Bluestar: Parallel jathedar stays away

Bluestar: Parallel jathedar stays away

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 […]

Punjab CM writes to Modi for central assistance for 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

Punjab CM writes to Modi for central assistance for 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

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 […]

Centre to provide financial help to SGPC to offset GST on langar

Centre to provide financial help to SGPC to offset GST on langar

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 […]

Damdami Taksal ‘threatens’ to eliminate Dhadrianwale

Damdami Taksal ‘threatens’ to eliminate Dhadrianwale

Chandigarh : Two years after a bloody war between Damdami Taksal and Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale, that claimed the life of the latter’s aide, the Amritsar-based Sikh seminary has again issued “death threats” to the preacher. The new war of words between the two sides erupted after the chief spokesperson of the Taksal, Charanjit […]

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