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SGPC holds mega event to mark Giani Gargaj's 'Dastarbandi'

Amritsar, Oct. 26 -- For the second time during his eight-month service as Akal Takht acting jathedar and Takht Kesgarh Sahib jathedar, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj's "Dastarbandi" (coronation as per Si... Read More


Bandi Chhor Divas: Akal Takht jathedar bats for reopening of Kartarpur Corridor

Amritsar, Oct. 22 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, in his Bandi Chhor Divas address on Tuesday, advocated normalisation of ties between India and Pakistan, stating that reopen... Read More


SAD, AAP spar over CM's rally in Tarn Taran

Amritsar, Oct. 3 -- A social media post by Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) halqa in-charge Harmeet Singh Sandhu terming the state government's event, to be organised in Tarn Taran on Friday, as political one ... Read More


Khalsa Aid extends a helping hand, touching hearts in flood-hit Punjab

Amritsar, Sept. 16 -- Amid the unprecedented floods devastating parts of Punjab in both India and Pakistan, Khalsa Aid has been conducting relief operations on both sides of the international border w... Read More


Guru Nanak's birth aniv: Centre denies Sikh jatha permission to visit Pakistan

Amritsar, Sept. 15 -- The Union government has refused permission to send a Sikh jatha (group of pilgrims) to Pakistan for Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak's Parkash Parb in November this year, citing sec... Read More


Relief pouring in for flood-hit Punjab, but poor coordination fuelling misuse, hoarding

Amritsar, Sept. 6 -- The flood-ravaged Punjab is witnessing a massive outpouring of aid, with NGOs, religious bodies and countless common people rushing dry ration, cattle feed, drinking water and oth... Read More


Union agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan takes stock of flood situation in Punjab

Amritsar, Sept. 5 -- Visiting the flood-affected areas of Punjab on Thursday, Union agriculture and farmers' welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Punjab had stood as the shield of the nation, a... Read More


Punjab: Worries mount as Bhakra's release pushes Harike inflow past 3 lakh cusecs

Amritsar, Sept. 3 -- Amid the havoc of heavy rains, continuous release of water from Bhakra Dam has further swollen the Sutlej and Beas, pushing the inflow at Harike Headworks, located at the confluen... Read More


Punjab: 323 villages inundated in Gurdaspur, 5,400 rescued

Amritsar, Aug. 31 -- The rising waters of the Ravi have inundated 323 villages in Gurdaspur district, affecting over 26,000 people and causing the death of 243 animals due to the flooding, according t... Read More


Giani Harpreet is head of SAD's breakaway faction

Amritsar, Aug. 12 -- Former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was unanimously elected as the president of the breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in a meeting of the deleg... Read More