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Statesman News Service

No grenade blast in Amritsar, says CP

After a mysterious blast-like sound was heard near the dysfunctional Police Post on Fatehgarh Churian Road in Amritsar on Monday, Commissioner of Police (CP), Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar promptly visited the scene to assess the situation.

Sitharaman announces Rs one lakh cr Urban Challenge Fund

Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Budget 2025-2026 in Parliament today, said the Government will set up an Urban Challenge Fund of Rs one lakh crore to implement the proposals for ‘Cities as Growth Hubs’, ‘Creative Redevelopment of Cities’ and ‘Water and Sanitation’ announced in the July Budget.