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SGPC elections: Calcutta, Barnala start legwork

Wednesday 4 November '09

Elections to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee may still be a good six months away, but leaders opposed to Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal have already started backroom discussions and strategising.
Sikhs gather in Nankana to observe Gurpurab

Tuesday 3 November '09

Amid an unprecedented security cover, nearly 10,000 Sikhs converged at Guru Nanak’s birth place, Nankana Sahib in Punjab of Pakistan, to celebrate the 540th birth anniversary of Sikhs’ first Guru.
Now, distress sale of Pusa 1121 in Majha

Friday 30 October '09

After low rates of paddy, distress sale of Pusa-1121 basmati is now giving sleepless nights to the farmers in the Majha region.
Punj fails to bridge rift in state BJP, Joshi to sit in dharna

Monday 26 October '09

The presence of national BJP general secretary and in charge of Punjab affairs Balbir Punj in the city failed to bring the warring factions to a settlement.
Her wait for the journey home is on as Pakistan verifies identity

Monday 19 October '09

“Pakistan kis taraf hai (In which direction is Pakistan)?” Kapoor Jaan, a 37 year-old-Pakistani prisoner, asked as she was escorted out of the giant gates of the Amritsar Central Jail.
Akal Takht decision to revise Nanakshahi calendar kicks up row

Monday 19 October '09

The Sikh clergy on Saturday decided to introduce major changes in the Nanakshahi calendar adopted in 2003.
Now, MC commissioner’s post bone of contention within BJP

Thursday 15 October '09

After the recent tussle between Member of Parliament Navjot Singh Sidhu and senior leader Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina over the post of Amritsar Improvement Trust chairman, the city is witnessing a similar drama over the post of municipal commissioner.
26 prisoners lodged in J&K jails get consular access in Amritsar

Tuesday 13 October '09

As many as 26 prisoners lodged in various jails of Jammu and Kashmir were granted ‘consular access’ at the high security Central Jail here on Monday.
Duped by travel agents, 12 return after 10-month ordeal in Iran

Tuesday 13 October '09

In yet another case of dollar dreams turning into nightmares, 12 men from the state arrived home here on Monday, with harrowing tales.
Politics rules procurement in Majha, Cong accuses SAD of favouritism

Monday 12 October '09

Politics is affecting the paddy procurement in Majha area as farmers’ organisations and the Congress have alleged that the ruling SAD MLAs are using tactics to ensure paddy belonging to their supporters only is lifted.
BSF will play key role in anti-Naxal operations: DG

Tuesday 6 October '09

The Border Security Force will play a pivotal role in the anti-naxalism operations in the country, said Director General of BSF, Raman Srivastva, on Monday.
Akal Takht defers decision against Jhinda once again

Friday 2 October '09

Sikh high priests have once again deferred the decision on action against Jagdish Singh Jhinda, head of Haryana Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (ad hoc).The decision was earlier deferred to October 1.
Runaway teen found in Amritsar, reunited with family

Wednesday 30 September '09

It was a tearful reunion for Akshay Sachdeva (14) on Tuesday with his parents. Missing from his home in Krishna Nagar in Delhi since September 16...
Rat holds AI flight hostage

Sunday 27 September '09

It’s not just the pilots who are holding Air India hostage. Early on Saturday at the Rajasansi International Airport in Amritsar, passengers of an Air India flight to Toronto....
Austerity not new to Manmohan, he studied under streetlamp, say kin in Amritsar

Friday 25 September '09

While debate on the Union government’s austerity measures goes on, relatives of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the city say the PM has always lived a simple life...
Spurious items sealed in stores go missing

Thursday 24 September '09

The incident, where a team of officers from the Agriculture Department were beaten up, took another turn on Wednesday when the spurious items sealed in the stores went missing.
Another rocket found, BSF sees hand of jehadi groups

Monday 14 September '09

While one more rocket, supposedly fired from the Pakistan side along with four other shells on Friday night was found lying in a paddy field....
Akal Takht says no to separate Haryana SGPC

Thursday 13 August '09

The Sikh clergy has rejected the proposed Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC)....
Pak rockets land near Amritsar

Monday 6 July '09

Hours after a Pakistani intruder was gunned down by the BSF, three powerful rockets were fired from across the border...
170 years on, Guru’s kalgi is brought back home

Wednesday 1 July '09

More than 170 years after it was taken to England by the British as one of the rare artefacts of Sikhs after the demise of Maharaja Ranjit Singh....
25 yrs on, Burney kindles hope of return of ‘spy’

Wednesday 3 June '09

It was 25 years ago that Gopal Das crossed over to Pakistan from a Gurdaspur village...
Wal-Mart makes its India entry

Sunday 31 May '09

The world’s largest corporation by revenue and America’s biggest private employer has marched into India...
Advani praises SAD for lasting ties

Tuesday 12 May '09

Leader of Opposition and NDA’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on Monday showered praise on ally Shiromani Akali Dal and recalled contributions of the Akalis in the rise of the BJP.
PM is Shaan-e-Punjab: Rahul

Tuesday 12 May '09

Sharing the dais with PM Dr Manmohan Singh for the first time in Punjab, All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi today showered praises on the Prime Minister...
‘Situation across border not good’

Tuesday 12 May '09

Noting that the situation across the border is “not good”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA government has initiated talks with Pakistan on the issue of imposition of religious tax on minorities in that country’s tribal areas.
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