Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Hundreds of devotees on Tuesday thronged gurudwaras across Punjab and Haryana to celebrate Baisakhi, one of the biggest festivals that marks the foundation day of the Khalsa Panth (Sikh order) by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. It also marks the start of harvest season. The Golden Temple in Amritsar, one of Sikhism’s holiest shrines, was tastefully decorated, and a huge number of devotees came before dawn to offer prayers.The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Comm…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The face behind justice for victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, human rights lawyer and former AAP lawmaker H.S. Phoolka, on Wednesday joined the BJP.After joining the BJP here, Phoolka said, “I’ve been a strong supporter of the BJP since my childhood. From 2014 to 2017, I was in the Aam Aadmi Party. We thought that we had come to this party to end all the corruption that existed under the Congress government at that time, but later, we saw that the situation was quite…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Actress Hansika Motwani spent some peaceful moments at the Golden Temple in Amritsar after her divorce from Sohael Khaturiya. She took to her official social media handle and posted a couple of pictures from the Golden Temple, sharing her quiet moment of faith with her Instagram family.The ‘Maha’ actress was seen dressed in a simple pink suit with her head covered with a dupatta. The Golden Temple shining behind her and the still water around made the whole moment even …
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Punjab is witnessing a new pattern whereby arms and ammunition have been coming into the state in large numbers. The ISI has been focusing heavily on Punjab in recent months and has enhanced operations.In the most recent cases, the agencies have observed that the arms that are being delivered are primarily to be used for extortion. This signals the involvement of the gangster network, which has been tasked with raising funds for the ISI. The funds are, in turn, meant to …
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The waters in Punjab are being tested by the Khalistani elements once again, and this could be a sign of what is coming next. After provoking and planning attacks in India from abroad, these terror groups want to intensify operations after they realised that their movement is hardly gaining any traction in Punjab.Soft attempts are being made to test the waters, and on January 26, a Khalistani flag incident was reported at the Golden Temple. An Intelligence Bureau officia…
Amritsar, Jan 15 (IANS) Expressing concern over rising drug abuse among the youth in Punjab, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that in recent years, the problem has emerged as a serious challenge, affecting the youth the most. “This problem is impacting not only health but also the social, economic, and moral fabric of society. A lasting solution to this problem is essential for a healthy society,” she said in her address at the 50th golden jubilee convocation of Guru Nanak Dev Unive…
Amritsar, Jan 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will appear before the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, here on Thursday for allegedly making derogatory remarks on Sikh tenets. He is skipping the Golden Jubilee Convention of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in Amritsar to be presided over by President Droupadi Murmu owing to his appearance before the Akal Takht.CM Mann is the third Chief Minister to be summoned by the Akal Takht after Parkash Singh Badal and Surjit…
Chandigarh/Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) Braving biting cold, hundreds of devotees thronged the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab and other shrines in the region early on Thursday to usher in the New Year.At the Golden Temple complex, around 250 km from here, the devotees queued up since midnight to offer prayers. Long queues could be seen on Thursday morning with people waiting for their turn to offer prayers inside the ‘Harmandir Sahib’, the sanctum sanctorum.Several devotees could be seen ta…