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At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near here, officials said. (Photo: PTI)

Dussehra celebrations have been taking place at accident site for over...

Before train going to Amritsar that mowed down revellers, two trains passed through tracks, but they slowed down their...

20 Oct 2018 10:30 AM IST

Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani further briefed that the two manned level-crossing on the track, where the accident took place, was closed. (Photo: PTI)

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Don't blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people need to be alert:...

Ashwani Lohani asserted that Railways was not informed about Dussehra celebrations taking place near the main line.

20 Oct 2018 9:41 AM IST

Police and volunteers carry a victim from the site of a train accident at Joda Phatak in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

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Dussehra revellers clicking selfies when train ran over crowd in...

At least 61 people died near Amritsar when train ran through crowd that had assembled across tracks to watch Dussehra...

20 Oct 2018 9:03 AM IST

Relatives mourn near a victim at the site of a train accident at Joda Phatak in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

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Train mows down people during Dussehra celebrations in Amritsar

Sound of firecrackers prevented people from noticing train bearing down on them at breakneck speed.

20 Oct 2018 8:44 AM IST

$The gangster also said that singer Parmish Verma was \lucky to be alive\. (Photo: Facebook)$ India

Gangster boasts on Facebook after shooting Punjabi singer

Along with the post, the gangster also shared a selfie with his pistol and another photo of the singer with a red cross...

14 April 2018 7:39 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh (Photo: PTI)

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Punjab CM Amarinder defends govt stand in road rage case against...

The state government in the apex court had favoured Punjab, Haryana HC verdict convicting Navjot Singh Sidhu in the 1988...

14 April 2018 6:07 PM IST

The incident dates back to December 27, 1988, when Sidhu allegedly hit one Gurnam Singh in an incident of road rage at Patiala, resulting in his death. (Photo: ANI)

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Punjab govt seeks conviction of Navjot Singh Sidhu in 1988 road rage...

The victim's family has appealed to SC that the earlier sentence of 3 years, given by Punjab and Haryana High Court,...

12 April 2018 6:57 PM IST

The bench was hearing a plea challenging the age limit fixed by the CBSE for candidates appearing for NEET 2017 examination. (Representational Image)

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Punjab braces for 'Bharat Bandh', CBSE postpones board exams in state

Dalit organisations have called for a bandh to protest alleged dilution of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989.

2 April 2018 8:10 AM IST

$Asserting that Kashmir is \a bilateral issue\ between India and Pakistan, Rahmani said her country believes Pakistans motive and insistence to purposely tie Afghanistan to the Kashmir issue is a deliberate attempt to prolong the violence happening on Afghan soil. (Photo: PTI)$ India