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4kg heroin, 12 weapons seized in Amritsar, 10 held

AMRITSAR, July 24 -- Amritsar rural police, in separate operations along with Border Security Force (BSF), seized 4kg of heroin, 12 illegal weapons from 10 accused involved in trans-border arms traffi... Read More


Only amritdharis can be members of Chief Khalsa Diwan, says jathedar

AMRITSAR, July 23 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday gave Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD) members 41 days, till September 1, to become amritdhari (baptised) and start followi... Read More


VB evaluates Bikram Majithia's Amritsar house in DA case

AMRITSAR, July 17 -- The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Wednesday carried out an evaluation of the house of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) senior leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who is c... Read More


350th Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur: SGPC to invite Prez, PM, CJI

AMRITSAR, July 15 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will invite President, Prime Minister, Union home minister, Lok Sabha speaker, Chief Justice of India, CMs of Indian states and ... Read More


Security beefed up at Golden Temple after bomb threat

AMRITSAR, July 15 -- Security at the Golden Temple was beefed up on Monday after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) received an email regarding a bomb threat. SGPC chief secretary Kul... Read More


Friction between Takhts: SGPC calls General House on August 5

AMRITSAR, July 14 -- Amid the ongoing confrontation between Akal Takht and Takht Patna Sahib, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Sunday announced a special session of its general ho... Read More


Amritsar: Akali ex-sarpanch shot dead by neighbour over parking dispute

AMRITSAR, July 9 -- A former sarpanch, associated with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), was shot dead by his neighbour amid an ongoing car parking dispute on Monday late night in Shiva Enclave locality of R... Read More


Row after Sukhbir declared 'tankhaiya': Golden Temple head granthi extends support to jathedar Giani Gargaj

AMRITSAR, July 7 -- Amid the ongoing confrontation with "panj pyaras" (five beloved ones of Guru) of Takht Patna Sahib, estranged head granthi of the Golden Temple Giani Raghbir Singh on Sunday extend... Read More


Punjab: Cross-border narco-smuggling module busted, four arrested

AMRITSAR, July 6 -- The counter intelligence (CI) wing of Amritsar police has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested four of its operatives after recoveri... Read More


Amritsar police unearth 2 international narco-arms, hawala modules, 9 held

AMRITSAR, July 5 -- In a major crackdown on smuggling networks, the Amritsar commissionerate police have busted two international narco-arms and narco-hawala syndicates, leading to the recovery of 1.1... Read More