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350-foot high BSF flag installed in Attari

Amritsar, May 12 -- Nitin Agrawal, director general (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF), on Saturday hoisted the 350-foot high BSF flag at the Shahi Qila complex in Attari. Sixty feet in length an... Read More


Interstate drug racket busted; 7 arrested

Amritsar, May 12 -- In a major intelligence-based operation, the special task force (STF) of the Punjab police busted an interstate network, involved in manufacturing and supplying illegal psychotropi... Read More


Amritpal's nomination filing process facilitated in Assam jail: Punjab to HC

Amritsar, May 11 -- The Punjab government on Friday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that the nomination filing process of radical Sikh preacher and NSA detainee Amritpal Singh for the June 1 Lo... Read More


Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh files petition seeking parole

Amritsar, May 10 -- Jailed radical preacher and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, through his lawyer, has filed a civil writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking parole, to "preve... Read More


Damdami Taksal chief asks Sikhs to have more kids

Amritsar, May 9 -- Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Khalsa has triggered a debate after suggesting that Sikhs should have more than one child to "counter the population dip". Addressin... Read More


CM Bhagwant Mann in touch with Amit Shah, to form own party: SAD chief Sukhbir

Amritsar, May 8 -- Accusing chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Union home minister Amit Shah of working hand in glove, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said Mann would ... Read More


Amritpal to contest Lok Sabha polls from Khadoor Sahib as Independent, says mother

Amritsar, April 27 -- Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who is lodged in an Assam prison under the National Security Act (NSA) since April last year, will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Khad... Read More


2,480 Sikh pilgrims reach Pakistan for Baisakhi celebrations

Amritsar, April 14 -- A jatha (group) of 2,480 Indian Sikh pilgrims on Saturday crossed the International Border through the Attari-Wagah check post to celebrate Baisakhi (Khalsa foundation day) and u... Read More


SGPC terms denial of Pak visas to 596 Sikh devotees ahead of Baisakhi unfortunate

Amritsar, April 11 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday said that it was unfortunate that the Pakistan High Commission had denied visas to 596 devotees who wanted to undertak... Read More


After initial resistance, BJP's Amritsar leaders rally behind Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Amritsar, April 3 -- Setting aside all differences, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Amritsar came together to support party candidate Taranjit Singh Sandhu, whose candidature they had e... Read More