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101 Indian prisoners released by Pakistan cross Wagah Border

November 27th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Wagah Border (Amritsar), Nov 27 (ANI): A group of 101 Indian prisoners released by Pakistan as a goodwill gesture crossed over to their homeland on Wednesday. Pakistan released 101 prisoners including ...

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High-level meeting discusses border-related issues at Attari

November 24th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Attari (Punjab), Nov 24 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta chaired a meeting at Attari near Amritsar on Monday where matters relating to the Punjab sector of the India-Pakistan border with ...

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Rahul Gandhi calls 1984 incidents wrong and tragic

November 18th, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.18 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday described anti Sikh riots of Delhi as wrong and incidents in Punjab that took place in 1984 as ...

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I may be a ‘bachcha’, but so are most Indians: Rahul Gandhi

I may be a ‘bachcha’, but so are most Indians: Rahul Gandhi

November 18th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Amritsar, Nov 18 (IANS) In a polite riposte to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh who called him a 'bachcha' (child), Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he should keep ...

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Pak considers opening of a visa section in Amritsar

November 15th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 15 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Ministry of Foreign Affairs would examine a proposal by Sikh pilgrims to open a visa section at ...

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Sikhs celebrates 540th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak

November 13th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Amritsar, Nov 13 (ANI): The 540th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru, is being celebrated across the nation today. Devotees thronged Gurudwaras to pay their obeisance Hundreds of ...

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Pakistan Radio targets Hindus

November 12th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Chandigarh, Nov.12 (ANI): The Punjabi Durbar programme of Pakistan radio seems to have run out of ideas and is harking back at blaming Hindus in India for hurting Sikhs and Muslims. ...

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Move to ’save’ Amristar international airport from closure

November 11th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu Tuesday met Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel to voice his concern over the deteriorating state of ...

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Over 3000 Indian Sikh pilgrims to arrive in Lahore for Guru Nanak Jayanti

November 11th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Nov 11 (ANI): More than 3000 Sikh pilgrims are expected to arrive in Lahore from India, mostly from Amritsar, at the Wagah Border today to commemorate the 540th birth anniversary ...

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India-Pakistan Kabaddi matches will strengthen cultural ties

November 10th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.10 (ANI): With efforts to revive and strengthen cultural relations between India and Pakistan being taken to create a congenial atmosphere among people on both sides of ...

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Plot to kill Sikh Dera chief foiled: police

November 9th, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS -
!-- No Image --Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) The police Sunday claimed to have foiled a plan to kill Gurmeet Ram Rahim, head of a Sikh sect, after seizing arms, drugs and counterfeit ...

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Heroin worth Rs.140 mn seized in Punjab

November 6th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Amritsar, Nov 6 (IANS) The Punjab Police seized 14 kg heroin worth Rs.140 million Thursday. Two people, including a ruling Akali Dal politician, have been arrested.Two people carrying the heroin were arrested ...

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Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh uses non-Sikhs to spread message of Gurbani in album

November 3rd, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by ANI -
By Shiv Yadav New Delhi, Nov.3 (ANI): Jagjit Singh, the famous Ghazal singer, is today known round the world for his soulful voice. Its been a four decades long journey for him ...

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Punjab policeman suspended for firing at cobbler

October 27th, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Amritsar, Oct 27 (IANS) A Punjab police constable was Monday suspended after he allegedly fired at a cobbler here following an argument.The cobbler, Nand Lal, was injured in his leg and was ...

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Punjab police seize heroine worth 750 million rupees

October 26th, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Oct. 26 (ANI): Punjab police on Saturday night seized 15-kilogram of heroine, which is valued at 750 million rupees in the international market. According to the Senior ...

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Badal criticises Raj Thackeray for anti-north Indian tirade

Badal criticises Raj Thackeray for anti-north Indian tirade

October 21st, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Oct.21 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today criticized Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray for indulging in extremism through his party''s anti-north Indian tirade. ...

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India Pakistan music festival Saanjh 2008 held in Amritsar

October 20th, 2008 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Oct.20 (ANI): Thousands of music lovers converged here on Sunday evening (Oct.19) to enjoy the musical celebration of Indian and Pakistani culture through Saanjh 2008, a music ...

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Paddy procurement in Punjab crosses five millions tonnes

October 17th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) Paddy procurement in Punjab has crossed five million tonnes in the first 16 days of the procurement season that started Oct 1, government officials said here Friday.Over 90 ...

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Punjab, Haryana paddy procurement crosses 5 mn tonnes

October 13th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 13 (IANS) Procurement of paddy in Punjab and Haryana has crossed the five million tonne mark, officials said here Monday.While Punjab recorded procurement of 3.63 million tonnes till Sunday evening, ...

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Abandoned briefcases causes scare in Amritsar

October 11th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Amritsar, Oct 11 (IANS) Two briefcases of a businessman, which were stolen and later abandoned by a thief, created a scare in this Sikh holy city Saturday as people suspected they were ...

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Attari border gets a tourism complex

Attari border gets a tourism complex

October 7th, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Attari, Oct 7 (IANS) The Attari joint border checkpost Tuesday got its first tourism complex named the Aman Umeed (hope for peace), at this border town in Punjab.Union Minister for Tourism Ambika ...

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Sarbjit Singhs family hopes to celebrate Diwali together at home

Sarbjit Singhs family hopes to celebrate Diwali together at home

October 6th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, October 6 (ANI): Family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner in Pakistan jail on death roll, is eagerly looking forward to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, ...

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Sikh Jatha on a 10-day tour to Pakistan for Guru Nanak Devs death anniversary

Sikh Jatha on a 10-day tour to Pakistan for Guru Nanak Devs death anniversary

September 18th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, September 18 (ANI): A Sikh Jatha (group) comprising nearly 500 devotees left for Pakistan on Thursday morning by train for the death anniversary of Guru Nanak ...

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Amritsar-Delhi Shatabdi delayed by protest

September 14th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Jalandhar, Sep 14 (IANS) The Swaran Shatabdi express that runs between Amritsar and New Delhi was held up near here Sunday for nearly one hour after protesting computer teachers from Punjab blocked ...

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Drugs recovered in consignment of religious books in Punjab

September 11th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Ludhiana, Sep 11 (IANS) Six kilograms of heroin was recovered from a consignment of religious books and compact discs (CDs) near here, the police said.The seizure was made on a highway near ...

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US ashamed over killing of Sikhs in hate crime in America: US Embassy

September 10th, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar , Sept 10 (ANI): Public Diplomacy Officers from US Embassy Lisa Swenarski said on Wednesday that US is ashamed over the killing of the Sikhs in America ...

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India, Pakistan put prisoners’ release on fast track

August 23rd, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) India and Pakistan Saturday agreed to repatriate by Sep 30 each other's prisoners who have completed their sentences and have the required travel documents. The countries have ...

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Pak team to visit India to review prisoners” conditions

August 17th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug.17 (ANI): A Pakistani delegation will travel to India on Monday on a six-day visit to inspect the conditions of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails. According to the Dawn, Members of ...

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Pakistani judges to visit prisoners in Indian jails

August 16th, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, Aug 16 (Xinhua) Judges from Pakistan and India will visit Indian jails to facilitate the early release of Pakistani prisoners, the foreign ministry here said Saturday. "The Pakistan-India Judicial Committee on ...

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Indian, Pakistani activists in candlelight vigil at border

August 15th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Attari border (Punjab), Aug 15 (IANS) Peace activists from India and Pakistan Thursday night kept a candlelight vigil at the Attari-Wagah land border. It was for the first time that activists from ...

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