Amritsar

Denied visa, 21-yr-old woman commits suicide in Amritsar

Pooranpreet Kaur, according to her family, was depressed after her visa to go abroad was rejected. She set herself on fire at her home in Sarhali village.

Dec 17, 2017, 23:20 PM IST

Congress sweeps municipal polls in Punjab, wins all three corporations

The voting for three municipal corporations including Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala and 29 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab ended on Sunday.

Dec 17, 2017, 20:25 PM IST

Can't get a better result than this: Amarinder Singh on Punjab civic polls

In 2012, the Akali Dal-BJP alliance had swept the state civic polls.

Dec 17, 2017, 20:10 PM IST

Chandigarh, Amritsar colder than 'Queen of Hills' Shimla

Chandigarh and the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in Punjab were on Saturday colder than the `Queen of Hills` - Shimla.

Nov 25, 2017, 12:41 PM IST

Punjab local body elections: Election Commission asks officials to revise electoral roll

The polls for the local bodies, including the Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala municipal corporations, are likely to be held in December.

Nov 11, 2017, 19:43 PM IST

Hindu organisation leader shot dead in Amritsar

This came less than a fortnight after RSS leader Ravindra Gosain was killed in Ludhiana.

Oct 31, 2017, 09:38 AM IST

28 bullets were fired at Indira Gandhi, 80 bottles of blood administered to save her life

Today is the death anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated by her body guards Beant Singh and Satwant Singh on October 31, 1984.

Oct 31, 2017, 08:58 AM IST

Amritsar: Hindu Suraksha Sena leader Vipin Sharma shot dead by unidentified assailants

The entire shootout was captured on CCTV

Oct 31, 2017, 00:09 AM IST

Rs 6 lakh stolen from Amritsar's famous Durgiana Mandir

Unidentified thieves decamped with Rs 6 lakh in cash from Amritsar`s famous Durgiana Mandir Hindu shrine, police said on Friday.

Oct 20, 2017, 20:31 PM IST

After acquittal in Aarushi murder case, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar plan a visit to Golden Temple

Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar have plans to visit Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Oct 18, 2017, 10:00 AM IST

Amritsar: Three injured during clash outside Golden Temple

Three people were injured in a clash between the supporters of parallel Jathedars and Task Force of SGPC on Thursday, outside Golden Temple here.

Oct 12, 2017, 22:59 PM IST

BSF hands over mortal remains of 2 infiltrators to Pak Rangers

The Border Security Force on Thursday handed over mortal remains of two infiltrators, who were killed during a gunbattle in Punjab, to the Pakistani Rangers.

Sep 21, 2017, 23:46 PM IST

Akshay Kumar visits Golden Temple, feels surreal

Away from the hustle bustle of Mumbai and from the humdrum of movie shootings and promotions, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar says a visit to the Golden Temple here left him feeling surreal.

Sep 19, 2017, 12:56 PM IST

Sikh devotees throng Amritsar's Golden Temple on 'Prakash Parv' - Watch

Prakash Parv, the 350th birth anniversary of 'Guru Granth Sahib' was celebrated with much joy and fervour at the famous Golden Temple today.

Aug 22, 2017, 22:52 PM IST

Low intensity device, letter threatening revenge for Abu Dujana's killing found in Akal Takht Express

A suspected object was found in Amritsar-bound Akal Takht Express late on Wednesday.

Aug 10, 2017, 08:59 AM IST

BJP to launch 'Sankalp Se Siddhi' campaign from August 9

The party would organise programmes on August 9 in all districts where freedom fighters would be honoured and statues of martyrs would be garlanded.

Aug 05, 2017, 22:04 PM IST

Mega Cabs to invest Rs 500 crore in 3 years, expand to 20 cities

Criticising his rivals, he said: "Ola and Uber come with a mandate and a backing of sheer money power and it challenges the basic fundamentals of business, that you must lose on every trip to make yourself so large and then recover money."

Jul 23, 2017, 12:15 PM IST

Shruti Haasan's visit to Golden Temple an 'unbelievable' experience

Actress-musician Shruti Haasan made a brief visit to the Golden Temple here and found the experience unbelievable.

Jul 22, 2017, 13:26 PM IST

Sikh militants who hijacked plane to Lahore in 1981 granted bail

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jyoti Kler granted bail to Tajinder Pal Singh and Satnam Singh and asked them to furnish a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two sureties of like amount each.

Jul 20, 2017, 18:14 PM IST