East

Shiromani Akali Dal deploys its army to fortify Haryana gurdwaras

Jalandhar, Punjab: The stage is set for an eyeball to eyeball confrontation between the Amritsar-based Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) backed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the new Haryana gurdwara panel over the control of Sikh shrines in Haryana. Haryana ...

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Badal breaks down; meets Rajnath in Delhi

Chandigarh: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal broke down at an SAD core committee meeting convened on Tuesday evening to chalk out party’s strategy against the formation of a separate Sikh body in Haryana. The party is preparing for a decisive action, ...

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Akal Takht move draws flak from various quarters

Amritsar, Punjab: The Akal Takht move to ex-communicate Haryana Finance Minister Harmohinder Singh Chattha, HSGPC leaders Jagdish Singh Jhinda and Deedar Singh Nalvi for “conspiring to divide the SGPC” has drawn flak from various Sikh leaders and intellectuals. Among the prominent ...

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MC for one-time settlement to regularize hotels around Darbar Sahib

Amritsar, Punjab: The municipal corporation authorities today submitted its ‘one-time settlement’ proposal to regularise over 125 hotels, guest houses and inns operating around the Golden Temple to the Local Bodies Department secretary at Chandigarh. The sanctity of these hospitality units was ...

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