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• Eight Indo-Canadians on Canadian PM’s India delegation

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  By Gurmukh SinghToronto, Nov 15 (IANS) Lacking a majority in Canada’s House of Commons, Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits India from Monday with a delegation of eight prominent Indo-Canadians, fuelling speculation that he is eyeing valuable Punjabi and Gujarati votes.Unlike his predecessors, who took huge ...
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• Punjab to develop Amritsar as tourism hub

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) The Punjab government Saturday announced plans to strengthen the infrastructure and promote the city of Amritsar as a tourist destination.State Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Tourism Minister Hira Singh Gabria Saturday approved an integrated multi-million plan to put Amritsar ...
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• Punjab picks medium-pacer Lumba in place of Sharma

  
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  Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) Punjab cricket selectors Saturday picked medium-pacer Bharat Lumba in place of leg-spinner Rahul Sharma for the Ranji Trophy Super League match against Tamil Nadu from Nov 17.The selection committee also decided to retain Ankur Kakkar as the captain. He will also lead the side against ...
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• Two Afghan drug peddlers caught with heroin in Amritsar

  
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  Amritsar, Nov.14 (ANI): Indian police arrest two Afghan nationals with two kilograms of heroin from Amritsar district.Officials said the contraband was seized after the police intercepted a car.The seized heroin, worth at least 430,000 dollars was displayed before the media in Amritsar.“State Special Operation Cell ...
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• Padmashree Pushpa Hans felicitated with literary award of Punjabi academy

  
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  Amritsar, Nov 13(ANI): An ambassador of the golden age of music and a heroine of yore, Padmashree Pushpa Hans, has been recently felicitated with a literary award by the Punjabi Academy for her outstanding contribution to Punjabi culture. Known for her Punjabi folk and classical renderings, Pushpa Hans had developed ...
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• Travel Agents Fraud: Ten people from Punjab return from Iran

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  By Savinder SinghAmritsar, Nov 13(ANI): Ten Punjabi youngsters, who were duped by travel agents, recently managed to return to their homes from Iran after a year. They were allegedly taken to Iran a year ago by a travel agent, who had assured them that it had better opportunities to offer. The agent had also taken ...
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• Front Office Executive (Amritsar)

  
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  Job Description: Will be responsible for handling daily front office operations. Desired Candidate Profile: Should have experience in Front Office department of the hotel. Experience: 3 - 6 Years
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• Food and Beverage Executive (Amritsar)

  
  Apnijobs.com — Authority: 150
  Job Description: Service delivery to guest Desired Candidate Profile: Should have experience in F&B department of the hotel. Experience: 2 - 5 Years
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• Shop for Sale in Hall Bazar, Amritsar (8021174)

  
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  Commercial Shops in chowk bijli, Amritsar A commercial three storied building in the heart of city.Only one km.From golden temple,railway station,bus stand & 13 km. From air port. more details..
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• Music festival to strengthen bonds between India-Pakistan held in Amritsar

  
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  By Ravinder SinghAmritsar, Nov 12(ANI): In an initiative to bring the world closer by breaking the barriers of language, a music festival was organized here to bridge the gap between the people of India and Pakistan.The brainchild of late Manveen Sandhu and Faizaan Peerzada, the Sanjh Festival, currently in its sixth ...
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• Golden Temple, a symbol of communal harmony

  
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  By Ravinder Singh Amritsar, Nov 13(ANI): Reaching out to serve and uplift humanity as an expression or devotion to the creator, the Sri Harmandir Sahib or the Golden Temple in Amritsar is a living example of communal harmony in the country. Built in 1577 by the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ramdas, its foundation stone was ...
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• Commercial Plot / Land for Sale in Manawala, Amritsar (6670033)

  
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  43.46 ACRE LAND WITH APPROVED MEGA PROJECT 43.46 ACRE LAND WITH APPROVED MEGA PROJECT more details..
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• The Amritsar Massacre: Shame of an Empire

  
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  During the First World War, India had rallied in support of the Mother Country. In total 1,500,000 Indians volunteered to fight for Britain, and of those 800,000 did. They fought in the Middle-East, in Africa, and in the trenches of the Western Front, 47,746 were killed, 65,000 wounded and 12 Victoria Crosses were ...
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• Punjab shutdown against riots hits normal life (Roundup)

  
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  Chandigarh/Amritsar, Nov 3 (IANS) Trains were stopped, road traffic was hit while schools and colleges were closed in many Punjab towns as radical groups called for a shutdown Tuesday to protest the denial of justice to families of the thousands killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.The strike, however, passed off ...
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• Protesters stop Shatabdi trains in Haryana, Punjab

  
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  New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A Shatabdi Express from Amritsar to the national capital was prevented from leaving Tuesday by activists of a Sikh outfit, while another Shatabdi was stopped in Haryana by villagers after it ran over six people.The Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi was stopped at the Amritsar railway station by ...
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• Radical Sikhs disrupt train service in Punjab

  
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  Amritsar (Punjab), Nov 3 (ANI): Activists of the radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa today blocked trains and buses in Amritsar to enforce the Punjab bandh called by them to protest the alleged inaction against the 1984 riots accused. The activists blocked the tracks, delaying the movement of many trains including the ...
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• Dal Khalsa halts trains in Amritsar, threatens strike

  
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  Amritsar, Nov 3 (IANS) Trains, including the Shatabdi Express from Amritsar to Delhi, were stopped Tuesday by radical Sikh activists at the railway station here following a call for a strike by Dal Khalsa and other organisations who are seeking justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, an official said. ...
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• Taj, Radisson to open hotels in Amritsar

  
  India Real Estate Tracker — Authority: 137
  To cash in on the growing demand of hotel rooms in Amritsar, not only local players but also major national and international hospitality chains are setting up new properties in the city. Among the prominent ones are Radisson, Holiday Inn and Taj Properties, according to sources. Experts in the hospitality sector say ...
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• Punjab, India celebrate Gurparab

  
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  Amritsar/Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) Millions of devotees lined up at gurdwaras across Punjab and elsewhere in the country early Monday morning to celebrate Gurparab — the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism.A heavy rush of devotees were seen outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar as people came ...
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• 1,500 devotees leave for Pakistan for Gurpurab

  
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  Amritsar, Oct 31 (IANS) Despite the recent advice by the union home ministry asking Indian nationals to avoid travelling to Pakistan in view of the security situation there, a contingent of nearly 1,500 devotees Saturday crossed over into Pakistan to be part of Gurpurab - birth anniversary celebrations of Sikhism ...
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