Jalandhar, Punjab: Tension prevailed in Mannan village on Monday after members of the Ravidassia sect installed their holy book, “Amrit Bani Satguru Ravidas Maharaj ji“, in their gurdwara on Monday. Policemen were deployed in large numbers in the village to avoid any incident. “Their act is to hurt Sikh religious sentiments as they have placed »
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Phoolka ready to face Income Tax probe
New Delhi, India: REACTS TO SARNA’S ALLEGATIONS OF AMASSING WEALTH BEYOND HIS MEANS. Advocate H.S. Phoolka, who is contesting cases of the 1984 Sikh Genocide victims, has offered to face an inquiry by the Income Tax department after Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna accused him of amassing wealth beyond his »
Sarna fails to appear at Akal Takht
Amritsar, Punjab: Giving another chance to Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Paramjit Singh Sarna, the Akal Takht has now summoned him on August 7 after the latter expressed inability to present himself at the Akal Takht today through his messenger. The Sikh clergy, highly placed sources revealed, had taken a serious view of Sarna’s »
Rs 800 cr wheat goes waste annually – Why not let farmers export their crops in a democratic way?
Chandigarh, Punjab: Antiquated food storage methods and technologies have been costing India dearly. The chairman of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Siraj Hussain, admits that food worth Rs 50,000 crore is wasted every year. This comes roughly to 20 per cent of the total food produced by the country. Though this figure includes food »
UK based Sikh comes to rescue of flood-hit Punjabi farmers
Patiala, Punjab: After the floods caused grave destruction in several areas of Patiala besides damaging the crops, the affected farmers of Shatrana areas got some relief as UK-based Surinder Singh Nijjer came to their rescue and offered them financial help. Nijjer compensated each farmer with Rs 1,000 per acre of crop damaged and gave money »
