Amritsar

Local activists alleged demolition of the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor without putting an alternative public transport system in place is an irresponsible move, questioning the municipal corporation’s decision to dismantle infrastructure built at a cost of nearly...

Indian Institute of Management-Amritsar (IIM-Am) hosted ‘Pariprekshya’26’, its tenth annual finance & marketing conclave, at Hyatt Regency here. It brought together industry leaders and professionals from the fields of finance and marketing to engage with students on contemporary developments, emerging...

The Amritsar police have arrested three persons out of seven persons booked for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting, stripping, filming and threatening to kill an insurance agent in a bid to extort money from him. A case was registered under Sections 308(2),...

The body of a youth from Miglani village under police station Vairowal has been recovered. The deceased Jagroop Singh (22) had gone for a bath in the canal near the village with his other friends on Wednesday. He did not...

Regular checks necessary to curb food adulteration

A dispute over a pathway turned violent at Bhaggupur Utar village here last evening, with two groups engaging in heavy cross-firing. According to reports, more than 50 rounds were fired during the clash, creating panic in the densely populated border...

The Border Security Force (BSF) has recovered two .30-bore pistols, four magazines, 11 live cartridges, 510 gm of heroin and 2.3 kg of opium from a parcel suspected to have been smuggled from across the international border with Pakistan in...

A delegation of representatives of Vimukt Jatis (denotified castes), led by former Chairman of the Punjab Vimukt Jati Welfare Board Dharambir Singh Mahia, met the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee’s election manifesto committee in Amritsar and urged it to include the...

A total of 16,818 cases were taken up of which 16,146 cases were decided on the spot during the National Lok Adalat held here on Sunday. The Adalat was held under the guidance of Dilbagh Singh Johal, District and Sessions...

Dhaliwal blames Centre’s ‘negative attitude’ for crisis; says all 10 thermal units functioning smoothly

One SHO arrested, while other 3 accused are absconding; bribe allegedly taken to extend undue benefit

Punjab Police deploys nine anti-drone systems, including three “Baaj Akh” units that have been operational in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Ferozepur, as well as three units of the Drone Sense D200 Pro

Prohibited 300-mg formulations found stocked during inspection despite administration’s ban on Pregabalin above 75 mg

A one-day seminar on the occasion of the Pratham Parkash Purb of Sri Guru Granth Sahib was organised by the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Study Centre of Guru Nanak Dev University in collaboration with the Sant Baba Prem Singh Murale...

Former captain of the Indian kabaddi team, Bachittar Singh Dhillon (45), a resident of Sheron village, died of a cardiac arrest on Thursday. Dhillon, who led the Indian kabaddi team in 2008-09, had represented the country in kabaddi events held...

A man was injured in an exchange of fire with police after he allegedly opened fire in the Muradpura area on Saturday. The accused, Jagjit Singh alias Jaggi of Muradpura, was wanted in an illegal arms case. He had an...

A special marathon to mark the 650th Parkash Purb of Sri Guru Ravidas was organised at Company Bagh on Saturday, with more than 700 people participating to promote the Guru’s message of equality, brotherhood and humanity and encourage a healthy...

KT Kala Art Gallery has opened a solo exhibition by eminent contemporary artist Harjit Dhillon, bringing the New Delhi-based artist’s distinctive visual language to art lovers in Amritsar. A senior contemporary artist, Dhillon is known for her expressive oil and...

For her exceptional contributions to the field of chemical sciences, Prof Vandana Bhalla, scientist and professor in the Department of Chemistry at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), has been conferred the prestigious fellowship of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA),...

The first Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Granth Sahib saw a sea of devotees paying obeisance at the Golden Temple and Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib on Saturday. The main programme began at Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib, where bhog of Akhand Path Sahib was...

The National Lok Adalat held across Amritsar on Saturday settled 35,031 cases involving a total settlement amount of Rs 99.80 crore, providing speedy and amicable resolution to thousands of litigants. It was held under the guidance of the Punjab State...

As part of their anti-drug operation, the police seized over 7 kg of heroin and made several arrests on Saturday. Officials also seized around 4.5 kg of opium, intensifying action against the narco-terror network under the state government’s “Yudh Nasheyan...

Advocate Gurpreet Singh Panesar has been re-elected president of the Amritsar Bar Association, defeating his nearest rival AS Sayali by a margin of 975 votes in the keenly contested elections. The results were declared after 1.30 am on Saturday. Panesar...

Leaving behind a rich photography legacy, internationally acclaimed photographer Harbhajan Singh Bajwa died at the age of 85 in Batala on Saturday. A writer and a poet, Bajwa donned many hats. He was a disciple of celebrated painter Sobha Singh....

The district unit of the Mid-day Meal Workers Union, Punjab held a meeting at Gandhi Municipal Park on Saturday, where workers from across the district raised demands for higher wages, social security benefits and other facilities, and staged a protest...