Amritsar, Punjab: MRITSAR: The Gobindgarh Fort, a legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh that remained under the control of the army for over 150 years, is yet to be thrown open to the public even as its keys were handed over to the civil administration in 2006 by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. While there seems to be no dearth of ...

Ludhiana, Punjab: Although most city-based NGOs, clubs and even local political parties busy in campaigning came forward to mark the traditional festival of Baisakhi by throwing parties, they forgot to remember the tragic Jallianwala Bagh tragedy that took place on April 13, 1919 at Amritsar. “Every Baisakhi, I note that most citizens, including political leaders who lead the nation, forget to ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Even as shopkeepers near Jallianwala Bagh, displaced due to a road widening project, are skeptical about their rehabilitation, their apprehensions don’t seem misplaced if one looks at the condition of traders displaced from around the Golden Temple complex following Operation Bluestar in 1984. These traders have been fighting a legal battle for their rights for the last three ...

Amritsar, Punjab:Jallianwala Bagh martyrs’ kin hope to get relief too The British Government’s recent decision to compensate victims of colonial episode in Africa has revived the hopes of Jallianwala Bagh victims’ kin of getting relief on compassionate grounds. They, however, expressed resentment that even after 65 years of India’s independence, the Centre never pursued the matter firmly and always discouraged them. ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Volunteers in Punjab have come together to lead a cleanup campaign to make people aware of the tons of garbage disposed in and around the city. Hotel Radisson Blu in Amritsar, is taking the lead in the city by organising a cleanup campaign, ‘Let’s Do It! AMRITSAR’, around the Golden Temple. Nearly 100 thousand pilgrims come to Darbar ...