Everything you need to know about Gurdaspur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gurdaspur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) The Punjab government Saturday suspended two senior police officers in Gurdaspur and transferred the deputy commissioner after communal violence left an 18-year-old youth dead.
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) An 18-year-old loses his life, people are injured, public property gets damaged, tension and tempers rise between two communities and the common man is put to harassment with a shutdown and blocked roads - all because some leaders and organisations are opposing death penalty to a man convicted by courts of law for the assassination of a chief minister.
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the violence in Gurdaspur, where curfew continued after a youth was killed in police firing following a clash over the fate of Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row for the 1995 assassination of then chief minister Beant Singh.
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Gurdaspur (Punjab), March 29 (IANS) Curfew was imposed here Thursday after one person was killed and another received bullet injuries when police fired to break up a clash between two communities over the fate of Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row for the 1995 assassination of then chief minister Beant Singh.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), March 29 (IANS) One person was killed in a clash between two groups in this north Punjab town Thursday, police said.
Gurdaspur, Jan 24 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in Punjab for not properly utilizing the funds granted by the Centre, and charged it of pushing the state from number one to twelfth position in India.
Gurdaspur, Jan 24 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in Punjab for not properly utilizing the funds granted by the Centre, and charged it of pushing the state from number one to twelfth position in India.
Ludhiana/Gurdaspur, Jan 21 (ANI): The Congress Party has blamed the ruling Akali Dal -BJP government in party in Punjab for the rampant unemployment in the state and accused it of looting public money.
Rattan Khurd, Dec 30 (ANI): The farmers residing in Punjab's Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran and Ferozepur Districts have reiterated their demand for compensation for their agricultural land located on the other side of the border fence, here on Friday.
Qadian, Dec 26 (ANI): The three day annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community began at Qadian city in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, which is also the birthplace of the sect founder, Mirza Gulam Ahmad.
London, Dec 10(ANI): The mortal remains of veteran Bollywood actor, director and film producer Dev Anand, who passed away in London on December 3 following cardiac arrest, were consigned to flames in London today.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has condoled the death of cine star Dev Anand.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari has deeply condoled the sad demise of noted film legend Dev Anand.
Pune, Dec 4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has condoled the demise of veteran Bollywood actor, director and film producer Dev Anand, who passed away in London on Saturday night following cardiac arrest.
New Delhi, Dec 4(ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has condoled the passing away of veteran Bollywood actor, director and film producer Dev Anand, who passed away in London on Saturday night following cardiac arrest.
New Delhi, Dec 4(ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has condoled the sad demise of veteran Bollywood actor, director and film producer Dev Anand, who passed away in London on Saturday night following cardiac arrest.
London, Dec 4(ANI): Veteran Bollywood actor, director and film producer Dev Anand passed away in London on Saturday night following cardiac arrest. He was 88.
Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur, Punjab), Mar. 3 (ANI): Leaders of several Sikh bodies, who gathered here along with Sikh devotees, have urged the Indian Government to include the issue of providing safe passage to pilgrims along the Kartarpur Corridor in talks with Pakistan.he demand was made Thursday in the context of Sikh pilgrims facing difficulty in visitng the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, which is located about three kilometers from the India-Pakistan border in Pakistan.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 26 (ANI): Sawinder Singh, one of the two policemen, who died fighting militants was cremated here with full State honours at his native village Pokhar in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Monday (April 26).
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 25 (ANI): Punjab police on Sunday shot dead two militants in an hour-long gun-battle here in Punjab's Gurdaspur district near the India-Pakistan international border.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 25 (ANI): Punjab police on Sunday shot dead two militants in an hour-long gun-battle here in Punjab's Gurdaspur district near the India-Pakistan international border.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), Apr 25 (ANI): Four people,including two militants were killed in an encounter in Punjab's Gurdaspur District on Sunday morning.
New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): The 16th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment of Indian Army, celebrated its 300th Raising Day at Tibri Cantonment near Gurdaspur in Punjab on Tuesday.
Ajnala Sector, Feb.25 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday seized 15 kilograms of heroin from Punjab's Ajnala sector along the Indo-Pak border.
Gurdaspur, Jan.6 (ANI): The confiscation of the land belonging to Sikh Gurudwaras in Pakistan for allotment to the Defence forces to build colonies has caused concern to the Sikh minority. The step is in violation of the Nehru -Liaqat Pact.
Amritsar, Dec 21(ANI): A group of young Singaporeans recently visited Punjab's Gurdaspur district to aid underprivileged and needy school children in the state.
Gurdaspur, Dec.19 (ANI): In a tone full of desperation Radio Pakistan in the latest edition of its Punjabi Durbar programme has said that Pakistan may use nuclear bomb against India as a last resort.
Veela Bajju (Gurdaspur) Dec.14 (ANI): A group of 20 students from Singapore is giving a facelift to a government-run school in Veela Bajju village in Punjab's Gurdaspur district.
Gurdaspur, Dec.5 (ANI): Though India is today looked upon by the world community for its democratic values and social fabric where over a billion people of diverse cultures co-exit in harmony and participate in each other's festivals, broadcasters of Radio Pakistan are sceptical about this well-known reality.
Amritsar, Aug.31 (ANI): Punjab farmers were full of optimism of harvesting a bumper crop of paddy despite a delayed monsoon, but now they fear crop damage due to attack of "Blight", a bacterial disease.
Amritsar Aug. 20 (ANI): Punjab police claimed to have busted an Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) sponsored espionage ring with the arrest a man on Thursday.
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (ANI): Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal registered a thumping victory in the Jalalabad constituency in Ferozpur district on Thursday as his party swept all three seats in a by election to the Punjab assembly.
Ludhiana, May 10 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) show of strength in this industrial city of Punjab may have sent a strong message of unity in its ranks but Punjab's own politics took a backseat at the huge election rally.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 10 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Vinod Khanna is seeking a fourth term in parliament from Gurdaspur in Punjab even as he fights the tag of an 'outsider' and 'absentee MP'. Critics say the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate stays in Mumbai and New Delhi most of the time, rarely visiting Gurdaspur.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 9 (IANS) Reservation in state government jobs, a state minorities commission and safeguarding churches. With 150,000 Christians in this constituency and a high stakes poll game under way, the community's demands are being backed by the Congress and being 'considered' by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Qadian (Punjab), Dec 14 (IANS) The Jalsa Saalana or annual convention of the Ahmadiyya sect of Muslims has been put off this year following the Mumbai terror attack, a sect spokesman said here Sunday.
Pathankot (Punjab), Nov 8 (IANS) A live shell was found in a town in Punjab Saturday, the police said.
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) Two women from Punjab who had become bouncers at a nightclub here a few months ago, a rarity in the country, have been sacked all of a sudden. They have been charged with indiscipline and dancing in a rival nightclub, but one of them says the real reason is envy of their popularity.
Amritsar, September 24, (ANI): Popular for his jibes on political opponents, former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu of the Bharatiya Janta Party on Wednesday hailed Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Amritsar, September 18 (ANI): A Sikh Jatha (group) comprising nearly 500 devotees left for Pakistan on Thursday morning by train for the death anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru.
Amritsar, September 18 (ANI): A Sikh Jatha (group) comprising nearly 500 devotees left for Pakistan on Thursday morning by train for the death anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru.
Nikke Ghumman (Gurdaspur District) June 27, (ANI): There are several shrines in Punjab dedicated to the social causes of rural areas and promoting spiritualism. But a shrine in Gurdaspur district has gained popularity over the years for promoting football.
