A granthi has been injured after a father-son duo, also granthis, allegedly stabbed him near Akal Takht on Sunday. Ranjit Singh, a granthi at Golden Temple, was injured after Pashora Singh & his son Pargat allegedly stabbed him following a heated argument.
Harbhajan Singh, manager of Golden Temple, said that they had an altercation after which the father-son duo allegedly stabbed Ranjit. He said that they were not employees of SGPC. He said he had deputed additional manager of Golden Temple ….

Navjot Singh Sidhu, politicain & a former cricket player, has been arrested on Monday in Chandigarh during a protest, a private news channel reported. Najot Singh Sidhu with his supporters were protesting against price rises. Navjot Singh Siddhu’s protest rally took a violent turn when protestors had a scuffle with the police. Sidhu, who led the protest later, courted his arrest with other protestors.
The ….

Balkaar Singh, who was killed by the bodyguard of Dear Sachcha Sauda’s chief Baba Ram Rahim in Mumbai on Friday, will be cremated today. The 50 years old Sikh was killed on Friday outside a suburban mall in Mumbai during a protest against the spiritual guru by a Sikh group which turned violent. A group of Sikhs shouted anti-Dera slogans inside the Nirmal Lifestyles mall in suburban Mulund during a visit by Ram Rahim to the place on Friday. Police ….

Sikhs protest is continue as the police has not yet arrested Dera Sachcha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim, accused in rape, murder & money laundering cases. Sikhs are protesting against the killing of a Sikh, Balkaar Singh, in firing by bodyguard of Ram Rahim on Friday. Sikhs are demanding the arrest of Baba Ram Rahim, who is yet to be arrested. Sikhs are protesting in Patiala near Gurudwara Dukhniwaran Sahib, Amritsar ….

One of the three arrested for the killing of a Sikh in a firing in Mulund yesterday has confessed to having fired the round from his pistol at the crowd. Police officials said that the Jagdev Singh Gurdev Singh has confessed to having opened fire from his licensed Mauser pistol. A senior official of Police said, “Now onwards, we will focus if the firing was in ….

Parkash Singh Badal,the Chief Minister of Punjab, has on Saturday demanded the arrest of Gurmeet Ram Rahim from the Maharashtra government over the killing of one member of sikh community by his security guard on Friday in Mulund of Mumbai.
Badal said that he talked to Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh & also the State Director General of Police about the incident & conveyed his concern over the incident, he was talking to newsmen ….

The SGPC on Tuesday said that MTV has hurt the sentiments of Sikhs & the attack on MTV Studio in Mumbai yesterday was “spontaneous” reaction by some members of the community. Avtar Singh Makkar, president of SGPC, said that “no one has the right to hurt the sentiments of Sikhs”. He said, “It is not for the first time that our sentiments have been hurt”.
A group of Sikhs had on Monday attacked the office of MTV in central Mumbai alleging ….

The Punjab Police has on Tuesday arrested two persons along with the 25 kg of explosives in Jagraon in Ludhiana district in Punjab. 25 detonators have also been recovered from the arrested persons who are suspected to have planned a big terror bid.
The security of the VIPs & prominent areas has been beefed up following the seizure. Ludhiana Police have called a press-meeting later in the afternoon today.

Breaking a record of 108 years the monsoon has reached Delhi & Punjab on Sunday. Heavy rains, accompanied by lightning in some areas, lashed the capital & Punjab in the wee hours on Sunday. The Met has recorded a rainfall of 15.3 mm till 11.30 am.
The features of monsoon have been established over the region, the Met said. The normal date of onset of ….

Indian Border Security Force has on Sunday detained two Pakistani nationals when they sneaked to Indian territory through the barbed fencing
BSF has said that the both Pakistani nationals sneaked into Indian Territory on Sunday through Ramdas sector of Ajnala village. They were identified as Muneer Ahmed & Mohammad Asif. They were arrested with Pakistani currency worth Rs. 140 & mobile phone. Pakistani national were arrested & booked under sections 3,34 & 20 of Indian Passport Act.

