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How Phulkari Embroidery Became the Language Punjabi Women Used to Speak Their Lives

The stitch that was never decorativeA woman in a village outside Amritsar would begin a phulkari the way another woman might begin a letter, with something specific to say and no other way to say it. The base cloth was coarse khaddar, undyed, the kind that absorbed sweat and dust…

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The Partition Museum in Amritsar Is the One Place in India That Should Stop You Cold

The Wall Does Not Let You Stay a TouristThe Partition Museum sits on Town Hall Chowk in Amritsar, and it does not announce itself the way the Golden Temple does. There is no gold. No single luminous point drawing crowds forward. You walk in, and the first thing you encounter…

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5 Dark and Historical Tourism Sites in India That Are Genuinely Uncomfortable to Visit

Cellular Jail, Port Blair, Andaman IslandsThe British built Cellular Jail between 1896 and 1906 specifically to break people. The architecture was designed for isolation, 693 individual cells arranged in seven radiating wings so that no prisoner could see another. Political detainees sent here under the colonial penal system included Bal…

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Zeeba revamps packaging and announces Chef Vikas Khanna as its global brand ambassador

Zeeba has proudly appointed Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna as its Global Brand Ambassador. This exciting partnership aims to elevate the standard of Basmati rice in Indian households across the country. Chef Khanna expressed his joy in representing a celebrated Indian product known worldwide. Additionally, the updated packaging of Zeeba emphasizes…

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Centre approved Rs 1,419 cr for Qadian-Beas railway line in Punjab: Ravneet Bittu

The Centre has approved a Rs 1,419 crore estimate for the Qadian-Beas railway line. This project will connect Qadian in Gurdaspur district with Beas in Amritsar. Construction of the 39.68-km broad-gauge corridor is expected to begin soon. The railway line will improve connectivity and economic linkages across the Majha region.…

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Meet Fateh Singh Gill: 5-year-old Punjab boy who became a world martial arts champion performing traditional Sikh martial art

Meet Fateh Singh Gill, a 5-year-old from Amritsar, Punjab, who recently won gold in Gatka on Skates at the World Martial Art Games 2026 in Pattaya, Thailand, becoming the first child to perform the traditional Sikh martial art on skates at an international stage. His mother, in an interview with…

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Air India starts Easy Connect flights from Amritsar to 27 international destinations

Air India has launched Easy Connect services from Amritsar, allowing international passengers to complete through check-in and immigration at the city before connecting via Delhi. The flights offer seamless access to 27 overseas destinations, including the US, Canada, UK and Australia, under the government's hub-and-spoke aviation strategy.

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Govt plans 44 airports for Hub and Spoke flights to boost global connectivity

India is developing a Hub and Spoke aviation model to become a global hub. Air India launched new flights connecting smaller cities to international destinations. This initiative aims to provide seamless travel for passengers from Tier-II and Tier-III airports. The government plans to develop 4 hubs and 40 additional airports…

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Amritsar airport launches hub-and-spoke model for international transit via Delhi

The Centre has launched its hub-and-spoke aviation model at Amritsar airport, allowing passengers to complete check-in, immigration, customs and baggage formalities before flying to Delhi for onward international connections, as part of a plan to streamline overseas travel and expand the network across India.

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Sikh Seva Is Not Selflessness, It Is the Dissolution of the Ego That Makes Service Real

The Person Who Keeps ScoreYou have probably felt it, that faint sting when the help you gave went unacknowledged. You cooked the meal, drove the distance, stayed the extra hour, and something in you waited. Not for applause exactly. For a signal that it registered. That small, watching part of…

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How Gurbani Describes Waheguru: The Guru Granth Sahib's Formless God Has No Scripture Equal

The Book That Is Not a BookIn 1708, at Nanded in present-day Maharashtra, Guru Gobind Singh did something no religious leader had done before or has done since. He ended the line of human Gurus and installed a book in their place. Not as a memorial. Not as a record.…

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5 Sikh Life Principles From the Guru Granth Sahib That Will Change How You Work

Kirat Karo: Honest Labour Is the Only Currency That CompoundsThe Guru Granth Sahib places kirat karo, earning through honest, diligent work, as one of the three pillars of Sikh daily life, alongside naam japna and vand chakko. In a career context, this is not a platitude about integrity. It is…

