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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).

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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

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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

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With Sangrur bypoll win, Simranjit Singh Mann makes a comeback

Surprise win of radical Sikh leader Simranjit Singh Mann seen as a measure of three-month old AAP government’s popularity

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‘Lovestruck’ teacher from Madhya Pradesh held during attempt to cross over to Pakistan

AMRITSAR: Lovelorn Fiza Khan, a 24-year-old teacher from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, couldn’t cross the international border at Attari to meet her Pakistani friend Dilshad whom she had met over social media. She was ‘held’ at the Attari border post and handed over to the Madhya Pradesh police.

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Punjab: Of 4 Lok Sabha bypolls in 15 years, turnout lowest this time

BARNALA: Punjab has witnessed three parliamentary byelections in the last 15 years, and the voter turnout had been much higher than Sangrur. The first byelection was conducted for Amritsar parliamentary constituency in February 2007 after then MP Navjot Singh Sidhu had resigned from Parliament in December 2006 after being convicted…

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Pakistan mulling visa on arrival for pilgrims?

AMRITSAR: Is Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif government planning to give visas on arrival to Sikhs willing to pay obeisance at the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev? According to highly placed sources, deliberations are being held about allowing Indian followers of Baba Nanak to visit Nankana Sahib in Pakistan in exchange for…

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Yoga day celebrations across region

Amritsar: International Yoga Day was celebrated in Punjab and Haryana, and by the BSF on the international border with Pakistan.

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Punjab: AAP hopes to cash in on momentum of assembly win

BARNALA: Campaigning has started to pick up for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat byelection, which is set to go to polls on June 23. Candidates of five parties - Aam Aadmi Party, Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP and SAD (Amritsar) - are in the fray. The parties have deputed leaders…

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Rising crime: In Amritsar, 3 murders in 24 hours

AMRITSAR: Three people, including a woman, were killed in three separate incidents of gun violence and strangulation in the past 24 hours in the holy city. The last incident occurred on Sunday morning, when Harinder Singh, 35, a resident of Ghanpur Kale, who had come from Dubai a week back,…

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Radical outfits hold ‘freedom march’ in Amritsar ahead of ‘Operation Bluestar’ anniversary

Uneasy calm prevails; security tightened ahead of 38th anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar’

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Punjab CM holds closed-door meeting with Akal Takht Jathedar in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and held a closed-door meeting with Akal Takht Jathedar Gyani Harpreet Singh ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary.

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Kashmiris now look to Amritsar for healthcare

AMRITSAR: The holy city is emerging as the most preferred destination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir for getting medical treatment of various ailments, owing to quality patient care and high-end medical services available here.

The Times of India

Security tightened in Amritsar ahead of ‘Operation Bluestar’ anniversary

Police on their toes with flag marches, intense checking at several places, CCTV cameras on major routes

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Navjot Singh Sidhu road rage case: Impact on political career not clear yet

AMRITSAR: Opinions are divided on what impact the sentencing of Navjot Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment in a road rage case will have on his political career. Even as the cricketer-turned-comedian-turned-politician has already been sulking publicly after being removed from the post of Punjab Congress chief, some believe that road…

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2 Sikh traders shot dead in Peshawar suburb

ISLAMABAD/AMRITSAR: Motorbike-borne assailants shot and killed two traders from Peshawar's minuscule Sikh community at a marketplace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, sending fear and outrage coursing through religious minorities across Pakistan over yet another seemingly selective attack.

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Mohali attack: Security strengthened along borders with Himachal Pradesh, J&K

AMRITSAR: Following Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack on the building of the Punjab police intelligence division in Mohali followed by another attack, the Punjab border range police as well as police and civil administrations of neighbouring Chamba, Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir…

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I believe there is nothing more sustainable than literature: Chef-author Vikas Khanna

Award-winning Michelin-Star chef, TV show host, one of the judges of MasterChef India, restaurateur, writer, filmmaker, and above all a humanitarian-- Vikas Khanna is a household name in India. He has hosted events for former US president Barack Obama, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis, the Prime Minister of…

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Khelo India University Games: Mutagar helps Bengaluru City University retain hockey gold

BENGALURU: Harish Mutagar continued with his golden run in the Khelo India University Games on Sunday. The 23-year-old struck two goals to power Bengaluru City University to their second consecutive title. In the final played at the KSHA stadium, the defending champions blanked Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 3-0.

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Amritsar: 'Plant trees in scientific way to fight climate change'

AMRITSAR: Haphazard plantation of trees will not help to fight climate change but a scientific approach has to be adopted in the plantation of trees to address the severity of climate change which has been proved by the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in Amritsar whose botanical garden has 3-4°C…

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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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