The heavy rains lashed Patiala on Saturday. The local meteorological office has recorded a total of 92 mm rain in Patiala on Saturday morning. Heavy rains lashed Patiala yesterday also. The normal life was badly disrupted in Patiala due to heavy rain on Friday. There is a report of one death in Tripuri town of Patiala. The deceased named “Pardesi” 35 years old resident of Gorakhpur (UP) was killed when he was trying to clear rainy water from the basement ….

The annual Shimla Summer festival will be start from Monday in Shimla. V.S. Kokje the Himachal Governor V.S. Kokje will inaugurate the festival at the historic Ridge Maidan.
Bollywood singer Javed Ali & Punjabi singers Hans Raj Hans & Mohit Chauhan would enthrall the audience during the five-day carnival.

The State Election Commission, Punjab has said that there will be Re-Poll to the Gram Panchayats, following Ballet paper shortage in some Panchayats yesterday. Re-poll would be held on Wednesday 28th May. The State Election Commission, Punjab decided that re-poll in the cases where it has been adjourned due to faulty, insufficient printing of ballot papers or due to other contingency.
State Election Commission, Punjab has said that the some Electoral Officers has stated that polls to a few Gram Panchayats ….

A minubus turned turtle on Jalandhar-Pathankot National Highway in which 37 students from Jammu & Kashmir injured.
Students of DAV Collegiate School, Lachhipur, Kathua, were going on an excursion to Ludhiana, were injured on Saturday after minibus they were travelling turned turtle on a bridge near village Rehlan on Jalandhar-Pathankot National Highway.
All the injured were shifted to Civil Hospital, Dasuya, from where one student Vikrant was referred to DMC, Ludhiana, in critical condition. The incident occurred when the driver applied sudden ….

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers have damaged buses & pulled down hoardings with pictures of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal & his son Sukhbir Badal in Bathinda on Tuesday to protest alleged violence against BJP workers by activists of ruling alliance partner Akali Dal during panchayat polls.
The BJP workers took to the streets in this southwest Punjab town to vent their anger against the Akalis. They damaged two private buses of Orbit Transport Company, owned by Badal’s family. ….

Several incidents of violence were reported across Punjab during elections to Zila Parishads & Panchayat Samities that left one person dead & nine others injured on Monday.
Eight persons have been injured in a clash between Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) & Congress workers at a polling station at Dhapai village in Kapurthala district.
In Kotisekhan in Moga district, polling remained suspended for about two hours after the presiding officer was allegedly thrashed by SAD workers. The polling resumed after Senior ….

Polling for Punjab Zila Parishad & Panchayat Samiti election has been started in Punjab on Monday. Punjab police personnel have been deployed in strength in the state to ensure smooth polls for the 324 members of 20 zila parishads & 141 members of Panchayat samitis in 12,705 villages on May 12.
A spokesman of State Election Office said that 88,700 employees, including around 30,000 police personnel had been deployed in the state to ensure free and peaceful elections to the Panchayati ….

Hawala’s agent has been arrested on Wednesday evening by the anti-terrorist cell (ATC). They have also seized Rs 9 lakh in cash from him, Police said today. The ATC was receiving information about the increase in hawala trade here from the agent Naim.
Hawala’s agent Naim, a resident of Mehanagar in Azamgarh district, sells CDs in Dalmandi area in Varanasi.
The ATC team & the Sarnath police reached Ashapur crossing & arrested Naim last evening. Naim said most of the hawala money ….

Amarinder Singh the former Chief Minister of Punjab has written a letter to Sonia Gandhi. He explained his inability to canvass in by-election of Amritsar (South) assembly constituency & the Panchayati Raj Institutions poll in the state in his letter.
Amarinder Singh had been advised complete bed rest by his family doctor & a team of doctors for at least two weeks after he complained of “vertigo & pain in the neck”. The Congress leader has been ailing ever since he ….

Baba Santa Singh the chief of Sikh sect Nihang’s Buddha Dal, who led the reconstruction “kar sewa” inside the Golden Temple after the 1984 Operation Bluestar by the army has passed away in Patiala, Punjab on Thursday evening.
Santa Singh was 85 years old & was ailing for the past few months. He died at the Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. He was the 13th Nihang chief & took over reins of the sect in 1968.
Balbir Singh has been named the ….