All set for Gurpurb celebrations in Nepal after 30 yrs

Amritsar, Punjab: The stage is set for the Guru Nanak Dev birth anniversary celebrations at 400-year-old Gurdwara Guru Nanak Math in Nepal on a large-scale after a gap of three decades. Talking to The Tribune on the phone from Kathmandu, ...

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Chemicals worth Rs 600 cr seized from Baddi unit

Patiala, Punjab: The Patiala police today claimed to have seized chemicals worth Rs 600 crore allegedly used in preparing synthetic drug “ice” from a pharmaceutical unit in Baddi. Montek Bio-Pharma Limited belongs to Amritsar industrialist Jagjit Singh Chahal, who along ...

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Sikh teenager masters African language

Johannesburg, South Africa: While most Indian-South African students shy away from Afrikaans, 13-year-old Angad Sena’s mastery over the language has won him national accolades in just two years since he arrived from India. When Angad arrived in Pretoria in 2011 with his ...

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Pak denies 379 pilgrims visa to Nankana Sahib

Amritsar, Punjab: Following the denial of visa to 379 SGPC members, a 774-member jatha will leave for Pakistan tomorrow to celebrate Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary at Sri Nankana Sahib on November 17. The SGPC had submitted a list of 1,153 ...

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