‘Udtaa Punjab’: Posters on drugs alarms Amritsar
Border city presumably becoming frontrunner as drug capital of North India
Amritsar: “Chitta ethe Milda Hai..” “Chitta- (the deadly white powder, a crude form of heroin) is available here”. This line on a poster at Chowk Moni area of Amritsar, in Punjabi script, sent shivers down the spine of residents. A video of this became viral in nanoseconds. The resident of the narrow lanes of Chowk […]
VP Dhankar on thanksgiving visit to Amritsar
Amritsar: Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar today offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami extended a warm welcome to the dignitaries on their arrival. The VP was accompanied by his wife Sudesh Dhankhar, daughter, and grandson. Amid tight security, the VP undertook the […]
‘Pakistan –The sick man of South Asia’: Dr. Ishrat Husain
In an unfiltered conversation at webinar organized by Amritsar-based ‘Majha House’, eminent Pakistani banker, economist, Dr. Ishrat Husain, talked candidly on his book ‘Governing the Ungovernable’, Institutional Reforms for Democratic Governance’- tracing Pakistan’s dismal economic condition. The ex-Governor of State Bank of Pakistan; Dean and Director IBA, Karachi was in conversation with Aaditya Dar, an […]
INDO-AFGHAN: SGPC arranges flight, 55 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus welcomed in India, 43 still stuck
Amritsar: Fifty-Five Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan, including 38 adults, 14 children, and three infants, were evacuated via a special aircraft organized by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Amritsar, safely to India. The flight was operated by Ariana Afghan- the Afghan carrier. The Sikh and Hindu afghans stranded in Afghanistan were welcomed heartily by members […]
World famous “‘Langoor’ Mela” starts in Amritsar
Amritsar: Few are aware that the holy city of Amritsar is “world famous” for the annual “Langoorwala Mela” at the Hindu shrine Durgiana Temple, architecturally built as the replica of the revered Sikh shrine – the Golden Temple, in Amritsar. Durgiana Temple with a similar, gold-covered dome, the circumambulation around the temple and causeway path […]
Former Punjab CM lets loose aspersions on Punjab CM of being deplaned in Germany, for being drunk
Amritsar: All hell broke loose on social networking sites with the former Punjab Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal posting this morning on his Twitter handle about “CM Punjab Bhagwant Mann being deplaned in Frankfurt, Germany allegedly for being drunk”. Badal wrote, “Disturbing media reports quoting co-passengers say Pb CM @BhagwantMann was deplaned from Lufthansa flight as […]
60 Hindus, Sikhs stranded in Afghanistan, after Taliban ban to take Sikh Holy Books out of country
AMRITSAR: Taliban-led Afghan Government restricted the departure and ferrying of Sri Guru Granth Sahib – The holy book of Sikhs – out of Afghanistan by a group of 60 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus scheduled to arrive at Delhi ON September 11, 2022. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan refused to facilitate the departure of […]
The woman who saw Queen Elizabeth II, at arm’s length
90-year-old Rawalpindi girl again in news…
Amritsar: Britain’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday, visited India three times in the year 1961, 1983, and 1997. Her first was a landmark visit, of a reigning Monarch to a commonwealth nation, 15 years after India’s Independence. That made her the first Monarch to visit the former colony in the […]
187th newborn baby girl arrives in Amritsar Cradle
Amritsar: Amritsar’s cradle Scheme under the Red Cross called ‘Pangoora Scheme’ welcomed its newest member of a newly-born baby girl. The baby was just a few hours old when abandoned by unknown people a few days back. Randhir Singh official Red Cross informed “Around 10.15 pm on August 25, a newborn baby was found in […]
Golden Temple turns bridal with exotic flowers on first Parkash Purav
Amritsar: The Golden Temple Amritsar was ornamented with exotic flower decorations to mark the first Parkash Utsav (opening ceremony) of the Holy Guru Granth Sahib Sunday. This day commemorates the first Parkash (opening ceremony) of the holy book. The day is an important landmark for Sikhs as the community considers the Holy Book as a […]
