Author Archives: Guest Writer

American-Sikh man prevented from carrying ‘kirpan’ on jury duty

Washington, USA: An American-Sikh man has been denied permission to carry a kirpan or ceremonial dagger while serving on a jury by a California court. Gursant Singh, who converted to Sikhism over three decades ago, says he will still go to ...

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Capt questions Modi on Punjabi farmers issue

Amritsar, Punjab: A day before BJP’s prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi’s visit to the city, Congress candidate Captain Amarinder Singh sought to corner him over the issue of Punjabi farmers facing eviction in Kutch region of Gujarat. In an open letter ...

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Hemkund Sahib yatra from May 25

Chandigarh: With reconstruction, rehabilitation of the victims of the 2013 cloudburst disaster and the Char Dham yatra taking centrestage in Uttarakhand politics, Chief Minister Harish Rawat today announced that pilgrimage to Kedarnath would resume on May 4 and to Badrinath on ...

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Anti-Congress genocide victims protest

Amritsar, Punjab: Even as a group of 1984 genocide victims today burnt the effigies of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and Congress candidate Capt Amarinder Singh here today, another group questioned BJP candidate Arun Jaitley’s “double standards” on the issue. This group ...

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