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Amritsar

A 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning Amritsar .

Trade fair ends with Rs 80 cr possibilities 04 Dec 2005
Business Standard, ...per the commitment of the PHDCCI, would be sent to the earthquake relief fund ... Apart from the visitors from outside and Amritsar, the business-to-business (B2B ...

Trial runs of Amritsar-Lahore bus this month Dec 1, 2005
Outlook (subscription), ...of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service and talks for finalising Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bust service were postponed due to the earthquake in Kashmir on October eight ...

India bus trial run this month Dec 1, 2005
Gulf Times, ...agreement, talks between Pakistan and India on Nankana-Amritsar bus service were scheduled to be held in October but were put off due to October 8 earthquake. ...

Trial run of Amritsar-Lahore bus on Dec 11 Nov 29, 2005
Hindustan Times, The trial run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service, which was postponed due to the October 8 earthquake, would be held on December 11 and 13, Foreign Office ...

Trial run of Amritsar-Lahore bus service on Dec 11, 13 Nov 30, 2005
Outlook (subscription), A trial run of Amritsar-Lahore bus service, which was postponed earlier due to earthquake on October eight, will now be held on December 11 and 13 by India and ...

Lahore-Amritsar bus trial on Dec. 11 and 13 Nov 29, 2005
NewKerala.com, The Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus talks were scheduled to be held in October but were put off due to the earthquake. Pakistan had proposed ...

Pakistan proposes New Dates for Trial Run of Lahore-Amritsar Bus ... Nov 21, 2005
NewsCentralAsia, Similarly, Nankana Sahib Amritsar bus service technical talks were scheduled in October which was also delayed due to earthquake. ...

Pakistan, India bus trial on December 11, 13 Nov 29, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, ...talks in Islamabad next month about starting another bus service between Amritsar and the ... to be held in October but were postponed due to the earthquake in the ...

Palanquin carrying Sikh scripture to move to Pak Tuesday Nov 28, 2005
Rediff, ...the devastating earthquake in the region on October 8 the ceremony was postponed to November 30. The Golden Palki is to be brought from Delhi to Amritsar where ...

Pakistan gives dates for initiation of Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus ... Nov 22, 2005
PakistanTimes.net, Amritsar bus would be conducted from Dec 11-13, she added. The earlier trial run, scheduled for October, was postponed, owing to the devastating earthquake of ...

Palki reaches Nankana Sahib Nov 30, 2005
The Tribune, ...to Capt Singh for extending help to the earthquake victim, hoped ... Avtar Singh, President, Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandak Committee (SGPC), Amritsar, in December ...

Pakistan proposes new date for talks on Nankana-Amritsar bus Nov 21, 2005
Webindia123, Amritsar bus would be conducted from December 11-13, she added. The earlier trial run, scheduled for October, was postponed owing to the October 8 earthquake ...

Expatriate Sikhs set up tents for quake victims in Pakistan ... Dec 2, 2005
NewKerala.com, ...up makeshift camps and are also organizing community meals for the people living in remote villages of Muzaffarabad, the epicentre of the October 8 earthquake. ...

Visa restrictions no damper on Indo-Pak Expo Dec 1, 2005
The Tribune, He appealed to Punjabis to contribute generously for earthquake affected in Pakistan. ... released two booklets IPEX an Exhibitor Catalogue and Amritsar city guide ...

Pakistan proposes dates for another bus service with India Nov 21, 2005
Islamic Republic News Agency, Similarly, Nankana Sahib-Amritsar bus service technical talks were scheduled in October which was also delayed due to earthquake. ...

Pakistan Okays Nankana-Amritsar Bus Service Nov 3, 2005
PakistanTimes.net, ...of the private educational institutions and launching of Nankana-Amritsar bus service ... to facilitate the cross-LoC movement of the earthquake victims, especially ...

- By Anwar Syed Nov 25, 2005
The Asian Age, Another one between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib, and two or more railroad links, may be ... in April 2005 and, until a day or two before the earthquake of October 8 ...

India’s response awaited: FO: Kashmir demilitarization, self ... Nov 21, 2005
Pakistan Dawn, ...the Lahore-Amritsar bus and technical-level talks on Nankana Sahib bus service that were to take place in October had been postponed because of the earthquake. ...

1,500 Sikhs cross over to Pakistan for pilgrimage Nov 29, 2005
Hindustan Times, ...shrine in the eastern Pakistani town of Nankana Sahib, but an earthquake that devastated ... will start a bus service early next year between Amritsar, and Nankana ...

