Heat wave unabated in Haryana, Punjab
June 1st, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 1 (IANS) Haryana's Narnaul town sizzled at 47 degrees Celsius Friday as the heat wave over Haryana and Punjab continued unabated.Met officials here said no immediate relief was ... Read more...
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Cold wave on in Punjab, Haryana
January 11th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) Minimum temperatures continued to be low at most places across Punjab and Haryana Wednesday as the cold wave over the region remained unabated.Amritsar city was freezing ... Read more...
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PM arrives in Amritsar; to pray at Golden Temple Sunday (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Dec 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in this Sikh holy city Saturday evening and will be offering prayers at the Harmandar Sahib, the holiest of Sikh ... Read more...
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Amritsar reels at minus 0.2 degree
December 31st, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) It was a bone-chilling New Year's eve in Punjab's Amritsar city Saturday with the minimum temperature dropping to minus 0.2 degree Celsius.Even though the minimum temperature ... Read more...
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PM to begin New Year with prayers at Golden Temple
December 31st, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Dec 31 (IANS) With his government having faced a tough year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to usher in the new year with prayers at the Harmandar Sahib, ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana slightly warmer Thursday
December 29th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) Most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were slightly warmer Thursday with the minimum and maximum temperatures showing increase over temperatures recorded Wednesday.Chandigarh recorded a minimum ... Read more...
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Amritsar continues to shiver, records minus 1.4 temperature
December 28th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (IANS) The cold wave in Punjab's Amritsar city continued Wednesday with the city recording a low of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal, officials at ... Read more...
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Amritsar reels at 0.6, Hisar at 0 degrees Celsius
December 25th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) With cold wave conditions persisting over northern India, Amritsar city in Punjab recorded its lowest temperature of the season at minus 0.6 degrees Celsius while Hisar ... Read more...
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Amritsar joins pilgrim cities’ pledge to go green
November 7th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) The newly formed Green Pilgrimage Network, of which the Sikh holy city of Amritsar is the only member from South Asia, has pledged to take a ... Read more...
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Rains lash Punjab, Haryana
July 7th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Moderate to heavy rains parts of Punjab and Haryana Thursday morning."We had moderate to heavy showers in most parts of Punjab and at isolated places in ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Chandigarh, surrounding areas
June 18th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) Intermittent spells of moderate to heavy rain Saturday morning, accompanied by strong winds and thunder, brought welcome relief from summer heat to Chandigarh and its surrounding ... Read more...
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Man held for killing girlfriend
May 14th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) They were childhood friends, and had realised their love for each other only one year back. But when Tanmay Arora started suspecting that his girlfriend was ... Read more...
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Missing from Haryana, woman found dead in Punjab
May 4th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), May 4 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman who had disappeared from this town under mysterious circumstances has been found dead in Jalandhar district of Punjab, around 150 km from ... Read more...
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Rains, strong winds lash Chandigarh
April 3rd, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light to moderate rainfall accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorm Saturday night. The rainfall made the Sunday morning cooler compared ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana expect light to moderate rainfall
March 4th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 4 (IANS) Overcast conditions prevailed in various parts of Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital city Chandigarh Friday morning, with met officials predicting light to moderate rainfall and ... Read more...
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Rainfall in Punjab, Haryana
February 13th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) Parts of Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh saw light to moderate rainfall Sunday. Overcast conditions continue in most of the region."Moderate to heavy rainfall lashed most ... Read more...
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Cold nights, warmer days in Punjab, Haryana
January 27th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) In spite of a slight rise in the mercury during the day time, cold conditions continue to prevail during night and early morning in Punjab, Haryana and its ... Read more...
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Bright sunshine in Chandigarh, but mercury dips
January 16th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) There was bright sunshine in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Sunday, but cold winds sweeping the region led to a plunge in temperature, the weather office said.Punjab's Amritsar city ... Read more...
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Sikh Americans agog over Obama’s Amritsar trip
October 17th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) To the delight of Sikh Americans, US President Barack Obama, the first chief executive to celebrate Guru Nanak's birthday at the White House, is expected ... Read more...
