Three killed in an accident in Haryana
A car on Thursday late night hit with a tree in which three youth has been killed. Three youths were killed & three others injured when the car in which they were travelling dashed against a tree in the district.
Narinder Kumar, 32 years old, Happy Arora 24 years old & Gulshan 18 yers old died in the accident which took place on the Jind-Rohtak road near Julana town last night.
Sanjay, Karambir & Satish were injured and were admitted to the ….
SGPC seeks Ansar Buney’s help
The SGPC in Amritsar on thursday urged Ansar Burney, a member of the advisory commitee, United Nations Human Rights council, for help in finding lasting solution to the turban issue in France. The issue was taken up with him after Burney paid obeisance at the Golden Temple along with his wife & son. Burney’s wife, Begum Shaheen assured the SGPC that since women in Pakistan too wear scarf. She could understand the sintiments of Sikhs & pledged supports on ….
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After the crossing over the India border with his wife Begam Shaheen Burney & son at the Attari check-post, Burney advocated joint repatriation of prisoners of both countries who had been languishing in jails even after the completion of their sentence. However, he said he had no sympathy for the terrorists in any part of the world who killed innocent persons.
Ansar Burney said, “I shall submit ….
SGPC members to visit London to ascertain genuineness of Guru’s armour
Sotheby’s, one of the biggest auction house of London, has announced that the rare body armour did not belong to the tenth Guru Guru Gobind Singh Ji, SGPC in Amritsar has constitued a six-number committe to ascertain the genuineness of the relic.
The six members of the committee are Dr Jasdev Singh rai of UK, Baba Mohinder Singh of Nishkam Seva of UK, Dr. Kharak singh of Chandigarh, Dr. Gurnek Singh & Dr. Sukhdayal Singh of Punjabi University, Patiala ….
Ansar Burney reached India received by Bikram Singh Majithia
Ansar Burney the Pakistani human rights activist & former Minister has arrived in India. Burney was received at the border by Punjab Information & Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia. He might meet family members of other Indian prisoners languishing in Pakistani jails, including Kirpal Singh.
He will also meet Sarabjit Singh’s kin. He visit Punjab in a bid to persuade Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal to release ….
Protest in Punjab against auction of Guru’s armour
Sikhs are potesting against the Sotheby’s plans to auction off historic body armour on April 9, which may have belonged to the tenth Sikh Guru. SGPC will go to London to stop the auction of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s armour.
London’s premier auction house Sotheby’s doesn’t claim that the artefact belonged to Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th guru of Sikhs, but a number of Sikh organizations, ….
Sikhs want Guru Gobind Singh’s armour back
Sikhs are against the Sotheby’s plans to auction off historic body armour on April 9, which may have belonged to the tenth Sikh Guru. London’s premier auction house Sotheby’s doesn’t claim that the artefact belonged to Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th guru of Sikhs, but a number of Sikh organizations, including SGPC, suspect a piece of steel armour plate that will be put on the block at Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World Sale on April 9 is indeed a ….
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The Punjab government has announced that there will be no power cuts from April 1 in Punjab. The Punjab government has purchased power from Himachal Pradesh.
Many parts in Punjab were left without power as power cut across the Punjab. There was daily power cuts in Punjab. chandigarh even then Patiala was also hit by the power cuts. There is a lack of coal in Punjab so there is a less prodection of electricity but now Punjab government has purchased the ….
Father shot daughter then killed himself
A man on saturday shot at her daughter by a pistol then killed himself. Father Karandeep Singh who shot at her daughter Poonam in Chandigarh was a businessman.
He was a residence of Chandigarh. He was running a shop “Chicken kasauli”.
Father has died at the spot while daughter Poonam is in I.C.U. in PGI.
However, private news channel IBN7 reported that the daughter Poonam also died in PGI. According to the IBN7 the girl was rushed to the hospital where ….
Sikhs against auction of Guru’s armour
Sikhs are against the Sotheby’s plans to auction off historic body armour on April 9, which may have belonged to the tenth Sikh Guru. However, members of the Sikh community want the auction to be stopped, as they believe it belongs to Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth.
A sikh of sikh community said, “Anything related to Guru Gobind Singh ji should be kept in the Sikh museum. SGPC & the government of India should get objects related to him back ….
