East

No ‘long’ swords on Op Bluestar anniversary in future

Amritsar, Punjab: Following the June 6 incident wherein swords were used in a clash inside the Golden Temple during a function to mark the anniversary of Operation Bluestar, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided that swords with length beyond ...

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Seechewal blocks Kala Sanghian drain for optimum use of plant

Jalandhar, Punjab: To make the optimum use of the treatment plant at Kala Sanghian, environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal with the assistance of his team and volunteers today made a bundh in Kala Sanghian drain near Basti Peer Daad to move the ...

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Takht Patna Sahib row rages on

Amritsar, Punjab: The SAD and the Sarna—led SAD (Delhi) are once again face to face over the management of Takht Sri Patna Sahib. The Takht has been embroiled in a controversy ever since a violent clash on January 7 over the ...

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Sikh heritage sites in Pakistan in ‘poor shape’

Amritsar, Punjab: After his visit to Pakistan recently, UK-based Sikh historian Bobby Singh Bansal feels though Pakistan has several forts and palaces dating back to Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s era, there was a dire need to restore and preserve these for the ...

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