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Chandigarh, Dec 1 (ANI): The Punjab Government today its counterpart in Uttar Pradesh in banning Madhuri Dixit's come back film 'Aaja Nachle', alleging that the lyrics of a song in the movie were derogatory to Dalits. Harcharan Bains, Media Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov 30 (ANI): Sikh devotees, who visited Pakistan to celebrate the 538th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, today returned to India via Wagah border. The devotees said they were overwhelmed with the hospitality of the people of the neighbouring country during...

New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded a statement from the UPA government on media reports of a key witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that he was very much traceable after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) decided to close the case against former...

By Paramjeet Nawanshair (Punjab), Nov. 30 (ANI): Krishan Singh Ramgarhia of Punjab has earned a name as a maker of Sarangis, the traditional bowed string instrument used during Gurubani recitation and musical concerts. Sixty three-year-old artist Krishan Singh Ramgarhia's claim to fame is...

London, Nov.30 (ANI): Twenty-three-year-old Sikh woman Harmohinder (Mindy) Sanghera, who was destined for a lucrative career as a dentist, will now spend the next 14 years in jail, after being convicted for the murder of a pregnant Muslim woman. According to the Daily Times, Mindy fell in love...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov 29 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday installed a portrait of slain rebel Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala at a Sikh museum situated in the premises of the Golden Temple. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar had earlier...

New Delhi, Nov.29 (ANI): A Delhi court is likely to scrutinise the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) decision to close its case against former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler in 1984 anti-Sikh riots is likely to come under the scrutiny of a city court which has sought the address of a...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov 27 (ANI): Sikh leaders of various countries on Tuesday met Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro in Islamabad and urged him to set up a visa centre in Amritsar. They also asked for providing a corridor for Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, where...

Islamabad, Nov 25 (ANI): Police detained hundreds of supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return from exile, his party has said. In a crackdown that began late Saturday, some 1,800 activists of the PML-N were detained in Punjab, party spokesman Ahsan Iqbal said. There...

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Displays of alternative sources of energy at the Punjab pavilion in the ongoing India International Trade Fair being organised here have attracted hundreds of onlookers. The State has highlighted the development in the field of alternative and non-conventional sources of...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.24 (ANI): Pakistan's Law Minister, Syed Afzal Haider, today assured the Sikh congregation that his government would enact the "Anand Karaj Act" for the Sikhs living in Pakistan soon. Addressing Sikhs gathered at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib near Lahore, where the...

Chandigarh, Nov 24 (ANI): Pakistan Radio comments criticising Sikh leadership has evoked displeasure among members of the community here. Sikhs, particularly those living along the border, have questioned the credentials of Pakistan Radio. What has upset them are comments like "Sikh leadership...

Chandigarh, Nov 24 (ANI): Persistent efforts to disturb communal harmony in India has led the Sikh community to question the credentials of Pakistan Radio. It is a known fact that its propagandist programmes do not enjoy much popularity among Sikhs living along the Indo-Pakistan border in...

By Sunil Sharma / Karan Kapoor Chandigarh, Nov 24 (ANI): Just like fashion, online gaming fever is now gripping young minds in Punjab. After a tiring day at school, playing on computer is one of the coolest relaxing activities for eight-year-old Khusi Sood. She accesses the internet and goes...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.23 (ANI): The election of Avtar Singh Makkar as president of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) for a third consecutive term has evoked a mixed response from the Sikh diaspora. Former SGPC secretary Manjit Singh Calcutta said that it was...

Amritsar, Nov 23 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) has announced that a portrait of slain rebel Sikh leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale would be installed at a Sikh museum in Punjab. Avtar Singh Makkar, chief of the SGPC said that Bhindrawale's portrait would be put up at...

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Guru Nanak's birthday, which will be celebrated on Saturday. Extending greetings to the people in his message, Ansari said that Guru Nakak Dev Ji, the...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Dehriwal (Punjab), Nov.21 (ANI): Overcoming problems like shortage of land or rising costs related to traditional crops, many farmers in Punjab's Dehriwal Village, 35 kilometers of Amritsar, have taken to mushroom cultivation. Mushroom cultivation is known to be a...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov 21 (ANI): Over three thousand Indian Sikh pilgrims left for Pakistan on Wednesday to attend the celebration of 538th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. The Sikh community is celebrating this auspicious occasion on November 24. The groups left for Nankana...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Nov.21 (ANI): U.S. President George W. Bush has sent his warm greetings to Sikhs in America and India ahead of the 538th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. The Sikh community is celebrating this auspicious occasion on November 24. The...