Chandigarh, Punjab: The high incidence of cancer and other diseases in Punjab’s Malwa belt has been highlighted over the last decade. Now, union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has confirmed the presence of uranium and other heavy metals in groundwater ...
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Kar sewa for ’84 memorial begins
Amritsar, Punjab: The kar sewa (voluntary service) for erecting a memorial for those Sikhs who died fighting to protect Saachkhand Sri Harmander Sahib. Leaders of the ruling SAD were not present during the three-hour ceremony held during the 28th anniversary ...
Read More »SGPC, DSGMC differ with Akal Takht on ‘complete marriage Act’
Amritsar, Punjab: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh’s move to support a complete Sikh marriage Act has sparked a major controversy with the SGPC, DSGMC and Sikh intellectuals taking a conflicting stand. They said amendments being made in the Anand ...
Read More »Gurdwara near Miri Piri to house Operation Bluestar Memorial
Amritsar, Punjabi: Even as the countdown to the start of Operation Bluestar Memorial’s “kar sewa” on May 20 has begun, it has come to light that the memorial will be in the form of a gurdwara for which the left ...
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