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Amritsar, Punjab: The Khalra Mission Organisation (KMO) has called upon people of Punjab to boycott the Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP and seek probe into properties acquired by leaders of these political outfits. The KMO has also demanded release of all Sikhs and others, including Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar, Jagtar Singh Hawara, Balwant Singh »
Chandigarh, Punjab: Former Punjab Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Harcharan Singh Brar died at the PGI here today. He had been unwell of late. The Punjab Government has announced state funeral that will take place at his village, Sarai Naga (Near Muktsar), at 3 pm tomorrow. Brar, 87, is survived by son Kanwaljeet Singh »
Chandigarh, Punjab: The Parkash Singh Badal-led SAD-BJP government has completed half of its five-year tenure. Badal and his cabinet ministers took oath on March 2, 2007, 30 months ago at a cricket stadium in Mohali. However, there is no word from the government on initiating any exercise to take stock of its performance or non-performance »
Kharar, Punjab: Supporting the demand for a separate SGPC body for Haryana, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said on the pattern of Delhi and Maharashtra, the Sikhs of Haryana have every right to form their separate body. He said this while talking to mediapersons at the residence of Kharar MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu, »
Nagar kirtan marks Guru Granth Sahib’s installation
Amritsar, September 1 Nagar kirtan was taken out to celebrate the 406th anniversary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple with religious fervour here today. After performing ardas at Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib, the nagar kirtan led by Panj Piaras went through various markets of the holy city. The gurdwara is the [...]
Sharjah court accepts translator, records statements of 17 boys on death row
Chandigarh, September 1 The statements of all 17 Indian boys facing the death sentence in the Sharjah murder case were recorded today by a Sharjah Sharia Appeal Court after it accepted Mohammed Arif, a Balouchi, as translator-cum-interpreter. Relatives of eight of the 17 boys were present in the court during the recording of the statements. [...]
Dilgeer at it Again: New book claims only first 13 angs of Maharaj is Nitnem
Writer Harjinder Dilgeer, who last year wrote the anti-panthic book called Sikh Twareekh is at it again. This time he has written a book called “Nitnem- Guru Granth Sahib ji de pehla 13 Ang.” In this book Dilgeer claims that the daily Nitnem of a Sikh is only in the first 13 Angs of Maharaj [...]