22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: The Revolutionary Marxist party of India (RMPI) on Thursday held a demonstration at Lopoke police station over cops’ failure to file challan in connection with the firing incident in Tapiala that took place in August 2017, claiming a Dalit’s life and injuring several persons over a land dispute.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: A karyana distributor here has been nabbed for allegedly selling ordinary salt under the brand name of a multinational company.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: With the city witnessing frequent rain for a week, the construction work of Mall Road is getting delayed.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: As many as 523 employees, whose services were terminated by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) last year, got the support of Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira here on Thursday.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: Frequent showers in the area for the last many days have left the wheat growers worried.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: Following the death of a Pakistani prisoner inside the Jaipur Central Jail on Wednesday, the security of Pakistani prisoners at the Amritsar Central Jail has been enhanced.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: With parliamentary elections round the corner, transfers in the police department are going on.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: Seven day faculty development programme on the theme “The Road Ahead – Opportunities Challenges and Perspectives in Higher Education” was inaugurated at BBK DAV College for Women on Thursday.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: One-week workshop on massive open online courses (MOOCs), e-content development and open educational resources was inaugurated at UGC-HRD Centre of Guru Nanak Dev University on Thursday.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: International Mother Language Day was celebrated in the city on Thursday.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Shwait Malik held a meeting with party workers here on Thursday to take stock of the preparations being made for the visit of party president Amit Shah, who will visit city on February 24.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMTARN TARAN: The Patti Sadar police have arrested a man on the charge of stealing electric cables from border villages.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: The hockey team of Rail Coach Factory, Kapurtha, prevailed upon Odisha-XI 11-0 in the first match and Steel Plant, Bhillai, 11-0 in the second match on Thursday.
22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: As many as 107 MBA students of Indian Institute of Management -Amritsar were recruited for summer placements by as many as 55 companies.
IN BRIEF22 Feb 2019 | 7:50 AMAMRITSAR: The property tax wing of the MC sealed eight commercial properties in the city here on Thursday. Officials recovered Rs 3.50 lakh from defaulters.
in brief21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMPhagwara: The state government organised fourth mega job fair at Lovely Professional University (LPU). Kapurthala DC Davinder Pal Singh, ADC (Development) Avtar Singh Bhullar, ADC Babita Kaler, District Employment Generation and Training Officer Neelam Mehay took stock of the process.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR:The estate wing of the Municipal Corporation (MC) has issued notices to more than 400 of its tenant shopkeepers, asking them to pay rent within one week or leave the possession.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: The Panthic Talmel Sangathan, along with expelled Panj Pyaras of Akal Takht, on Wednesday released a Nanakshahi calendar during a programme scheduled to commemorate the martyrs of Nankana Sahib massacre, 1921.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: A shopkeeper committed suicide by hanging himself in his ancestral home in busy Hall Bazaar here on Tuesday.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: The Punjab Cabinet decision to fill direct quota posts at government medical colleges in Amritsar and Patiala is being welcomed by a large number of aspirants, but it has not gone down well with senior faculty members already in service.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: The pen-down strike by the Punjab State Ministerial Staff Union entered its eighth day on Wednesday.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: The trend of celebrating birthdays and festivals at orphanages is engaging the do-gooders in the city.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:13 AMAMRITSAR: Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) authorities have sold more than 8,000 smart cards to daily passengers within a week. According to officials, more than 700 cards are being sold daily. The BRTS buses record around 12,000 passengers daily.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: Shwait Malik, member Rajya Sabha, shared progress of Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (SGRDJI) here on Wednesday.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: The host Khalsa Hockey Academy beat Steel Plant Bhilai by a whopping 7-0 as the All-India Guru Nanak Dev Hockey Gold Cup 2019 took off to a colourful start at historic Khalsa College here on Wednesday.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: A day after a 32-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped in Rajasansi, the Amritsar rural police on Wednesday arrested four persons in this connection.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: A minor girl was alleged raped by a youth in in Bhindi Aulakh village here.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMAMRITSAR: The initial autopsy report of the eight cows, which were found dead in the city on Monday, has raised many questions as around 25 kg of polythene, entangled bunches of Chinese string and traces of calcium carbide, used for fruit ripening, have been found in their stomach.
21 Feb 2019 | 10:12 AMTARN TARAN: Two persons, said to be addicts, were found murdered under mysterious circumstances at a house in Valmiki Gali of Mohalla Jaswant Singh on Tuesday night.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR:The authorities of the district Education Department have urged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help them meet basic infrastructure in government schools.
Briefly20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAmritsar: Disciplined Disciples International School (DDIS)has organised a heritage walk under its Principal Shabnam Sharma.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: On the call of Gau Raksha Manch, leaders of the BJP and Hindu organisations staged a protest against the killing of cows at Kachari Chowk here on Tuesday.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: The district unit of the state Congress organised a havan for the Pulwama martyrs at the Ram Talai temple here on Tuesday.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMTARN TARAN: Eight followers of Dera Charan Bagh, Goindwal Sahib, 25 km from here, took away two costly vehicles of the dera and demanded Rs 14 lakh ransom from the administrators for releasing the vehicles.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMTARN TARAN: Employees of the Municipal Council (MC) on Tuesday held a protest against non-payment of salary for the past three months.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: Ficci Ladies Organisation (FLO) in collaboration with Missiondeep Education Trust will train girls from underprivileged families to develop their skill for employment.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: The carcasses of five cows, two oxen and a calf found on the streets of the city on Monday proved one thing.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: Education Minister OP Soni on Tuesday visited Government Senior Secondary Residential School for Meritorious Students.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: Preet Nagar in collaboration with the University of British Columbia and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UK, is organising a cultural festival from February 16 to 24.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: A total of 255 centres for the Class X and Class XII PSEB exams will be set up in the district in March.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: After observing the rush of passengers in Metro buses, the authorities have decided to increase their frequency from tomorrow.
20 Feb 2019 | 8:23 AMAMRITSAR: The Chief Administrator of PUDA, Deepti Uppal, has said the proposed integrated trade centre-cum-commercial complex will come up at its original location.