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'Singing, dancing' at Guru Teg Bahadur's martyrdom anniversary event sparks row

Amritsar, July 25 -- An event organised by the Punjab language department to commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur, in Srinagar on Thursday, has drawn sharp criticism from Si... Read More


Heading to court, lawyer shot at in Amritsar

Amritsar, July 22 -- A Jandiala Guru-based lawyer, Lakhwinder Singh, was critically injured after three unknown bike-borne men opened fire on him while he was on way to the district courts complex in ... Read More


Punjab: Head granthi slams call for central security forces at Golden Temple

Amritsar, July 20 -- Golden Temple head granthi and former Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Saturday took an exception to the demand for deployment of central security forces in wake of mult... Read More


Punjab: 2 nabbed with 5kg heroin smuggled from Pak

Amritsar, July 16 -- The Amritsar rural police on Tuesday arrested two suspected drug smugglers and seized 5 kg of heroin reportedly smuggled from Pakistan. The contraband, meant for distribution acro... Read More


Punjab: Protest in 14 districts against 'privatisation' in power sector

Amritsar, July 15 -- The Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) on Monday organised protests in 14 districts, opposing "privatisation" in the power sector. The protests were led by KMSC state presid... Read More


Punjab: 9kg heroin seized in Amritsar, Gurdaspur

Amritsar, July 15 -- BSF troops seized two huge consignments of heroin, weighing over 9 kg, at Amritsar and Gurdaspur border on Monday, officials said. A BSF spokesperson said that the search operati... Read More


Satyajit Majithia among 63 members reinstated by Chief Khalsa Diwan

Amritsar, July 13 -- The general house of Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD) on Saturday rejected the decision of expelling 63 members, including Satyajit Singh Majithia, father of senior SAD leader Bikram Sing... Read More


Punjab: Act in 15 days over missing saroops, Dallewal tells state govt, SGPC

Amritsar, July 13 -- Jagjit Singh Dallewal-led Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM-non political) on Saturday extended support to the indefinite protest that the Sikh organisation - Sikh Sadbhawna Dal (SSD) - h... Read More