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Navjot Singh Sidhu has not drawn his salary after resignation as Minister:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretary Lakhanpal Mishra said that Congress leader and MLA from Amritsar East constituency, Navjot Singh Sidhu has never asked for his salary and allowances after he resigned as Cabinet Minister in the Punjab government in July
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SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal, other party leaders perform 'seva' at G
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal and other party leaders performed 'seva' (voluntary service) at the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) on Thursday.
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Punjab: Protest by families of victims in 2018 train tragedy enters second
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Protests by the families of the victims of devastating train tragedy here last year entered its second day on Tuesday, with the protestors alleging that the state government has failed to provide them with justice.
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Punjab: 3 held in murder case
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Three people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a murder, which they had "planned, prepared and executed" to claim insurance benefits.
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Punjab: Farmers block railway tracks, demand clearance of sugarcane dues
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Demanding the clearance of sugarcane dues from Rana Sugar Mill, farmers on Tuesday blocked the Amritsar-Delhi railway tracks.
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Punjab: SGPC recreates 'Guru Ka Bagh' near Golden Temple
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has initiated work to recreate the Guru Ka Bagh near the Golden Temple here, which will have 400 species of plants including medicinal, mostly native.
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Punjab Cabinet approves amendment to create rural land banks for industria
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): The Punjab Cabinet led by Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave in-principle approval to amend the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Rules, 1964, to create land banks in rural areas to boost industrial development in the city.
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Amritsar turned coldest city on Saturday night
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): As the winter is setting in the northern parts of the country, Punjab's Amritsar became the coldest city on Saturday night with the temperature settling at 7.8 degrees Celsius.
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Aamir Khan visits Golden temple ahead of his new release
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): The perfectionist of Bollywood, Aamir Khan, who is all in excitement for his upcoming release -- Laal Singh Chaddha -- took some time out of the schedule to seek blessings at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, on Saturday.
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Temperature dips across North India, cold waves intensify in Amritsar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov 29 (ANI): Cold wave conditions have swept several parts of North India, particularly in parts of Punjab, Himachal and Uttarakhand where the effects of snowfall in high altitude places are also being felt in the plains.
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Punjab Police arrest 3 in Amritsar, recover 1.52 kg heroin
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Three persons were arrested and 1.52 kg heroin was recovered from their possession in Chatiwind police station area of Amritsar here, an official said on Sunday.
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Sikh community demands resumption of Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): As the much-awaited corridor to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib opened recently, the members of Sikh community are now demanding the government to resume the bus service from Amritsar to Nankana Sahib.
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