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  Punjab CM inaugurates Jallianwala Bagh memorial park in Amritsar on Independence day eve

  India | August 14, 2021 20:29 IST

  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.  

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  Full vaccination or negative Covid report must for those entering Punjab

  India | August 14, 2021 15:32 IST

  The Punjab government has made negative Covid-19 report or full vaccination mandatory for all people intending to visit the state from August 16.

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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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.

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  Two coaches of Amritsar-Jaynagar Shaheed Express derailed near Lucknow Charbagh station

  India | January 18, 2021 12:00 IST

  Two bogies of Shaheed Express which runs between Amritsar in Punjab and Jaynagar in Bihar derailed near Lucknow Charbagh railway station on Monday morning.

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  Direct flights between Amritsar, Nanded to restart from November 10: Hardeep Puri

  India | October 29, 2020 18:52 IST

  The Civil Aviation Minister on Thursday announced that the direct flights between Amritsar and Nanded will restart from November 10.

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  Harmandir Sahib gets FCRA licence, Golden Temple can accept foreign donations now. Details here

  India | September 11, 2020 8:13 IST

  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.

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  Amritsar: 4 dead after consuming spurious liquor in Muchhal village

  India | July 31, 2020 7:46 IST

  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. 

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  Golden Temple express on Mumbai-Amritsar route to resume service from June 1. Check time-table

  Fyi | May 21, 2020 11:59 IST

  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.

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  167 pilgrims, who returned to Punjab from Hazur Sahib in Maharashtra, test COVID-19 positive

  India | May 01, 2020 10:51 IST

  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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  Scared of catching coronavirus, Family refuses to claim COVID-19 victim's body in Amritsar

  India | April 07, 2020 20:47 IST

  In yet another case in the state, a family in Amritsar refused to claim the body of a coronavirus victim, forcing the district administration to perform his last rites.

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  Who was Giani Nirmal Singh? Ex-Hazoori Raagi of Golden Temple, Amritsar

  India | April 02, 2020 9:12 IST

  Giani Nirmal Singh Khalsa, a Padma Shri awardee and former Hazoori Raagi at Amritsar's Golden Temple has died after getting infected with coronavirus on Thursday morning, a health official informed.

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  4 of family killed in roof collapse in Punjab's Amritsar

  India | March 06, 2020 11:09 IST

  Four members of a family, including six-month-old twins, were killed when the roof of their house caved in early Friday morning in Amritsar due to rain, police said.

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  Jammu and Kashmir govt reclaims land in Amritsar after 56 years

  India | February 11, 2020 23:15 IST

  The J&K government has wrested the control of a prized piece of land in Amritsar which was under illegal occupation for nearly 56 years.

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  24-yr-old youth shot dead in Amritsar's Baba Bakala

  Crime | February 11, 2020 14:33 IST

  A 24-year-old youth, who had recently returned from Canada, was shot dead outside his house from a point blank range by unidentified assailants, police said here on Monday.

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  In the aftermath of JNU violence, rail services on Delhi-Amritsar route closed

  India | January 06, 2020 13:24 IST

  Rail and road traffic in several areas in and around Delhi-NCR has been affected due to the recently erupted protests against the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). A mob of around 100 goons entered the University campus with masked faces, iron rods and ran riot. Several students and faculty members of the university were injured in the process.