Dera Sacha Sauda followers clash with Sikhs
A clash between Sikhs & Dera Sacha Sauda followers took place on late Tuesday night on the issue of “naam charcha” at Rori village situated near Haryana-Punjab border. Four persons, including a Dera follower, were injured in the clash. Also, members of Sikh organisations torched a Dera follower’s car & house.
It started when Sikh organisations came to know about the “naam charcha” being held at Dera follower Dharampal’s place & Gurdwara Granthi Naib Singh told villagers to reach there. ….
Panjab University announced a strike on March 26
The Panjab University Teachers Association’s members calls for strike on March 26. The PUTA members would be proceeding on mass casual leave on Wednesday for the fulfillment of their demand of grant of Central University status to the varsity. Joining the teachers, the Students’ Council too would be going on a strike.
The teachers & students have been demanding for Central University status for PU for the past few weeks. While PUTA has been pursuing the demand for more than a ….
Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir Kaur will visit Pakistan
The sister of Sarbjit Singh, an Indian prisoner in pakistan, Dalbir Kaur, said She will visit Pakistan.
She is carrying Sarabjit’s identity proofs & she would also show the CD of Pakistani national Salim Shaukat, who in a recent TV interview reportedly admitted that he was forced to testify against her brother.
Dalbir Kaur said she had appealed the family members of those lodged in Pakistani jails to hand over their details at Amritsar so she ….
Two terrorists arrested from Jalandhar
Two terrorists has been arresed on Thursday by Delhi Police. These two suspects were belonged to the Babbar khalsa group. They were arrested from Jalandhar of Punjab. They were arrested by a special team of Delhi Police. An official of Delhi Police said that they were planning to attack on Dera Chief Ram Rahim Singh Gurmeet. Babbar Khalsa International is among the oldest and most organised Khalistan terrorist groups.
Earlier, a woman suicide bomber ….
Online Guru Granth Sahib will start soon
Punjabi University in Patiala is planning to start an on-line course in Guru Granth Sahib. While credit for the proposed course is being taken by Advanced Centre for Development of Punjabi Language, Literature & Culture, scholars working in other departments have been asked to write papers for the course.
The centre, which has proposed the Rs 6.40 project, already has a big computer infrastructure, but instead of giving the responsibility to design the website to any staff member, it has proposed ….
Death warrant out for Sarabjit Singh
Sarabjit Singh an Indian prisoner in pakistan condemned to death for his alleged involvement in four bomb blasts in Pakistan in 1990, will be hanged soon. An official said that the death warrant for Sarabjit was received by authorities at Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore where he has been held for the last 17 years & will be executed on April 1.
Pervej Musharraf president of Pakistan had already rejected the mercury petetion of Sarabjit Singh ….
Woman suicide bomber arrested
Woman suicide bomber who was planning to attack on the Dera sacha sauda chief Baba Ram Rahim was arrested on Thursday by police. Parveen is only 21 years old & she is studying in B.A part1. She was arrested from patiala.
Ram Rahim was attacked by some unidentified youths on February 2, 2008. A blast on 2 February was hit cavalcade of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Ram Rahim Gurmeet Singh in Haryana but Dera ….
New marrige act passed in Punjab
Punjab government on Wednesday passed the Compulsory Registration of Marriages Bill act. The Bill which was presented by justice minister Upinderjit Kaur, is also intended for compliance with directions of Supreme Court which were delivered in the Seema versus Ashwani Kumar case, 2005, seeking adoption of Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act in all states.
Objects & reasons cited in the Bill state that the legislation is meant to mitigate hardships faced by women in Punjab because of matrimonial disputes, bigamy or ….
Bus rammed in to tree, killed 10
A private bus on Monday rammed into a tree & then overturned in which ten people killed & fourty injured. 10 people, including five women, were killed when the Gurdaspur-Batala bus turned turtle near Bidhipur village railway crossing.
A three years old child escaped unhurt while 15 of the injured, five of them serious, were admitted to a local hospital. Police is investigating the matter.
Punsup DM Amarjeet Singh Saini committed suicide
Amarjeet Singh Saini the district manager of Punsup died after committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan at his rented house in Prem Nagar in KApurthala. He was 48 years old. Saini has left a suicide note.
Amarjeet Singh Saini said in his suicide note that he was committing suicide due to pressure of official work but he didnot bold anybody responsible for his suicide. In his suicide note addressed to his wife, Saini also reportedly asked to her ….