Agitated Sikhs burn effigy of Taliban in AmritsarAMRITSAR - Activists of various Sikh organizations burnt an effigy of the Taliban here on Friday to express their anguish and protest against the barbarism being meted out to Sikhs in Pakistan’s North West Front Povince (NWFP). Religious procession taken out on birth anniversary of Guru Arjan DevAMRITSAR - Thousands of Sikh devotees participated in a religious procession on Friday to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth master of the Sikhs. Terror groups in Pakistan, a threat to regional and world peaceAMRITSAR - Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Thursday said the presence of organized terror groups in Pakistan poses a major threat to the safety and security of the entire region, a threat to peace in the subcontinent and to world peace. Man nabbed for entering sanctum area of Golden TempleAMRITSAR - A man was nabbed in the holiest of Sikh shrines Harmandir Sahib for jumping into the area of the sanctum sanctorum where the holy book Guru Granth Sahib is kept, police said. Sikh body seeks UN intervention in Sri LankaAMRITSAR - Expressing its solidarity with the Tamil population in the war-ravaged north Sri Lanka, a radical Sikh organization Dal Khalsa Friday urged the UN to intervene and save the thousands of people trapped in the conflict zone. BJP’s Navjot Singh Sidhu enters poll frayAMRITSAR - Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and sitting MP of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Navjot Singh Sidhu entered the poll fray to seek re-election. Baisakhi mood continues in PunjabAMRITSAR - The Sikhs in Punjab are still in the ‘Baisakhi’ mood. Baisakhi is the commencement of the New Year, the day when harvesting is done and it also holds religious significance for the Sikh community, as it also happens to be the day when the Panth Khalsa was founded. Radical Sikh bodies reject sect chief’s ‘apology’ offerAMRITSAR - Radical Sikh organisations Monday rejected an offer made by controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh to offer a conditional ‘apology’ before the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion. Idiots’ Club highlights free liquor distribution in Punjab villages in pollsAMRITSAR - With the festivity surrounding parliamentary elections across the country at a high, several contestants in Punjab are ensuring voters’ support with liquor distribution through the backdoor. Two die, portion of religious press building crashesAMRITSAR - At least two people were killed and two others were injured here when a portion of the printing press building where the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, is printed collapsed Wednesday. New Year celebrations in IndiaAMRITSAR/ JORHAT - Residents in different parts of the country indulged in fun and frolic as they rang in the traditional New Year in some states. Sikh bodies flay political parties wooing sects in PunjabCHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR - They might be big vote banks for political parties but a number of radical Sikh organisations have openly come out against political parties in Punjab pampering certain sects to gain votes. Shoe-throwing scribe declines SGPC job offerAMRITSAR - Delhi based journalist Jarnail Singh who tossed a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram at a press conference in New Delhi April 7, Monday declined a job offer made to him by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee during a ceremony here. Punjab celebrates harvest festival BaisakhiAMRITSAR - The Sikh community on Monday celebrated the annual spring harvest festival of Baisakhi. SGPC honours Sikh scribe for tossing shoe at ChidambaramAMRITSAR - Delhi based journalist Jarnail Singh who tossed a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram during a press conference in New Delhi April 7 was honoured by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Monday at Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. Three caught with 1 kg cocaine in PunjabAMRITSAR - Three people, including two claiming to be army personnel, were arrested in Punjab Saturday after they were found to be carrying 1 kg of cocaine, police said. 400-strong Sikh jatha to visit Pakistan for BaisakhiAMRITSAR - Over 400 Sikhs and other pilgrims will cross over to Pakistan Saturday from the Attari-Wagah border check-post between India and Pakistan to participate in Baisakhi celebrations (April 13) there. Shilpa Shetty prays at Golden Temple for IPL successAMRITSAR - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar for the success of her co-owned Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Jasjit Shergill making his mark in Indian cinemaAMRITSAR - Jasjit Shergill is today best known for his performance in ‘Maachis’, the film that highlighted the little known story about making of a terrorist, on big screen. Since then he has acted in over 20 Hindi and Punjabi films. 19 Sikh activists charged with seditionAMRITSAR - Four years after they raised a Khalistani flag for a separate Sikh homeland, 19 Sikh activists have been charged with sedition by a court here. In poll time, politicians make beeline to Golden TempleAMRITSAR - As the poll temperature rises over Punjab, politicians of all hues are seeking benediction at the Golden Temple before embarking on their campaign. Punjab’s border districts await Industrial revivalAMRITSAR - Though the industrial sector of Punjab is registering progress despite the much talked about global slowdown, industrial units in the border areas of Punjab, once hit hard by terrorism and neglect, want the government to take proper steps to revive the sector. Peace bus to Pakistan crosses border, but sans passengersAMRITSAR - Pakistani security authorities Friday allowed the Amritsar-Lahore-Nankana Sahib peace bus between the two countries to enter its territory, but the bus did not have any passengers. Bhai Nirmal Singh continues traditional Gurmat style at Golden TempleAMRITSAR - At a time when singers are experimenting with new styles, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, a Ragi or, devotional singer, is keeping the old charisma alive by singing in the traditional style of Gurbani at the Golden Temple. Uncertainty prevails over India-Pakistan peace busAMRITSAR - Uncertainty prevails over the India-Pakistan peace bus being allowed to enter Pakistani territory Friday by authorities in that country in the wake of the recent terrorist strikes near Lahore. Illicit liquor distributed in high quantities in PunjabAMRITSAR - Illicit liquor brewers are getting ready to meet the increasing demand from politicians in Punjab for their products in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. Heroin, fake currency seized in Amritsar, three nabbedAMRITSAR - Police seized four kilograms of heroin and fake currency worth rupees one million from three suspects in Amritsar. It’s now raining liquor in Punjab villages!AMRITSAR - The biggest festival in politics-the Lok Sabha elections-has not only intensified political activities, but also brought a big cheer to the faces of boozers and liquor manufacturers. Daughter wants death for rapist dadAMRITSAR - ‘My father should not be spared for his acts. He should be shot dead,’ was the impassioned plea of the college-going daughter of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. The father has allegedly been raping his daughter for the past eight years. Daughter of rapist BJP leader took courage from Mumbai caseAMRITSAR - The college-going daughter of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who has accused her father of raping her for the past eight years gathered the courage to approach the police after reading about a similar case in Mumbai last week. |
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