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Sushma not to attend Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 24 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday confirmed that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will not attend the Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar on December 3 and 4.
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Pakistan confirms participation to Heart of Asia conference in India
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 23 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz will be attending the Heart of Asia (HoA) conference in Amritsar on December 3 and 4.
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Punjab Govt. offers Rs. five lakh ex-gratia to slain soldier's kin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov. 7 (ANI): The Punjab Government on Monday announced Rs. five lakh ex-gratia and government job to one family member of slain soldier Gursewak Singh, who was killed yesterday in Pakistani firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kash
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Data Wind signs two MoUs with educational institutes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Nov. 7(ANI): To commemorate the visit of John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada, DataWind on Monday signed two Memorandums of Understanding(MoU), one with A K Education Pvt. Ltd and the other with Carleton University in the presence of t
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Crop procurement facilities bring cheer to Punjab farmers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab)[India], Nov.4 (ANI): Punjab, which is rightly termed the 'Food Bowl of India', continues to grow a variety of crops, fruits and vegetables, making the nation self-sufficient.
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Amit Shah confident that Akali Dal- BJP will form Govt. again in Punjab
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab)[India], Nov. 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday said that he has full faith in the leadership of Sardar Prakash Singh Badal and expressed confidence that the Akali Dal-BJP Government will again be formed in 2017.
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It's 'No Tobacco Day' in Punjab today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov. 1 (ANI): To reduce prevalence of tobacco and nicotine use and to prevent the spread of non-communicable disease, the Government of Punjab will observe Tuesday as 'No Tobacco Day'.
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BSF not to exchange sweets with Pak Rangers at Attari this Diwali
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar [India] Oct. 30 (ANI): Amidst the escalating tension between India and Pakistan, the Border Security Force (BSF) will not be exchanging sweets with the Pakistan Rangers at the Attari-Wagah Border today on the occasion of Diwali.
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AAP distributes forms promising to waive off Punjab farmers' loans
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): Attempting to woo the farmers of Punjab ahead of next year's assembly polls, the Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been distributing forms declaring that it would waive off the farmers' loans after coming to power in the state.
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Dussehra: Locals set to burn Nawaz Sharif's effigy in Amritsar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct.11 (ANI): With India-Pakistan tensions becoming more evident in the recent past especially after the surgical strike by the Indian Army, a group of locals in Amritsar have decided to express their displeasure by burning effigies of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz
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Navjot Kaur slams SAD, says didn't join BJP to back wrong
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Sunday said that she resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the MLAs of the saffron party have no say in Punjab, adding there is no point of being in politics if one cannot raise his voice against wrong.
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Navjot Kaur Sidhu resigns from BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct. 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA from Amritsar (East) and the wife of Navjot Singh Sidhu, who recently launched a political front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab', Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Saturday resigned from the saffron party's primary membership.
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