The Latest Breaking News from AMRITSAR

Punjab: A project for farmers to adopt a no-burn cropping system

MAKOWAL(AMRITSAR): Farmers in Amritsar's Makowal have usually been setting their crop residue to fire after harvesting to prepare the fields for another crop but Promoting Regenerative And No-burn Agriculture (PRANA),a project launched for Crop Residue Management (CRM) by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a conservation organization, may help prevent another round…

The Times of India · Sep 12, 2022

Six members of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang arrested in Punjab

AMRITSAR: Amritsar (rural) police arrested six members of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria group and recovered 5 different weapons, 1.5 kg of heroin, and around Rs 9 lakh drug money from their possession on Monday.

The Times of India · Aug 29, 2022

Dubai asks for more seats on India air routes

NEW DELHI: Dubai — the biggest destination for both transit and point-to-point Indian travellers — has sought flying rights for an additional 50,000 weekly seats to and from India. It has also sought permission for its airlines to fly direct to additional points of call — Amritsar, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Kannur,…

The Times of India · Aug 25, 2022

BJP writes to SSP Mohali seeking registration of FIR against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

AMRITSAR: Former bureaucrat and BJP leader Jagmohan Singh Raju has sought registration of an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly giving hate speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2022

Irregularities in allotment of Amritsar plots: Punjab vigilance bureau

AMRITSAR: The Punjab vigilance bureau on Monday claimed to have found a number of irregularities in the allotment of tenders for development works in Amritsar and in the allotment of Verka milk booths in the city, during the tenure of Dinesh Bassi as the chairman of Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT).

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Punjab: Batala MLA Sherry Kalsi's PA, kin among three killed in road accident

AMRITSAR: Batala MLA Sherry Kalsi's personal assistant (PA), a cousin and a friend were killed in a road accident while his brother and another friend sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in hit the divider following a sudden tyre burst in the wee hours of Sunday.

The Times of India · Jul 10, 2022

Ludhiana: Akali leader's nephew held in Sidhu Moose Wala murder case

LUDHIANA: Nephew of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon, who is former Punjab assembly speaker, was on Saturday arrested by the Ludhiana police in connection with the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala. The arrested accused, on the instructions of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, had helped three 'suspected…

The Times of India · Jul 10, 2022

Punjab: Inflation hits Bakar-Eid festivities in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: After facing losses for the past consecutive two years owing to coronavirus pandemic-induced restrictions, the sacrificial animal dealers in Amritsar are reaping windfalls with the high demand for sheep and goats not only from Punjab but also from neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (JKUT).

The Times of India · Jul 8, 2022

With Amritsar in her heart: Deepti Naval on her book, ‘A Country Called Childhood’

Deepti Naval’s A Country Called Childhood is both a memoir and a commentary on life in the late 20th century

The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022

When there was space to make a little allowance for the sentiments of others

The cinemas of Old Delhi provide a unique lens through which to recall the tradition of shared living that helped Indian cities find equilibrium after the violence of Partition 

The Hindu · Jul 6, 2022