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AIATF hails Centre's decision to ban Sikhs for Justice
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 11 (ANI): The All India Anti-Terrorists Front (AIATF) on Thursday lauded the central government for banning radical outfit, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).
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People in Punjab don't want to relive the decade of 90s, says DSGMC Presid
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): President of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that Pakistan will never be able to lure patriotic Punjabis into its designs of sabotaging the much awaited Kartarpur Corridor.
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Pilot project approved to replace existing border fencing in Amritsar: Cen
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that a pilot project has been approved to replace the existing old design or composite fencing with a new "anti-cut" and "anti-rust" modular fencing in 7.18 kilometres India-Pakistan border length in Amritsar.
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Punjab: Turban tying competition in Amritsar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 8 (ANI): A turban tying competition was held here on Sunday encourage youths towards Sikhism.
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Amritsar: STF arrests inter-state smuggler, seizes 6.5 kg opium
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 3 (ANI): Punjab Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday arrested an inter-state smuggler and seized 6.5 kg opium and drugs and Rs 1 lakh from his possession.
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BSF jawans brave heat wave in Punjab
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 3 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) jawans posted at the International Border in Punjab are reeling under heat wave conditions, as the mercury has skyrocketed in the area in the recent past.
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Congress MP seeks probe into delay in installing truck scanner at ICP
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 2 (ANI) Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Tuesday raised in Lok Sabha the issue of seizure of 532 kg of suspected heroin at Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Amritsar district on June 30 and said it could have affected nearly six lakh children.
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Amritsar: Two accused held with 532 kg suspected heroin, sent to judicial
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 1 (ANI): An Amritsar court on Monday sent two accused, who were caught with narcotics by Custom Department, to 14 days judicial custody.
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Amritsar: Heroin, narcotics worth Rs 2,700 cr seized at ICP
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Jun 30 (ANI): In a major breakthrough, the Customs Preventive Commissionerate, Amritsar, seized 532 kg of suspected heroin and 52 kg of mixed narcotics worth Rs 2,700 crore from an import consignment here at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) on Saturday.
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Punjab govt and SGPC join hands to celebrate 550th Guru Nanak Prakash Pura
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Jun 29 (ANI):The Punjab government and the Sikh Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will jointly celebrate Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birth anniversary this year.
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224 Sikh devotees leave for Pakistan on death anniversary of Maharaja Ranj
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 27 (ANI): To commemorate the 180th Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a batch of 224 Sikh devotees from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) left for Pakistan in a special train from Attari Railway Station on Thursday morning.
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Amritsar: UNDP team tours city to address air pollution issue
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 26 (ANI): A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) team on Wednesday visited various parts of Amritsar city as part of a team to assess the air pollution levels to enable a future action program to address the issue.
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