Tag: Amritsar

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Amritsar train tragedy: Train driver detained, questioned

Amritsar: The Punjab and Railway Police on Saturday questioned the driver of a train that crushed at least 60 people to death here while they were watching the burning of a Ravana effigy from a railway track. Punjab Police officials said that the DMU (diesel multiple unit) driver had been detained at the Ludhiana railway […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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President, PM mourn Punjab train tragedy

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of political parties on Friday expressed shock and grief over a train tragedy that claimed at least 30 lives during a Dussehra celebration in Punjab. “Heartfelt condolences to bereaved families,” Kovind tweeted after a speeding train ran over a large number of people […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Train kills around 60 Dussehra revellers in Punjab

Amritsar: In a horrific incident, around 60 people glued to watching a burning Ravan effigy while standing on railway tracks were crushed by a speeding train here in Punjab on Friday. A large number of people were watching a huge Ravan effigy in flames while standing on the tracks at a railway crossing at Jora […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Clash in Golden Temple complex on Operation Blue Star anniversary

Amritsar: Brandishing of swords and open use of sticks was witnessed on Wednesday during a ceremony to mark the 34th anniversary of the Army’s ‘Operation Blue Star’ inside the Golden Temple complex. The clash between radical Sikh elements and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) took place right in front of the Akal Takht, the […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Facebook post of gangster leaves Punjab Police red-faced

Chandigarh: A gangster’s Facebook post, admitting his crime of involvement in the killing of a Hindu leader in Amritsar, has left the Punjab Police embarrassed. Saraj Sandhu, who is being chased by the state police, not only admitted to killing Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader Vipan Sharma, but even suggested that the “killing should not be […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Akshay Kumar visits Golden Temple, feels surreal

Amritsar: Away from the hustle bustle of Mumbai and from the humdrum of movie shootings and promotions, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar says a visit to the Golden Temple here left him feeling surreal. “A chance visit to the Golden Temple, listening to the Gurbani and watching the world go by. Only word that comes to mind […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Spurious Liquor Tragedy Toll In Punjab Reaches 38, CM Orders Probe

Chandigarh: Even as at least 38 persons died due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor in Amritsar, Batala and Tarn Taran districts of Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry led by the Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner into the matter. Five more deaths were reported on Friday in Batala. One person was […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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