Rape victim’s suicide: Absconding accused held

Saturday 22 November '08

The district police, after seven months, have arrested two accused, identified as Lakha Singh and Billa Singh, for the rape of a 19-year-old girl...

Amritsar kid to make waves Down Under

Friday 21 November '08

When Dr Ajay Abrol, an orthopedic surgeon, and his wife Dr Rekha Abrol, a radiologist, uploaded the video of their singer-musician son on the internet, they didn’t know that the little wonder would travel places.

Now, pollution engulfs city’s residential areas; SPM level alarming

Tuesday 18 November '08

With the suspended particulate matter touching alarming levels even in residential areas, air pollution has once again become a cause of concern for the city.

Business to stir up in melting pot of trade fair in Amritsar

Monday 17 November '08

The traditional Amritsari pappad-waddian and khadi would share stage with ‘pierogi’ and ‘bigos’, Poland’s national dish...

Amritsar has new plans for solid waste

Friday 14 November '08

Amritsar's ambitious solid waste management programme, a brainchild of BJP Lok Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, which had been hanging fire for almost a year...

Cheating menace at GNDU: 26 to appear before UMC panel

Saturday 8 November '08

In yet another incident that has exposed the menace of cheating in Guru Nanak Dev University...

3 diarrhoea deaths in Tarn Taran village

Friday 7 November '08

Deaths of a two-year-old child and two adults, and increasing number of diarrhoea cases being reported in Wein Poin village in Tarn Taran district are giving sleepless nights to the residents as well as the health officials.

Roadblock: Elevated project delayed by another 6 months

Wednesday 5 November '08

The multi-crore Central government-sponsored elevated road project of Amritsar Municipal Corporation, which was aimed at decongesting the city roads leading to the Golden Temple, seems to be a distant dream.

Suicide after gang-rape: kin of girl allege police inaction

Tuesday 4 November '08

Complainants in a case of suicide by a girl, who was gang-raped in Bhindi Saidan village more than seven months ago, alleged that the police have failed to arrest two accused, as they enjoy political clout.

Dengue cases on rise in Amritsar, officials wait for the chill to set in

Saturday 1 November '08

Instead of taking steps to control dengue in the city, the district health officials are waiting for the weather god to intervene and bring down the temperature.

Fortis-Escorts to start stem cell therapy for spinal cord damage

Friday 24 October '08

In a major initiative, the Fortis-Escorts Heart and Super Specialty Hospital proposes to start stem cell therapy, the first of it kind in the region, soon.

Decade after murder, banker’s family still awaits justice

Wednesday 22 October '08

A decade has passed since the murder of Naresh Mahajan, a bank manager with Oriental Bank of Commerce who was killed under mysterious circumstances on October 22, 1998, but his family still awaits justice.

When music melts borders

Tuesday 21 October '08

Soulful rendition of Sufi ‘Kalaam’ by Pakistani artistes mingled with Indian classical, Punjabi and Rajasthani folk music to create a feeling of ‘saanjh’ (unity) between India and Pakistan at ‘Saanjh-2008 Fifth Amritsar-Lahore Festival’ that concluded here late last evening.

No laser show, aerial display of fireworks this Diwali

Friday 17 October '08

Going back on its proposal to hold a laser show on Diwali, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to hold an aerial display of fireworks.

GNDU research scholars jittery

Thursday 16 October '08

With the Research Degree Committee (RDC) of GNDU postponing its meeting again, over 100 researchers doing PhD in education...

Gobindgarh Fort to be on tourist circuit

Saturday 11 October '08

The Department of Tourism, Punjab, has decided to promote the historic Gobindgarh Fort, a legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, as an important tourist site in the city.

Wildlife Week: Minister says forest cover in state depleting

Thursday 9 October '08

The Wildlife Week held with a view to sensitise people towards preservation of flora and fauna ended on a sad note today...

Finally, Army hands over Gobindgarh Fort to admn

Tuesday 7 October '08

After a wait of more than 150 years, the Army today handed over the historic Gobindgarh Fort, which had been in its possession since 1849, to the civic administration.

Attari gears up to attract more tourists

Saturday 4 October '08

After Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni inaugurates Neem Chameli project on October 7, visitors to the Retreat Ceremony can treat themselves to the Punjabi cuisine and hospitality.

GNDU’s research panel to meet on October 2

Friday 3 October '08

The Research Degree Committee (RDC) of Guru Nanak Dev University has decided to meet on October 6 to discuss the fate of over 100 PhD researchers pursuing doctorate...

On wedding day, girl sends back addict groom

Friday 3 October '08

After Rajbir Kaur took the bold step, bridegroom's relatives returned home, only to be followed by a procession led by the father of the girl to bring back the shagun items.

Despite VB probe, work on Amritsar Mall goes on

Wednesday 1 October '08

Regardless of the ongoing Vigilance Bureau probe into the irregularities in Omaxe Novelty Mall scam, the construction is going on unabated.

Govt apathy forces Olympian to consider immigration

Tuesday 23 September '08

Alleging indifference and discrimination on part of the Punjab government towards her sporting talent...

This multiple sclerosis patient has altruistic nerve

Monday 22 September '08

For 30-year-old Guneet Veer Bawa, lovingly called Kaku Bawa, life began after multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease that hit his nervous system a decade ago.

Indian politicians tog up in Pak designs

Saturday 20 September '08

The chic clique that walks the corridors of power in India gets its wardrobe from Pakistan.