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Even Punjab`s CM has to wait for his turn here

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 14:04

t a time when the `VIP culture` in India is under threat from the ideology of the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, Harmandar Sahib, Sikh`s premier shrine here, has been showing the way of treating everyone alike, including VIPs and celebrities.

Operation Blue Star architect Lt Gen KS Brar rubbishes reports of UK help

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 11:15

Rubbishing the reports hinting at British help to India in planning the Operation Bluestar, former Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar has said that the anti-Sikh raid was planned and executed entirely by the Indian Army.

No differences with Sidhu, says Sukhbir

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 18:36

Punjab`s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday said he has no differences with BJP MP from Amritsar Navjot Singh Sidhu who recently alleged slow pace of development works in his parliamentary constituency.

Fog throws life out of gear in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:12

Dense fog continued to play havoc in Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh, affecting normal life with many trains running late.

SAD(A) to hold rally close to Narendra Modi`s in Jagraon

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 18:09

To counter Narendra Modi`s "anti-minorities policies", Shrimoni Akali Dal (Amritsar) will hold a rally at Mullanpur close to the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate`s rally in Jagraon on December 21.

GRP head constable held for rape of mother of four

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 10:53

A Government Railway Police Head Constable has been arrested for allegedly raping a mother of four from Delhi who was visiting the city, police said.

2002 kidney scam: Police officer, 5 govt doctors sentenced

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 19:35

A court on Friday gave eight years imprisonment to a former Haryana police officer and five year jail term to five doctors in connection with the 2002 kidney scam.

Golden Temple decked up with lights

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 13:54

The entire Golden Temple complex, which is home to the holiest of Sikh shrines `Harmandar Sahib`, wore a festive look on Sunday with millions of lights being put up all around the complex.

Kin of Indira Gandhi`s assassins honoured in Amritsar

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 15:17

The kin of the two assassins of late prime minister Indira Gandhi, who was killed by her bodyguards on October 31, 1984, were honoured by Sikh hardliners.

Truck-bus collision kills 8, injures 15

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 21:28

Eight people, including a child and two women, were killed and 15 injured when a truck and a private bus collided head-on on the Amritsar-Pathnakot highway here Tuesday, police said.

Three Pakistani smugglers killed by BSF

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 12:52

The BSF has recovered nearly 285 kg of heroin along the Indo-Pakistan international border in the first 10 months of this year. They had recovered nearly 290 kg heroin in the area in 2012.

14-year-old girl kidnapped, gang-raped in Punjab

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 14:13

A Class VIII student was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by three men, police said on Friday.