Amritsar, Punjab: Even as the demand that Akal Takht should initiate action against former Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu for alleged distortion of “gurbani” is gaining ground, most of the Sikh intellectuals say a “patit” (apostate) Sikh could not even be summoned by Akal Takht as it was against Sikh “rehat maryada” (code of conduct). Former Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Joginder ...

Amritsar, Punjab: A Sikh religious organisation, Akaal Purkh Ki Fauj (APKF), today launched the campaign “Galwakdi” to wean the youth away from drugs. APKF director Jaswinder Singh said to achieve the objective of drug-free Punjab, they would reconnect the youth with the rich religious and cultural heritage of the state. He said the campaign was started as a pilot project on ...