Ropar, Punjab: The state government has decided to send a proposal to the Centre for developing Anandpur Sahib as a tourism hub along with the pilgrimage circuit in the area. The issue was raised by Anandpur Sahib MP Prem Singh Chandumajra during a debate over the Finance Bill following which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked him to send a proposal in ...

Jalandar, Punjab:  It is learnt that a team of experts has restored the chola and other articles of Fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Sahib Ji at a historic Gurdwara Sahib at village Bilga in Jalandhar. These articles include Guru Sahib’s ‘chola’, ‘pyjama’, ‘dushala’, a handkerchief, a wallet made of cloth and a rosary. According to a news reported by The ...

Amritsar, Punjab:  Acceding to the demand of historians and others, the Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj Management Committee today decided to preserve the mortal remains of the 282 soldiers, who were part of the sepoy mutiny in 1857 and were buried by the British at the ‘Kalianwala Khu’ here. Committee president Amarjit Singh Sarkaria and researcher Surinder Kochhar said, “We’ve decided to ...

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: Braving cold, devotees throng Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara for Shaheedi Samagam. Braving fog and bitter cold, lakhs of devotees, from various parts of the country and abroad, thronged the historic gurdwara here today to mark the 309th martyrdom of the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh. The Shaheedi Samagam began with akhand path by head granthi Harpal ...

Panjab Cultural Association and SAINTS are proud to announce our preservation project of Guru Granth Sahib. This valuable Sikh treasure was discovered by a leading academic who works with Panjab Cultural Associations, and then the expert teams at SAINTS took the great task of arranging to preserve this valuable treasure for posterity. Unfortunately, the Guru Granth Sahib currently requires extensive ...