New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The government on Tuesday inaugurated Hub and Spoke international flight operations from Amritsar, making it the second airport after Varanasi to be integrated into the pioneering ‘Hub & Spoke’ framework for international passenger movement.Until now, passengers travelling from Amritsar had direct international connectivity to only seven destinations. With the introduction of the Hub & Spoke model, the global connectivity of Delhi Airport will effectively be…
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Gwalior, July 24 (IANS) Top sides Raja Karan Hockey Academy, Tamil Nadu Hockey Academy, Ritu Rani Hockey Academy and Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy, registering convincing victories in their respective Pool A and Pool B encounters on the opening day of the 4th Hockey India Junior Women Academy Championship 2026 (Zone A & B), got underway in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday.In Pool A, Raja Karan Hockey Academy began their campaign with a 2-0 win against Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar) in th…
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s zonal office in Jalandhar in Punjab on Monday said it has conducted search operations under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002 on 16 premises in connection with illegal sand mining on the ‘shamlat’ land in Pathankot district, close to the international border. It said the land was transferred illegally through an impugned order passed by the then Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Kuldeep Singh. Du…
Jalandhar, July 17 (IANS) In a major push to rail and road infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 5,470 crore, aimed at strengthening connectivity, improving passenger convenience and accelerating economic development, besides connecting India’s most revered spiritual and cultural centres. Before inaugurating 75 redeveloped railway stations and launching two trains, PM Modi met and interacted with Dera…
Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border terror conspiracy with the arrest of one individual and recovery of one hand grenade and one 9mm glock pistol along with four cartridges from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Sumit Kumar, alias Pandit (24), a native of Sukhsal village in Ropar district and presently residing at Pandori Waraic…
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of two operatives and recovery of 30 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday. Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, a resident of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar in Amritsar, and Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Bhalla Colony in Amritsar….
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Actress Apoorva Arora, who has started shooting for her upcoming Punjabi crime thriller ‘City Beautiful’, has called it a “homecoming” as it marks her return to Punjabi cinema after several years. The actress is currently filming in Chandigarh and Mohali. She was last seen in Punjabi film ‘Disco Singh’ alongside Diljit Dosanjh. Since then, she had been waiting for a script that would truly bring her back to the industry, and City Beautiful turned out to be that…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Entrepreneurs and activists on Thursday underlined the importance of decision making by women in discussions around energy transition in India during a climate talk event, while saying that the sector has been traditionally dominated by men.Speaking to IANS, Neha Saigal, author of the book ‘Powering the Future: Women Leading India’s Energy Transition’, mentioned that the primary objective of the event was to discuss how women are central to the energy transition in India…
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted an illegal arms and explosives smuggling module with the arrest of three alleged Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operatives and the recovery of six hand grenades and 12 sophisticated pistols from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.Those arrested have been identified as Chintu, Jobanpreet Singh and Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, all residents of Kakkar village in…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Air India Express on Thursday said that it has restored connectivity across its entire West Asia network by resuming services to Salalah in Oman and Kuwait, further strengthening air links between India and the Gulf region.The airline said flights on the Kozhikode–Salalah route resumed from July 2, while services between Kozhikode and Kuwait will restart from July 3. Flights connecting Bengaluru and Kuwait are scheduled to resume from July 4, with frequencies set to in…