AMRITSAR: In an intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Amritsar has busted yet another Pakistan-backed terror module and foiled major terror plot with the arrest of one accused person

AMRITSAR: In an intelligence-led operation amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) Amritsar has foiled a Pakistan’s ISI-backed terror plot with the arrest of one accused person and recovered an RDX-based Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough Amritsar Rural Police has arrested the key accused involved in the Lucky Oberoi murder case after a brief exchange of fire in Khasa area of Amritsar and recovered Beretta .30 bore pistol from his possession, said Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Border Range Sandeep Goel.

AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border drug smuggling cartel with links to Pakistan-based handlers with the arrest of seven accused persons and recovered 4.075 kg heroin, 1 kg Methamphetamine— commonly known as ICE, and one 9mm Glock pistol from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

AMRITSAR: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a drug supply module linked to foreign-based smuggles with the arrest of four operatives and recovered 4 Kg Heroin, ₹3.90 lakh drug money and one .32 bore pistol along with magazine and five live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday. 

CHANDIGARH: In an intelligence-led operation Punjab Police have busted a cross-border smuggling module with the arrest of two brothers in Amritsar and recovered one improvised explosive device (IED) and two mobile phones from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.

AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police arrested two accused persons involved in the brutal murder of Italy-based Malkit Singh at Raja Sansi in Amritsar and recovered five sophisticated weapons from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. 

AMRITSAR: The 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) will be organized from December 4 to 8, 2025, in Amritsar. The announcement was made by Mr. Karan Gilhotra, Chair, Punjab State Chapter, PHDCCI), during a press conference held at hotel HK Clarks Inn in the city. 

AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has busted a Cross-Border Arms Smuggling Module with links to Pakistan and recovered a cache of sophisticated weapons and huge quantity of ammunition from village Ghonewal, near the Ravi river close to the Indo-Pak border, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday. 

MUMBAI: Indian television host Bharti Singh, who is expecting her second child, recently shared a post on her social media account highlighting her pregnancy cravings.

 AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar has apprehended an operative of a terror network and recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing around 2.5 kg each, packed with high-grade RDX and equipped with timers for detonation, and one sophisticated .30 bore pistol along with ammunition from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.

AMRITSAR: In an intelligence based operation amidst the ongoing anti-drugs Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of a drug kingpin and recovered 5.025 kg Heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.

AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab, in a joint operation with Amritsar Rural Police, arrested gangster Jasvir Singh alias Lalla — a key associate of foreign-based gangster Harpreet Singh alias Happy Jatt and Bambiha Gang, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Friday. 

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party’s family continues to grow in Punjab even after elections and it got a major boost on Tuesday when councillors of BJP and Congress left their respective parties to join AAP. Jarnail Singh, MLA Delhi and Punjab affairs in-charge and Harchand Singh Barsat, party’s state general secretary welcomed the new members to the Aam Aadmi Party.

AMRITSAR: Harpreet Singh Soodan, a 2013 batch IAS officer today assumed charge as the 175th Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar. He was earlier posted as Deputy Commissioner at Sri Muktsar Sahib.

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Amritsar constituency Ajnala and Cabinet Minister, On his first arrival in holy  city Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal was given a warm welcome by the entire district unit at Golden Gate here today.

AMRITSAR: Aam Adami Party is organising a thanks giving roadshow in Amritsar tomorrow March 13.

CHANDIGARH: PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu and former Akali minister Bikram Singh Majithia have lost election from Amritsar East seat. They were defeated by AAP candidate Dr.Jivanjot Kaur.

AMRITSAR: FlyAmritsar Initiative has expressed gratitude to Canadian Member of Parliament Brad Vis (representing constituency of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon in British Columbia) and Shadow Minister of Pacific Economic Development for tabling a petition in the Canadian parliament requesting the Government for proactively advocating about direct flights between Vancouver/Toronto to Amritsar in India.

NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday said that five jawans have been killed in an incident of fratricide in Khasa in Punjab's Amritsar.

AMRITSAR: Guru Nanak Dev University has established a Department of “Apparel and Textile Technology” at its main university campus. The department shall admit 20 students for M.Sc. (Apparel & Textiles) w.e.f academic session 2022-23.

AMRITSAR: The well-acclaimed national-level Amritsar Literary Festival and Book Fair-2022 will kick start on March 5 at historic and picturesque Khalsa College campus. To be inaugurated by His Excellency Governor Punjab Banwarilal Purohit, the festival-cum-fair will offer rare books, talks, debates and cultural bonanza.

