Amritsar, India News

Ten years after the hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC 814, on its way from Kathmandu to New Delhi, India remains vulnerable to such assaults but key protocols are in place to thwart such incidents, say security experts and strategists.

Thursday, December 24, 2009 AMRITSAR: Notwithstanding the economic slowdown, bilateral trade between India and Pakistan through Wagah border registered almost two-fold rise during April-October 2009 as compared to corresponding period last year.

Most parts of the north India on Tuesday experienced a chilly day as mercury dropped further by a few notches amid foggy conditions, with the national capital recording its lowest temperature this season.

Amritsar: A collection of olden handwritten miniature manuscripts, replicas of Sikh weapons, and treasured photographs of the Sikh gurus and warriors has been put on public display here.

Ludhiana/ Amritsar: Todaya s business environment in the country is favourable for both trade and investment, and Punjab is cashing in on this opportunity through international tie-ups and trade shows.

Mexican movie theater chain Cinepolis launched its operations in India Friday with the opening of a four-screen multiplex in Amritsar, Punjab.

Amritsar Dec. 17 : Admitting price rise in India has led to problems for the common man across the country, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India, has expressed the hope that there would be relief to the people by next month.

Chandigarh, Dec 15 : India's first 2 MW commercial solar power plant was Tuesday inaugurated in Punjab's Amritsar district by Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah.

As the plane takes off from the exotic Indian soil, the euphoria surrounding Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to India, has only gained more momentum.

Amritsar, Dec 12 : BJP MP Navjot Singh Siddhu today said he would soon take an all-party delegation of Members of Parliament from Punjab to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to urge him to declare Amritsar a heritage city.

Amritsar Lok Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu Sunday urged the government to grant heritage status to Punjab's Sikh holy city Amritsar.

By Shipra Goel and Gurdip Singh, Amritsar, Dec 6 : In the sensitive area of Indo-Pak relations, sometimes an off-the-cuff remark or a statement taken out of context can have a major fallout.

I nderpreet S Wadhwa has mostly been associated with start-ups and Fortune 500 companies.

The Punjab shutdown call given by radical Sikh organisations to protest against Saturday's violence in Ludhiana passed off peacefully and evoked a mixed response in the state Monday.

Batala : The engine of the Tata-Muri Express on Wednesday caught fire after an electrical short circuit here.

By Sawinder Singh, Amritsar, Dec.3 : Sain Zahoor is a leading Sufi musician of Pakistan, who has spent his life singing in shrines.

Wagah Dec. 2, : India and Pakistan have enough room to fill and grow with regard to business sector, said a visiting Pakistani business delegation, which arrived here on Wednesday through Wagah checkpost to participate in Pitex09.

Random thoughts Wednesday, December 02, 2009 Dr A Q Khan In one of my columns I had written about ghairat.

Amritsar, Nov. 28 : While India and Pakistan governments are finding out ways to resume dialogue, an incident of a Sikh being brutally beaten up and asked to convert to Islam has come to light.

High quality cocaine worth Rs.10 crore in the international market was recovered by the Punjab police at Sahnewal town, 15 km from here, police said Saturday.