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Punjab: 323 villages inundated in Gurdaspur, 5,400 rescued

Amritsar, Aug. 31 -- The rising waters of the Ravi have inundated 323 villages in Gurdaspur district, affecting over 26,000 people and causing the death of 243 animals due to the flooding, according t... Read More


Giani Harpreet is head of SAD's breakaway faction

Amritsar, Aug. 12 -- Former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was unanimously elected as the president of the breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in a meeting of the deleg... Read More


Akal Takht panel's delegate meet: Jathedar Gargaj holding talks with stakeholders for final call

Amritsar, Aug. 6 -- Taking a final call on the plea of the Akal Takht-appointed panel to hold a delegates' meeting for electing a parallel Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president will be a tough decision ... Read More


Avoid interfering in other Takhts' affairs, SGPC House urges Akal Takht

Amritsar, Aug. 6 -- In the wake of the recent standoff between the clergy of Akal Takht and Takht Patna Sahib, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) general house on Tuesday passed a unan... Read More


Sikh woman barred from exam over kirpan, Takht, SGPC fume

Amritsar, July 28 -- (Blurb) A Sikh woman candidate was reportedly not allowed to enter an examination hall in Rajasthan's Jaipur as she was allegedly asked to remove her religious articles, includin... Read More


Takht-appointed panel's call for polls at Teja Singh Samundri Hall leaves SGPC in fix

Amritsar, July 24 -- The Akal Takht-appointed panel, which is to oversee the reorganisation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), has left the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) in a fix by an... Read More


IP addresses tracked, cops closing in on culprits: Punjab CM on threat emails to Golden Temple

Amritsar, July 23 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the IP addresses of those behind the bomb threat emails to the Golden Temple have been traced and the culprits will be nabbed soon, wh... Read More


IP addresses tracked, closing in on culprits: Punjab CM on threat mails to Golden Temple

Amritsar, July 22 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the IP addresses of those behind the bomb threat mails to Golden Temple have been traced and the culprits will be nabbed soon. ... Read More


MP Report Card | Longer sessions will give members more time to raise issues, says Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

Amritsar, July 9 -- As the 18th Lok Sabha completes its first year, here's a look at first-time MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa's performance in the lower House of Parliament and his plans for his consti... Read More


Punjab: Patna Sahib edict on Sukhbir raises hackles of Akal Takht

Amritsar, July 6 -- Hours after the "panj pyaras" (five beloved ones of Guru) of Takht Patna Sahib declared Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal "tankhaiya" (guilty of religious mis... Read More