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Manmohan Singh not interested in contesting from Amritsar seat: Punjab CM
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was never in the reckoning for Amritsar parliamentary constituency as he had made it clear that he was not interested in contesting elections, said Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday.
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Cong cadres want Manmohan to contest LS poll from Amritsar
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 10 (ANI): The Congress party workers are trying their best to convince former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to contest from Amritsar, said Asha Kumari, in-charge for the party's Punjab affairs.
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Army Chief reviews operational preparedness along western borders
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat visited Western Command Headquarters on Saturday and reviewed the operational preparedness along the western borders, an official statement said.
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Punjab CM seeks return of historic materials removed from Golden Temple du
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chandigarh [India], March 6 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking the immediate restoration of "historic materials" removed from the library of the Golden Temple during Operation Bluestar in 1984.
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Amritsar: Farmers block rail movement, demand implementation of Swaminatha
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar 5 (ANI): For the fourth consecutive day, farmers staged a protest on the Amritsar-Delhi railway line at Jandiala town on Tuesday demanding implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, among other things.
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Abhinandan gave a brilliant smile on touching Indian soil: Amritsar DC
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Attari-Wagah Border (Punjab) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman gave a brilliant smile while stepping on the Indian soil, which was a heart-touching moment for all of us, said Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Shivdular Singh Dhillon on Friday night.
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Punjab CM offers to receive Abhinandan at border, tweets to PM
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has offered to receive Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at the border on his arrival from Pakistan.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh calls for emergency meeting; border districts on
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): In the backdrop of aerial strikes conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) at a training terror camp in Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday Doeke village of Amritsar remained calm, located near the Line of Control.
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Jhola Phatak tragedy: Family members protest against Punjab govt
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh, (Punjab), [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Family members of the victims of Jhola Phatak train tragedy protested against alleged betrayal by the Punjab government here on Monday.
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Punjab govt to build Jallianwala Bagh massacre memorial with soil from 13k
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Feb 23 (ANI): The Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government will build a memorial on the occasion of the centenary commemoration of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre here with soil from all 13,000 villages of the state.
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Pulwama attack aftermath: Trade comes to a halt at Attari border
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): In the aftermath of India withdrawing Pakistan's Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status, businesses across Attari border have come to a halt.
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Pakistani national shot at border in Gurdaspur being treated in Amritsar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab), [India], Jan 20 (ANI): An injured Pakistani national, who was found by the Border Security Force near the border area of Dera Baba Nanak, is being treated at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar, officials said.
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