Everything you need to know about Gurdaspur Ho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gurdaspur Ho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, Mar 6 (ANI): The Congress Party has appointed Pratap Singh Bajwa as the new chief of its Punjab unit, replacing Capt Amarinder Singh.
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday appointed Pratap Singh Bajwa as the new chief of its Punjab unit, replacing Amarinder Singh.
Qadian (Punjab), Dec. 30 (ANI): The three-day annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community began at Qadian, the birthplace of the sect founder, Mirza Gulam Ahmad in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
Qadian (Punjab), Dec.29 (ANI): The world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at has sent out a message of "Love for All, Hatred for None", to the world.
New Delhi, Dec. 9 (ANI): Lashing out at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Punjab Chief Minster Prakash Singh Badal over the fresh incident of a policeman being manhandled by the nephew of Gurdaspur Youth Akali Dal president, the Congress Party on Sunday demanded that Badal resign as he seemed to have lost control over the party and state administration.
Amritsar, Nov 21 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Wednesday sounded a general alert along the 553?km international border between India and Pakistan after the hanging of Pakistani national and 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab in Pune.
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has ordered a probe into the alleged embezzlement in border area grant in Punjab, a senior Congress leader said here Friday.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) After recent soldier-officer stand-offs in two key units deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, a concerned Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh Wednesday said the 1.13-million force has been asked to focus on "getting back to the basics".
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed the trial of five Punjab policemen accused of committing excesses during anti-terrorist campaign in the state in the 1980s and 1990s.
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.
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.
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.
Wagah, Dec 22 (ANI): Thousands of Ahmediyya Muslims gathered at the Wagah Border post for their annual community congregation beginning from December 26 in the town of Qadian in Gurdaspur District of Punjab.
Chandigarh, Jan.7 (ANI): AISECT, which is India's largest Education and Training Services network, has launched its Common Service Centre (CSC) project in Punjab.
Dasuya (Punjab), Oct. 29 (ANI): At least twelve persons succumbed and over 15 fell ill after consuming country liquor near Dasuya town in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), June 3 (ANI): A three-year-old girl rescued from borewell in Punjab's Gurdaspur after 21 hours on Thursday died after admission in hospital.
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.
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.
Gurdaspur, Aug.19 (ANI): The smuggling of heroin, arms and ammunition appears to be on the rise along the India-Pakistan border with two incidents of illegal smuggling surfacing on Monday and Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 27 (ANI): The discovery of nine more individuals getting affected with Swine Flu on Saturday pushed the total number of confirmed cases to 89 in the country.
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) The prestige fight between Punjab's leading political families of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his predecessor Amarinder Singh of the Congress in the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency was Saturday won by the Badals even though the Congress won eight out of the state's 13 seats.
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained his Amritsar Lok Sabha seat even as party colleague and actor Vinod Khanna lost from the adjoining Gurdaspur in Punjab Saturday.
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) The Punjab Police Tuesday said that all measures were in place to ensure safe and peaceful voting in nine constituencies that go to polls Wednesday.
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Two days of rallies by top national leaders in Punjab may have generated renewed voters' interest in Lok Sabha elections but whether it will affect Wednesday's poll for nine parliamentary seats remains to be seen. The main political parties in the fray - the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance and the opposition Congress - are keeping their fingers crossed.
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).
Pathankot (Punjab), May 8 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi Friday said the third front put up by some political parties was not a viable alternative.
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Gun-crazy Punjab has seen over 120,000 licensed weapons being deposited by their owners with the police before the parliamentary elections - a five-times increase over the previous polls.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 3 (IANS) A large crowd, including women, in this border town of Punjab waited in open for hours in the scorching sun for a glimpse and address of Sonia Gandhi at an election rally Sunday.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 3 (IANS) Taking her attack right into the opposition camp for describing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a 'weak PM', Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday said if people wanted a strong government in the centre, they should vote for the Congress.
Gurdaspur (Punjab), Apr 28 (ANI): Ahead of the last three phases of general elections, the nominees of various parties are trying to woo the voters with every possible trick up their sleeves.
Gurdaspur/Ludhiana/Chennai, Apr 25 (ANI): Candidates of different political parties across India filed their nomination papers from their respective constituencies to contest in the ongoing elections to the Lok Sabha.
Chandigarh, April 15 (IANS) Actor-MP Vinod Khanna's each question in parliament has cost a whopping Rs.13 million (Rs.1.3 crore) of public money.
Bhandara (Maharashtra), Apr 14 (ANI): Thousands of fans gathered at a road show to catch a glimpse of Bollywood actor Salman Khan as he campaigned in Bhandara region for Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan descended in Gurdaspur district of Punjab to root for actor-politician Vinod Khanna, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. But he was an exception.
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) Nearly 9,000 licences for firearms have been issued in Punjab in the past six months and this is now giving sleepless nights to the state's election commission (SEC) in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A 28-year-old man, working with a multinational company, allegedly committed suicide in his house here, police said Saturday.
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Monday announced former Punjab governor B.K.N. Chhibber as its candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, pitting him against former cricketer and sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Navjot Singh Sidhu.
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.
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Nov 11 (IANS) With women getting ready for patrol duty, gender barriers are falling on the international border between India and Pakistan.
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.
Patiala, Sept 23 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said that active involvement of youth was imperative in politics for the development of the country.
Amritsar, Sept 22 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi began his three-day Punjab visit from here today.
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.
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met here today under the Presidentship of Rajnath Singh and finalised candidates for the Lok Sabha Elections 2009 for six parliamentary constituencies of different States.
