Tag: Amritsar
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100 years on, Britain says Jallianwala Bagh massacre a ‘shameful scar’
UK Prime Minister Theresa May expresses regret, reiterating what Queen Elizabeth II said in 1997, but offers no formal apology
April 11, 2019 -
100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Epic TV airs special show
First part of the show commissioned by the Punjab government was aired on 6 April, concluding part will be telecast on 13 April
April 9, 2019 -
Rain brings down temperature in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light rainfall since early Wednesday. The rains continued intermittently through the day.
December 12, 2018 -
Badals turned SAD into a ‘Private Limited Company’: Navjot Singh Sidhu
The cabinet minister further asked what kind of a democracy the Badal family is practicing that all posts and power have been confined to the family with others treated like nothing.
October 30, 2018 -
No stones pelted at train, driver lied: Eyewitnesses on Amritsar train tragedy
The driver of the train had told the police in a statement that he had not stopped his train because of stone pelting from the crowd at the accident spot.
October 22, 2018 -
Locals continue protest at train accident site in Amritsar
The Punjab Police has deployed its personnel, including commandoes, to manage the crowd. The Rapid Action Force is also present in the Joda Patak area.
October 21, 2018 -
Fatal festivity
No word is more misused in this country than “accident”: every mishap is the outcome of the negligence to which the Indian people stand condemned.
October 21, 2018 -
Major train accidents that occurred in 2018
At least 13 schoolchildren lost their lives and eight others sustained injuries when a speeding passenger train crashed into a van at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district.
October 20, 2018 -
Many feared killed in train accident in Punjab, Amarinder rushing to accident site
A large number of people were watching the burning of effigies while standing along and on the railway tracks. They reportedly could not hear the train's siren due to the noise of the exploding crackers.
October 19, 2018 -
Punjab cops tie woman to jeep top, face action
In a CCTV clip of the incident, the woman is seen falling from the speeding jeep and running away from the spot.
September 27, 2018 -
Security tightened in Amritsar ahead of ‘Op Blue Star’ anniversary
Security agencies were put on alert in and around this Sikh holy city from Monday in view of the 34th anniversary of Operation Blue Star carried out by the Army on the Golden Temple complex in June 1984.
June 4, 2018 -
Plane carrying remains of 38 Indians killed in Iraq lands in Amritsar
The mortal remains of 38 Indians who were killed in Iraq have been brought back home in a special flight, officials said on Monday.
April 2, 2018 -
Punjab’s villages facing problem due to sullage water
Hundreds of villages in Punjab are facing the problem of drainage system to deal with the sullage water going into ponds in the absence of any framework and efficient planning. The districts such as Gurdaspur, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar and Amritsar are the worst affected with the problem and needs an immediate attention. On the …
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March 26, 2018 -
Anachronisms that live on
Earlier this month Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, and his wife, Sophie, were photographed at the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar. It is an exceptionally beautiful building with water on three sides. In India, perhaps only the Taj Mahal is finer. Despite its visual delights, however, it is hard for Amritsar to escape …
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February 27, 2018 -
Canadian PM’s Amritsar visit: Trudeaus’ Golden moments at Guru’s abode
February 21, 2018 -
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrives in Amritsar
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday arrived in the Sikh holy city here in Punjab. Accompanied by his wife and three minor children, Trudeau landed at the Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International airport from Mumbai and headed straight for the Golden Temple complex to offer prayers at the shrine. He was received at the …
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February 21, 2018 -
Tight security in Amritsar ahead of Canadian PM Trudeau visit
Tight security was in place in and around this holy city for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to the Golden Temple complex on Wednesday. Government security agencies and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) officials were on Tuesday working to ensure the visit to the Sikh shrine goes without hindrance or controversy since radical Sikhs …
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February 20, 2018