Amritsar

Uncertainty over Navjot singh Sidhu joining AAP continues

With the ambiguity over former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu`s decision to quit the BJP and join the AAP continuing for the third consecutive day, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said that they were in touch with the former Rajya Sabha MP, but the date of him joining them was yet to be decided.

Jul 20, 2016, 12:53 PM IST

Amritsar court summons Kejriwal, AAP leaders in defamation case

A court in Amritsar city issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders in a defamation case filed by Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia.
 

Jul 18, 2016, 21:14 PM IST

Army flags off national integration tour for Ladakh students

A National Integration Tour (NIT) was today flagged off by the Army from Leh to Chandigarh and Amritsar in North India under 'Operation Sadbhavana'.

Jul 07, 2016, 16:26 PM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu gets place in Punjab BJP core committee, Anil Joshi out

Navjot Singh Sidhu, the three-time Amritsar MP, had stopped playing an active part in the Punjab affairs ever since the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat went to Arun Jaitley.

Jun 25, 2016, 08:48 AM IST

Arun Jaitley highlights corruption-free image of PM Modi, says won't let Punjab fall prey to Congress, AAP

Training guns at the corrupt Congress and inefficient Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said it is crucial to save Punjab from falling prey to the hands of these two political outfits.

Jun 19, 2016, 17:38 PM IST

Lesson for Pakistan! Here's why BSF jawans gave chocolates to three Pak minor boys - Read

Identified as - Aamir (15), Nomin Ali (14) and Arshad (12) were on their way to meet their relative on a motorcycle, when they crossed over to India.

Jun 11, 2016, 17:58 PM IST

Operation Blue Star 32nd anniversary: Pro-Khalistan, anti-govt slogans raised, prayers offered at Golden Temple

Security has been strengthened at various locations in Amritsar in view of 32nd Operation Blue Star Anniversary today.

Jun 06, 2016, 09:08 AM IST

Priest who refused 'sirpora' to Punjab CM Badal transferred

Balbir Singh, an ardasiya (prayer reciter), who refused the traditional 'siropa' (robe of honour) to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been transferred.

Jun 04, 2016, 10:46 AM IST

Nine killed as car rams into parked truck in Amritsar

The victims were travelling to Amritsar to visit Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines.

May 22, 2016, 10:52 AM IST

Baba Ranjit Singh Dhandrian Wale attack: Punjab police arrest four suspects

Four people were on Wednesday arrested in connection with attack on Sikh leader Baba Ranjit Singh in Ludhiana in Punjab, in which one person was killed.

May 18, 2016, 21:04 PM IST

70-year-old woman in Amritsar gives birth to first baby, says her life was now 'complete'

An Indian woman who gave birth at the age of 70 said on Tuesday she was not too old to become a first-time mother, adding that her life was now complete.

May 11, 2016, 17:48 PM IST

Woman's email lands uncle in jail for 7 years for rape

An email from a 36-year woman in the UK that she was raped while studying in India has landed her 60-year-old uncle in jail for seven years.

May 06, 2016, 12:19 PM IST

BSF to hoist tallest national flag at Attari-Wagah border, will be visible from Lahore!

The BSF hopes that the flag will act as a beacon for patriotic Indians.

Apr 29, 2016, 16:56 PM IST

Punjab woman 'gangraped first, killed, and then thrown from roof'

Terror and grief gripped Ludhiana city of Punjab after a 26-year-old woman was first gangraped and then killed by her assaulters. 

Apr 27, 2016, 19:01 PM IST

Kirpal Singh cremated, but cause of his death in Pakistani jail not established yet

Kirpal Singh, the family has maintained, had inadvertently crossed into Pakistan and was arrested and charged with spying by Pakistani authorities.

Apr 20, 2016, 11:47 AM IST

It's not April Fools' joke. Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife has quit BJP

Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu, chief Parliamentary Secretary and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Amritsar East, on Friday announced her resignation on Facebook.

Apr 02, 2016, 09:29 AM IST

Punjab elections: Rahul Gandhi meets Radha Soami sect chief at Beas

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturady met Radha Soami sect chief Gurinder Singh Dhillon at his residence at Beas, a move which has evoked interest as the party prepares to take on Punjab's ruling SAD-BJP combine in the 2017 assembly poll.

Mar 20, 2016, 03:32 AM IST

Kapil Sharma visits Wagah Border, Amritsar – See pics

Kapil Sharma visited the Wagah Border, met the BSF soldiers and expressed his desire to perform for them in the future.

Mar 07, 2016, 07:58 AM IST