Bharti, Wal-Mart open first joint store in IndiaAMRITSAR - India’s Bharti group and Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, opened their first cash-and-carry joint venture store here Saturday on an investment of $7 million, and are planning to open at least 15 stores in the next three years. Prakash Singh Badal asks people to be calmAMRITSAR - Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has appealed to the people not to allow miscreants to disturb peace in the state. Sikh diaspora condemns violence and appeals for peaceAMRITSAR - Sikh leaders and diaspora across world have condemned the violence in Vienna and in Punjab. 25 years after death, Bhindranwale lives through posters, stickersAMRITSAR - Twenty-five years after he was killed in an army operation on the Golden Temple complex here, Sikh ideologue Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale continues to live on in Punjab through stickers, posters, T-shirt photos and even key-chains. Violence rocks Punjab over Vienna Gurdwara shootoutPHAGWARA/JALANDHAR/PATIALA/AMRITSAR - Several parts of Punjab are experiencing and witnessing heavy bouts of violence in protest of a shooting incident that took place on Sunday in Austrian capital Vienna inside a Sikh Gurdwara. Sikh groups to observe 25 years of Operation Blue StarAMRITSAR - Various Sikh organisations have decided to observe the 25 years of Operation Blue Star as the Martyrs’ Day in the first week of June in remembrance of Indian Army’s action at the Golden temple to evict extremists hidden inside. Sikh radicals reject PM’s plea to forget 1984AMRITSAR - Rejecting the advice from the country’s first Sikh prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to forget the events of 1984, radical Sikh leaders Sunday gave a call for a “genocide remembrance march” next month. Sikh organisations to mark 25 years of Operation BluestarAMRITSAR - Sikh organizations will observe the 25th anniversary of their protest against the Indian Army’s storming of the Golden Temple complex in June 1984 to evict heavily armed Sikh extremists. People rejoice election of Manmohan Singh as Prime MinisterLUDHIANA/ AMRITSAR/PATNA - Relatives of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh rejoiced, as he was sworn-in for a second successive term on Friday. Celebrations at Dr. Manmohan Singh’s college in AmritsarAMRITSAR - As the news flashed on television channels with Dr. Manmohan Singh stating that the President Pratibha Patil gave him letter of appointment to take oath as Prime Minister, there was a wave of cheer at the Amritsar’s Hindu college here. No laughing matter, Navjot Sidhu hits worst formAMRITSAR - Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s incessant wisecracks on television shows barely made up for his long absences from this constituency, where he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha by a dangerously slender margin. Voting starts on a dull note in Golden Temple cityAMRITSAR - Voting in the city of the Golden Temple started on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections. Voting starts on a dull not at Golden Temple cityAMRITSAR - The city of Golden Temple started voting on a not so enthusiastic note on Wednesday in the fifth phase of general elections, with not many people turning up at polling booths despite wide awareness. Rahul says, Congress will always stand for ordinary personAMRITSAR - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that his party would always stand for the ordinary man unlike the National Democratic Alliance, which ignored various sections of society, including the poor, the farmers and the Dalits during its tenure. Ludhiana rally proves NDA is formidable: AdvaniAMRITSAR - Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Monday said the successful rally by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Ludhiana a day ago had shown that it was a formidable force and would form the next government at the centre. Summers bring a variety of therapeutic drinks on Amritsar roadsAMRITSAR - Even though summers make life difficult people in Punjab want to move out. To cater to them, the stalls along the roadside offer a variety of drinks which are both therapeutic and cooling. Advani says, 21 century will belong to IndiaAMRITSAR - Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate and senior leader Lal Krishna Advani on Monday said that the 21st century will belong to India even though in the last century it belonged to the United States, United Kingdom or Russia. Congress, BJP make last attempt to woo Sikh votersAMRITSAR / MAJITHA - Just hours before the election campaign deadline for the final phase of elections in Punjab, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders made all out attempt to reach out to Sikh voters in Punjab. Congress, BJP make last attempt to woe Sikh votersAMRITSAR / MAJITHA - Just hours before the election campaign deadline for the final phase of elections in Punjab, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders made all out attempt to reach out to Sikh voters in Punjab. Top leaders focus on Amritsar during final campaignAMRITSAR - Top leaders of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) focussed on Punjab’s Amritsar parliamentary seat Monday - the last day of campaigning for the fifth and final phase of the 2009 general elections to be held Wednesday. Rahul describes Manmohan Singh as the “pride of Punjab and the country”AMRITSAR - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday described Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as the “pride of Punjab and the country”. Govt has started talks with Pak over imposition of ‘Jazia’ on minorities: PMAMRITSAR - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said his government has started talks with Pakistan on the issue of imposition of the religious tax ‘Jazia’ on minorities in that country’s tribal areas. BJP, Akalis did nothing for farmers: PMAMRITSAR - In a clear move to counter the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) show of strength in Ludhiana Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday addressed an election rally here, during which they said the BJP and the Akalis ruling the state had ‘done nothing for farmers’. Farmers’ welfare has been our main focus: PMAMRITSAR - The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has made farmers’ welfare its main focus for the last five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said at an election rally here Monday. PM to address election rally in Amritsar todayAMRITSAR - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will address a series of election rallies here today. Women held with fake currency in AmritsarAMRITSAR - The customs staff posted at the Attari railway station, Amritsar, seized fake Indian currency worth Rs one lakh fifty thousand from a lady passenger Shakila, coming from Pakistan in Samjhauta Express last night. Sikhs continue protests against atrocities on their community by TalibanAMRITSAR - Sikhs continued protests across Punjab against the atrocities being committed on their brethren by the Taliban in Pakistan. Punjab lacks drinking water: Radio PakistanAMRITSAR - Radio Pakistan in its latest programme has stated that Punjab, known for the its five rivers-Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Chenab and the Jhelum (now it Pakistan), is not getting enough water. Mayawati lashes out at CongressNEW DELHI/AMRITSAR - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has accused the Congress party-led Central Government of being biased while allocating development funds. Punjab beats the heat with ice candies and yogurt shakesAMRITSAR - With most of northern India reeling from the intense heat wave, residents in Punjab are fighting nature’s fury with traditional drinks and beverages. |
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