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Social math to chemistry, why BJP, Akali Dal face hurdles on road to Punjab alliance

August 30, 2026 12:30 pm

Observers say in the old SAD-BJP alliance, BJP connected with Hindu voters, SAD reached out to its Sikh base, complementing each other while rarely competing for same votes. The scenario may have changed now.

At Baba Bakala, Punjab parties draw battle lines ahead of 2027 polls

August 29, 2026 5:56 am

From Congress’s factional fights and AAP’s record to the BJP’s first-ever solo event, Baba Bakala turned into a key political arena on Friday.

In Majithia stronghold, CM Bhagwant Mann: SAD on its knees, begging BJP for alliance

August 27, 2026 1:19 am

Bhagwant Mann says previous SAD-BJP govt pushed Punjab into drug crisis, ruined countless lives

Publisher took Rs 8,000 but ‘never published' book, Punjab advocate wins Rs 23,000 payout

August 25, 2026 11:44 am

An advocate approached a publication company in October 2024 to get his book published, but the company allegedly neither published the book nor refunded the Rs 8,000 he had paid.

Why Amritpal Singh’s party has fielded the son of Indira Gandhi’s assassin

August 12, 2026 10:40 am

Satwant Singh, the son of key conspirator Kehar Singh, is the first candidate of Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) for next year’s Punjab elections.

From every regime’s blue-eyed boy to sudden exit: Who is Punjab IPS officer G S Bhullar?

August 08, 2026 5:08 pm

The BJP on Saturday called shunted Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar an ‘honest officer’ and questioned the Punjab government over his ouster.

Journey 'disrupted' due to farmer protests, man wins Rs 2 lakh payout from Railways

August 05, 2026 1:33 pm

The Delhi state consumer commission upheld compensation of a family after finding Northern Railways failed to provide timely assistance to the passengers who were stranded at a station because of 2015 farmer protests.

Air India’s new service: Clear immigration in Amritsar, fly worldwide via Delhi

July 28, 2026 10:15 am

An Air India official said the ‘Easy Connect’ service, which was launched in Amritsar on Tuesday, offered seamless single-ticket journeys for Punjab’s large diaspora.

Amritsar Airport dispatches India-UK CETA garment shipment to Birmingham

July 16, 2026 11:38 am

This initial shipment represents a massive validation of regional infrastructure and a boost for the local economy in Punjab.

Key witness in Jaswant Khalra’s murder, who had turned hostile, alive: 'Fed him roti with my hands in lock-up'

July 12, 2026 3:20 pm

Kikkar Singh says Khalra was “heavily bruised” after police torture. Police shot Khalra dead two days after they had met in lock-up.

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In Pictures: Twin explosions near military areas in Punjab

May 06, 2026 2:15 pm

Explosions reported near an Army camp in Amritsar and outside a BSF establishment in Jalandhar prompted heightened security and investigations across Punjab

Festivities, prayers mark Gurpurab in Punjab

November 06, 2014 10:07 pm

A Sikh priest sits behind the Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book) as a 'jalao', a show of Sikhism's symbolic items, is displayed inside their holiest shrine inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

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Amritsar train accident: Magisterial enquiry launched but political blame game takes the stage

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

The Opposition is accusing Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the wife of deputy Chief Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, for fleeing the site of the accident without checking on the victims.

Amritsar train accident: Magisterial enquiry launched but political blame game takes the stage

October 22, 2018 7:12 pm

The Opposition is accusing Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the wife of deputy Chief Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, for fleeing the site of the accident without checking on the victims.

AAI to make airport facilities as commercially viable

January 23, 2016 12:50 pm

New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): The Airports Authority of India will enhance its marketing strategy to make airports more operationally and commercially viable. At the Airport Marketing Conference held recently in New Delhi, the officials and experts chalked out a strategy to make commercial use of airport infrastructure in the country. Formed in April 1995, the Airports Authority of India manages 125 destinations, including 77 domestic and 21 international airports in the country. The Authority is also looking at focusing on the cargo segment to boost its revenues. It has been undertaking the International Cargo handling operations at international airports including Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Coimbatore, Amritsar and Guwahati. Similarly, the Authority has identified 24 domestic airports across five regions, including three civil enclaves to develop such integrated facilities. They include Port Blair, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Raipur, Ahmedabad and others. The Airports Authority of India, which has developed infrastructure at many of its airports, is looking forward to make its commercial use.

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