Pakistan ready for talks on self-governance Nov 21, 2005
Hindu, December 11 to 13 for trail run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus. It was supposed to have taken place last month, but was postponed due to the October 8 earthquake. ...

Ahamed-Aziz discuss bilateral issues Nov 20, 2005
Hindu, India and Pakistan will sort out issues pertaining to the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus ... by Islamabad to raise money for the victims of the October 8 earthquake. ...

ICCI to fully participate in Amritsar Indo-Pak expo: Abdul Rauf Nov 13, 2005
PakTribune.com, He further said that PHD chamber has announced to done certain portion of proceeds from the exhibition to the earthquake victims of Kashmir and NWFP. ...

Golden palanquin arrives from India Nov 29, 2005
Daily Times, He said the Amritsar-Nankana bus service would begin soon and improve bilateral ties ... said the people of Indian Punjab were grieved by the earthquake in northern ...

On peace mission across border Nov 28, 2005
Calcutta Telegraph, Delhi, Amritsar, Atari, Lahore and Islamabad, finally reaching Zafarabad. What particularly inspired the couple to undertake the trip was the recent earthquake ...

Pak businessmen for enhancing trade relations with India Nov 25, 2005
Webindia123, ...organised Indo-Pak International Expo 2005 to be held at Amritsar in the ... five points on LOC for transporting relief material to earthquake-ravaged Pakistani ...

Pakistan fine by UN resolutions on Nov 21, 2005
Ispoline, For a similar bus service between Nankana Sahib and Amritsar we have ... pledges into reality and materialise them for speedy reconstruction of earthquake-hit areas ...

WASHINGTON DIARY: The third Punjab —Dr Manzur Ejaz Nov 22, 2005
Daily Times, ...their names in the Gurmukhi script of Punjabi — more than we find in Amritsar. ... at hand, Mr Grewal helped raise $1.5 million for the earthquake victims: most ...

'Nagar Kirtan' to reach Nankana Sahib on november 29 Nov 12, 2005
Webindia123, Pakistan, which was postponed last month in the wake of earthquake, will now ... would reach Jalandhar via Ludhiana on November 28 and proceed later for Amritsar. ...

Efforts on to salvage Etisalat’s PTCL deal Nov 2, 2005
Khaleej Times, ...between Pakistan and India for commencement of Nankana Sahib-Amritsar Bus Service. ... to facilitate the cross-LoC movement of the earthquake victims, especially ...

Country Profile for India for Traveling Canadians Nov 15, 2005
TravelVideo.tv (press release), ...should avoid all non-essential travel to the areas affected by the earthquake. ... Ladakh close to the Line of Control (with the exception of Amritsar and Jaisalmer ...

Living it up in villas Nov 12, 2005
Financial Express, ...more such villas in Amritsar, Chandigarh and even Mumbai. For now, our next destination is likely to be Faridabad.�. And keeping the recent earthquake in mind ...

Indian trader visits Lahore chamber Nov 8, 2005
Daily Times, ...to Pakistan in its efforts for the early rehabilitation of earthquake affectees. ... Mian Shafqat Ali and Sanjay Ghalhotra, Director of MK Hotel, Amritsar, at the ...

Pak Rangers arrive for biannual meeting Nov 16, 2005
Webindia123, After a brief halt at Khasa the Amritsar sector headquarters of the BSF the ... through the Wagah check post and through other routes for the earthquake victims. ...

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Shujjat Hussain arrives to receive ... Nov 13, 2005
NewKerala.com, Amritsar (Zero Line): Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of the ... citizens for showing their concern towards the victims of earthquake in Pakistan. ...

CII provides Rs5.2mn for quake victims Nov 13, 2005
India Infoline.com, ...relief and rehabilitation efforts of those affected by the October 8th earthquake. ... Pakistan besides the existing route through Wagah at Amritsar, Munjal shared ...

Charity creates mkt for Indian biscuits Nov 7, 2005
agencyfaqs.com, ...start reaching Amritsar later this month. “The government of India gave us funds to move 100 t from our emergency stocks immediately after the earthquake in ...

REGION AL BRIEFS Nov 7, 2005
The Tribune, School on Sunday sent a truckload of relief material for the earthquake victims of Jammu ... here on Sunday, Mr Sidhu assured the members of the Amritsar Trade and ...


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