BSF recovers drone in Amritsar sector
Jalandhar: Alert Border Security Force (BSF) jawans fired on a suspicious flying object coming from Pakistan to Indian territory when they heard its sound in Amritsar sector during the early hours on Wednesday.
Punjab: 125 passengers of chartered flight from Italy test positive for Covid in Amritsar
New Delhi/IBNS: As many as 125 passengers, who arrived Punjab's Amritsar on a flight from Italy, have tested Covid-19 positive, media reports said.
No evidence of sacrilege in Kapurthala lynching: Punjab CM Charanjit Channi
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said there was no evidence of sacrilege in the incident where a man was beaten to death recently at Kapurthala in his poll-bound state, media reports said.
Punjab: Mob kills another man over alleged sacrilege in less than 24 hrs
Kapurthala/IBNS: A second man has been killed on allegations of sacrilege in less than 24 hours after the accused in a similar incident was beaten to death in Amritsar's Golden Temple.
Punjab: Sacrilege attempt inside Golden Temple, accused beaten to death
Amritsar/IBNS: A man was beaten to death by an irate mob after an alleged sacrilege attempt in the sanctum sanctorum of the holy Golden Temple.
Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude jolts Punjab, felt across north India
Amritsar/IBNS: A powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitude jolted Punjab's Amritsar on Friday night and was felt as far as Delhi, prompting people to rush out of their homes
Punjab cabinet okays creation of 550 posts for Govt Medical Colleges at Patiala, Amritsar
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved the creation of 550 posts in the Government Medical Colleges at Patiala and Amritsar with the objective of further improving and streamlining the functioning of these institutions.
Cold wave sweeps India; Amritsar records lowest min temp of 4.4 deg C
Pune/UNI: Night temperatures were above normal in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat region and Kerala as well as in remaining parts of Odisha, madhya Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Tamil Nadu and south interior Karnataka.
New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS): Raising speculations over his possible candidature to contest the Lok Sabha polls on saffron outfit's ticket, Bollywood actor Sunny Deol met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah here on Saturday.
Amritsar trends on Twitter after netizens say they heard 'loud sounds'
Amritsar, Mar 15 (IBNS): Hastag #Amritsar started trending on Twitter on the wee hours of Friday after several netizen claimed that they heard 'two loud sounds' in the city.
Amritsar grenade attack: Suspected main accused arrested
Amritsar, Nov 24 (IBNS): Nearly a week after a grenade attack incident left three killed in Amritsar's Adhiwala village, the Punjab Police on Saturday said they have arrested the main accused of the attack.
Chandigarh, Nov 18 (IBNS): A grenade attack at Nirankari Bhawan during a religious ceremony in Amritsar's Adhiwala village on Sunday left at least three people killed, leaving the state Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to condemn it.
Strong possible action will be taken against perpetrators: Rajnath Singh on Amritsar grenade
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said 'strongest possible action' will be taken against those behind the grenade attack in Punjab city of Amritsar which left at least three people killed.
Amritsar railway mishap is an accident, not the time to point fingers: Navjot Singh Sidhu
Amritsar, Oct 21 (IBNS): Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said the Amritsar train mishap incident killing over 60 people on the track is an 'accident' and no one should point fingers at others over the issue even as his wife’s presence as chief guest at the Dussehra event where the tragedy occurred was criticised.
Imran Khan mourns loss of lives in Amritsar train tragedy
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in the train mishap incident in the north Indian city of Amritsar.