AMRITSAR: Bowing before the pressure and severe resentment among Sikh community, including Sikh hardliners, religious and political outfits, Akal Takhat (highest Sikh Temporal Seat) here today annulled its edict to pardon Sirsa based Dera Sacha Sauda Sect Chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh. In a special called meeting at the Akal Takhat by Sikh clergy headed […]
CHANDIGARH : Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday directed police to withdraw all cases registered against people protesting against the sacrilege of the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, during the last one week.In a statement here, Badal said the sentiments expressed by the protestors were the “result of extreme provocation” and […]
CHANDIGARH : Strongly condemning the incident of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Bargari village of Faridkot district, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged the people to exercise calm in this hour of crisis.The Chief Minister said that nobody would be allowed to disturb the hard earned peace and communal harmony […]
CHANDIGARH : Reacting strongly to the decision of the centre to release Sikh terrorist Waryam Singh from Bareilly jail in Uttar Pradesh, the Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa today called upon the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify the policy of his government towards terrorists responsible for heinous crime. In a statement, he said the […]
CHANDIGARH: Celebrated Punjab poet Surjit Patar today joined protest against rising intolerance in the country and curbs on freedom of speech by center government and returned his Sahatya Akademy award. He is sixth Punjabi writer to return the honour. Others who returned their Sahitya Akademy awards included Surjit Patar, Ajmer Aulakh, Atamjit, Gurbachan Singh Bbullar […]