh:Β Hoardings of Congress’ Amritsar legislator Navjot Singh Sidhu with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan mysteriously surfaced in Amritsar, describing them as ‘real heroes’ for playing a crucial role in linking the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan with the Indian territory. “Kartarpur Sahib da langah khulwaon vale asli hero. Assi Punjabi hik te thok ke kehne […]
Amritsar train disaster victims’ kin upset with Sidhu
Chandigarh: Families of victims, mowed down by a train during Dussehra celebrations in Amritsar last year, here on Monday, alleged indifference on the part of Navjot Singh Sidhu, their legislator and former Minister, and criticised him for not keeping the promises made at the time of disaster that claimed 60 lives and injured over 50. […]
Jaitley’s Amritsar link & love for ‘Amritsari kulchas’
Amritsar: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who passed away on Saturday in Delhi after prolonged illness, had a connection with this Sikh holy city in Punjab – from relatives to the famous ‘Amritsari kulchas’. In his debut Lok Sabha election in 2014, which he lost to Congress’ Amarinder Singh, he said he had a greater […]