Sikh State Punjab: Alarming drop in groundwater level

40 pc deficient rains in June, July lead to pumping out of water to irrigate paddy crop Amritsar, Punjab: Environmentalists and agriculturists have expressed acute concern over the sharply-depleting ground water levels for the cultivation of paddy in the border ...

Sarabjit’s lawyer meets Badal, appeals for help

Awais Sheikh, a peace ambassador from Pakistan and counsel for Sarabjit Singh, who is facing death sentence in Pakistan, today called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and gave him a copy of his mercy petition to be given ...

Stay on proceedings against Dal Khalsa activists

Amritsar, Punjab: The high court today stayed the proceedings before a trial court in Amritsar against 19 Dal Khalsa activists in a 55-month-old sedition case registered at the city’s Islamabad police station. Justice Arvind Kumar also fixed October 20 for ...

SGPC reconsider World Heritage Status

Amritsar, Punjab: The SGPC has decided to reconsider the issue of getting world heritage status for Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar, from Unesco. The exercise has been started on the directions of the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Committee, which received a ...