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  Punjab: IED found inside tiffin box in Amritsar

  News | August 09, 2021 13:20 IST

  Security forces have foiled a major terror bid ahead of Independence Day as they recovered arms and ammunition in Amritsar including grenades and tiffin bombs on Monday. Police said that two to three kgs of an improvised explosive device were fitted inside a tiffin box. The recovery was made in Lopoke village in the Amritsar district.

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  Major terror bid foiled ahead of I-Day in Amritsar; security forces recover tiffin bomb, IED

  India | August 09, 2021 14:39 IST

  Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition in Amritsar including grenades and tiffin bombs.

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  Sidhu hints at no apology to Amarinder Singh as he arrives at Golden temple with his supporters

  Politics | July 21, 2021 14:20 IST

  In a show of strength, 62 MLAs, arrived at Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu's residence in Amritsar on Wednesday. As per his office, Sidhu had called the party MLAs for breakfast.

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  Farmers hold protest against Punjab govt over power shortage

  News | June 15, 2021 18:09 IST

  Farmers under the aegis of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee protested against Punjab government in Guruwali Village, Amritsar over power shortage issue during paddy sowing season.

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  26 trains cancelled by Indian Railways, FULL LIST

  India | June 15, 2021 10:12 IST

  Indian Railways recently announced the cancellation of 26 trains on several routes.

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  COVID lockdown: Power supply, labour shortage hit Punjab farmers ahead of paddy sowing season

  News | June 14, 2021 20:25 IST

  With arrival of paddy sowing season, farmers in Amritsar are dealing with power cuts and shortage of labours.

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  Missing' posters of Navjot Singh Sidhu appear in Amritsar

  News | June 02, 2021 20:40 IST

  Missing' posters of Punjab MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu surfaced in Amristar on June 02. The poster floated with the reward of Rs 50,000 to the person who finds Sidhu.

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  Massive fire breaks out at dry fruit factory in Amritsar

  News | May 07, 2021 18:10 IST

  Massive fire broke out at a dry fruit trading factory in Punjab's Amritsar on May 07.

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  Amritsar: SHO suspended in illegal mining racket busted

  India | May 02, 2021 13:50 IST

  An illegal mining racket was unearthed in Amritsar's Kassowal village in which two persons were arrested, and SHO was suspended.

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  Amritsar NGO feeding the needy since pandemic

  News | April 28, 2021 22:00 IST

  In a bid to help people struggling to earn livelihood due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, an NGO in Amritsar is providing free food labourers and Rickshaw operations in the city.

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  Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 102nd Anniversary: History and Significance

  India | April 13, 2021 11:16 IST

  Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Hundreds of people were killed on April 13, 1919 as a result of indiscriminate firing by British troops in Jallianwala Bagh at Punjab's Amritsar.

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  Grain market in Punjab deserted despite beginning of procurement process

  News | April 10, 2021 21:00 IST

  Grain market in Amritsar wore deserted look despite the state government announced the beginning of procurement of produce on Apr 10.

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  'Nagar Kirtan' organised in Amritsar to mark 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur

  News | March 20, 2021 17:20 IST

  'Nagar Kirtan' organised in Amritsar to mark the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib. The procession will reach Delhi after paying obeisance at various gurdwaras in Punjab and Haryana.

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  Watch: People without face masks undergo on-spot COVID-19 tests in Punjab's Ferozepur

  News | March 20, 2021 11:20 IST

  Amid increasing COVID-19 cases in the state, Punjab Police have come up with an innovative move.

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  Trains on Delhi-Amritsar route to now run at upgraded speed of 130 km/hr

  India | March 15, 2021 7:12 IST

  General Manager Northern Railway Ashutosh Gagal on Sunday inspected the stations of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, and Vyas on the Delhi-Amritsar route where the trains will start running at the upgraded speed of 130 kilometers per hour in the coming days. 

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  Train services resume in Amritsar after farmers end 169-day-long dharna

  News | March 12, 2021 14:52 IST

  Train services resumed in Punjab's Amritsar after farmer unions on March 11 suspended their 169-day long 'dharna' on tracks ahead of the wheat harvest season.

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  Cycle rally in Amritsar for celebrating India's 75 years of Independence

  News | March 12, 2021 11:33 IST

  A cycle rally was organised to kickstart the celebrations for 75 years of India's Independence. The event took place in Punjab's Amritsar with full zeal and fervour on March 12.

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  World's first tree hospital, ambulance starts in Amritsar

  News | February 22, 2021 7:40 IST

  In a bid to make clean and green environment, World's first Tree and Plant clinic has started by IRS Officer Rohit Mehra in Amritsar on February 21. Clinic will treat all the diseases of trees and plants.

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  SGPC observed 100th anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib

  News | February 22, 2021 7:38 IST

  On the occasion of centenary of Sri Nankana Sahib massacre, devotees flocked to Sri Harmandir Sahib Gurdwara in Amritsar on February 21.

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  6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Tajikistan, strong tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, across north India

  India | February 13, 2021 0:13 IST

  An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit Tajikistan while strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Punjab's Amritsar, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for several seconds on Friday night.