June 15, 2014

AAP leader HS Phoolka want Jathedar to “order” Badal to start SIT as was promised during Nirpreet Kaur’s hunger strike

Sikhs living abroad to hold ‘Referendum’ for separate homeland: Sikhs for Justice

Will not allow union government to hand over Chandigarh to Punjab says Kuldeep Bishnoi of Haryana Janhit Congress

Badal Dal to contest Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections

Separate SGPC committee for Haryana; Jhinda and Nalwi groups join hands, Panthic convention in Kaithal on July 6

Decision on June 6 clashes after SGPC’s report: Jathedar; Families of arrested youths led by AAP leader HS Phoolka approach Akal Takhat

Shiv Sena’s Taran Tarn district president killed by his own relatives

Punjab: Ruling party’s Youth wing leader Bhola Haripuria’s associate arrested with “white powder”

Video praising Badal-BJP govt. still haunts Gippy Grewal: Punjabi Singer’s show opposed in California

Because Congress candidate won, solve your problems yourselves: BJP minister to Ludhiana industrialists

“Suspected of having relations with ISI” and head of controversial Dera shot dead

Opponents sharing common views about Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab: Now Parneet Kaur calls AAP “a bubble”

SGPC managed Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University to set-up campus in Kenya

RSS rural education wing convenor terms CBSE syllabus as “anti-national” which needs to be made “nationalistic”

Punjab: Ruling party youth wing leader held for molestation

SGPC head Avtar Singh Makkar warns against separate gurdwara panel for Harayna

Five Jathedars to meet today, 6 June violent clash, Nankshahi Calendar also on agenda

Beas River Tragedy: Water level lowered, but no trace of bodies; 16 still missing

Physicist of Punjabi family origin to be accorded knighthood by England’s queen

June 15, 2014

AAP leader HS Phoolka want Jathedar to “order” Badal to start SIT as was promised during Nirpreet Kaur’s hunger strike

June 15, 2014

Reminding him of his promise which he made to Nirpreet Kaur at the time of opening his hunger strike at New Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party leader and Supreme Court lawyer HS Phoolka has written a letter to Akal Takhat Jathedar.

Sikhs living abroad to hold ‘Referendum’ for separate homeland: Sikhs for Justice

June 15, 2014

According to a newsletter sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by a US based Sikh organization, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), Sikh-Americans have staged a big demonstration near the United Nations to mark the 30th anniversary of the massive Indian Army attack on their holiest religious site - the Darbr Sahib in Amritsar - chanting vociferous slogans in favour of independence for the people of Indian Punjab.

Will not allow union government to hand over Chandigarh to Punjab says Kuldeep Bishnoi of Haryana Janhit Congress

June 15, 2014

The politics has heat up on the issue of handing over of Chandigarh and Punjabi speaking areas to Punjab as Kuldeep Bishnoi of Haryana Janhit Congress hit back at Akali Dal by saying that they will not allow union government to hand over Chandigarh to Punjab.

Badal Dal to contest Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections

June 15, 2014

After facing heat in recent Lok Sabha elections in Punjab and excited with the winning of three Delhi assembly seats, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has planned to contest assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

Separate SGPC committee for Haryana; Jhinda and Nalwi groups join hands, Panthic convention in Kaithal on July 6

June 15, 2014

wo days after Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal demanded amendment in All India Gurdwara act to avoid separate committee, two rival groups Haryana Akalis Jhinda and Nalwi groups have joined hands on Sunday (June 15, 2014).

Decision on June 6 clashes after SGPC’s report: Jathedar; Families of arrested youths led by AAP leader HS Phoolka approach Akal Takhat

June 15, 2014

The Akal Takhat Jathedar Gurbachan Singh has stated that the decision on the issue of clashes of June 6 would be taken by the five Jathedars of various Takhats after receiving report of a committee formed Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar.

Shiv Sena’s Taran Tarn district president killed by his own relatives

June 15, 2014

A District president of Shiv Sena was killed by his own relatives last late evening in Tarn Taran while his friend who came to rescue him was injured in the attack.

Punjab: Ruling party’s Youth wing leader Bhola Haripuria’s associate arrested with “white powder”

June 15, 2014

After Bhola flew to United Kingdom (UK), Jalandhar (rural) police have claimed to have arrested Manjit Singh Billa, a close associate of Phillaur-based SAD leader Gurmail Singh Bhola, in an NDPS Act case for possessing 110 gm of white powder. Bhola was also questioned by police a few days ago but was released after several hours following political pressure, reported Times of India.

Video praising Badal-BJP govt. still haunts Gippy Grewal: Punjabi Singer’s show opposed in California

June 15, 2014

According to media reports Punjabi singer Gippy Grewal, who is currently touring in United States of America, had to face wrath of a sections Punjabis there because of his election favour to Punjab's ruling party during last Lok Sabha elections.

Because Congress candidate won, solve your problems yourselves: BJP minister to Ludhiana industrialists

June 15, 2014

The defeat of Akali-BJP candidate in Ludhiana was not digested by industries and commerce minister Madan Mohan Mittal. On his first official visit to Ludhiana after the Lok Sabha elections, Mittal kicked up a controversy when he told industrialists to solve their own problems, since they had chosen Congress candidate Ravneet Singh Bittu over Shiromani Akali Dal nominee Manpreet Singh Ayali in this constituency.

“Suspected of having relations with ISI” and head of controversial Dera shot dead

June 15, 2014

Suspected of having relations with Pakistan’s spy agency ISI and the head of a “Sufi” dera was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified assailants at Khukhrana village near Moga.

Opponents sharing common views about Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab: Now Parneet Kaur calls AAP “a bubble”

June 15, 2014

While asking her supporters to rejuvenate and work in tandem to bring a Congress government to power in the state during the 2017 assembly elections, Former central minister Preneet Kaur called Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) just a bubble, reported Hindustan Times. Earlier Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal had termed Aam Aadmi Party as bubble.

SGPC managed Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University to set-up campus in Kenya

June 15, 2014

According to certain media reports, the Punjab government has granted clearance to Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University for setting up its first off-shore campus at Mikandu in Kenya. As per information the Commission of Education, Kenya has already granted approval in this matter.

RSS rural education wing convenor terms CBSE syllabus as “anti-national” which needs to be made “nationalistic”

June 15, 2014

Shashikant Phadke, a Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) functionary associated with Gram Bharti-Vidya Bharti has alleged that the syllabus designed by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is “anti-national”, which needs to be made nationalistic.

Punjab: Ruling party youth wing leader held for molestation

June 15, 2014

Punjab's ruling party, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)'s youth wing Youth Akal Dal (YAD) is again in news-headlines, and again for disgraceful reason. As per media reports from Patiala, a Youth Akali Dal (YAD) leader was arrested on the charges of sexual harassing a 21-year-old woman.

SGPC head Avtar Singh Makkar warns against separate gurdwara panel for Harayna

June 15, 2014

Recent announcement made by Haryana Chief Minister Bhopinder Singh Hooda has increased the worries of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar and his political masters.

Five Jathedars to meet today, 6 June violent clash, Nankshahi Calendar also on agenda

June 15, 2014

According to media reports Jathedars Five Sikh Takhats are going to hold a meeting at Amritsar on June 15.

Beas River Tragedy: Water level lowered, but no trace of bodies; 16 still missing

June 15, 2014

The massive search operation launched by the Himachal Pradesh (HP) government seems to be failing to recover the bodies of the remaining 16 students who were washed away in the Beas on June 8, dashing the hopes of the victims' relatives.

Physicist of Punjabi family origin to be accorded knighthood by England’s queen

June 15, 2014

An Punjabi physicist, known for his work on the Large Hadron Collider experiment, has been accorded an honorary knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for his achievements in science.