Neeraj Bagga
Tribune news service
Amritsar, February 13
An incorrect report of Amritsar being the epicentre of an earthquake by the National Centre for Seismology caused panic among residents on Fr
AMRITSAR, FEBRUARY 3
Veteran and present Ranji players have aired mixed response over the BCCI’s decision for not holding Ranji Trophy First-Class cricket tournament this domestic season. The tournament is held between November and February every year. This is the first time in 86 years that the coveted tournament will not be played.
Present Ranji players, on the pre-condition of not disclosing their names, said, “it is the dream of every sincere cricketer to play in the Ranji and show their talent before the national selectors. The coveted tournament is the stepping stone before entering the national team. Omission of a full season meant that many players lost a vital year of their career, dashing their chances of making it to the national team.
Amritsar, January 23
A majority of the 11 women, aged between 28 years and 50 years, who were repatriated from the UAE after allegedly being duped by travel agents is reluctant to file police cases against them.
Hailing from different districts of the state, the women are now demanding their hard-earned money back from travel agents. Their families’ poor economic condition is holding them back from filing cases against the agents.
Rajinder Singh, SHO, Airport police station, said the police had not recorded any statement of the Dubai returnees as no one approached them. Each returnee had given between Rs 80,000 and Rs 1 lakh to travel agents on the promise of a job.
Amritsar, January 23
A majority of the 11 women, aged between 28 years and 50 years, who were repatriated from the UAE after allegedly being duped by travel agents is reluctant to file police cases against them.
Hailing from different districts of the state, the women are now demanding their hard-earned money back from travel agents. Their families’ poor economic condition is holding them back from filing cases against the agents.
Rajinder Singh, SHO, Airport police station, said the police had not recorded any statement of the Dubai returnees as no one approached them. Each returnee had given between Rs 80,000 and Rs 1 lakh to travel agents on the promise of a job.
Neeraj Bagga
Amritsar, January 9
Within 24 hours of their arrest, the Border Security Force (BSF) handed over six Pakistani nationals to the Pakistan Rangers on Saturday evening.
They had inadvertently crossed over to India from the International Border (IB) near Moran village on Friday evening.
For the first time in years, that so many Pakistani nationals strayed into Indian territory from this part of the IB.
A BSF spokesperson who holds DIG rank stated that all six youngsters, who hail from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, were immediately challenged by vigilant border guards after they crossed over to India.
They were held from the area between the IB and the barbed wire fencing, which is located 150 yards inside the IB.