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Though formed to provide Anglican knowledge with a blend of Sikh religious education, the 123-year-old Sikh educational body — Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD) is rendering yeoman service to the Punjabi language. A majority of people think its aim is solely...

Dilruba is believed to have been invented during time of Guru Gobind Singh | It is considered a modified version of Taus and Dhrupad Rabab, which Bhai Mardana played while accompanying Guru Nanak

Women of Amritsar organisation is collaborating with Mumbai-based The Threco Company for e-waste management & disposal

Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring visited the family of Agniveer Akashdeep Singh in Kothe Chahal village, who recently lost his life while on duty in Jammu. Warring offered condolences and facilitated a phone call between the grieving family...

A tragic tale of financial ruin and personal despair unfolded in Todarwal village near Nabha, where a man and his son took their own lives by hanging after battling years of mounting debt and social isolation. Beant Singh, 57, and...

Was initially treated at Civil Hospital, Sangrur, and Prime Hospital, Patiala

Programme began with ceremonial lamp lighting

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate who allegedly managed a fake passport racket enabling gang members to flee India and evade law enforcement. The arrested accused, identified as Rahul Sarkar, was...

Was sent to Silchar Jail by Narcotics Control Bureau in March

Till about four years ago, Raman Arora was known in Jalandhar more as a bhajan singer. He was known to perform 'mata ki chowkis' at temples and chant bhajans at jagrans held across the city. He was also known for...

Move after hardliners object to SGPC decision

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will seek a comprehensive economic package for the state when he makes his presentation during a meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council on Saturday, according to sources. The meeting will be chaired by Prime...

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the land acquisition for the widening of the Kiratpur Sahib-Nangal highway. Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said it would boost development in the area as the road serves as a...

Decision taken at Punjab Cabinet meeting

Calls delay in registration of FIR ‘astonishing’

Took ‘bribes’ using fake civic body notices

Chandigarh: Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has approved the appointment of Dr Sushendra Kuar Mishra as the Vice-Chancellor of Sardar Beant Singh State University, Gurdaspur. Dr Mishra is a former registrar of IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala. Prior to his...

‘Pind da darwaza’ (village’s entry gate) is no ordinary door. It holds huge significance, which very few people are aware of today. Large, fortified wooden gates were designed for both defence purposes and to control access. The structures of these...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an associate of the two Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) operatives who carried out a grenade attack on a temple in Amritsar in March this year. Absconder Bhagwant Singh, alias Manna Bhatti, was nabbed...

The decision aims at the faster realisation of revenue by urban local bodies, strengthening of municipal finances and facilitation of the common man by a reduction in legal disputes related to delayed payments

An alleged associate of Canada-based designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh Arsh Dalla, Navjot Singh, who is a key suspect in the murder of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in October last year, was allegedly thrashed in the Central Jail in...

Prior to the appointment, Dr Susheel Mittal, VC of IK Gujral PTU, was holding the additional charge of the Gurdaspur university

Balwant Singh Rajoana and radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa opposed the decision

He criticised both the Punjab and Central Governments for failing to provide even basic honours to the fallen Agniveer

Inauguration pending even three years after completion of bridge