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No one should stay hungry: BJP's Tarun Chugh starts 'Roti bank' in Amritsa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus, BJP leader Tarun Chugh has started a 'Roti bank' in Amritsar and appealed to people to send food for needy ones.
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Golden Temple premises disinfected amid Covid-19 outbreak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): The Golden Temple premises was disinfected by the Punjab Fire Service on Saturday as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus.
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Keeping Sabzi Mandi open for 5 hours will curb black marketing: Amritsar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Amritsar Sabzi Mandi Association on Saturday urged the local administration to open the sabzi mandi (vegetable market) for five hours to prevent the black marketing of vegetables amid the nationwide lockdown.
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Punjab Police distributes free food to needy during lockdown in Amritsar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Amid the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, Punjab Police on Wednesday distributed free food packets and other essential commodities to the needy here.
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Amritsar temples following coronavirus lockdown as Navratri begins
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Mata Sheetla Mandir in Amritsar saw only a handful of devotees on Wednesday as Chaitra Navratri began amidst coronavirus lockdown to discourage people from crowding.
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People queue up for milk in Amritsar, say they support COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): A day after Punjab Government announced a statewide lockdown till March 31 in order to control the spread of coronavirus, city dwellers in Amritsar were standing in queues outside to procure milk on Monday.
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43 people returning from Pakistan, Dubai quarantined in Amritsar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): As many as 43 people returning from Pakistan and Dubai were on Thursday quarantined here by the state authorities to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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SGCP members hand out masks, sanitisers to devotees at Golden Temple
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The devotees visiting Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) were thermally scanned and provided hand sanitisers by the members of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of Coronavirus, here on Wed
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Golden Temple may prohibit devotees' visit in wake of corona scare: Cong M
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi,(India), Mar 17,(ANI): Congress Lok Sabha Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Tuesday indicated that the Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar, which is considered as one of the holiest places of Sikhs, is likely to impose a ban on pilgrims' visit in view of coronavirus scare, which has claimed
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COVID-19: SGPC hopes situation improves before Baisakhi pilgrimage to Nank
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Amid a global coronavirus outbreak, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has decided to adopt a wait and watch policy before finalising plans for this year's Baisakhi pilgrimage to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.
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Devotees celebrate 'Hola Mohalla' at Golden Temple, Amritsar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Amritsar [Punjab], Mar 10 (ANI): On the special occasion of 'Hola Mohalla' or Warrior Holi today, thousands of devotees thronged to seek blessings at the Golden Temple here.
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Devotees flock to temples to celebrate Holi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): People thronged to temples on Monday morning to offer prayers on the auspicious occasion of Holika Dahan, which is celebrated with much gusto in several parts of the country.
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