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Punjab: Police thwarts Referendum 2020 campaign, arrests 2 people
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The Punjab Police on Friday arrested two members of a Khalistani module, allegedly engaged in propagating the Khalistan Referendum 2020 campaign by putting up banners and posters at public places here.
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Jaitley expresses grief over Punjab train tragedy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday expressed his grievances over the death of more than 50 people in the train accident in Punjab's Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations.
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People politicising Amritsar train mishap should be ashamed: Navjot Kaur S
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Congress leader and Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Friday slammed people "politicising" the Amritsar train mishap.
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Amritsar Tragedy: Here are helpline numbers
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Indian Railways have issued helpline numbers after the Amritsar Dussehra tragedy.
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Train accident: Dussehra celebrations organised without permission, claim
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Eyewitnesses at the train accident site, where more than 50 people are feared dead, claimed that the Dussehra celebrations were organised without permission.
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Amritsar train tragedy: PM Modi approves Rs 2 lakh for families of decease
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those killed in Amritsar train tragedy. He has also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for the injured.
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Amritsar train mishap: Punjab CM orders probe, announces ex-gratia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered an inquiry into the tragic train accident in Amritsar in which more than 50 people are feared dead.
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Railway Minister condoles loss of lives in Amritsar train accident
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Expressing grief over the Amritsar train tragedy, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that Railways is conducting immediate relief and rescue operations.
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Amritsar accident: PM Modi directs officials to provide immediate assistan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the deaths of over 50 people in a train accident in Punjab's Amritsar city and said that he has asked officials to provide immediate assistance.
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Amritsar train accident: CM directs officials to rush to spot
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday night directed senior officials to rush to the train accident site where more than 50 people were killed while they were watching Dussehra celebrations near train track in Choura Bazar.
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Over 50 dead in Amritsar train accident
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): More than 50 people were dead after a train ran into people watching Dussehra celebrations near train track in Amritsar's Choura Bazar on Friday.
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Stubble burning: Farmers block Amritsar-JK rail traffic
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 18 (ANI) Protesting against the prohibition on stubble burning, hundreds of farmers blocked the Amritsar-Jammu and Kashmir rail route by sitting on 'Dharna' on the tracks in Batala, 40 kms from Amritsar, on Thursday.
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