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Five Indian Cities Where a Food Walk on the Streets Tells You More Than Any Museum

Lucknow: The Tehzeeb Is in the Serving, Not the DishYou don't understand Lucknow by reading about the nawabs. You understand it by watching the man at the tunde kabab counter in Aminabad hand you your parcel with both hands, with a slight incline of the head, as if the transaction…

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Punjab's Real Food Trail: Villages, Street Cuisine and Authentic Flavours Beyond the Highway Dhabas

The Amritsar Nobody PhotographsThe tourist version of Amritsar ends at the Golden Temple langar and a plate of kulcha from a restaurant on Lawrence Road. The real food trail starts at Katra Jaimal Singh bazaar at 7 in the morning, where a man named Pappu has been ladling paye ki…

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7 Indian Cities Where the Street Food, Chaat, and Snacks Justify Every Mile of Travel

Kolkata: The City That Invented the Kati RollKolkata's street food doesn't ask for your attention, it already has it. The kati roll, born at Nizam's restaurant on New Market Street sometime in the mid-20th century, is a paratha wrapped around egg and meat with raw onion and green chutney. Eat…

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Sacrilege row: Akal Takht directs Punjab government to address objections on anti-sacrilege law within one month

Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj has given the Punjab government a month to amend the anti-sacrilege law, citing objections that it was enacted without consulting the Sikh Panth. He stressed that the Vidhan Sabha cannot dictate Sikh language and urged the government to avoid interfering in religious matters.…

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Kejriwal questions Ram temple donation probe, calls arrests a 'cover-up'

Arvind Kejriwal has questioned the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation probe, alleging that only low-level employees have been arrested while key figures remain free. He highlighted that only Rs 80 lakh has been recovered from an alleged Rs 200 crore theft, calling it a cover-up. Kejriwal also announced plans for a…

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Air India pilot removed from duty after plane crosses over into Pakistani airspace

Pilot was holding Airbus A321 for runway inspection following bird-strike report when he briefly flew it into neighbouring country’s airspace

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Air India says Delhi-Amritsar flight briefly 'infringed into Pakistan airspace'; probe underway

An Air India flight from Delhi to Amritsar briefly strayed into Pakistan's airspace on June 22 during a go-around manoeuvre. The airline confirmed the "marginal infringement" and stated it's under internal investigation and reported to regulators. The DGCA clarified the Airbus A321 was radar vectored and the event was coordinated…

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Sikh Regiment-Guru Nanak University deal to provide higher education opportunities for Agniveers

The Sikh Regiment is excited to announce its collaboration with Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, paving the way for Agniveers to unlock higher education avenues. This innovative program enables service members to undertake diploma and undergraduate studies during their tenure, thereby enhancing their expertise and future employment prospects.

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PM must choose between students and an 'incompetent' minister: Dipke at CJP protest in Amritsar

Abhijeet Dipke of the Cockroach Janta Party is demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. A protest in Amritsar is part of a nationwide campaign. Students and youth are joining demonstrations against alleged examination irregularities. Dipke stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi must choose between students and the minister.

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Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Amritsar's Sri Akal Takht Sahib on Operation Blue Star anniversary

Pro-Khalistan slogans and posters of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale were displayed at Sri Akal Takht Sahib during the 42nd anniversary of Operation Blue Star. Security forces deployed approximately 4,000 personnel and five companies of CAPF in Amritsar to manage the sensitive occasion.

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Punjab deploys 4,000 personnel in Amritsar ahead of Operation Blue Star anniversary

Security forces are on high alert in Amritsar. Nearly 4,000 police personnel and Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed. This is in anticipation of the anniversary of Operation Blue Star on June 6. The operation in 1984 involved the Indian Army storming the Golden Temple. Security measures are in…

The Economic Times

Builder delayed possession and charged Rs 75 lakh extra; Punjab RERA gives partial relief to homebuyers

Homebuyers in Amritsar received partial victory from Punjab RERA regarding delayed possession. The authority ordered the builder to pay interest for the delay. However, the homebuyers' claim for an extra Rs 75 lakh charge was dismissed. RERA emphasized that buyers must carefully read agreements, as the principle of 'Caveat Emptor'…

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Builder delayed possession and charged Rs 75 lakh extra on the basis of super area instead of carpet area; homebuyers partly win case in Punjab RERA for delayed possession

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