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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had chosen Badal and Puri to represent India at the event. (Photo: ANI)

Harsimrat, Hardeep Singh Puri reach Pak for Kartarpur groundbreaking...

Harsimrat Kaur Badal called decision miracle and said that prayers of crores of people had been answered with the...

28 Nov 2018 2:28 PM IST

After a heated argument between the two, Lokhande came out and shot himself in the temple. (Representational Image | Pixabay)

Former AAP leader Suresh Sharma shot in Amritsar; hospitalised, stable

The bullets hit Sharma's legs and thighs, adding former RTI activist was taken to private hospital where his condition...

21 Nov 2018 9:27 AM IST

The police said the incident appears to be a terrorist act. (Photo: PTI)

3 killed in suspected terror attack on religious congregation in...

The grenade was lobbed by two persons who had come on a bike and had their faces covered.

18 Nov 2018 1:17 PM IST

I arranged the Dussehra event to bring everyone together. I had taken all the permissions... Had spoken to police, (municipal) corporation, fire brigade, Saurabh Mithu said in a video in Punjabi. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

No fault of mine': Absconding Amritsar Dusshera event organiser...

Mithu claimed that permission was taken for holding event and announcements were asking people not to stand on tracks.

22 Oct 2018 6:46 PM IST

Communications Minister Manoj Sinha

Police deploys commandoes to manage crowd

Minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha had ruled out an inquiry into the incident on Saturday.

22 Oct 2018 12:58 AM IST

People gather near the site of a train accident at Joda Phatak in Amritsar on Friday.

Protesters, police clash at Amritsar crash site

The first passenger train Amritsar-Gorakhpur express started at 7 Pm, Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said.

22 Oct 2018 12:56 AM IST

At least 300 people were watching the Ravana Dahan at a ground adjacent to railway tracks when the train struck and ran over people killing at least 61. (Photo: PTI)

Amritsar train tragedy: Many locals, including 10-month-old baby,...

On Sunday, protestors demanded that the missing persons be traced and also adequate compensation be given to families of...

21 Oct 2018 3:40 PM IST

The situation is tense at and around Amritsar accident site and a huge police deployment has been made to maintain law and order. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

Protestors removed from Amritsar rail tracks, train services resumed

Earlier, agitated protestors resorted to stone-pelting and clashed with security personnel.

21 Oct 2018 1:13 PM IST

The protesters raised slogans against the district administration and vent their ire against the railways for not slowing down the train. (Photo: PTI)

Amritsar train tragedy: Trace those missing, give adequate aid, demand...

A group of youths raised slogans against the district administration claiming that some people were still missing.

21 Oct 2018 11:37 AM IST

Navjot Kaur Sidhu said Punjab CM Amarinder Singh had ordered a magisterial probe and after four weeks, it would be known who was at fault. (Photo: PTI)

Let 500 trains pass by, people won't move': Host bragged before...

An organiser boasted before Navjot Kaur Sidhu that over 5,000 people were standing on train tracks to witness function.

21 Oct 2018 11:24 AM IST

Amid blame game over Amritsar train tragedy, event organisers go missing

Amid blame game over Amritsar train tragedy, event organisers go...

Municipal corporation councillor Vijay Madan, her son -- main organisers of Dussehra event -- have gone underground.

21 Oct 2018 8:45 AM IST

Mass funeral of victims of rail accident in Amritsar on Saturday. (Photo:PTI)

Amritsar train accident: Man who played Ravana dies saving others

Dalbir Singh saved eight people before being ran over by train near Amritsar.

21 Oct 2018 12:18 AM IST