AMRITSAR: A helpline number 0183-2500598 has been set up by the district administration at the Red Cross to collect information of students and other persons belonging to the stranded district in Ukraine, so that the information of such persons can be forwarded to the concerned authorities through the state government.

AMRITSAR: It's more than a political battle in Amritsar (East) that will witness a fierce verbal duel for survival in this Punjab Assembly election.

AMRITSAR: Former minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia today appealed to the people of Amritsar East to vote for change, development and hope by ridding the constituency of the anti-people, anti-development , casteist and communal Pradesh Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu who had done nothing for the constituency since the last eighteen years.

AMRITSAR: Amritsar Vikas Manch demands ban on non-Punjabis from purchasing land in Punjab like Himachal and special status like other states.

NEW DELHI:An Amritsar-bound Vistara flight had to make an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, after it developed a technical snag on Thursday morning.

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and AAP candidate Dr. Jeevan Jyot Kaur issued special election manifesto for Vidhan Sabha constituency Amritsar East in the form of 'Sankalp Patra'. Manish Sisodia sharply attacked PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu and said that in Sidhu's 'Punjab model' there is only I, I and I have to be the Chief Minister. There is nothing for the common people of Punjab, women, youth and especially for the Amritsar East constituency.

AMRITSAR: In Amritsar East constituency, Punjab Congress President Navjot Sidhu suffered a major setback when Congress Councilor Jatinder Kaur Sonia from city ward no. Joined Mr. Rajan Gill, General Secretary, Akali Dal was also present on the occasion.

CHANDIGARH: Giving a major jolt to Congress party, Karamjit Singh Rintu Congress leader and Mayor of holy city of Amritsar today joined the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP).

AMRITSAR: The FlyAmritsar Initiative, along with Amritsar Vikas Manch, SEVA Trust UK and the Punjabi Diaspora in UK has welcomed the decision of Air India under the TATA group to increase the frequency of its direct Amritsar-London Heathrow flight from 1 to 3 flights per week from March 27 onwards i.e., the start of summer season in airline travel industry.

AMRITSAR:Former minister Bikram Singh Majithia today requested the Election Commission to take action against Pradesh Congress president Navjot Sidhu for instigating his supporters to block roads in Amritsar East constituency which had inconvenienced people of the area.

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Ministerial candidate and MP Bhagwant Mann met the party's candidates in Guru Ki Nagri. Jeevanjot Kaur, Dr. Jasbir Singh, Dr. Ajay Gupta, Campaigned for Inderbir Singh Nijhar and Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh (IPS).

AMRITSAR:Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia today exposed hollow claims of Pradesh Congress President Navjot Sidhu on development of Amritsar East constituency by highlighting the pathetic condition of the Vallah Mandi.

AMRITSAR:Under the direction of Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, Assembly elections are being held in Punjab on February 20, 2022. Counting will take place on March 10, 2022. In order to maintain law and order during this election process, the date of 18th February from 06:00 pm to 20th February, 2022 till the end of voting and the day of counting of votes ie March 10, 2022 has been declared as Dry Day.

AMRITSAR:Om Prakash Soni campaigned vigorously in other areas including Ward Nos. 60, 57 and 58 in connection with the election. Expressing his words, Om Prakash Soni said that with the help of his colleagues, like every time, this time too, the Congress party will win the election with a huge majority from the central constituency.

AMRITSAR: Harbir Singh Sandhu General Secretary Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) has strongly objected the release of Gurmeet Ram Rahim on 21 days parole.

AMRITSAR: Jaswant Singh Jas president Amritsar Cultural Manch has expressed grave sorrow over the death of renowned playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and said it is a big loss to Punjabi music industry.

AMRITSAR:Former minister Bikram Singh Majithia today said the fight for Amritsar East was a fight for restarting development projects in the constituency which had been completely stalled during the last eighteen years under the leadership of Pradesh Congress President Navjot Sidhu.

AMRITSAR: Thirteen observers, including six General Observers, five Expenditure Observers and two Police Observers, have been deployed in the district by the Election Commission for the Punjab Assembly elections.

AMRITSAR: Former minister Bikram Singh Majithia today said he had decided to answer the call of duty and contest the forthcoming assembly elections from Amritsar East constituency and hand over the responsibility of the Majitha seat to his wife Ganieve Kaur Majithia.

AMRITSAR: Sanyukt Samaj Morcha today announces Jaswinder Singh Kanda candidate from Amritsar South Constituency. However, Avtar Singh Harpalpur, candidate from Rajpura was announced yesterday inadvertently and the same stands withdrawn, according to Manjit Singh spokesman of the party.