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Incessant rains lash Chandigarh, more expected (Lead)
September 22nd, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 22 (IANS) Incessant rainfall for last two days virtually derailed the normal life in this union territory Wednesday leading to traffic jams and waterlogging in different parts of the ... Read more...
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Haryana Sikh leader, 45 others sent to judicial custody
September 16th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kurukshetra (Haryana), Sep 16 (IANS) A local court here Thursday sent Sikh leader Jagdish Singh Jhinda and 45 other Sikh protesters, who were arrested by in Haryana's Kurukshetra district, to 14 days' ... Read more...
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Women in Punjab celebrate ‘Teej’
August 1st, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Aug 1 (ANI): The Hindu festival of 'Teej' was celebrated in traditional spirit at the Khalsa College for Women in Punjab's Amritsar city on Saturday.The campus wore a festive look of ... Read more...
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Punjab traders want better India-Pakistan relations
July 28th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Sawinder SinghAmritsar, July 28 (ANI): Traders in Punjab are keen that relations between India and Pakistan improve which would give a spurt to the import and export of goods.They ... Read more...
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Retired defence personnel demand hike in pension
July 11th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, July 11 (ANI): Scores of retired defence personnel staged a protest in Punjab's Amritsar city on Saturday demanding an immediate hike in their pensions.Venting their ire, the veteran soldiers, donning their ... Read more...
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Canadian PM to apologise to Air India Kanishka victims (Lead)
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 23 (IANS) Twenty five years after 329 people, mostly Indo-Canadians, died when Air India flight was blown up in midair near the Irish coast, Canadian Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Punjab farmers take to emu farming
May 3rd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar (Punjab), May 3 (ANI): Poultry farmers in Punjab's Amritsar city have taken to emu farming to exploit the multiple returns offered by these birds, in terms of their meat, oil, skin, ... Read more...
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Two Pakistani smugglers killed on Punjab border
March 26th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar (Punjab), March 26 (IANS) Two Pakistani smugglers were killed in a gun battle with Border Security Force (BSF) personnel Friday along the international border here, officials said. Counterfeit Indian currency with ... Read more...
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Sunshine breaks through overcast sky in Chandigarh
February 23rd, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) An overcast sky and drizzle greeted Chandigarh and its surrounding areas Tuesday morning, but soon it was followed by bright sunshine.
Most parts of Haryana and some parts ... Read more...
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Thick fog envelops Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana
January 21st, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) A thick blanket of fog enveloped this union territory and most parts of its neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana Thursday, throwing normal life out of gear.
"Dense ... Read more...
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Fog, chill prevail in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
January 20th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 20 (IANS) Thick fog and cold weather continued to prevail in Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital of Chandigarh Wednesday as Amritsar, the coldest city in the region, recorded a ... Read more...
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Fog engulfs Punjab, Haryana
January 19th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 19 (IANS) Thick fog engulfed most of Punjab and Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh Tuesday, throwing normal life out of gear.
"Dense fog prevailed in this region in the morning, ... Read more...
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Overcast conditions, fog back in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana
January 17th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) After a relief of two days, overcast conditions and fog returned in most parts of Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh Sunday. Amritsar city was the ... Read more...
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Sunshine brings respite to Chandigarh, neighbouring states
January 13th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 13 (IANS) Residents of Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh took full advantage of the short spells of sunshine between showers Wednesday. The weatherman has forecast an increase in ... Read more...
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Devotees across India offer prayers to herald auspicious 2010
January 1st, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi / Varanasi / Amritsar / Puri, Jan 1 (ANI): To herald an auspicious start to the year 2010, devotees across the country offered prayers and sought the blessings of the ... Read more...
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Avoid Pakistan, government tells pilgrims (Lead)
October 27th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Amritsar, Oct 27 (IANS) The government Tuesday advised Indian pilgrims to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of the deteriorating security situation there. But the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) said it ... Read more...
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