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Op Blue Star anniversary: Akal Takht Jathedar talks about churches, weapons training for youthSubscriber Only
June 7, 2022 05:48 IST
The Jathedar of the Akal Takht also attacked former PM Jawahar Lal Nehru for allegedly making anti-Sikh policies during his speech on the anniversary, which was observed at Akal Takht Sahib amid the pro-Khalistan slogans.
Watch: Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple on 38th anniversary of Operation Bluestar
June 6, 2022 11:49 IST
Many youths held banners and placards with 'Khalistan Zindabad' written on them at the Golden Temple. They wore t-shirts with the picture of slain separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale printed on them.
Will decide on accepting Z+ security after official intimation: Akal Takht JathedarSubscriber Only
June 3, 2022 17:25 IST
Earlier Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh had refused when the Punjab government offered to restore his security when a controversy erupted after it was halved on May 28.
At Sidhu Moosewala’s home, CM Bhagwant Mann: killers will be behind bars soonSubscriber Only
June 4, 2022 02:44 IST
Mann spent about an hour with Moosewala's family at their village Moosa in Mansa district, condoling the death of the singer-politician who was killed on May 29.
Dal Khalsa sees bigger conspiracy in Sidhu Moosewala murder, calls bandh on June 6Subscriber Only
June 1, 2022 11:28 IST
Dal Khalnsa leader Kanwar Pal singh said that youths in Punjab are destroying their lives in gang wars and that is very unfortunate.
Amritsar Calling: A garden city with a green thumbSubscriber Only
June 1, 2022 11:22 IST
Amritsar was a city of many gardens, and during the days of the Khalsa Sarkar early 19th century, the sardars of the Misls had many garden estates that caressed its circumference.
Sidhu Moosewala murder: Fans crowd singer’s home for one last glimpse, markets fall silentSubscriber Only
May 30, 2022 23:03 IST
Cars and bikes were spotted parked on both sides of the Talwandi Sabo-Mansa road from T-Point of the road that goes towards Moose village on Monday. Sidhu Moosewala’s home is barely 100 meters from the main road.
Sidhu Moosewala, a boy you don’t know: From his love for weapons to his favourite tractorSubscriber Only
May 30, 2022 16:50 IST
Sidhu Moosewala faced criticism for glorifying weapons in his songs but he never shied away from declaring his love for them.
Sidhu Moose Wala didn’t have security guards when he was shot, AAP says govt will probe whySubscriber Only
May 29, 2022 22:19 IST
Mansa Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Toora said Moose Wala did not take “the two commandos which were still in his security detail. The SSP attributed the killing to “rivalry between Lawrence Bishnoi and Lakhi Patial gang.”
Days after his security trimmed, Congress leader Moosewala shot dead in PunjabSubscriber Only
May 30, 2022 08:42 IST
Gang rivalry, says DGP; Canada-based member of Bishnoi gang claims role
Punjab govt prunes then restores Akal Takht Jathedar’s security; he refuses to take it backSubscriber Only
May 29, 2022 05:52 IST
SAD lashes out at CM Bhagwant Mann govt, says it is stooge of 'anti-panth' and 'anti-Punjab' Arvind Kejriwal.
Conversions hurt poll prospects: Akali Dal panel; suggests ‘one family, one ticket’ ruleSubscriber Only
May 28, 2022 04:27 IST
Its former ally the Bhartiya Janata Party has often raised the issue of conversion of Sikhs into other faiths, but it is for the first time that Akali Dal has acknowledged it as a problem that played a role in scuttling the party's electoral chances.
Punjab govt suspends Faridkot jail superintendent after inmate’s Instagram video goes viralSubscriber Only
May 26, 2022 15:49 IST
The video of prisoner Karan Sharma had gone viral on social media in less than two weeks after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s May 14 claims that his government had run a special drive at the jails.
Amritsar Calling: A city that boasts of a fabric, both beautiful and strongSubscriber Only
May 26, 2022 13:19 IST
The fabric of the loom and the fabric of society have held firm in the Holy City. From shawls and carpets to Phulkari and tweeds, Amritsar’s tryst with textiles continues even today
After Sikka Khan, Pakistani YouTuber strives to reunite another Indian with his relativesSubscriber Only
May 26, 2022 18:12 IST
Preetam Khan from Ludhiana was separated from his family when he was six. Now, he has found his nephew in Pakistan through Nasir Dhillon's video.
Mann government should not scuttle move to commence direct Amritsar-Canada flights, says NGOSubscriber Only
May 26, 2022 13:01 IST
Amritsar Vikas Manch sees conspiracy in Punjab CM’s advocacy for Mohali airport.
Remove harmonium from Golden Temple? Sikh music scholars strike differing notesSubscriber Only
May 23, 2022 15:37 IST
Every day, 15 ragi jathas, or groups of hymn singers, are deployed in turns to perform at Harmandir Sahib for 20 hours in one of the mainly 31 raags that are chosen depending on the time of day and season.
STF apprehends juvenile who ran drug racket with ISI’s helpSubscriber Only
May 21, 2022 12:36 IST
STF also claimed that the nexus was involved in the December 2021 Ludhiana court IED blast.
Black water in Ferozepur canal: Punjab pollution board says water still drinkableSubscriber Only
May 20, 2022 09:15 IST
Shocked green activists challenge state pollution board members to lead by example and drink water first
The rise and fall of Navjot Singh Sidhu, the politicianSubscriber Only
May 20, 2022 07:57 IST
Sidhu's political career has been choppy to say the least, having landed in Amritsar on a BJP ticket in 2004 amid taunts of being an outsider by Opposition parties.
SGPC to meet Modi, Shah on Sikh prisoner issue
May 20, 2022 03:17 IST
The release of Prof Devinderpal Singh Bhullar and Bhai Gurdeep Singh Khera, meetings will be held with the Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Delhi.
Kunwar Vijay Pratap slams Amritsar admin for dragging feet in hotel collapse caseSubscriber Only
May 19, 2022 05:18 IST
The AAP MLA went on to allege that the victims of the incident had told him that the officer assigned by the police to probe the case was close to the mafia.
A hoe, a mortar pan, and allegations of sand mining that kicked up a social media stormSubscriber Only
May 19, 2022 03:51 IST
A farmer, identified as Krishan Singh, was arrested on May 2 by Fazilka police on the basis of a tip-off that the man was mining sand in his field.
Sikh Prisoners: With Sukhbir in SGPC panel, men booked for sedition by his party-led govt, arch rivalSubscriber Only
May 17, 2022 06:37 IST
Also, sitting with the Shiromani Akali Dal chief as part of the nine-member panel formed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee will be his arch rival and Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) president Paramjit Singh Sarna.
Class 12 student, nihang-turned-criminal among recent arrests in terror casesSubscriber Only
May 15, 2022 12:48 IST
Police say that unlike in the past, most of the recent arrests have been of people with no strong ideological affinity to the Khalistani cause. The accused are usually from poor backgrounds and are mostly paid by their handlers to work as couriers.
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