Tag: Amritsar
Sukhbir Badal Meets Shah, Demands Inquiry Into Operation Bluestar
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Badal on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded a inquiry into Operation Bluestar - a code name of military operation carried out between June 1 and 8 in 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers holed up inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.....
6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Punjab, Tremors Felt In Delhi
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Punjab on Friday night, the tremors of which were felt in the national capital and its adjoining areas. ....
'Missing' Posters Of Navjot Singh Sidhu Surface In Amritsar
With former Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu putting up more at his ancestral house in Patiala of late, posters saying "Sidhu is missing" from his Assembly constituency in Amritsar (East) surfaced on Wednesday, promising Rs 50,000 reward for anyone who 'finds' the MLA.....
26 Trains Delayed, 11 Cancelled Due To Fog
At least 26 trains were running late and 11 cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Wednesday morning, a railway official said. ....
Rs 6 Lakh Stolen From Amritsar's Famous Durgiana Mandir
Unidentified thieves decamped with Rs 6 lakh in cash from Amritsar's famous Durgiana Mandir Hindu shrine, police said on Friday. ....
Mortal Remains Of Iraq Victims Arrive In Amritsar
The mortal remains of 38 Indian men killed by the Islamic State terror group in Mosul, Iraq, in 2014 arrived here on Monday afternoon on a special IAF aircraft.....
Amritsar Train Tragedy: Punjab Governor, Sidhu Visit Injured In Hospital
With at least 61 people crushed by a speeding train in Amritsar and over 70 others injured, senior political figures including Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore and Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, visited the injured in hospitals here on Saturday.....
Amritsar Grenade Attack Kills Three; DGP Admits Terror Act
In a major terrorist incident, three people were killed and 20 others injured when two motorcycle-borne masked youths threw a grenade at a Nirankari congregation in Rajasansi area in Punjab's Amritsar district on Sunday, police said.....
Amritsar Attack: CM Announces Rs 50 Lakh For Information
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh to anyone giving information regarding the two youths who carried out Sunday's grenade attack on a prayer meeting at the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan of Amritsar district.....
Amritsar Grenade Attack: Punjab Police Arrest One; Amarinder Blames ISI, KLF
Within 72 hours of the terror incident, the Punjab Police has arrested one person in connection with Sunday's grenade attack on the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan that killed three persons, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said here on Wednesday.....
