Author Archives: Guest Writer

Sikh bodies seek one-time passport exemption for elderly to visit Kartarpur Sahib

Amritsar, Punjab: Giving impetus to the TOI campaign “Endeavour for Passage to Kartarpur,” organizations rooting for the corridor vouched to launch a movement for devotees, who are at the fag end of their lives, but don’t have the means or ...

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Sikh devotees held on way to Haridwar

Dehradun: Sikh devotees marching from Punjab to Haridwar on Tuesday for rebuilding Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib were arrested at the Kulhal check post on the border of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. A few who managed to slip through were caught ...

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2 Punjabi taxi drivers assaulted in Oz

Chandigarh: Taxi drivers from Punjab Inderjit Jassal and Manbir Singh were assaulted in separate incidents at Port Adelaide. Jassal was bashed when he refused to give five persons a ride in his taxi last Friday night. He was repeatedly punched in ...

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Pilgrim died of poisonous substance: SGPC probe

Amritsar, Punjab: The pilgrim who died after partaking ‘langar’ outside a gurdwara in the city on Diwali had consumed a poisonous substance, the probe conducted into the incident by the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) has found out. SGPC assistant ...

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