Pakistani artists, activists to participate in peace festivalOctober 13th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Amritsar is all set to host the 10-day 'Peace Festival 2009' from Wednesday that will see the participation of around 90 artists and activists from neighbouring Pakistan. This festival is being organised by the South Asia Foundation, a non-profit organisation that has eight autonomous chapters in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Rat delays Air India Amritsar-London flightSeptember 25th, 2009 AMRITSAR - A rat delayed a London-bound Air India flight from the Rajasansi airport here Saturday morning. Flight AI-187, which was scheduled to depart at 6.30 a.m.
'Missing' Navjot Sidhu posters come up in AmritsarSeptember 21st, 2009 AMRITSAR - Congress activists Monday put up posters claiming that cricketer-turned-politician and Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu was "missing" and also filed a police complaint. Congress leader and former legislator Raj Kumar Verka told IANS that the posters of the 'missing' Sidhu had been put up outside government buildings and other prominent places across this city, 250 km from state capital Chandigarh.
Congress supporters file online missing complaint for Sidhu in AmritsarSeptember 21st, 2009 AMRITSAR - A group of local Congress party leaders in Amritsar on Monday lodged an 'online complaint' about the 'missing' BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who represents their Amritsar constituency in Parliament. Rajkumar Verka, a former Congress MLA, told media persons that he had lodged an online complaint in the Civil Lines police station here for registration of an FIR on behalf of the public of Amritsar, stating Sidhu has gone missing from his LS constituency.
Two coaches of Golden Temple express burntJuly 22nd, 2009 AMRITSAR - Two air-conditioned coaches of the Golden Temple express train were badly damaged Wednesday after they caught fire, railway officials said here. The coaches, which did not have any passengers, were at the Amritsar railway station when the incident took place.
Stationary train catches fire in Amritsar, no casualtiesJuly 22nd, 2009 AMRITSAR - A coach of a stationary train caught fire here on Wednesday. However, no casualties were reported.
Qatar Airways to start Doha-Amritsar flightsJune 11th, 2009 AMRITSAR J - Punjab's Amritsar city would soon be linked to Qatar with the commencement of first direct flight from here to Doha city, courtesy Qatar Airways. The Qatar Airways would be the first Airlines from Middle East airlines that will connect holy city Amritsar, the city of Golden Temple.
40,000 railway passengers stranded in PunjabMay 26th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - At least 40,000 train passengers have been left stranded inside and outside railway stations across Punjab following disruption of railway traffic by supporters of a Sikh outfit. Public unrest and violence in the state has also affected the movement of buses.
Voting starts on a dull note in Golden Temple cityMay 13th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Voting in the city of the Golden Temple started on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections. Polling started at 7 a.m, in the urban areas of Amritsar.
Voting starts on a dull not at Golden Temple cityMay 13th, 2009 AMRITSAR - The city of Golden Temple started voting on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections, with not many people turning up at polling booths despite wide awareness. Though polling started at 7 a.m, in the urban areas of Amritsar despite a dull beginning the voting is likely to pick up later in the day.
Women held with fake currency in AmritsarMay 8th, 2009 AMRITSAR - The customs staff posted at the Attari railway station, Amritsar, seized fake Indian currency worth Rs one lakh fifty thousand from a lady passenger Shakila, coming from Pakistan in Samjhauta Express last night. Taking to reporters here, S.
BJP's Navjot Singh Sidhu enters poll frayApril 23rd, 2009 AMRITSAR - Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and sitting MP of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Navjot Singh Sidhu entered the poll fray to seek re-election. Accompanied by the state's deputy chief of the state, Sukhbir Singh Badal,idhu proceeded to the office of the Returning Officer, astride an elephant.
Bangladeshi prisoner attempts suicide in Amritsar jailMarch 21st, 2009 AMRITSAR - Upset over not being released even after his prison term ended two years ago, a Bangladeshi national Friday attempted suicide inside the Amritsar central jail in Punjab, police officials here said. Mohammed Kasel stabbed himself in the stomach with a sharp-edged weapon.
Navjot Sidhu stops train to protest freight corridor planFebruary 8th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu Monday blocked the way to a train in this Punjab city to protest the non-inclusion of Amritsar in the railway freight corridor plan. Sporting black flags and banners against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Sidhu, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member from Amritsar, and his supporters squatted on the railway track at the Amritsar station, delaying the departure of the Amritsar-Ambala train.
Two Nigerians held with five kg heroin in PunjabJanuary 31st, 2009 AMRITSAR - Two Nigerian nationals were arrested in Punjab's Amritsar district Sunday in possession of five kg heroin, the police said. The Nigerians, Beleth and Emiko, were arrested following a trap laid by the Amritsar police near Rayya town, 40 km from here, on the Amritsar-Jalandhar national highway.
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