The man tried desecrating the holy book (Guru Granth Sahib) with a sword; was taken out by the Sangat people. He died in the altercation, said officials.
Randhawa, who also holds Home Dept portfolio, late Friday evening conducted checking of the Punjab Police 'nakas' at Jagdev Khurd in Ajnala, Amritsar, officials said.
Daman Uppal replaced Dinesh Bassi, a loyalist of former chief minister Amarinder Singh.
The arms and recoveries from terror suspects arrested by the Delhi Police on Tuesday appeared to be similar to the explosives dropped from a drone at India-Pakistan border in Amritsar on August 9 this year, sources told India TV.
Hitting out at Gandhi, BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh said the Congress leader should explain as to what his party did for the famous memorial, which commemorates the sacrifice of hundreds of unarmed civilians killed by the British forces in 1919, during its rule for decades.
The seizure was made in the Ramdas sector, around 300 km away from Chandigarh.
The CM dedicated the memorial to the people of Punjab, saying this second memorial at the site of the gory massacre is a tribute to all those unknown martyrs who laid down their lives during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The Punjab government has made negative Covid-19 report or full vaccination mandatory for all people intending to visit the state from August 16.
Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition in Amritsar including grenades and tiffin bombs.
Indian Railways recently announced the cancellation of 26 trains on several routes.
An illegal mining racket was unearthed in Amritsar's Kassowal village in which two persons were arrested, and SHO was suspended.
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.
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.
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.
Two bogies of Shaheed Express which runs between Amritsar in Punjab and Jaynagar in Bihar derailed near Lucknow Charbagh railway station on Monday morning.
The Civil Aviation Minister on Thursday announced that the direct flights between Amritsar and Nanded will restart from November 10.
Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday said the Centre has granted permission to an Amritsar-based association to receive foreign funds to provide free food and other facilities to devotees of Golden temple.
At least four people were dead allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Amritsar on Thursday. The incident was reported from Muchhal village in the city, the police said, adding an investigation in the matter is underway.
Indian Railways will resume services of 200 trains from June 1, informed Ministry of Railways on Wednesday. Golden Temple Mail (train no. 12904-12903) superfast on Mumbai-Amritsar route is one such train among 200 others which will resume service from June 1.
Over 500-pilgrims who were tested for possible coronavirus exposure in Punjab after they returned from Maharashtra's Hazur Sahib in Nanded, 167 of them have tested positive for COVID-19, as per reports. Out of 183, close to 149 had tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.
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