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Ajnala police station attack: Court frames charges against MP Amritpal

AMRITSAR, May 15 -- The district and sessions court on Thursday framed charges against Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh in connection with the 2023 attack on Ajnala police station. The court framed ch... Read More


rRs.r402-cr sanctioned for revamp of Amritsar railway station: Bittu

AMRITSAR, May 15 -- Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday announced Rs.402 crore for the redevelopment of Amritsar railway station with an additional Rs.100 crore for new platforms. "The pro... Read More


Amritpal's counsels submit pen drives, allege false implication

AMRITSAR, May 14 -- Defence counsels for Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, facing trial in the Ajnala police station siege case, on Wednesday submitted two pen drives containing videos before a local c... Read More


Akal Takht writes to Punjab Speaker, says remove contentious clauses

AMRITSAR, May 12 -- The Akal Takht on Monday shot off a letter to Punjab Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, citing objections to the recently enacted anti-sacrilege law, including clauses that legally man... Read More


Deterrence or state interference: New anti-sacrilege law sparks panthic debate

AMRITSAR, May 9 -- The Punjab government's recent enactment of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, designed to impose stricter penalties for sacrilege (beadbi) of the Si... Read More


Concerns over 'state interference': Gargaj calls Sikh bodies, scholars' meet to discuss anti-sacrilege law

AMRITSAR, April 28 -- As Sikh sections are divided over the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act-2026, Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has taken notice of the ... Read More


SGPC asks Akal Takht to take call on withdrawal of Rajoana's mercy plea

AMRITSAR, April 21 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday approached the Akal Takht seeking guidance on whether to withdraw the petition for commutation of the death sentence ... Read More


Ropar's Teghbir Singh becomes youngest to complete Annapurna circuit

AMRITSAR, April 20 -- Teghbir Singh, a seven-year-old from Ropar, scaled the Thorong La, the highest point on the Annapurna Circuit, situated over 17,769 ft (5416 m), in Nepal on Saturday. According ... Read More


Yet to receive anti-sacrilege bill, says Punjab governor

AMRITSAR, April 17 -- Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday said that he has yet to receive the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill-2026, passed by the Punjab assembly o... Read More


Jathedar hails bill but objects to provision seeking saroops details

AMRITSAR, April 14 -- Akal Takht acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday said that while strict laws may be enacted to punish those guilty of sacrilege, the government cannot decide wher... Read More