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Panic after private schools in Punjab's Amritsar get bomb threat email

AMRITSAR, Dec. 13 -- Several private schools in Amritsar received bomb threats via email on Friday morning, triggering evacuation of students and prompting the authorities to launch anti-sabotage chec... Read More


FIR in case of missing 328 saroops: Jathedar terms FIR 'politically' driven, SGPC calls for meeting on Dec 11

AMRITSAR, Dec. 9 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami has called a special meeting of its executive committee on December 11 on the issue of the FIR re... Read More


Akal Takht hands out tankhah to Guru Nanak Dev University VC, five others

AMRITSAR, Dec. 9 -- Akal Takht on Monday pronounced religious punishments (tankhah) for Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) vice-chancellor Karamjit Singh, Punjab language department director Jaswant Sin... Read More


All Sikh couples should have at least 3-4 kids: Jathedar

AMRITSAR, Dec. 8 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has urged the Sikh community to have at least three or four children, as the population is in decline. Addressing a congregat... Read More


5 years on, Punjab Police file FIR against 16 in missing saroops case

AMRITSAR, Dec. 8 -- Police on Sunday registered a first information report (FIR) against 16 individuals, mostly former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) officials and staffers, in connect... Read More


SAD nominee's daughter arrested in case related to poll-related intimidation

AMRITSAR, Nov. 29 -- Punjab Police on Friday arrested Kanchanpreet Kaur-daughter of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) nominee Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa-after she was nominated in a Tarn Taran case linked to al... Read More


Police probing 'grenade attack' claims: Gurdaspur SSP

AMRITSAR, Nov. 28 -- Gurdaspur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Aditya said that police are carrying out a probe to ascertain 'Khalistan Liberation Army' claims of carrying out a 'grenade attack'... Read More


Punjab: Implementing holy city status for Amritsar walled city uphill task for govt

AMRITSAR, Nov. 26 -- The Punjab government's decision to grant holy city status to Amritsar's walled city, along with Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo, has raised concerns over its practical implement... Read More


Live Gurbani Telecast: YouTube suspension brings spotlight back on SGPC's own satellite channel

AMRITSAR, Nov. 22 -- YouTube's week-long suspension of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) channel, SGPC Sri Amritsar, which streams live Gurbani kirtan from the Golden Temple, has on... Read More


Chheharta murder case: Main shooter injured in encounter

AMRITSAR, Nov. 21 -- Amritsar police on Thursday arrested the main shooter Jobanpreet Singh and his accomplice in the Chheharta murder case, though the shooter suffered a leg injury during an encounte... Read More