If you want to visit Sikhs’ five sacred ‘takhts’ in Punjab, Bihar and Maharashtra in one go, board a special pilgrimage train from Amritsar on Baisakhi, April 13. After showing the first ‘takht’ at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the 12-day spiritual journey in a 244-passenger Rajdhani-style train will take the pilgrims to four other ‘takhts’ — Anandpur Sahib (near Ropar, Punjab), Damdama... 

Finding fault with the SGPC’s move to challenge the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision revoking voting rights of Sehajdharis, the Sehajdhari Sikh Party on Sunday claimed that SGPC secretary is “not a valid authority” to file a plea in the apex court. SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging HC’s judgment dated December 20, 2011,... 

Jalandhar, Feb 12 (PTI) The Doaba region of Punjab, know for the high rate of migration to foreign countries, is witnessing a rise in number of people being deported after falling victim to illegal racketeeres who promise high paying jobs at foreign shores. Nearly 45 per cent of the total number of Punjabis who go abroad in search of better jobs are from this region, which is often called the “NRI... 

AMRITSAR: Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Gurbachan Singh, has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to consider severing of diplomatic and economic ties with France until its government gives the right to wear turban to the minuscule Sikh community of France. In the light of United Nations Human Rights Committee’s (UNHRC) directions to French government to take remedial measures for violation of... 

CHANDIGARH: Potatoes from Punjab are turning globetrotters. While last year the state supplied these tubers to Russia, this time, growers are eyeing Europe as a market. A three-member European Union (EU) food and veterinary office audit team is touring Punjab to examine whether state’s potato crop is pest-free. As part of that, the team met principal secretary (agriculture and Markfed). Director... 

Government schools in Punjab have reportedly not received any money for midday meals for the last several months prompting some of them to stop serving food to children under the scheme. In a few schools, teachers have been spending from their own pockets or buying rations on credit to feed the children. The education department has attributed the delay in payment to non-release of funds by the finance... 

Granth Sahib were found rotting in the Card board manufacturing factory. When the matter became public, various Sikh hardliner organizations including Damdami Taksal, Shriomani Akali Dal Panch Pardhani, Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee reached on the spot and cordoned off the Card Board Factory. To defuse the situation a heavy police party reached on the spot wherein nearly 40 gunny bags loaded with... 

Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) experts have laid emphasis on the judicious use of fertilisers, harmful effects of paddy straw burning, saving environment and use of ‘Leaf Colour Chart LCC for maize, rice and wheat crops. This was stated in an interactive meet of the farmers from different parts of the state and the PAU experts on resource conservation agricultural technologies namely LCC,... 

The financial worth of ruling SAD president and Punjab’s deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has increased by more than Rs.50 lakh every month since April 2009. But he does not own a car or any other vehicle, except an old Massey Ferguson tractor. CM Parkash Singh Badal’s heir apparent, who filed the nomination papers on Monday to contest the assembly elections from the Jalalabad... 

The Shiromani Akali Dal has accused the Congress Government in Delhi of interfering in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee affairs and of using its apparatus to even deny the Opposition parties access to the electoral rolls, which are public documents. President of the youth wing of Delhi Shiromani Akali Dal Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Wednesday that the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections...