Chandigarh : The British had banned Gandhi caps and black turbans inside jails. When Baba Kharak Singh, who was lodged in the Dera Ghazi Khan jail (in North West Frontier) was asked to remove his turban, he threw away all his clothes, saying: “I will not wear these till the government lifts the ban.” The […]
Amritsar : Barring minor altercations and sloganeering, the prayer ceremony to mark the 34th anniversary of the Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple complex here passed off peacefully. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh appeared to be courteous towards “pro-freedom” Sikh organisations. In his customary “sandesh” (address), without mentioning the name of “Khalistan”, he categorically […]
TORONTO- Kanwar Singh, artist of artofpunjab.com, will be unveiling a large scale exhibition of his Sikh history paintings at the historic Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto from July 13-15th. The exhibition will be the most extensive Art of Punjab presentation in North America to date and will cover the full breadth of his creative […]
CHANDIGARH: To commemorate the 550th Birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji next year in a grand and befitting manner, Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has sought assistance of Rs.2,145.31 crores from the Government of India for undertaking various infrastructural projects and special programmes in towns and cities associated with the first Sikh […]
Chandigarh : The Centre on Friday decided to provide special financial assistance to all religious bodies that serve free langar to devotees and needy. Though these bodies will have to pay CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax) and IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax), this tax will be reimbursed by the Centre. The order has […]