Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said that the 'possibility of involvement of ISI-backed Khalistani/Kashmiri terror groups can't be ruled out'.
Exuding confidence, Sidhu told media persons that the voters of Amritsar, who gave him a thumping victory in the last Lok Sabha polls, would again stand by him.
Arshia Joshi lost her life in a tragic car accident in Pennsylvania on March 21, the Consulate General of India in New York said in a post on X on Saturday.
Congress candidate Om Parkash Soni, a former first citizen, has been retaining this seat for the last two terms, but as an Independent.
Some farmer outfits on Friday threw their weight behind the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) woman constable who allegedly slapped actor and Bharatiya Janata Party MP-elect Kangana Ranaut, saying the entire sequence leading to the incident needs to be properly investigated.
The Punjab government on Wednesday shifted six police officials, including the senior superintendent of police Jalandhar (Rural), in Jalandhar district, where radical preacher Amritpal Singh escaped the police dragnet earlier this month.
Talwar said the Amritsar-Lahore bus would take the same route adopted by Delhi-Lahore bus.
They have been deployed to foil suspicious activities at the border in Punjab.
In Punjab, farmers sat on railway tracks at many locations in 22 districts, including Amritsar, Ludhiana, Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur, Firozpur, Fazilka, Sangrur, Mansa, Moga and Bathinda. Because of the disruption of train services, passengers experienced inconvenience.
Amritsar can soon boast of one of the most modern modes of transport.
The BJP feels that Navjot Singh Sidhu will prove to be a draw among the youth, the middle classes and the Sikh community in Delhi, reports Sunita Moga in New Delhi
The two countries already have a bus service from Srinagar to Muzaffarabad.
Temperatures remained above 45 degrees Celsius in large parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh, affecting daily life as many chose to remain indoors in the afternoon.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Monday Punjab CM AQmrinder Singh said that the state congress committee had not approached Dr Singh with any such proposal.
Efficient land use, minimum congestion, a focus on dharamshalas (inns) and homestays, upgrading the infrastructure while retaining the historical and cultural character of the city are some of the highlights of the plan prepared by Kukreja, the managing principal of CP Kukreja Architects.
The 489th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Ram Das, the fourth Guru of Sikhs, was celebrated in Amritsar on Monday, October 30, 2023.
A source in the know said realistically two-three of the seven bullet train corridors could be included as a practical election promise.
An order to detain radical preacher Amritpal Singh under the stringent National Security Act was issued by the Amritsar district magistrate on Saturday, said a police officer's affidavit which also described how the Waris Punjab De chief gave the cops the slip.
More than 80 per cent of Indians live in districts vulnerable to climate risks. Among these, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Bihar are the most vulnerable states to extreme climate events.
In its report, The Intercept claimed that the Indian government issued instructions on a "crackdown scheme" against certain Sikh entities in western countries.
Anju, an Indian mother of two children who travelled to Pakistan to marry her Facebook friend, returned to India through the Wagah-Attari border on Wednesday, officials said.
A schoolboy, who was abducted 10 days ago in Amritsar in Punjab, has been released in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur town, a Punjab Police release said on Friday.
Kite maker Jagmohan Kanojia prepares special kites with images of freedom fighters.
President A P J Abdul Kalam will visit Amritsar on Tuesday to attend the quadri-centennial celebrations of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib.
The exchange of the list took place under the provisions of an agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities, the ministry of external affairs said.
It was the coldest city in the plains with the mercury touching 0.3 degree Celsius, four below normal.
Due to a 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' convened by farmers at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday, the Delhi Police has beefed up security and deployed heavy force for checking vehicles, which might lead to traffic snarls in the central parts of the city, officials said.
Living in penury and hardly being able to make two ends meet has not prevented a 60 year-old rickshaw puller from jumping into the poll fray.
The prime minister was addressing the 79th Annual General Meeting of industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
The officials of the Indian Army received the fishermen at the Attari-Wagah Border in Punjab's Amritsar.
Hundreds of Sikh youths, led by the Dal Khalsa, were carrying Khalistani flags and photographs of damaged Akal Takht.
As the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation of farmers entered the third day on Thursday, two key border points between Delhi and Haryana remained closed for traffic, while security personnel in anti-riot gear conducted drills and mock exercises to ensure their fool-proof preparation.
'I was emotional when the decision took place on August 5, 2019.' 'I made the film with clear intentions of projecting the truth.'
Development economist Jean Dreze said the Indian democracy is currently navigating a crisis that is not only limited to the 'recent wave of authoritarianism' but also suppression of opposition voices by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Additional director general of police, Surinder Pal Singh Parmar, said the security arrangement is a positive message that the situation is normal in Punjab.
'Rahul Gandhi is going to turn 54 and in India political leaders peak when they are around 60.' 'This 'bhai-behen ki jodi' has done a wonderful job for the Congress.' 'Priyanka Gandhi was a very effective campaigner.'
Pakistan will hold the trial run of its bus on December 13.
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