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Nearly 60 Congress MLAs turn up at Navjot Singh Sidhu's Amritsar home

In what is seen as a show of strength, nearly 60 Congress MLAs gathered at the residence of new state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu here on Wednesday, amid a suspense over a possible truce between him and CM Amarinder Singh. Sidhu and Amarinder Singh has been at loggerheads for the past some time, with the Amritsar (East) MLA recently attacking the CM over the desecration cases. The chief minister was also averse to his appointment as the state Congress chief. After Sidhu's elevation, the CM had said that he won't meet him until the cricketer-turned-politician apologises for his "derogatory" tweets against him. On Wednesday, the MLAs joined by Sidhu boarded luxury buses and went to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, where a large number of Congress supporters gathered. Sidhu and the legislators are also scheduled to visit the Durgiana temple and the Ram Tirath Sthal here. On Tuesday, scores of Congress workers and Sidhu supporters had accorded a warm welcome to him when he arri

Students in Amritsar stage demonstration demanding reopening of colleges

Students of Guru Nanak Dev University and Khalsa College in Amritsar staged a demonstration on Monday demanding the reopening of colleges that have been closed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases

Night curfew imposed in Amritsar as coronavirus cases surge in city

Amid surging Covid-19 cases, a night curfew has been imposed in Amritsar as a precautionary measure against the virus

Farmers withdraw dharna on rail tracks near Amritsar after 169 days

A group of farmers squatting on railway tracks near here to protest the Centre's new farm laws withdrew their agitation on Thursday after 169 days

School dropout to highest-paid CEO: MDH's Dharampal Gulati saw it all

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati's journey brought him from Sialkot to a refugee camp in Amritsar in 1947 and then to Delhi where he rose to be known as 'Masala King'

Resume trade between India and Pakistan: Cong MP from Amritsar to PM

Congress MP from Amritsar Gurjit Singh Aujla urged Modi for resumption of trade between India and Pakistan and other central Asian countries and bringing a new trade policy

Rail-roko: Farmers continue to block tracks in Amritsar against farm bills

Farmers, under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, have been staging a sit-in on the rail track in Punjab since last Wednesday

Stubble burning continues in Amritsar as alternative methods are expensive

Stubble burning in Amritsar has taken place unusually early this year, due to an early Kharif harvest

Punjab hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 39, two more arrested in Amritsar

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Punjab rose to 39 on Saturday, as two more people were arrested in Amritsar for their alleged involvement in selling spurious liquor, a police official said

In pics: From politicians to common man, Indians practice social distancing

Social distancing has been stressed on repeatedly ever since the coronavirus outbreak the entire country in late January

UP to acquire 2,500 acres for manufacturing hub in industrial corridor

Three places in the state identified for proposed integrated manufacturing cluster.

A 'heritage walk' reveals another fascinating side of Amritsar's history

Amritsar has a quaint and prosaic commercial history

Amritsar tragedy: Slow down when you spot crowd on tracks, Rlys to drivers

On October 19, the guard, barely 400 metres away, had failed to alert either the people watching Dussehra celebrations standing on the tracks or the nearest station

Punjab to spend Rs 500-600 cr on beautification of Amritsar

Dy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal says all projects being executed in city would be completed within next three months