Chief Khalsa Diwan exhibits Sikh Granths and weapons for awarenessAMRITSAR - A collection of olden handwritten miniature manuscripts, replicas of Sikh weapons, and treasured photographs of the Sikh gurus and warriors has been put on public display here. Singaporean delegation visits Gurdaspur to aid underprivileged kidsAMRITSAR - A group of young Singaporeans recently visited Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to aid underprivileged and needy school children in the state. Punjab cashes in on international trade and investment tie-upsLUDHIANA/ AMRITSAR - Today’s business environment in the country is favourable for both trade and investment, and Punjab is cashing in on this opportunity through international tie-ups and trade shows. Punjab farmers take to dairy farming for second ‘White Revolution’AMRITSAR - Punjab is ushering a second ‘white revolution’ by adopting modern dairy technology, which is seen as a viable and profitable alternative. Amritsar hosts Mr. Singh InternationalAMRITSAR - Several Sikh youth walked down the ramp recently to stake a claim for the title of Mr. Singh International, which stands for quintessential Sikh identity with single-minded devotion. Ahluwalia hopes for relief from price rise in New YearAmritsar Dec. 17 (ANI): Admitting price rise in India has led to problems for the common man across the country, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India, has expressed the hope that there would be relief to the people by next month. Montek Ahluwalia wants subsidies diverted to agricultural and rural infrastructure more images SGPC seeks to meet Pakistan High Commissioner over attack on Pakistani Sikh advocateAmritsar Dec.17 (ANI) : Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has sought an appointment from the Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi to take up the case of a Sikh advocate, who was brutally beaten and forced to convert to Islam in Pakistan recently. Farooq not in favour of carving out Telangana State, says it will open up Pandora boxAMRITSAR - Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday disagreed with the Centre’s move to create a separate State of Telangana, an issue which has also strengthened demands for other small States in different parts of the country. India’s first 2-mega watt solar power plant inaugurated in AmritsarAMRITSAR - Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday inaugurated country’s first commercial 2 mega watt Solar Power Plant in Punjab’s Amritsar District. The plant is proposed to be further expanded to 5 MW. Sikhs burn effigy of controversial sect leader in Amritsar during Punjab BandhAMRITSAR - Supporting the public call to observe closure across Punjab, thousands of activists of various Sikhs organizations set ablaze effigy of Ashutosh Maharaj, the controversial sect leader, who heads the Nurmahal-based (near Jalandhar) Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan, on Monday. Former Akal Takht head held guilty of religious misconductAMRITSAR - Darshan Singh, a former head of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, was Saturday declared a “tankhaiya” (guilty of religious misconduct) by the top Sikh clergy here. Former Akal Takht Jathedar declared guilty of religious misconductAMRITSAR - Akal Takht, the highest Sikh governing body, on Saturday in an unprecedented step of declaring former Jathedar of Akal Takht Prof. Darshan Singh Ragi a “Tankhiya’ or, guilty of religious misconduct on having allegedly failed to submit clarification before the five Jathedars (Sikh Clerics) for his objectionable remarks against 10th Sikh master Guru Gobind Singh at a Rochester Gurdwara, New York. Pakistani Sufi musician Sain Zahoor says his music is God’s giftAMRITSAR - Sain Zahoor is a leading Sufi musician of Pakistan, who has spent his life singing in shrines. From making a nervous beginning in his career to achieving fame at international level, he describes his journey as a blessing of the almighty without which it wouldn’t have become a reality ever. Pak business team arrives in IndiaWAGAH - A delegation of over a hundred businessmen from Pakistan entered India on Wednesday through the Wagah check post in Punjab. 101 couples enter wedlock at Amritsar mass marriageAMRITSAR - An NGO named the ‘Indian Dalit Social Morcha’ solemnized the mass marriage of 101 underprivileged couples here on Sunday. Sikhs vie for title of ‘Mr Singh’ in AmritsarAMRITSAR - Sikh youths from across the world competed for the coveted title of ‘Mr Singh International’ at a Sikh fashion show here on Saturday. Sikh advocate brutally beaten, forced to convert to Islam in PakistanAMRITSAR - While India and Pakistan governments are finding out ways to resume dialogue, an incident of a Sikh being brutally beaten up and asked to convert to Islam has come to light. nup Singh, a resident of Pindi Ghaip, nearly 100 kilometres from Islamabad, was allegedly attacked by a group of about eight to ten people on November 21 in day time. Amritsar official’s car fined for jumping red lightAMRITSAR - The official car of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Amritsar was issued a traffic ticket (challan) Friday after the driver jumped a red light, said the police. Makkar re-elected SGPC presidentAMRITSAR - Avtar Singh Makkar was elected president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for the fifth time here Wednesday. Sikhs mark 334th Martyrdom day of Guru Teg BahadurAMRITSAR - Marking 334th martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth master of the Sikhs, a religious procession was taken out in Amritsar, the city of Golden Temple, on Monday. Blueprint for peace corridor between India and PakistanAmritsar, Nov 20 (ANI): Under the aegis of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy (IMTD), the US based NGO is preparing a blueprint for the “peace corridor” between India and Pakistan in order to support the safe and easy passage of pilgrims to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. Heroin worth Rs.10 crore found 14 months after seizureAMRITSAR - This is one “success” that has left the customs department in Amritsar sector embarrassed. Over 14 months after they seized fake currency from a woman coming from Pakistan, officials checked the rest of her baggage and found heroin worth Rs.10 crores (Rs. 100 million) in it. Heroin worth Rs.10 crore found 14 months after seizureAMRITSAR - This is one “success” that has left the customs department in Amritsar sector embarrassed. Over 14 months after they seized fake currency from a woman coming from Pakistan, officials checked the rest of her baggage and found heroin worth Rs.10 crores (Rs. 100 million) in it. Indo-Canadian activists ask Canadian PM to apologise for Komagata Maru incidentAMRITSAR - A group of Canadian and Indian citizens on Wednesday registered their protest against the Canadian government over the infamous Komagata Maru ship incident of 1914, which involved 300 Indians mostly Sikhs seeking entry into Canada through sea but were disallowed to enter Canada. Canadian PM Harper visits Golden Temple
Haryana Sikh leaders held guilty of misconduct by Sikh clergyAMRITSAR - A senior Sikh religious leader from Haryana was Tuesday held guilty by top Sikh clergy at their meeting at the Akal Takht - the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion located inside the Golden Temple complex here - and directed to do penance. Arrest of Coleman, Rana clearly establishes terror link originating in Pakistan: Preneet KaurAMRITSAR - The recent arrest of David Coleman Headley, an alleged Lashkar operative in the U.S. of Pakistani origin, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and his links with another terror-linked accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana has thrown light on the goings on Pakistan soil, claimed Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur. Canadian PM to visit Golden Temple WednesdayAMRITSAR - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will arrive in this Punjab city Wednesday and visit the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines. Canadian PM to visit Golden Temple TuesdayAMRITSAR - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will arrive in this Punjab city Tuesday and visit the famed Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines. |
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AMRITSAR - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday visited the famed Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, in this Punjab city during a trip that lasted less than three hours.
