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Topic: Amritsar

Punjab MBBS students call off strike after govt agrees to address stipends & fee demands

Mrinalini Dhyani -
The development was announced by Forum of Resident Doctors, Punjab. Over 2,000 students of govt medical colleges in Amritsar, Faridkot & Patiala had been protesting since 7 May.

Breadwinner of a family of 5 among victims, these Amritsar villages are no stranger to hooch tragedies

Mayank Kumar -
Family members report similar symptoms suffered by their loved ones before they died—abdominal discomfort, still and dry eyes before their bodies stiffened up.

Amritsar hooch tragedy: ‘Kingpin’, 9 others arrested, Majitha DSP, SHO suspended for negligence

Mayank Kumar -
Overall, 31 people from multiple villages in Majitha, who consumed the spurious liquor, were admitted in hospital. Of them, 21 succumbed. 

14 dead, 6 hospitalised in Punjab’s Majitha after drinking hooch; cops arrest distributor

ANI -
Police have registered two FIRs against manufacturers and distributor and say manufacturers will be rounded up soon.

Stoicism with a hint of anguish—a view of India-Pakistan tensions from border villages near Amritsar

Mayank Kumar -
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Amritsar under fresh wave of attacks by Pakistan drones, 5 shot down by Indian Air Defence System

Mayank Kumar -
Saturday was the third consecutive day when Amritsar came under attempted attack by Pakistani armed drones. A red alert has been declared in the city.

Second night of pitch darkness in Amritsar as Indian air defences engage Pakistani drones

Mayank Kumar -
Amritsar district administration announced earlier in the day that safety measures would kick in 17 8 pm, and that residents must not take to rumours.

Punjab & Haryana HC restricts functioning of Amritsar, Ajnala courts amid India-Pakistan tensions

Apoorva Mandhani -
Order issued by the Registrar General of Punjab & Haryana HC has restricted public entry to courts in the Pakistan-bordering city and town, and moved urgent hearings online.

2 Amritsar men held for ‘spying’ for Pakistan’s ISI, ‘leaking’ defence inputs in exchange for money

Mayank Kumar -
Punjab Police say the 2 residents of Ballaharwal village shared photos & videos of troop movements, entry-exit points of their camps.

Punjab cops bust international drug cartel in Amritsar, 4kg heroin recovered, arrests 8

ANI -
According to the statement released by the police, an official from an enforcement agency was ‘misusing’ his position to support the narco network.
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‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Shabnoor Rahman -
Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

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Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

Saksham Thakur -
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

National Interest

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Shekhar Gupta -
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.

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