Amritsar, Punjab: Giving impetus to the TOI campaign “Endeavour for Passage to Kartarpur,” organizations rooting for the corridor vouched to launch a movement for devotees, who are at the fag end of their lives, but don’t have the means or passports, to help them fulfill their desire to pay obeisance at the historic Sikh shrine in Pakistan, barely 4.5 kms ...

Chandigarh, Punjab: An upcoming government senior secondary school in Punjab’s Amritsar district has become a mark of perseverance and voluntary workmanship rendered by members of the Sikh community who are sweating out each day to construct the school building all by themselves. The school premises is being built without any labour cost since hundreds of kar sevaks – Sikh volunteers who ...

Amritsar, Punjab: A Sikh Gurdwara came under violent attack in Bijmour in Andhra Pradesh where the miscreants entered the shrine and beat up the volunteers, causing damage to the Sikh holy scriptures Guru Granth Sahib during the ongoing anti-Tenalgana protests. The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee today condemed the incident in strong words and demanded protection and safety of the Sikh ...

Patiala, Punjab: In the recent devastation caused in Uttarakhand, the Hemkunt Sahib Gurudwara may remain closed for the rest of the year as the road link to the 17th century Sikh shrine has been badly damaged. “We have decided to close Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib as of now and asked staff of the Shri Hemkunt Sahib Management Trust (SHSMT) to come down ...

Chandigarh: The Sikh pilgrims who reached here on Friday from the flood-ravaged areas around the Sikh shrine of Hemkunt Sahib in Uttarakhand praised the Army and the ITBP personnel for their rescue services. The pilgrims, who shared their harrowing experiences after the flood and landslides in Uttarakhand, were brought back here on 20 state-owned buses. Another 150 buses have been ...