Rail and road traffic in several areas in and around Delhi-NCR has been affected due to the recently erupted protests against the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). A mob of around 100 goons entered the University campus with masked faces, iron rods and ran riot. Several students and faculty members of the university were injured in the process.
Days after Navjot Singh Sidhu accepted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's invitation for the inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor, hoardings hailing both Sidhu and Imran Khan were seen in Amritsar. The hoardings, which were later removed, referred Khan and Sidhu as real heroes of the Kartarpur corridor.
SGPC chief Gobind Singh Longowal will receive them and present them 'siropa' (robe of honour). The shrine complex will be lit with millions of lights and a fireworks display will also be organised.
There was an explosion in a container filled with chemicals, police said, adding that investigations were underway to find out what caused it.
Earlier on Monday, Air India had announced its inaugural passenger flight over the North Pole region from August 15 between New Delhi and San Francisco.
Police said the incident took place Wednesday at Majitha village, 20 km away from Amritsar.
Amritsar has turned into a virtual fortress ahead of the 35th anniversary of Operation Blue Star on June 6, with more than 3,000 security personnel deployed and police maintaining a hawk-eyed vigil in sensitive areas.
"I appeal to the people to not believe in rumours on social media. Everything is okay, as per our information nothing has happened," ANI quoted Jagjit Singh Walia, ADCP Amritsar as saying.
The new-born was recovered from the Amritsar-Howrah Express train by sweepers on Saturday afternoon when the train stopped for cleaning.
Amritsar blast latest updates: Punjab CM has announced ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of those killed in the attack and free treatment for those injured.
At least 58 people died and many more injured in the accident between Manawala and Ferozpur stations near Amritsar, when the train ran through the crowd that had assembled across the tracks to watch the Dussehra event.
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While expressing the grief and paying condolences, many Bollywood figures wrote on the micro-blogging website.
More than 50 people were killed and 72 injured Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers, who had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of a Ravana effigy, was run over by a train in Amritsar.
The Group is led by Health Minister Brahm Mohindra, with Revenue Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as members. The team has rushed to the accident site to assess and tackle the situation.
Amritsar train accident: The train was going from Jalandhar to Amritsar when the incident occurred at Joda Phatak.
Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who was the chief guest at the event, later talked to media at a hospital where injured were taken and said her priority was to ensure they receive proper treatment.
According to an eyewitness, the scenes were reminiscent of ones witnessed during the Partition of the country when millions of people lost their lives in violence.
Several people were mowed down by a passing train when they were standing across railway tracks in Amritsar to watch burning of a Ravana effigy as part of Dussehra celebrations.
Shocking videos on the social media and television channels show the train crossing at full speed even as the Ravana effigy burns in the background.
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