Yearly Archives: 2013

Sentence awarded in Brar case too harsh, says Sikh clergy

Amritsar, Punjab: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today said the sentence awarded to the assailants of Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar (retd) by a UK court was too harsh and asked the SGPC to take up the issue with the ...

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SGPC to hand over memo to East Punjab CM

Amritsar, Punjab: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will hand over a memorandum to Pakistan Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif after he pays obeisance at the Golden Temple here on Sunday. Disclosing this to the media here on Saturday, SGPC chief ...

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Crowds flock to pay respects at funeral of Sikh community leader

 UK: More than 700 mourners say farewell to Balsall Heath’s Mata Jaswant Kaur Digpal, who died at age of 105 More than 700 mourners and ten coaches gathered for a procession to celebrate the life of one of Birmingham’s best-known ...

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Aurangzeb to Partition, his book explores history of undivided Punjab

Amritsar, Punjab: Rajmohan Gandhi, a renowned scholar and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was in Amritsar to launch his latest book, “Punjab-A history from Aurangzeb to Mountbatten”. Tracing 240 years of the history of Punjab, the book reflects on Punjab in the ...

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