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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008IT IS a novel idea aimed at serving the dual purpose of saving the girl child as well as the environment. Under the “Nanhi Chann” (little shade) scheme, being launched by SGPC in association with the Punjab government and a private company, people visiting Harmandar Sahib will be given free saplings which are to be […]
8 Killed as rain lashes Punjab
Monday, August 18th, 2008EIGHT PRESONS were Killed in Amritsar district as heavy rain lashed Punjab on wednesday. Four persons were killed and six injured when building were damaged due to the rain in Amritsar Raj Kumar (35) and Vikas(6) died as their houses collapsed in Bharat Nagar and Islamabad areas, respectively. Sumeet Shelly, a BDS student, was electrocuted […]
GOBINDGARH FORT OF AMRITSAR
Monday, April 28th, 2008GOBINDGARH FORT OF AMRITSAR fort was called Bhangian Da killa and built in 1760 by the army of Gujjar Singh Bhangi of Misl. Later on it was rebult by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and renamed it after the name of 10th Sikh Guru as Gobindgarh. This was done in the year 1806.
Later on it was occupied […]
Wagha Border Amritsar
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007About 3- Kms from Amritsar at joint check post of India-Pakistan at Wagha, people visit this place to witness lowering down of flags of both countries.
At this check post a special parade is organised in the evening. The flag lowering ceremony popularly known as retreat is performed everyday shortly before sun-set by Jawans of Border […]
