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"Faces Covered, Armed Amritsar Attackers First Threatened Woman": Witness
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed for peace after the grenade attack on a prayer congregation in Amritsar that left three dead and several injured on Sunday. "I appeal to the people of Punjab to maintain peace in wake of Amritsar bomb blast. I urge them not to panic and to remain calm. We will not let the forces of terror destroy o...
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Once Injured Fighting For The Country, These Army Veterans Now Fight For Their Due In Court
Brigadier SS Ahluwallia, a Vir Chakra awardee, lost his toes to frostbite in the course of a heroic effort to capture the country's highest picket near the Siachen glacier in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. He opted for voluntary retirement at the turn of the century and returned home, only to be thrust into a different kind of battle. A legal one.
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Rape-Accused Bishop Had Harassed Priest For Supporting Nun, Claims Family
Relatives of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a senior Catholic priest who passed away under mysterious circumstances after issuing a statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the alleged rape of a nun, have alleged that he was harassed by his superior in the days preceding his death. In a complaint filed with the police, they said Bishop Mulakkal ha...
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Amritsar Dussehra Event Organiser Missing, Protesters Target Their Homes
The organiser of the Dussehra event in Amritsar during which 61 people were crushed by a speeding train on Friday faced public anger as protesters threw stones at their home this morning. The organiser, Sourabh Madan Mithu and his father, local councillor Vijay Madan, are missing. Heavy police presence was seen outside their home, which was locked ...
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Before Amritsar Tragedy, People Stood On Elevated Tracks For Better View
Sixty-one people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. The tracks at Jaura Phatak were on higher ground, which gave a better view of the burning effigy of Ravan. As it was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a lar...
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60 Dead As Train Hits Crowd Watching Ravan-Burning In Punjab: 10 Points
At least 60 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. As Ravan's effigy - located very close to the tracks at Jaura Phatak - was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a large number of people were already standin...
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No Manpower Or Machinery, Will Burn Crop Residue, Say Punjab Farmers
Even as farmers in Punjab continue to burn crop residue despite a ban on stubble burning, the Punjab pollution control board says there has been a dip in the number of cases compared to last year. The decrease has been attributed to a delay in paddy harvesting due to inclement weather, but the farmers say that in the absence of an alternate mechani...
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Punjab's Badals, Congress Hit Each Other's Strongholds With Rival Rallies
In a show of strength in Punjab ahead of 2019 elections, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal's Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) held rallies in eachother's strongholds.
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Pak-Occupied Kashmir "PM" Reportedly On Chopper That Violated Airspace
Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir head official Raja Farooq Haider Khan was travelling in a chopper that was fired at by the Indian Army for entering the country's airspace today, reports from Pakistan suggested.
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J&K Local Body Poll Dates Announced, Voting To Be Held In 4 Phases
Jammu and Kashmir local body polls will be held between 8 and 16 October in four phases, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Officer Shaleen Kabra said today.
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"Faces Covered, Armed Amritsar Attackers First Threatened Woman": Witness
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed for peace after the grenade attack on a prayer congregation in Amritsar that left three dead and several injured on Sunday. "I appeal to the people of Punjab to maintain peace in wake of Amritsar bomb blast. I urge them not to panic and to remain calm. We will not let the forces of terror destroy o...
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Once Injured Fighting For The Country, These Army Veterans Now Fight For Their Due In Court
Brigadier SS Ahluwallia, a Vir Chakra awardee, lost his toes to frostbite in the course of a heroic effort to capture the country's highest picket near the Siachen glacier in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. He opted for voluntary retirement at the turn of the century and returned home, only to be thrust into a different kind of battle. A legal one.
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Rape-Accused Bishop Had Harassed Priest For Supporting Nun, Claims Family
Relatives of Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a senior Catholic priest who passed away under mysterious circumstances after issuing a statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the alleged rape of a nun, have alleged that he was harassed by his superior in the days preceding his death. In a complaint filed with the police, they said Bishop Mulakkal ha...
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Amritsar Dussehra Event Organiser Missing, Protesters Target Their Homes
The organiser of the Dussehra event in Amritsar during which 61 people were crushed by a speeding train on Friday faced public anger as protesters threw stones at their home this morning. The organiser, Sourabh Madan Mithu and his father, local councillor Vijay Madan, are missing. Heavy police presence was seen outside their home, which was locked ...
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Before Amritsar Tragedy, People Stood On Elevated Tracks For Better View
Sixty-one people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. The tracks at Jaura Phatak were on higher ground, which gave a better view of the burning effigy of Ravan. As it was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a lar...
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60 Dead As Train Hits Crowd Watching Ravan-Burning In Punjab: 10 Points
At least 60 people celebrating Dussehra were killed after a train ran over hundreds standing on a railway track in Amritsar on Friday evening. As Ravan's effigy - located very close to the tracks at Jaura Phatak - was lit and fireworks went off, a section of the crowd retreated towards the tracks, where a large number of people were already standin...
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No Manpower Or Machinery, Will Burn Crop Residue, Say Punjab Farmers
Even as farmers in Punjab continue to burn crop residue despite a ban on stubble burning, the Punjab pollution control board says there has been a dip in the number of cases compared to last year. The decrease has been attributed to a delay in paddy harvesting due to inclement weather, but the farmers say that in the absence of an alternate mechani...
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Punjab's Badals, Congress Hit Each Other's Strongholds With Rival Rallies
In a show of strength in Punjab ahead of 2019 elections, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal's Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) held rallies in eachother's strongholds.
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Pak-Occupied Kashmir "PM" Reportedly On Chopper That Violated Airspace
Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir head official Raja Farooq Haider Khan was travelling in a chopper that was fired at by the Indian Army for entering the country's airspace today, reports from Pakistan suggested.
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J&K Local Body Poll Dates Announced, Voting To Be Held In 4 Phases
Jammu and Kashmir local body polls will be held between 8 and 16 October in four phases, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Officer Shaleen Kabra said today.
