Amritsar Attack

One bullet pierced into his head bypassing the brain and the other hit his arm.

A non-resident Indian (NRI) was shot at by armed attackers at his home on the outskirts of Amritsar in Punjab today. The unidentified attackers entered his house and fired three bullets at him in front of his family members.

The shooting is suspected to be linked to local gang activity and is believed to be a property dispute with in-laws.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has lost all moral authority to remain in office, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Friday following repeated blast incidents in the vicinity of the Golden Temple.

The decision to act against Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh was taken by top Home Ministry and Punjab police officials after he led the violent February 24 attack on a police station in Ajnala on the outskirts of the Amritsar city, sources said.

The Amritsar Commissioner of Police was shifted days after self-styled Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and his supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, broke through barricades and barged into the Ajnala police station

The police stood down because the attackers, armed with guns and swords, were also carrying a Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs, Senior Superintendent of Punjab Police Harpal Singh Randhawa said.

Four Punjab ministers sought the suspension of Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu from the party for targeting Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, alleging that the Amritsar East MLA's attacks might be instigated by the Aam Aadmi Party or the BJP.

A police party was allegedly attacked after it raided a house in village Chogawan here on Friday to arrest a drug peddler, a senior official said in Amritsar.

Navjot Singh Sidhu today broke his silence and firmly stood by his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, after she attacked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, claiming he blocked her attempts to get a party ticket from Punjab's Amritsar and Chandigarh.

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who turned down Pakistan's invitation to visit the groundbreaking ceremony for Kartarpur Sahib citing cross-border terror, today questioned the army credentials of Pakistan army chief Qamar Bajwa, citing multiple attacks in his state. Today happens to be the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, and...

The Punjab Police claimed on Saturday that the main accused in the grenade attack on the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan in Amritsar district has been arrested.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the Nirankaris' upcoming annual congregation in Haryana's Samalkha town, days after the grenade attack in Amritsar.

The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested one person in connection with the grenade attack on a religious congregation killing three people and around 20 injured on November 18.

One bullet pierced into his head bypassing the brain and the other hit his arm.

A non-resident Indian (NRI) was shot at by armed attackers at his home on the outskirts of Amritsar in Punjab today. The unidentified attackers entered his house and fired three bullets at him in front of his family members.

The shooting is suspected to be linked to local gang activity and is believed to be a property dispute with in-laws.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has lost all moral authority to remain in office, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Friday following repeated blast incidents in the vicinity of the Golden Temple.

The decision to act against Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh was taken by top Home Ministry and Punjab police officials after he led the violent February 24 attack on a police station in Ajnala on the outskirts of the Amritsar city, sources said.

The Amritsar Commissioner of Police was shifted days after self-styled Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and his supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, broke through barricades and barged into the Ajnala police station

The police stood down because the attackers, armed with guns and swords, were also carrying a Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs, Senior Superintendent of Punjab Police Harpal Singh Randhawa said.

Four Punjab ministers sought the suspension of Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu from the party for targeting Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, alleging that the Amritsar East MLA's attacks might be instigated by the Aam Aadmi Party or the BJP.

A police party was allegedly attacked after it raided a house in village Chogawan here on Friday to arrest a drug peddler, a senior official said in Amritsar.

Navjot Singh Sidhu today broke his silence and firmly stood by his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, after she attacked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, claiming he blocked her attempts to get a party ticket from Punjab's Amritsar and Chandigarh.

100 Years Of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: The Amritsar massacre was one of deadliest attacks in the history of the world and also marked as a turning point in India's freedom struggle.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who turned down Pakistan's invitation to visit the groundbreaking ceremony for Kartarpur Sahib citing cross-border terror, today questioned the army credentials of Pakistan army chief Qamar Bajwa, citing multiple attacks in his state. Today happens to be the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, and...

The Punjab Police claimed on Saturday that the main accused in the grenade attack on the Nirankari Satsang Bhawan in Amritsar district has been arrested.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the Nirankaris' upcoming annual congregation in Haryana's Samalkha town, days after the grenade attack in Amritsar.

The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested one person in connection with the grenade attack on a religious congregation killing three people and around 20 injured on November 18.