India, Aug. 29 -- A 45-year-old woman drowned near Dera Baba Nanak town, with the rising water levels forcing the administration to evacuate nearly 2,000 people to safer places in Gurdaspur district. ... Read More
AMRITSAR, Aug. 28 -- As many as 381 students and around 70 teachers, along with their family members, were rescued from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Daburi in Gurdaspur district after the swollen Ravi ... Read More
Amritsar, Aug. 28 -- More than 100 people, mostly staff members, were stranded after the historic Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev,in Pakistan's Nar... Read More
India, Aug. 27 -- The historic Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, adjoining the Ravi in Pakistan's Narowal district was submerged in floodwater on We... Read More
AMRITSAR, Aug. 26 -- Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) vice-chancellor Karamjit Singh on Monday appeared before the Akal Takht after being summoned by the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs over his in... Read More
AMRITSAR, Aug. 18 -- With a large quantity of water being released into the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej from the respective dams after heavy rains in the catchment areas in J&K and Himachal, a flood alert ... Read More
AMRITSAR, Aug. 15 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Thursday slammed the formation of a separate faction of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), saying that it is not in full accordanc... Read More
AMRITSAR, Aug. 14 -- Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Wednesday performed ardas (Sikh prayer) for atonement at Akal Takht after completing his tankhah (religious punishment) awarded to ... Read More
AMRITSAR, Aug. 13 -- A day after getting unanimously elected as president of the breakaway Shiromani Akali Dal faction, Giani Harpreet Singh, 52, on Tuesday sharpened his attack on Akali Dal chief Suk... Read More
AMRITSAR, Aug. 12 -- Giani Harpreet Singh, 52, who on Monday was elected as the president of the breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), is an outspoken religious leader with good command ... Read More