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Punjab: Ravi in spate, army leads rescue ops in flood-ravaged Gurdaspur

AMRITSAR, Aug. 27 -- Teams of the Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF),SDRF, and BSF were pressed into service on Tuesday to launch an extensive humanitarian assistance and disaster re... Read More


Ravi in spate, flood alert sounded in Punjab's Gurdaspur villages

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 Jammu and & Kashmir and Himachal... Read More


Giani Harpreet occupying SAD faction chief post ethically wrong, says jathedar

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


Violation of maryada in Srinagar event: Bains performs ardas on completion of religious punishment

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


We are real SAD, will soon get EC stamp, says Giani Harpreet Singh

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


Charting a new course: Outspoken Giani Harpreet's journey from jathedar to party chief

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


Giani Harpreet opts out, Satwant Kaur set to head breakaway Akali faction

AMRITSAR, Aug. 9 -- Senior SGPC employee Bibi Satwant Kaur is set to be the new chief of the breakaway Akali Dal faction as former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday said he is ... Read More


Punjab minister Bains told to clean shoes, perform sewa over violation of Sikh maryada at Srinagar event

AMRITSAR, Aug. 7 -- The Akal Takht on Wednesday awarded tankhah (religious punishment) to Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains for violation of Sikh maryada at an event organised by the Punjab... Read More


Punjab minister Bains told to clean shoes, perform sewa over violation of maryada at Srinagar even

AMRITSAR, Aug. 7 -- The Akal Takht on Wednesday awarded tankhah (religious punishment) to Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains for violation of Sikh maryada at an event organised by the Punjab... Read More


Akal Takht-panel may not get nod to hold session at SGPC HQ

AMRITSAR, Aug. 7 -- The Akal Takht-appointed panel, mandated to recast the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), may not get the nod to hold a delegate session to hold party elections on August 11 at Teja Singh ... Read More