Chandigarh, October 22:Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has order magisterial inquiry into the ghastly tragedy in which 59 persons were killed as a major cover up operation and to give clean chit to organizers and Sidhu couple. Incensed over Amarinder Singh move to silence his critics saying that all shouldRead More

Amritsar, October 22: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday reviewed the Amritsar situation from Tel Aviv, Israel, through a video conference, and directed the officials to ensure quick and effective disbursement of relief and compensation to the victims and their families, besides all steps to maintain law andRead More

Amritsar, October 22: Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has been given additional charge of Jathedar of Akal Takht. The decision to this effect was taken at the meeting of the SGPC executive committee. The resignation by Akal Takht Jatgedar Giani Gurbachan Singh was accepted by the executive committee.

Amritsar: Locals on Sunday came out hard against the statement of the driver who has said that the Dusshera revellers at the spot of the accident had pelted stones at the train. In a statement given to police as well as the railway authorities, the driver of the train, whichRead More

Amritsar, The railways has decided not to hold a probe against the driver of the DMU that was involved in the Amritsar rail tragedy. Meanwhile, plying of all trains from the Amritsar railway station has been withheld subject to security clearance from the state government. Security has been beefed up inRead More

Amritsar, Oct 20 : Hours after 60 hapless Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a train here in Punjab, Chairman Railway Board Ashwani Lohani on Saturday dismissed the railways’ responsibility in the tragedy. Lohani said at Jora Phatak the Jalandhar-Amritsar Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) passenger train which was running atRead More

Chandigarh, October 20: Acting quickly on the orders of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Home Department today issued a notification directing Divisional Commissioner Jalandhar, Baldeo Purushartha, to conduct a Magisterial Enquiry into the Amritsar tragedy. The Punjab Government, considering the enormity of the unfortunate incident, had decided to instituteRead More

Amritsar: Hours after 60 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of a Ravana effigy here, the Railways on Saturday said it was not responsible for the tragedy. Northern Railways spokesperson Deepak Kumar said in a statement that the event was organised in an areaRead More

Amritsar: Most people who were mowed down by a speeding train in Amritsar during Dussehra celebrations Friday evening were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, an official said here Saturday. The accident has claimed 61 lives so far out of which 39 bodies have been identified by the authorities.Read More

Amritsar: Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said that train running over Dussehra revellers in Amritsar was an accident and that nobody had done it intentionally. He, however, said there was a “big negligence” and asked his detractors not to do politics over the incident. “It was an unfortunate incident. IRead More