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Pary (AAP) Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha lambasted Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Navjot Singh Sidhu and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia and said that both the leaders are undeserving candidates for Amritsar East.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that former chief minister and party patron Mr Parkash Singh Badal would contest the assembly election from Lambi even as former minister Bikram Singh Majithia would take on Pradesh Congress President Navjot Sidhu from Amritsar East in addition to Majithia constituency.

AMRITSAR: The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated with enthusiasm in three border districts Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Ferozepur on Wednesday.

AMRITSAR: The National Voters' Day notification for Assembly elections has been issued today and candidates can file their nomination papers till February 1.

AMRITSAR: FlyAmritsar Initiative, a civil society advocacy for connecting Amritsar airport to destinations across the world, has expressed gratitude to Brad Vis Canadian Member of Parliament representing Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon constituency of British Columbia and Shadow Minister for Pacific Economic Development for sponsoring a petition in the Canadian parliament and proactively advocating for direct flights between Vancouver/Toronto to Amritsar in India.

NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said that it foiled another attempt of smuggling of contraband by engaging a 'flying object' coming from Pakistan in Punjab's Amritsar Sector and seized over seven kg heroin dropped by it in the area.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government will seek US$ 210 million loan from World Bank/ Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the canal based water supply project for Amritsar and Ludhiana under the Punjab Municipal Service Improvement Project (PMSIP).

CHANDIGARH: In order to provide the best possible healthcare facilities to the cancer patients in the state, the Chief Secretary, Ms Vini Mahajan, on Wednesday directed the Medical Education Department to make the State Cancer Institute in Amritsar functional within the current fiscal.

NAKODAR: The Nakodar sadar police have an Amritsar village resident on the charge of kidnapping a minor girl.

AMRITSAR: Amritsar city police have registered as many as 10 FIRs and booked 28 persons for allegedly forwarding and sharing objectionable videos of children on social media.

AMRITSAR: Residents of local Swiss colonies (Swiss Green, Switzerland) today staged a protest against the colonizers and administration over regularization of colonies and development issues.

CHANDIGARH: With former Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu putting up more at his ancestral house in Patiala of late, posters saying "Sidhu is missing" from his Assembly constituency in Amritsar (East) surfaced on Wednesday, promising Rs 50,000 reward for anyone who 'finds' the MLA.

AMRITSAR: Historic Khalsa College today received Guru Nanak Dev University’s overall Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Trophy for outstanding performances in various sports competitions for the year 2019-20. GNDU VC Dr.Jaspal Singh handed over the trophy to College Principal Dr. Mehal Singh and sports head Dr. Daljit Singh at the varsity’s campus.

I am a civil engineer ever curious to observe and study the construction of uncommon types of structures. The first tall structure I observed being built was the 100 meter high steel television tower at village Basarke Gillan in Suburban Amritsar. Meant for government TV, It was the third of its kind in India after Delhi and Mumbai DD towers.

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: Adopting a zero tolerance approach towards bootlegging, the Amritsar Rural Police have busted another illicit liquor manufacturing unit with arrest of five persons during a raid at village Boparai Khurd in Lopoke here on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

CHANDIGARH: As per the drive initiated by the newly formed Enforcement Directorate, Mining, against illegal mining, Amritsar (Rural) Police has launched a major crackdown on illegal sand mining in the district.

CHANDIGARH: As per the drive initiated by the newly formed Enforcement Directorate, Mining, against illegal mining, Amritsar (Rural) Police has launched a major crackdown on illegal sand mining in the district.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to effectively combat the Covid-19 emergency situation across the state, the Punjab Cabinet gave approval to allow the recruitment of 473 posts of staff nurses in Rajindra Hospital, Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar attached with Government Medical Colleges of Patiala and Amritsar respectively by taking these posts out of the purview of Subordinate Service Selection Board to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot through written test on the basis of merit.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to improve efficacy of available resources and optimize the utilization of assets, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave approval for Redevelopment, Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of Circuit Houses at Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

AMRITSAR: In a tragic incident atlesr six Covid patients on oxygen support have died in a private hospital here due to shortage of Oxygen early this monrning.

AMRITSAR: Punjabi Diaspora in Canada and NGOs in India have put forth the call for introducing direct air connectivity from Vancouver & Toronto to Amritsar in order to facilitate travel keeping in view of the yearlong 400th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Teg Bahadur, the Ninth Sikh Guru who was born at Amritsar.

