Amritsar Amritsar Amritsar (;), historically also known as "Rāmdāspur" and colloquially as "Ambarsar", is a city in north-western India which is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district - located in the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab. According to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,132,761. It is one of ten Municipal Corporations in the state and Karamjit Singh Rintu is the current mayor of the city. The city is situated northwest of state capital Chandigarh and 455 km (283 miles) northwest of New Delhi, the national capital. It is near Pakistan, with the Wagah Border
Morses Line Border Crossing Security announced it would close the crossing. Eventually, other local residents began to recognize what the loss of the border crossing would mean to their economy and way of life, and fought to keep it open. In January 2016, CBSA succeeded in establishing a Remote Traveler Processing system, which enables travelers entering Canada to be remotely inspected when the border station is closed for the night. Canada also constructed a new border inspection station as part of this pilot program, suggesting that even if the remote inspection pilot is deemed unsuccessful, the crossing will remain open. Morses Line Border Crossing