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Punjab: Prisoner alleges jail administration wrote ‘gangster’ on his back, court orders medical

August 19, 2022 08:24 IST

Tarsem Singh took off his shirt and showed the word written on his upper back when he was presented at the district and sessions court in Kapurthala Wednesday.

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Villages across Ravi river in deep water; administration taking stock of situation

August 18, 2022 04:56 IST

A 50-foot-wide crater was formed on the road leading from Ghonewal village near Dera Baba Nanak

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Two arrested from Delhi for planting IED under S-I’s car

August 18, 2022 04:41 IST

The improvised explosive device (IED) was found hidden under the SUV of sub-inspector Dilbagh Singh at Ranjit Avenue locality on Tuesday. A car cleaner had noticed the object under the vehicle.

Kartarpur is the place where Guru Nanak settled for the longest period of his life after enlightenment.(Express photo)

Nanak’s Corridor: Striding across the RaviSubscriber Only

August 17, 2022 16:04 IST

The shrine of Kartarpur is a lasting icon of interfaith understanding of Guru Nanak's message of brotherhood and kindness that talk of humanity as a whole, with one true creator sans barriers of faith.

Police said investigation was underway to trace the men who planted the explosive material.
(Express)

Car cleaner alerts Punjab cop of suspicious material under car, turns out to be IED

August 17, 2022 03:06 IST

The IED was found hidden under S-I Dilbagh Singh's vehicle outside his residence at Ranjit Avenue locality, with the police official claiming that it was part of conspiracy to kill him.

Former Deputy speaker Darbari Lal with picture of letter his father received back in 1951 from his native village now in Pakistan. (EXPRESS PHOTO BY RANA SIMRANJIT SINGH)

‘I won’t choose Partition if given a choice’: Darbari LalSubscriber Only

August 15, 2022 06:40 IST

"You will not find a single line on communalism in Hindu scriptures. Hindus had taken shelter in gurdwaras during the Partition before moving to this side," says Darbari Lal.

Owing to the presence of multiple rivers in West Punjab, the British had developed Canal Colonies spread across 5.5 million acres in Lyallpur, Sargodha (Shahpur), Montgomery and Multan districts. (File Photo)

Sikh farmers who migrated twice suffered the most during PartitionSubscriber Only

August 15, 2022 06:40 IST

According to the 1941 census, united Punjab had a population of 28.4 millions, including 16.2 millions Muslims, 7.5 millions Hindus and 3.7 millions Sikhs and the rest were Christians.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee has condemned illuminating Minar-e-Fateh.

SGPC slams lighting up Minar-e-Fateh in Tricolour lightsSubscriber Only

August 15, 2022 03:07 IST

Minar-e-Fateh is a memorial built at Chappar Chiri of Mohali in memory of victory over Sirhind by Sikh General Baba Banda Singh Bahadar.

Sgpc president Harjinder Singh Dhami with members and employees taking out protest march for releasing Sikh prisoners, Amritsar on Saturday, August 13 2022. EXPRESS PHOTO BY RANA SIMRANJIT SINGH

SGPC protests in Punjab, Haryana to demand release of Sikh prisoners

August 14, 2022 05:58 IST

In the morning, a large number of the SGPC members and employees took out a protest march from the Golden Plaza, outside of Golden Temple. They all had donned black turbans. The protest was led by led by SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami.

When Akal Takht issued an edict for military trainingSubscriber Only

August 14, 2022 05:58 IST

“Our Bharat is free from slavery and Sikhs have sacrificed a lot for this Independence. We have to keep the Panth in 'Chardi Kala' and take country to heights of development. For this purpose, the Sikh Sangat must take care of four points,” read the edict.

The footage from CCTVs installed outside Golden Temple shows the woman carrying the child.

5-year-old girl’s body found near Golden Temple; mother detained

August 13, 2022 03:27 IST

The Punjab Police Friday detained a woman from Haryana, a day after her five-year-old girl was found dead near the Golden Temple. The footage from CCTVs installed outside Golden Temple showed the woman, identified as Maninder Kaur, a resident of Yamunanagar in Haryana, carrying the child in her lap, police said. The footage was leaked […]

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.

Speaker apologises after security staff assault truck driver

August 12, 2022 03:21 IST

As a purported video of the incident, which took place on the Amritsar-Jalandhar bypass road near Daburji village, went viral, the Speaker tendered an apology for his staff's behaviour but demanded an independent probe into the incident.

Punjab speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan with CM Bhagwant Mann (PTI)

Punjab Speaker’s security men thrash truck driver; he says sorry, seeks probe

August 12, 2022 03:30 IST

A gurdwara and memorial have been constructed in their memory at the village. This memorial is also shared by two martyrs from the 1971 war. (Express)

Hanged for mutiny, forgotten for the lack of gratitude: 12 soldiers of British Indian ArmySubscriber Only

August 11, 2022 07:02 IST

However, very little is known about them even in Tarn Taran. “Governments still see them as terrorists. They don’t want to tell their stories,” says Surjit Singh, grandson of Wadhawa Singh of Rurewala village, who was among the 12 hanged.

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Aamir Khan visits Golden Temple ahead of ‘Lal Singh Chadda’ releaseSubscriber Only

August 10, 2022 14:31 IST

Aamir essays the role of a Sikh character in ‘Lal Singh Chadda’ which is to be released worldwide on August 11

A first: Akal Takht to hold prayers for Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims killed during PartitionSubscriber Only

August 9, 2022 06:47 IST

“Around 10 lakh Punjabi men, women and children were killed during the Partition of Punjab between India and Pakistan in 1947," reads the poster released by Akal Takht Sahib, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, on Monday.

100th anniversary of Guru Ka Bagh Morcha: When British atrocities in Amritsar caught international media’s eyeSubscriber Only

August 7, 2022 12:10 IST

British govt took refuge in architect Sir Ganga Ram to defuse crisis

Simranjeet Singh Mann with leaders of Dal Khalsa addressing media during a press conference. September 15 2019. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

SAD(A), Dal Khalsa ask Sikhs to hoist Sikh flags at homes on August 15Subscriber Only

August 6, 2022 20:47 IST

Dal Khalsa, with the support of Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar, will take out a march in Jalandhar on August 14 and hold public demonstration on August 15 at Moga in Punjab.

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Commonwealth Games: Four medalists in Indian weightlifting team given grand welcome at Punjab airport

August 6, 2022 14:00 IST

Punjab government has announced prize money for the Commonwealth medal winners of the state, including Rs 50 lakh to silver medalist Vikas Thakur and Rs 40 lakh to bronze medalists Harjinder Kaur, Lovepreet Singh and Gurdeep Singh.