BSF ups ante against drones in anticipation of Republic Day
Amritsar: In anticipation of the forthcoming Republic Day celebrations on January 26, the Border Security Force -BSF is on high alert. The killing of Hindus in Kashmir yesterday and today barely two days into the new year 2023, has rung alarm bells in Punjab when the month of January celebrates India turning into a Republic. […]
Amritsar, Kashmir Bishop mourns passing away of Pope Benedict XVI
Amritsar: Dr. P K Samantha Roy, Bishop, Dioceses of Amritsar, general secretary, Church of North India (CNI), in a note to ‘Kashmir Images’ expressed his heartfelt sadness at the passing away of former Pope Benedict XVI who passed away on 31st December 2022, on the eve of New Year at the age of 95years. The […]
Book release: When Germany and Pakistan met in India, Amritsar
Amritsar: In an afternoon with a nip of a winter chill, at Majha House, a literary hub in Amritsar, German writer Bernhard Moestl and Pakistan writer Tahmina Aziz Ayub shared the stage for the release of their respective books in the border city. ‘Shaolin: How to Win Without Fighting’, a book by Moestl, and ‘Forgotten […]
Pavilion named after J&K, Kashmiri women turning business models for other states
Punjab International Trade Expo - 2022
AMRITSAR: Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) – 2022, a premier trade and business exhibition organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Amritsar, witnessed enthusiastic participation of women entrepreneurs from Jammu & Kashmir. A complete pavilion was named after ‘Jammu and Kashmir’ with other exhibits, which rarely has happened in 16-year history of PITEX. […]
Rocket-propelled grenade hits Sarhali Police Station in Tarn Taran, Punjab
Tarn Taran (AMRITSAR): A rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a police station in Sarhali in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district in the wee hours of the morning at around 1 am on Saturday. No loss of life was reported and the building got minorly damaged, as the rocket rebounded after hitting the outer pillar of the […]
Amritsar hosts 58th BSF Raising Day
First in 57 years
Amritsar: Amritsar, the border city, hosted the Border Security Force 58th Raising Day, for the first time, here on Sunday at Guru Nanak Dev University premises. Last year the 57th (RD) was held in the border city of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The two border cities with Pakistan have thus become the firsts to be chosen after […]
Indo-Pak Border: Turkish, Chinese pistols ‘delivered via drone’ seized with 2 kg drugs in Amritsar
Amritsar: For the first time, Turkish pistols were recovered in Punjab’s border district. It was a case of “Narco-Terrorism” wherein a known smuggler was apprehended in connection with contraband comprising a cache of drugs, but also foreign-made pistols and ammunition. Punjab Police’s special task force (STF) arrested notorious smuggler, Paramjit Singh alias Pamma, recovering eight […]
Indo-Pak Border – Punjab’s Min orders an inquiry into purchase of 700 acres borderland at exorbitant prices by Badal govt
Amritsar: Punjab’s Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the sale of 700 acres of land located on the Indo-Pak border in the Ranian sector of Punjab purchased by the Agriculture Department in Ranian village. “Located on the sensitive international border, this land was purchased by the then government for a seed […]
‘Kashmir Images’ reference to be a part of singer Talat Mahmood’s Biography
Amritsar: Sahar Zaman, TEDx speaker, award-winning TV journalist- anchor, and curator of music platform Jashn-e-Talat, is currently penning the biography of her grand-uncle Talat Mahmood. The yesteryears singer with a golden voice, the inimitable Talat Mahmood was referred to in an article carried by “Kashmir Images” on 15th August 2022 Titled –”Lady who saw the […]
Author of ‘The Opium Toffee’ Khushwant Singh interacts with Amritsar Univ students
Amritsar: Khushwant Singh, renowned writer, dwelt at length on his latest novel The Opium Toffee which unfolds a story of the troubled times of the 1980s in Punjab. During an interaction with students of Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, the author said writing was a therapeutic force for various traumas people might be carrying, especially […]
