Sikh Organizations To Carry Out March in Amritsar on Dec 10 to Mark World...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—To mark the World Human Rights Day on December 10, a ‘Sikh Rights – Sikh Freedom’ march will be carried out from Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji to Sri Akal Takht Sahib. The...
View ArticleCourt Directs CBI to Continue Probe Against Jagdish Tytler
NEW DELHI, India—Rejecting the CBI’s closure report in a case related to the murder of Badal Singh in Pulbangash area during Sikh genocide of 1984, the Karkardooma Court has directed the Central Bureau...
View ArticleCaptain Amarinder Singh Demands Probe Against Police Officers Exposed by...
JALANDHAR, Punjab—Taking serious notice of shocking revelations made by cat turned police cop Gurmeet Pinky, Former Chief Minister of Punjab and Head of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Captain...
View ArticleOrganic & Sustainable Farming Can Improve Farmer’s Lives: Experts
ABOHAR, Punjab—Concerned over the agrarian crisis in Punjab, team leaders of the All India Farmers Empowerment campaign today said organic and sustainable farming can improve the lives of farmers. The...
View ArticleCourt Order On Tytler Exposes Cong: Phoolka
LUDHIANA, Punjab—Human rights activist and senior lawyer HS Phoolka today said the Delhi court’s rejection of CBI’s clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was a slap on the face of the...
View ArticleHow To Buy Votes: Punjab Sets Up Sixth Pay Panel with Eye on 2017 Poll
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Almost a year ahead of the Assembly elections, the Punjab Government today announced the setting up of the Sixth Pay Commission to woo government employees. Chief Minister Parkash...
View ArticleBandi Singh Talmel Committee Resolves to Control Desecration Incidents across...
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—A meeting of the Bandi Singh Talmel Committee was held yesterday in Chandigarh to deliberate upon cases of growing desecration in Punjab. The Talmel Committee was constituted...
View ArticleAkali Dal Spokesperson Daljeet Cheema Visits Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa
LUDHIANA, Punjab—Spokesperson of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and Education Minister of Punjab Dr. Daljeet Singh Cheema has today paid visit to Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa at his Hassanpur based residence....
View ArticleSGPC Asks Sikh Devotees to Submit Passports For Vaisakhi at Panja Sahib
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhik Committee has asked Sikh masses to submit their passports and a proof of identity, if they wish to attend ‘Khalsa Sajna Diwas’ (Vaisakhi) in...
View ArticleAfter Remaining Unconscious For Extended Period; Bapu Surat Singh Forcibly...
LUDHIANA, Punjab—At 4 AM today (Punjab time), Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa was once again forcibly taken into custody. Before his arrest, Bapu Surat Singh had remained unconscious for several hours....
View ArticleReporting Punjab Police Abuse Tool Releases Today on Human Rights Day
PUNJAB, India—On Human Rights Day, 10 December, the Khalra Mission Organisation, the Punjab Human Rights Organisation, and Ensaaf release a new web-based human rights tool to help empower victims of...
View ArticleMann Praises Journalist Kanwar Singh Sandhu
File Photo of Kanwarjit Singh Sandhu FATEHGARH SAHIB, Punjab—Showing a high appreciation of journalist Kanwar Singh Sandhu, Simranjit Singh Mann has stated that Sikh community can’t repay the services...
View ArticleSangharsh Committee Agrees To Sit With Punjab Govt Regarding Release of Sikh...
File Photo: Members of Sangharsh Committee Addressing Media Persons LUDHIANA, Punjab—Bandi Singhs Rihai Sangharsh Committee has accepted the Punjab government’s proposal to pursue talks about the...
View ArticleJail Remand Extended Again For Jathedar Amrik Singh (Ajnala) and Bhai Mohkam...
Jathedar Amrik Singh (Anjala) – Left AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Bhai Mohkam Singh and Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib Bhai Amrik Singh Ajnala were yesterday produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate...
View ArticlePunjab Govt Changes Name of ‘Anandpur Sahib’ to ‘Sri Anandpur Sahib’
Sri Anandpur Sahib CHANDIGARH, Punjab—The Punjab government has announced the adding of the prefix ‘Sri’ to the name of the historical Sikh city of Anandpur Sahib. The Additional Chief Secretary of the...
View ArticlePunjab Govt Going Bust – Equivalent of 18.7 Billion Dollars in Debt
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—The Akali Dal-BJP government still has a debt of over Rs 1.25 lakh crore ($18.7 Billion USD) and has finding it hard to pay salaries to its staff. Surprisingly, the Punjab government...
View ArticleKhalra Killer SSP Ajit Sandhu is Alive in Canada – Hints Ex-DGP Sashi Kant
SSP Ajit Sandhu – Photo by Punjab Monitor CHANDIGARH, Punjab—In a conference organized by ‘Sikhs for Human Rights’ on World Human Rights Day at Makhan Shah Lubana Auitorium, Former DGP (Prisons) Shashi...
View ArticleRetd Justice Katju: Demanding Khalistan Democratically Is Not a Crime
Balwant Singh Nandgarh, former Jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib and Justice (retd) Markandey Katju Tribune photo:Manoj Mahajan CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Addressing the gathering of activists during the human...
View ArticleSukhbir Badal Shrugs Off Killing of Punjab Youth in 80s
Dismissing killings of hundreds of youths in cold blood is against the spirit of ‘Sadbhawana’ JALANDHAR (Baljeet Kaur) Punjab Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal who also holds the portfolio for home...
View ArticleBargari Incident: One Member Investigation Commission to visit Faridkot on...
File Photo: Sikh Sangat in Kotkapura FARIDKOT, Punjab—A one member Investigation Commission which was appointed by the Punjab government to probe into the desecration incidents of Bargari and the...
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