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.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.Friday
30 October '09After low rates of paddy, distress sale of Pusa-1121 basmati is now giving sleepless nights to the farmers in the Majha region.Monday
26 October '09The 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.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.Monday
19 October '09The Sikh clergy on Saturday decided to introduce major changes in the Nanakshahi calendar adopted in 2003.Thursday
15 October '09After 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.Tuesday
13 October '09As 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.Tuesday
13 October '09In yet another case of dollar dreams turning into nightmares, 12 men from the state arrived home here on Monday, with harrowing tales.Monday
12 October '09Politics 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.Tuesday
6 October '09The 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.Friday
2 October '09Sikh 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.Wednesday
30 September '09It 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...Sunday
27 September '09It’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....Friday
25 September '09While 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...Thursday
24 September '09The 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.Monday
14 September '09While one more rocket, supposedly fired from the Pakistan side along with four other shells on Friday night was found lying in a paddy field....Thursday
13 August '09The Sikh clergy has rejected the proposed Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC)....Monday
6 July '09Hours after a Pakistani intruder was gunned down by the BSF, three powerful rockets were fired from across the border...Wednesday
1 July '09More 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....Wednesday
3 June '09It was 25 years ago that Gopal Das crossed over to Pakistan from a Gurdaspur village...Sunday
31 May '09The world’s largest corporation by revenue and America’s biggest private employer has marched into India...Tuesday
12 May '09Leader 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.Tuesday
12 May '09Sharing 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...Tuesday
12 May '09Noting 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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