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216 Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 14 Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with enthusiasm and zeal in the city on Friday. A large number of Muslims offered prayers at Jama Masjid, Hall Bazaar, to mark the end of the holy month. Maulana of the mosque greeted and addressed the gathering on the occasion. The gathering did not bother about the Covid-19 restrictions. Violating the social distancing norms, devotees hugged each other. Atif, a fruit seller, said, “I wanted to celebrate the festival at my home town in UP, but due to the Covid restrictions I could not arrange for transportation. So I visi...

Charanjit Singh Teja and lensman Sunil Kumar browse through the alleyways of decades-old bazaars of the holy city. Some have contorted, others perished with time, but many are still... Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh master, had laid the foundation for Chak Ramdas in 1577, which was on the Sher Shah Suri Road, connecting Delhi and Lahore. This city soon became well-known and the name was later changed to Amritsar. After its development, it emerged as a major trade centre in the region. To establish the base, Guru Ram Das had brought people from 52 trades and asked them to settle here. On his c...

757 The road leading to the Durgiana Temple in Amritsar is in a poor condition for the last couple of months and needs immediate repair. Tribune photo How can the city roads be made safe for pedestrians and commuters? Need to curb menace of drunken driving Almost all the roads and footpaths in the city have been encroached upon by vendors, thus leaving no space for pedestrians. As commuters park their vehicles on roads, traffic jams occur often in most parts of the city. A high number of people lose their lives on roads every year because of rash driving, minors at the wheel, drunken driving...