AMRITSAR: Two bikers snatched a bag containing Rs 20 lakh from a woman riding pillion, when she was on her way to buy some land along with her grandson, on Wednesday. Gurdeep Kaur, a resident ofwas going to Baba Bakal tehsil complex along with Amolak Singh for the registration of land when the robbers pushed them and sped away with the cash near Butala village. The bag contained Rs 20.70 lakh cash...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar

Intense heat wave in Amritsar

mercury level in Amritsar soared to 47.2 degree celsius on Wednesday upsetting the routine life. And to add woes to the miseries ofWith city sizzling in intense heat wave many schools have advanced their timings to give some reprieve to both students and teachers.Iqbal Singh Mann informed that "There are scheduled electricity cuts about which information is available on website other electricity cuts...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar

Robbers made away with Rs 20 lakh from a woman

mobike borne robbers made away with Rs 20 lakh from a woman of Butala village near, Amritsar on Wednesday. According to reports Gurdeep Kaur, resident of village Kamokae was going to the tehsil complex of Baba Bakal along with her grandson Amolak Singh on motorcycle for the registration of a land which she was to purchase from Manmohan Singh of same village.As Amolak Singh and Gurdeep Kaur reached...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar

After double murder, tension in Amritsar villages

the eve of election, with people anticipating more violence during Sunday's polling.Even though the administration has made statements that all security arrangements have been made to ensure fair polls, villagers are skeptical about the situation on polling day. In Bhuttar, a sleepy village near Chogawan, people were reluctant to talk about elections. Sukhwinder Singh, a shopkeeper, said he had heard...

Source : Times Of India | 6 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar

UPA govt should stop discriminating in giving loan waivers: Bikram Majithia

should first stop its discriminatory attitude in giving loan waivers to the cereal bowl of India.and UP, with whom it did not share any friendly relations, were given special packages of Rs 12,000 and Rs 5,000 crore respectively. But Punjab was badly ignored even in debt waiver scheme for farmers despite their major contribution to the country on the foodgrain front. The UPA government needs to introspect...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar

16 child labourers rescued in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: Sixteen children, engaged as bonded labourers at a small manufacturing unit of artificial jewelleries here, were rescued today by police.On the basis of a tip-off, the police raided the house at Sultanwind locality, where the victims were locked for last several months and rescued them, they said.The children, between the age group of 8-16 years, were not given enough food or allowed to have...

Source : Times Of India | 8 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar

Sikh clergy to seek views of others on Bluestar memorial

Amritsar, May 15 : The Sikh clergy today decided to seek the views of various Sikh bodies and scholars before taking a final decision on removing the name of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale from the Blue Star memorial in the Golden Temple comlex.The Sikh high priests, who held a meeting presided over by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, said they would have consultations with the Sikh panth and...

Source : Newkerala | 8 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar

Now, Imran Khan's PTI nominates Sikh to provincial assembly in Pakistan

assembly.He is the second Sikh to be appointed as a member of the provincial assembly as Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) had earlier after registering a landslide victory in the Pakistan elections nominated Ramesh Singh Arora to the provincial assembly.Swarn Singh was the former President of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC).Now with Pakistan all set to have two...

Source : Newkerala | 9 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar

India Regional News

Amritsar, May 14 : Swarn Singh is being nominated by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to the provincial assemblyNew Delhi, May 14 : Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that out of six Dreamliners, two Dreamliners have already been modified for commercial operations and all six planes will be ready for operation by the end of this monthLatehar, May 14 : Union Home Minister Sushil...

Source : Newkerala | 9 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Amritsar