As Protests Continue in Punjab, Sumedh Saini is ousted from DGP Post
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—In an attempt to de-intensify the rebellion against the Punjab government, Chief Minister Prakash Badal has shifted Sumedh Saini from the Post of Director General of Police....
View ArticleBREAKING: Panj Piare of Akal Takht reinstated by SGPC
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Facing wrath of the Sikh nation, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Avtar Makkar has reinstated Panj Piare of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. Disclosing this here, a...
View ArticleBREAKING: Chief Minister Badal Holds Secret meeting with Avtar Makkar; Asks...
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Following the unrest across the state over desecration row, Chief Minister Parkash Badal earlier today held a secret meeting with SGPC President Avtar Makkar in Chandigarh. Sikh24...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nine Decisions Taken at Shaheedi Smagam in Bargadi
FARIDKOT, Punjab—Following is the list of nine decisions taken earlier at the Shaheedi Smagam in memory of Shaheed Bhai Krishan Bhagwan Singh and Bhai Gurjeet Singh – Sikh Sangat resolved to protest...
View ArticleDespite Police Restrictions Sikhs Continue in Force at Tarn Taran
TARN TARAN, Punjab—Despite Police restrictions, Sikh protesters continued to demonstrate at Harike bridge for 10th consecutive day against the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib today. The determination...
View ArticleHuman Rights Groups Rule Out Foreign Hands Behind Sacrilege Incidents
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Various human rights bodies have today written an open letter to Sikh nation to expose the real face of Parkash Badal led Punjab government in case of sacrilege of Guru Granth...
View ArticleBhai Satnam Singh: Makkar’s Sacking Decision Could Not Have Held on the ‘Panj...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—On being interviewed on television by the UK based ‘Sikh Channel’, Bhai Satnam Singh (one of the ‘Panj Pyare’ responsible for terminating the Takht Jathedars) has said that the...
View ArticleBhagwant Mann Claims Innocence: “Cannot Even Think About Doing Such a Thing”
SANGRUR, Punjab—Sangrur MP and member of the Aam Aadmi Party, Bhagwant Mann has alleged that he is being framed by people with mischievous intentions. “Friends, false rumors are being spread to malign...
View ArticleParkash Badal Calls Emergency Meeting of Cabinet Today
Image: Patiala News CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Worried from the mass movement against Government in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Badal has called an emergency meeting of Cabinet Ministers this evening at...
View ArticleMakkar Appeals for SGPC Staff to Remain Calm
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—President of SGPC, Avtar Makkar reportedly conducted a meeting with SGPC employees in the Teja Singh Samundari Hall over the weekend. He expressed his pain over the incidents of...
View ArticleBargadi Episode: Severely Injured Rupinder Singh Brought to Court on Wheelchair
Rupinder Singh being brought to the Faridkot court complex on a wheelchair FARIDKOT, Punjab—Rupinder Singh Khalsa and his brother Jaswinder Singh who were arrested by the Police in relation to...
View ArticleMakkar Insults Institution of ‘Panj Pyare’ says Sant Samaj
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—As many as 20 members of Sant Samaj, a body of heads of Sikh sects, on Monday said that the SPGC president Avtar Makkar had gravely insulted the institution of ‘Panj Pyaras’ (five...
View ArticleParkash Badal’s Vast Business Empire: All You Wanted To Know
Punjab CM Prakash Badal, from whose bus the Moga girl was thrown after molestation last week owns a vast business empire. Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh Orbit Aviation Pvt Ltd, from whose bus the...
View ArticlePunjab Unrest “Very Compatible and Comparable Circumstances With 1984,”...
Dr. Iqtidar Cheema warns: “Punjabi government is using police to enhance its agenda of state repression against peaceful protesters” Organization for Minorities of India provides this first of a...
View ArticleSGPC Likely To Appoint New Panj Piare, Despite Re-instatement of Original
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Despite their reinstatement as Panj Pyaras of Akal Takht Sahib, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is set to attempt to punish the Panj Pyare (five beloved ones of...
View ArticleMakkar in Catch-22 Situation With ‘Panj Pyare’
Avtar Makkar – Image: dailypost.in AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Despite formally getting reinstated by SGPC President Avtar Makkar, the ‘Panj Payre’ of Sri Akal Takht Sahib have clearly indicated to remain...
View ArticleSikh Sangat in Shock as Another Incident of Sacrilege Takes Place in Abohar
FAZILKA, Punjab—A new incident of sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Abohar has surprised the Sikh masses. Two ‘Angs’ of Sri Guru Granth Sahib numbering 633-636 were found torn by a miscreant. The...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Bhai Harjinder Singh and Other Prominent Ragis visit Bapu Surat...
LUDHIANA, Punjab—Renown Ragi Bhai Harjinder Singh (Sri Nagar Wale) along with Bhai Manjit Singh (Pathankot) and Bhai Joginder Singh Riar visited Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa at his residence in village...
View ArticleBhai Rupinder Singh loses sensation in left leg; admitted to PGI
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Bhai Rupinder Singh, who is falsely charged by the Punjab police in desecration case of Bargadi, was yesterday shifted to PGIMER following his preliminary tests at Guru Gobind Singh...
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