Amritsar

City prepares for a grand evening of Shiva 'bhajans' at PITEX Ground

Alleging that Punjab is facing an alarming rise in drug abuse, violent crime and lawlessness, leaders of Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) on Friday accused successive governments of pushing the state into a deep crisis and failing to protect its...

A 26-year-old woman from Patti has lodged a complaint with the Patti City police, alleging that her paramour exploited her on the pretext of marriage. In her complaint, the woman told the police that she became acquainted with Gursewak Singh,...

Dal Khalsa has called upon all Sikh Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly to honour the directive issued by the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, and appear before the Takht on June 29 to explain their role in the “hurried...

Growers try to submit memorandum over Sheron mill ownership row; cops stop them from reaching venue

Edu Minister, Delhi ex-Dy CM honour students at Tarn Taran programme

The 52-year-old cop was cleaning his pistol when the incident took place, the police say

Congress Lok Sabha MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Thursday urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to respect the hukumnama issued by the five Sikh high priests from Akal Takht on June 15 and resign from his post. He said Mann should...

The Amritsar Bar Association (ABA) has secured possession of 2.45 acres of land adjoining the Judicial Court Complex, paving the way for the expansion of the court complex and the construction of a multi-level lawyers’ chambers complex, which has been...

The door-to-door enumeration process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) began in the district on Thursday. District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Dalwinderjit Singh said that 2,134 booth level officers (BLOs) would visit households to distribute enumeration forms to voters and assist...

20 new gyms to be inaugurated across dist on Sunday

Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Guriqbal Singh Mahal joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday. His defection is being viewed as a setback for the SAD as Mahal is...

Acting on intelligence shared by the Border Security Force (BSF), the Khalra police recovered nearly half a kilogram of heroin and a broken drone from agricultural fields in the border belt on Thursday. Sub-Inspector Sahib Singh said the recovery was...

The Department of Sociology and Political Science at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), in collaboration with the Research Committee on Gender Studies (RC-10) of the Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi, organised a two-day seminar-cum-workshop and mid-term conference on “Women Entrepreneurship,...

Says proposed alignment bypasses Punjab’s premier religious, tourism destination

With the monsoon season approaching, concerns are mounting over the city’s preparedness to tackle waterlogging, a recurring problem that affects more than 30 low-lying localities every year. One of the major reasons behind prolonged water accumulation during heavy rainfall is...

Taking serious note of the arrest of Rohan Khosla, son of BJP district SC Morcha president Shiv Kumar, the party on Thursday suspended Shiv Kumar from its primary membership. Rohan Khosla was arrested on June 19 during a joint operation...

Singh Sabha, local gurdwara committees reluctant to follow directive

A city-based trader and gym owner has alleged that despite repeatedly submitting complaints regarding extortion demands and death threats, no concrete action has been taken by the authorities, leaving his family living under constant fear. Chandeep Singh, a resident of...

The Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of the suspicious death of a local resident, Vinod Kumar, at the Community Health Centre (CHC), Lopoke, earlier this year and sought status reports from the Civil Surgeon,...

The AAP leadership has ordered ministers, MLAs and halqa in-charges not to leave their respective assembly segments for the next two months and organise public outreach programmes, also called ‘Lok-Milnis’, with the help of the district administration. Cabinet Minister and...

Prohibited items and narcotics were seized from the Central Jail at Goindwal Sahib here on Wednesday. According to Additional Superintendent of Jail Jaswant Singh, several packets containing banned and non-permitted items, allegedly thrown into the jail premises from outside, were...

Punjab Sports Department has refused to release cash awards to nine U-14 judo players despite the state’s sports policy clearly stating that medal winners at the National School Games (NSG) are eligible for such incentives irrespective of age category. The...

Plan installation of 25 portable toilets

According to the Secretariat, all Sikh MLAs and cabinet ministers have been asked to appear at 11 am on June 29 at the Akal Takht Secretariat in Amritsar to present their views on the matter