CHANDIGARH: The World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved 300 Million US dollars loan for canal based drinking water schemes under Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project with a view to ensure quality drinking water 24x7 and minimize the water losses for holy city Amritsar and industrial hub Ludhiana.

Punjab (Amritsar):The onset of 2021 summer season will connect Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport with more international and domestic destinations. The summer schedule in airline industry starts from March 29 and passengers will be able to fly to more destinations from Amritsar.

AMRITSAR: The onset of 2021 summer season will connect Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport with more international and domestic destinations. The summer schedule in airline industry starts from March 29 and passengers will be able to fly to more destinations from Amritsar.

CHANDIGARH: In a major reprieve to the distressed families passing through acute financial crisis, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday gave approval to provide jobs in various departments/institutions to the family members/ heirs of 34 deceased of Amritsar rail tragedy as per their qualifications by relaxing the existing norms as a special case.

CHANDIGARH: Lady luck has smiled on a housewife from Amritsar, who has won the 1st prize of Punjab State Dear 100 + monthly lottery worth Rs. one crore. The lucky winner, Renu Chauhan, on Thursday submitted the ticket and required documents to the State Lotteries Department here for encashment of the prize.

CHANDIGARH:Lady luck has smiled on a housewife from Amritsar, who has won the 1st prize of Punjab State Dear 100 + monthly lottery worth Rs. one crore. The lucky winner, Renu Chauhan, on Thursday submitted the ticket and required documents to the State Lotteries Department here for encashment of the prize.

CHANDIGARH: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said today that Punjab chief Minister Amarinder Singh reference to the Operation Blue Star during the all party meeting indicated that he was still in the mindset of the infamous "Amritsar declaration" that he had signed as an Akali leader in 1994.

AMRITSAR: The Punjabi diaspora, FlyAmritsar Initiative and Amritsar Vikas Manch, a non-government organization has welcomed the start of direct flight between Amritsar - Rome by the National carrier Air India, two historical cities in the World for the month of February, March and urged the airline to continue these flights after March 2021 as regular scheduled flights.

AMRITSAR:  The non-governmental organization (NGO), Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM) has urged the Ministry of Railways, Government of India to consider start/termination of proposed alignment for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) study of the 465km Delhi-Chandigarh-Ludhiana-Amritsar high speed ‘Bullet Train Project” to Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport Amritsar. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has allotted Aarvee-GSL Associates as the surveying company to prepare the final alignment design including an aerial LiDAR survey for the DPR project in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday directed the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) to expedite all developmental works in the state at a meeting of its Board, which gave ex-post-facto approval to Rs 27.16 cores worth of urban environment improvement projects, along with development, upgradation and maintenance of various historic sites, including the Patiala Qila Mubarak.

LUCKNOW: Two coaches of the Amritsar-Jaynagar Express derailed near Lucknow on Monday, however, no passenger were injured in the incident, official said.

NEW DELHI: Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar witnessed dense fog on Saturday morning with zero visibility due to variable and calm lower-level winds, and the fog is likely to persist on Sunday as well.

AMRITSAR: A delegation of the non-governmental organization (NGO), Amritsar Vikas Manch, a voluntary community development organization working for sustainable development in and around the city of Amritsar held a meeting with V.K. Seth, Director of Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport Amritsar.

CHANDIGARH: India-bound passengers from Britain and their relatives on Tuesday protested over the "inordinate" delay in carrying out the mandatory coronavirus test on arrival at the Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International Airport in Punjab's Amritsar city.

NEW DELHI:A day after the Railways resumed train services in Punjab, the farmers on Tuesday blocked the railway track at the Jandiala railway station in Amritsar district. Following the fresh blockade, the trains are being diverted.

CHANDIGARH:To cope more effectively with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday gave approval for the creation of 16 posts of Assistant Professor (Super Specialist) in the departments of Cardiology, Endocrinology, Neurology and Nephrology of Government Medical Colleges of Patiala and Amritsar.

AMRITSAR:For Station House Officer (SHO) and Covid-19 warrior Sanjiv Kumar Sharma, who heads a police station in this Punjab city, Diwali means no gifts from business associates keen to use the festival to 'deepen ties'.

NEW DELHI: National passenger carrier Air India said on Tuesday that it will introduce regular flights from Amritsar to Nanded in Maharashtra from November 10.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has announced a local holiday on November 2 in District Amritsar on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das Ji.

CHANDIGARH: The Health & Family Welfare Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu today attended the cremation of Dr. Arun Sharma Senior Medical Officer Incharge Civil Hospital Amritsar, who was suffering from COVID-19 and breathed his last this morning at Hospital in Amritsar.