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Edu institutions key to tackling drug menace, says President Murmu at GNDU's golden jubilee convocation

AMRITSAR, Jan. 16 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that drug abuse has emerged as a serious problem in recent years and youngsters in Punjab have been affected the most. Addressing the go... Read More


AAP sarpanch murder: Shooter arrested from Chhattisgarh killed during failed escape attempt

AMRITSAR, Jan. 15 -- One of the shooters arrested from Chhattisgarh in a sensational murder case of Tarn Taran village sarpanch associated with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was killed on Wednesday... Read More


Punjab: Police arrest ex-SGPC auditor Kohli in missing saroops case

AMRITSAR, Jan. 2 -- Punjab Police on Thursday arrested Satinder Singh Kohli, former internal auditor of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and close associate of Shiromani Akali Dal (S... Read More


Punjab forms SIT to probe missing saroops case

AMRITSAR, Dec. 23 -- The Punjab government has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case of the missing 328 holy saroops of the Guru Granth Sahib. Police, on December 7, regist... Read More


Panic after private schools in Punjab's Amritsar get bomb threat email

AMRITSAR, Dec. 13 -- Several private schools in Amritsar received bomb threats via email on Friday morning, triggering evacuation of students and prompting the authorities to launch anti-sabotage chec... Read More


FIR in case of missing 328 saroops: Jathedar terms FIR 'politically' driven, SGPC calls for meeting on Dec 11

AMRITSAR, Dec. 9 -- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami has called a special meeting of its executive committee on December 11 on the issue of the FIR re... Read More


Akal Takht hands out tankhah to Guru Nanak Dev University VC, five others

AMRITSAR, Dec. 9 -- Akal Takht on Monday pronounced religious punishments (tankhah) for Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) vice-chancellor Karamjit Singh, Punjab language department director Jaswant Sin... Read More


All Sikh couples should have at least 3-4 kids: Jathedar

AMRITSAR, Dec. 8 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has urged the Sikh community to have at least three or four children, as the population is in decline. Addressing a congregat... Read More


5 years on, Punjab Police file FIR against 16 in missing saroops case

AMRITSAR, Dec. 8 -- Police on Sunday registered a first information report (FIR) against 16 individuals, mostly former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) officials and staffers, in connect... Read More


SAD nominee's daughter arrested in case related to poll-related intimidation

AMRITSAR, Nov. 29 -- Punjab Police on Friday arrested Kanchanpreet Kaur-daughter of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) nominee Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa-after she was nominated in a Tarn Taran case linked to al... Read More