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Visitors from Jammu and Kashmir reportedly stayed at these places

To review the progress of the Amritsar Bulk Water Supply Scheme (ABWSS) initiated by the Punjab Government to ensure continuous supply of clean water to city residents, the Chief Executive Officer of Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC), Deepti Uppal,...

With the prices of wheat straw crashing this season owing to decrease in the population of milch cattle and the industry shifting to paddy straw instead of wheat hay as fuel, the wheat growers are worried as the crop residue...

The Amritsar rural police have confiscated three weapons, including two Glock pistols, and arrested two persons in this connection. They were identified as Kashmir Singh and Sonu, both residents of Mehma Pandori village falling under the Chatiwind police station here....

Condemning the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam as cowardly, brutal and inhumane, the Diocese of Amritsar, Church of North India, held a prayer meeting to express solidarity with the families of the victims. The meeting brought together members of...

An anti-terrorist squad from Uttar Pradesh has reportedly arrested an alleged Khalistani terrorist, identified as Mangat Singh, from a village here. He had been evading arrest for the past three decades. However, Amritsar rural police chief Maninder Singh has denied...

The Vigilance Bureau (VB) will examine the role of Tehsildar and a Girdwar following the arrest of revenue patwari yesterday. The Patwari was arrested by vigilance for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakhs in the name of...

With the change in weather, the Health Department is gearing up for medical exigencies like dengue and chikungunya outbreaks. In this regard, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney held a meeting today with officials of the Health Department to discuss measures to...

BSF troops and the Punjab Police recovered one pistol with magazine, two drones and one packet of suspected heroin from border areas of Punjab, consequent upon extensive search operations based on specific information from BSF intelligence set-up. A joint search...

The Harike police arrested three persons with two trucks laden with stolen wheat at a naka installed on National Highway No.54 here on Wednesday night. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Pargat Singh, who was leading a police party, said here on Thursday...

The drug authorities have cancelled the licences of two more chemists in Amritsar for stocking habit-forming drugs without proper documentation. Confirming the development, Kulwinder Singh, Zonal licensing authority, said they have also lodged FIRs against the defaulters in this connection....

An operative of foreign-based gangster Mann Ghanshampuria was injured in a brief police encounter during the recovery of weapon at Mehta here on Thursday. He was identified as Gemanjit Singh, alias Jammu, of Mehta. The police have recovered a Glock...

The district administration on Thursday announced to organise “Man Mela” in schools as part of the War against drugs campaign. The administration will take help of a Ludhiana-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) to initiate awareness programmes on drugs and substance abuse....

Through zero-waste initiative driven by students, the students of Khalsa College for Women (KCW) have successfully diverted 660 kilograms of biodegradable waste from landfill and transformed it into nutrient-rich compost-while preventing emissions equivalent to 0.66 metric tonnes of CO? in...

Sandwiched between the Ravi and Beas rivers, Gurdaspur is known for the Kartarpur corridor as well as for Shaheed Bhagat Singh Judo Training Centre. The city is situated close to the International Border, from where drug consignments are recovered every...

Despite his complaints, the airline’s staff failed to resolve the issue, and he, along with two other passengers accompanying him, missed their flight

Had shot motorcycle spare parts trader in February

According to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, any Pakistani national currently in India under SAARC visa exemption scheme had 48 hours to leave the country

Notices issued to Union Government, SGPC on plea filed by Amritsar resident

Held every evening, thousands of visitors from both India and Pakistan gather at the Attari-Wagah checkpoint to witness the flag-lowering ceremony, which is conducted by personnel of BSF and Pakistan Rangers

Known as the largest village in Tarn Taran district, Sur Singh boasts of a storied past dating back to 1477 AD. According to Giani Gian Singh’s esteemed writing ‘Tawarikh Gurkhalsa’, the village was founded by king Sur Singh in 1534...

The land of Sur Singh conveys a powerful message of harmony, where two Mandirs serve not just as places of devotion for a particular community, but as sacred spaces embraced by all residents, regardless of faith. One of these is...

From revolutionaries to award winning writer, Sur Singh village in Tarn Taran has produced many renowned personalities. Eminent short story writer Waryam Singh Sandhu, who entered in the literary world with his revolutionary first story book ‘Lohe De Hath’, was...

Situated on NH 354, the village has a population of about 18,000, making it a fit case for an upgrade to Nagar Panchayat

Making environmental care part of our lives Some educational institutions are going one step ahead towards fostering environmental commitment. At a gathering organised at the Amritsar Group of Institutes, Chabal Road, Tarn Taran, a call was given to the students...