Author Archives: Guest Writer

New Year ‘biggest festival’ at Golden Temple

Amritsar, Punjab: On the first day of 2014, all roads and even small streets led to the Golden Temple. The New Year rush for blessings beat the pilgrim numbers of even Diwali, Gurpurb and Baisakhi, considered more important occasions. The crowd ...

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Heritage comes under threat

Amritsar, Punjab: Even as the Municipal Corporation has initiated the move to de-notify the historic Ram Bagh area, summer palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, it has turned a blind eye to the instances of burning garbage on the premises of this ...

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Khalsa’s struggle fruitful: Makkar

Anandpur Sahib, Punjab: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar said here on Tuesday that the struggle launched by Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa for the release of Sikh prisoners had yielded results. Talking to mediapersons here, he said the row ...

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Majithia congratulates couples at mass marriage ceremony

Majitha, Amritsar, Punjab: A mass marriage ceremony was organised today at Majitha village to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Baba Jeewan Singh. 51 couples were married as per the Sikh rites in the ceremony. Extending his best wishes to the ...

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