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Punjab prepared to tackle surge in Covid cases, CM Bhagwant Mann tells PM Modi

CHANDIGARH: Amidst fresh spurt in Covid cases, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed that the state was fully prepared to tackle any surge in the cases of pandemic.

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Day after heroin seizure, questions unanswered

AMRITSAR: The seizure of 102kg heroin, valued at Rs 700 crore in the international market, at Attari has left the security agencies grappling with unanswered questions like who is involved in heroin smuggling from Afghanistan, whether it is a handiwork of some insider in cahoots with importers or the clearing…

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Dubai-based NGO offers AAP govt to facilitate FDI into Punjab

AMRITSAR: A Dubai-based industrialist has offered the Punjab govt for facilitating foreign direct investment (FDI) into the state especially from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to set up industries and create job opportunities for the Punjabi youth who spend lakhs of rupees and often fall prey to the dubious agents…

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Punjab: Corona mutation led to high infection in under-40 group

CHANDIGARH: The mutation in Covid-19 virus was behind the severe infections among the younger population and a high positivity rate among symptomatic individuals in contrast to the initial phase of the pandemic, according to the epidemiological analysis of Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab - Amritsar, Pathankot, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur,…

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Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu backs ‘Rail Roko’ by farmers, hits out at AAP

AMRITSAR: Announcing to extend support to the farmers in their April 25 Rail Roko agitation, former president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Navjot Singh Sidhu blamed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allegedly deceiving the farmers and making false promises to the common people of Punjab to win elections.

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Shehnaaz Gill visits Golden Temple; shares a peaceful photo of her sitting on the floor

Shehnaaz Gill visited the famous Golden Temple in Amritsar and shared a lovely picture of herself from there. The actress was seen seated on the floor with her head covered in a white dupatta following the tradition. She looked simple and sweet in a cotton dress.

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Malayalis seek train home via UT

MOHALI: Malayalee Samajam, Mohali a socio-cultural organisation comprising residents of Kerala in the city, demanded diversion of Amritsar-Kochuveli express train via Chandigarh. Sivaramakrishnan K S, president, Malayalee Samajam, Mohali wrote a letter to divisional railway manager, Ambala Division making the request.

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Two weeks after dalit youth hanged upside down from tree in Punjab, SC commission directs police to nab culprits

AMRITSAR: Taking cognizance of the alleged inaction against the accused who had not only tortured a dalit youth but also hanged him upside down with a tree, fifteen days ago, the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes has directed the police to arrest the culprits and submit its report by…

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Devotees celebrate 'Hola Mohalla' at Golden temple in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: The three-day-long Sikh festival, 'Hola Mohalla' or Warrior Holi began at the Golden temple in Amritsar on Saturday.

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Amritsar: AAP's newly-elected MLA Jeevanjot Kaur conducts surprise checks

AMRITSAR: Newly elected MLA from Amritsar East assembly constituency Jeevanjot Kaur on Tuesday conducted a surprise check at Verka milk plant, government hospital, and police station to check the attendance and their functioning.

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Challenger in jail, all quiet in hot seat

AMRITSAR: The hottest contest of the 2022 Punjab assembly elections was fought in Amritsar East constituency, between former SAD minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu.

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Exit polls should be banned, says Shiromani Akali Dal chief

AMRITSAR: Days after several exit polls predicted a clean sweep for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that he does not believe in them and further mentioned that exit polls and opinion polls should be banned.

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Reunion for another family at Kartarpur Sahib

AMRITSAR : Kartapur Corridor continues to emerge as a meeting place for the families divided across the Radcliffe Line both during IndoPak partition in 1947 and later.

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Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s jailed nephew complains of chest pain, hospitalised

AMRITSAR : Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey was brought to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) in Amritsar from Kapurthala jail, where he is lodged, after he complained of pain in the chest.

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Punjab CM’s nephew Honey Singh undergoes cardiac check-up

AMRITSAR: Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey was brought to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) in Amritsar from Kapurthala jail after he complained of pain in the chest.

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In Amritsar, electors in urban seats preferred not to exercise franchise

AMRITSAR :It’s not just Amritsar East assembly constituency, where heavyweights Navjot Singh Sidhu and Bikram Singh Majithia are locked in a direct contest, that registered the low turnout, Amritsar West and Amritsar Central assembly constituencies too recorded poor polling percentages compared to previous elections, raising heckles of the contenders.

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Poor voter show in urban Majha sparks talk of change

AMRITSAR : The voting trend in all 25 assembly seats of Majha region, which comprises Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Tarn Taran districts, has thrown off calculations earlier made by political parties and now led to speculation by political pundits that no party would get a clearcut majority.

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Punjab elections: Amritsar West and Central assembly constituencies registered lowest polling percentage

AMRITSAR: It’s not just Amritsar East assembly constituency from where heavyweights Navjot Singh Sidhu and Bikram Singh Majithia were contesting elections registered the low voter's turnout but Amritsar West and Amritsar Central assembly constituencies recorded lowest polling percentage which has raised the concerns of election stakeholders.

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Majithia: Asr East like war-torn Kabul

AMRITSAR: On the last day of campaigning, SAD(B) candidate from Amritsar East assembly constituency, Bikram Singh Majithia gave slogans of ‘vote for change’ and ‘vote for hope’.

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Sidhu ends campaign with claims on bridges

AMRITSAR: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Navjot Singh Sidhu marked the last day of campaigning for the assembly elections on Sunday by holding a press conference at the Bhandari Bridge, the construction of which was initiated by him during his tenure as local bodies minister.

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Manish Sisodia campaigns in Asr’s ‘hottest’ seat

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Friday campaigned for the party’s candidate from Amritsar East, Jeevan Jyot Kaur, who is locked in a tough contest against Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and SAD senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia.

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Ajnala man finds Partition-separated kin online, families meet at Kartarpur

AMRITSAR: Kartarpur Sahib is emerging as the latest meeting ground for families separated during the Parition, and the corridor as the bridge across India-Pakistan border.

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Assembly polls: Navjot Singh Sidhu's Punjab Model would've brought changes in 6 months, says wife

AMRITSAR: Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the namesake wife of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Tuesday said she still felt her husband is the most suitable candidate to be the Congress party's chief ministerial face.

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Punjab assembly elections: Akali Dal's Bikram Majithia to contest against PPCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

AMRITSAR: The Amritsar East assembly constituency is likely to be the hottest seat in Punjab after SAD(B) announced to field former Akali minister Bikram Singh Majithia.

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