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BSF personnel shoot down Pakistani drone carrying narcotics across Wagah-Attari border
Fp Staff •According to officials, the Pakistani drone, which violated Indian airspace, was intercepted and shot down by alert BSF personnel in Amritsar
Punjab: 5 arrested for Amritsar blast
Ajeyo Basu •An explosion was heard near Sri Guru Ram Dass Niwas, in the vicinity of the Golden Temple in Amritsar during the wee hours of Thursday. This was the third explosion to hit the historic area in a week
Punjab: Blast near Amritsar's Golden Temple, no damages reported
Ajeyo Basu •Approximately six girls riding in an autorickshaw were hit by glass shards and suffered minor injuries
From Baisakhi to Bihu: India celebrates spring harvest festivals with pomp
Fp Staff •The spring harvest season is here and it is celebrated across the country: Bohag Bihu in Assam, Baisakhi in Punjab, Vishu in Kerala, and Puthandu in Tamil Nadu. Farming communities offer prayers for a better harvest. It also coincides with the New Year in some states
Punjab, Haryana battle severe cold conditions
•Biting cold also swept Amritsar, which recorded a low of 1.4 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana registered a minimum of 1.6 degrees Celsius
Sikh delegation from Pakistan to visit gurudwaras in Delhi, Amritsar
•Recently, Pakistan’s High Commission in New Delhi issued nearly 3,000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims to attend the week-long birth celebrations of Guru Nanak
Indian Navy carries out crucial surveillance operation along Pakistan border
Fp Staff •A Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), the P-8I Poseidon aircraft is use for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions by the Indian Navy
Punjab: BSF shoots down another Pakistan drone in Amritsar, falls across border
•The drone was found lying 20 metres inside Pakistan territory opposite Indian border post Bharopal when a search was conducted on Wednesday morning, a BSF spokesperson said.
Amritsar: BSF shoots down drone carrying 'drugs payload' along India-Pakistan border
•The BSF personnel fired at the drone on Monday night after they noticed it entering the Indian territory near Chaharpur village, around 40 km north of Amritsar city, officials said.
PM Modi visits Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Amritsar, meets Dera head Gurinder Singh Dhillon
•The Radha Soami Satsang Beas, also known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, is located in Beas town, nearly 45 km away from Amritsar city. It has followers across the country, especially in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh