Young Sikh preacher Giani Gargaj is acting jathedar of Akal Takht

AMRITSAR, March 8 -- A young Sikh preacher with strong panthic credentials, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, 40, has been appointed as acting jathedar of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs.... Read More

SGPC removes Giani Raghbir Singh as Akal Takht jathedar

AMRITSAR, March 8 -- The executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday sacked Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and Takht Kesgarh Sahib jathedar Giani Sulta... Read More

Akal Takht panel to kickstart SAD membership drive from March 18

India, March 5 -- After failing to get support from the Sukhbir Singh Badal faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Akal Takht-constituted panel on Tuesday announced to start the party's members... Read More

Akal Takht panel to kickstart SAD membership drive from March 18

Amritsar, March 5 -- After failing to get support from the Sukhbir Singh Badal faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Akal Takht-constituted panel on Tuesday announced to start the party's memb... Read More

Punjab: 23kg heroin recovered from Amritsar village, hunt on to arrest smuggler

India, March 5 -- Punjab Police on recovered 23kg of heroin from Devi Daspura village in Amritsar district, with the consignment linked to a smuggling network operated by a US-based smuggler. "In a m... Read More

Multi-storey building coming up near Golden Temple triggers row

Amritsar, March 4 -- A multi-storey building which is coming up in the galliara outside the Golden Temple Complex has drawn flak from Sikh groups as two storeys of the under-construction facility are ... Read More

Bhagwanpuria gang aides nabbed with six pistols, ammo in Amritsar

Amritsar, March 2 -- The counter-intelligence (CI) team of Amritsar police busted an illegal weapon smuggling module with the arrest of a member of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang and recovered six .32-bo... Read More

Jathedar to panel: SAD cooperation not a must for recruitment drive

AMRITSAR, March 2 -- : Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Saturday stated that the seven-member committee constituted by the highest Sikh temporal seat to conduct the recruitment drive of the ... Read More

Punjab Cong in-charge rules out any change in state leadership

AMRITSAR, March 1 -- Punjab Congress in-charge and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel ruled out any change in the state leadership. Baghel, who reached Amritsar for his first visit to ... Read More

NHAI scraps contract for Tarn Taran stretch

Amritsar, Feb. 28 -- Due to Punjab government's failure to acquire land, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has terminated the contract with the firm concerned for construction of the Amr... Read More

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