Tag Archives: golden temple

New entrance of Darbar Sahib to open soon

Amritsar, Punjab: The ongoing work on the Darbar Sahib Entrance Plaza project has gathered steam. The companies involved say the work on the sprawling open area may be completed within the next couple of months. Sources say the construction of the ...

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Sikhs step up protest over Britain’s involvement in Amritsar massacre

UK: Thousands of Sikh voters could boycott Conservative candidates at next year’s general election in protest at David Cameron’s refusal to launch a public inquiry into Britain’s role in the 1984 Amritsar massacre. Sikh groups said their members were “angry” ...

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Construction of Bluestar Memorial an SGPC decision, says Badal

Jalandhar, Punjab: Calling SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar a liar, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the former had made a false statement that Operation Bluestar Memorial on the Golden Temple complex was constructed on the latter’s insistence. But ...

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Declassify Bluestar documents, demand Akalis

New Delhi: In the wake of steaming debate on UK’s advisory role in Operation Bluestar, the Akalis today upped the ante against the government demanding immediate de-classification of correspondence between the Indian and British Governments during that period. The demand for ...

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