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In a sparsely populated section of the Indian state of Gujarat’s northwestern boundary, the Nadabet Indo-Pak Border is working silently to reshape the way the public interacts with one of the country’s most contested borders. What was historically a restricted space is now being reconceptualized as a formal, public-facing tourism space. Nadabet is popularly called…
AMRITSAR: An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sarpanch was shot dead while he was attending a wedding in Punjab’s Amritsar Sunday. Two armed assailants stormed the venue between 2.30pm and 3pm, opening fire at Jarmal Singh, the sarpanch of Valtoha village in Tarn Taran district. He was shot in the head at point-blank range, said officials.This…
Punjab’s AAP govt has declared Amritsar’s Walled City a ‘Holy City’ AMRITSAR: A decision by Punjab’s AAP govt to declare Amritsar’s Walled City a ‘Holy City’ with a ban on fish, meat and tobacco sales has triggered deep anxiety among hundreds of families whose livelihoods depend on their trade. Walled City is the zone around…
Image for representationa only NEW DELHI: A Pakistan-linked arms and drug network was busted by the Punjab by police in Amritsar on Sunday. Six pistols and more than 1 kg of heroin were seized, and five people were arrested during the operation.The Director General of police said officers from the Amritsar Commissionerate acted on intelligence…
Jashanpreet’s parents, Kulwinder Singh (left) and Jasveer Kaur. GURDASPUR: The family of Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old semi-truck driver who was arrested in California after an eight-vehicle crash on a southern California freeway left three dead and four injured, is struggling to come to terms with the tragedy.Back home in Purana Shala village, Punjab, the atmosphere…
GURDASPUR: One person was killed and six others injured after a crude explosive device, allegedly made at home, exploded at Dharmabad village in Gurdaspur district during Bandi Chhor Divas celebrations on Tuesday night.According to Ashok Sharma, SHO, Dera Baba Nanak police station, the victims belonged to the families of brothers Gurnam Singh and Satnam Singh,…
Tourist confornts the local man (X/ @ShivaSanatana1) NEW DELHI: A video from Amritsar is going viral on social media, where a foreign tourist confronted a local man for asking his wife’s phone number without her consent. The woman said the man approached them and directly requested her contact details, which she found intrusive and inappropriate.In…
