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SAD leadership marks 103rd foundation day with Akhand Path and Seva at Golden Temple

AMRITSAR: To mark the 103rd foundation day of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on December 14, senior leadership of the party led by its president Sukhbir Singh Badal initiated the akhand path at Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Gurbaksh Singh at Akal Takht on Tuesday.

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Punjab: Police bust extortion gang following brief encoutner in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: Punjab police claims to have busted an extortion racket allegedly operated by gangster Harry Chattha with the arrest of its key associate identified as Navneet Singh alias Nav of Batala following a brief encounter that took place near village Balpurian in Batala, informed the Director General of Police (DGP)…

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No destination marriage in presence of SGGS-Sikh high priests

AMRITSAR: Five Sikh high priests have prohibited the installation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) during destination weddings taking place at sea beaches and resorts etc. besides, they have taken a strict stance by disqualifying the management of a gurdwara in Bathinda for conducting a same-sex marriage ceremony in the…

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Pro-Khalistan Sikh detainees in Assam's Dibrugarh jail decide to not allow jail authorities to lock their barracks

AMRITSAR: While claiming that they are being mentally tortured, the pro-Khalistan Sikh detainees lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail have declared their refusal to allow the jail authorities to lock their barracks in protest against no permission to their advocate to meet them in the jail.

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Amritpal Singh's wife Kirandeep Kaur alleges harassment in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail

AMRITSAR: Kirandeep Kaur, wife of Amritpal Singh, the detained chief of Waris Punjab De (WPD), expressed her surprise and frustration over the alleged harassment she faced during her routine meeting with her husband in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail on Thursday.

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Sikh detainees appeal for the status of 'Quomi Shaheed' to Avtar Singh Khanda and Hardeep Singh Nijjar, mothers refute any violence in jail

AMRITSAR: Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and other Sikh detainees held in Dibrugarh jail, Assam, have made an appeal to the Sikh community to bestow the status of "Quomi Shaheed" (community martyrs) upon Avtar Singh Khanda and Hardeep Singh Nijjar even as the relatives of the detainees have vehemently…

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Tamil Nadu win Senior Women's National Football Championship for second time

AMRITSAR: Tamil Nadu made a splendid comeback from a goal down to defeat Haryana 2-1 and clinch their second title in the Senior Women's National Football Championship on Wednesday.

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Punjab CM interfering in Sikh affairs to fulfill his political interests: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee

AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has condemned chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Singh Mann's proposed amendment to the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 stating that the same threatens the very essence of Sikhism and undermines the autonomy and democratic functioning of gurdwaras.

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Drug Haul: Heroin concealed in broom bags crosses Attari international border, undetected by non-operational Full Body Truck Scanner

AMRITSAR: A consignment of 40 bags of brooms originating from Afghanistan and traversing through Pakistan managed to bypass security checks at the Attari border with Pakistan and arrived at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) .

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Security agencies put Amritpal Singh's posters at Indo-Pak international border, Attari

AMRITSAR: Security agencies in Punjab have pasted fugitive Amritpal Singh's "wanted posters" at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari as well as on the railway stations of Gurdaspur and Amritsar.

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Amritpal Singh clears doubts about authenticity of his video message

AMRITSAR: Clearing the suspicions raised by many on the authenticity of his video clip which was viral on social media on Wednesday, the fugitive Amritpal Singh on Thursday released an audio clip confirming the genuineness of the video clip.

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Amritpal’s suggestion of Sarbat Khalsa was heartfelt expression of Sikh, says SGPC gen secy Gurcharan Singh Garewal

AMRITSAR: Asking jathedar of Akal Takht to hold a Sarbat Khalsa (grand assembly of Sikhs) was a heartfelt desire of a Sikh but it was only the prerogative of jathedar to give a call of Sarbat Khalsa after discussions with all the Sikh bodies, said general secretary of Shiromani Gurdwara…

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Punjab Human Rights Organisation demands investigations into arrival, rise of Amritpal Singh

AMRITSAR: While refusing the accept the police theory of Amritpal Singh "absconding" from high police security, the Punjab Human Rights Organisations (PHRO) has demanded an investigation — by a retired judge of the high court — into his sudden arrival in Punjab from Dubai, issuances of armed licences to Waris…

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Rahul Gandhi pays obeisance at Golden Temple

AMRITSAR: Ahead of the beginning of Punjab leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi paid a surprise visit to Golden Temple on Tuesday.

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Punjab: Former deputy CM O P Soni receives threat call

AMRITSAR: Former deputy chief minister of Punjab O P Soni claims to have received threat calls on his personal WhatsApp number from three different mobile numbers.

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Congress holds protest in Amritsar against rising cost of petrol, diesel

AMRITSAR: The party will emerge much stronger after the exit of opportunists, who are hopping from one party to another, former Punjab Congress president said here on Thursday. Sidhu, former deputy chief minister O P Soni, along with other party leaders and activists, held a protest demonstration against the rising…

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Resolution in US House calls for April 14 as 'National Sikh Day'

AMRITSAR: Several United States (US) Congresswomen and men have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives, seeking to declare Baisakhi, April 14 of each year, as National Sikh Day, said a spokesperson for American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC)

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Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns; now back to showbiz or commentary?

AMRITSAR: Even as Navjot Singh Sidhu had refused to quit along with losing state Congress presidents of Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Manipur, he submitted his one-line resignation to Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday and now rumours abound that he might return to showbiz or cricket commentary.

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Free boot polish & no freebie, but both for 'shining Punjab'

AMRITSAR: Shining Punjab starts at the very bottom for both, but while a cobbler gives free boot polish to anyone who will vote for the Aam Aadmi Party, a daily-wage labourer candidate is for "jobs instead of freebies".

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Photos of only Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh in govt offices if AAP comes to power in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal

AMRITSAR: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said if his party comes to power in Punjab after the February 20 Assembly polls, photographs of BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh will be put up in all government offices in the state. He further said there will be no photograph of any…

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Punjab: Voters' responsibility to undo injustice done to Majithia, says Sukhbir Singh Badal

MAJITHA/AMRITSAR: SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and brother-in-law of former Akali minister Bikram Singh Majithia claimed that the latter was allegedly implicated in the false case to prevent him from contesting the assembly elections.

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