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1984-1 Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal I have been deeply attached to the Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) Sri Amritsar since my childhood. This attachment got further increased when I was posted to 15 Artillery Brigade in Amritsar in 1974 from field area in Kashmir. Our going to Sri Harmandir...

Book Title : My Journey in Science - Autobiography of an Indian Scientist Author : Prof. Hardev Singh Virk, Prof. of Eminence, Punjabi University, Patiala Published by : Gracious Books, Patiala, India Year of Publication : 2018; Price : Rs...

The Amritsar Tragedy Col Dr. D S Grewal The mowing down of around 60 and injuring around 50 (forty being very serious) at Amritsar Dhobi Ghat in Chaura Bazaar area on the eve of Dussehra (19-10-2018) by DMU Train moving at a speed of 110 kmph has shocked India especially Punjab. More shocking...

S. Harbhajan singh ji (USA) s/o Bhai Sammund Singh ji, Prof Paramjot singh ji (Swar Sammund), Bhai Harnam singh ji Kirtan Sewa in Darbar Sahib Amritsar

There are a number of long term implications of applying for this status: 1. The application can only be made by the country. Therefore the Indian government will assume primary responsibility for management and protection of Sri Darbar Sahib. A future Indian government can easily side step the...

The Punjab department of cultural affairs, archaeology and museums has recognised at least two structures in this historical town of Tarn Taran district as dating back to the times of Guru Angad Dev. The formal linking to the second Sikh Guru qualifies the old Baradari (a building with 12...

The sangat coming to pay obeisance at Golden Temple would soon have the chance to have organic langar. In a landmark decision that is sure to delight environmentalists and pilgrims alike, SGPC has decided to grow natural organic vegetables and grains at its Sattlani Sahib farms near Amritsar...

Experience a 360 degree walkthrough of the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) with Google 'street view.' It's very, very cool ! Link: https://www.google.com/maps/@31.620528,74.875849,3a,75y,340.44h,104.29t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1s2hO8qOjLngcAAAQWtM6Eeg!2e0!3e2 (Thanks to Sikh Discover Inspire -...

Amritsar, Punjab (March 15, 2014): As per media reports a Sikh youth was brutally thrashed on Saturday (March 15) by demonstrators in Amritsar for no apparent reason after he asked for a way to reach to his shop near Bhandari Bridge. Activists of various Dalit organizations were protesting...

Amritsar Sikh museum being readied for news times Rameshinder Singh Sandhu, http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Amritsar/Amritsar-Sikh-museum-being-readied-for-news-times/SP-Article1-1129533.aspx Preserving times gone, Central Sikh Museum (Ajaib Ghar) at the Golden Temple is getting...

Book ‘Gadari Babe Kaun San’ by Ajmer Singh released at Amritsar http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/09/25/book-gadari-babe-kaun-san-by-ajmer-singh-released-at-amritsar/ By Parmjit Singh Amritsar, Punjab (September 24, 2013): Ajmer Singh penned Punjabi book ‘Gadari Babe Kaun San’ was today...

Amritsar to witness vintage performance of ragas from Guru Granth Sahib today by Navjeevan Gopal at http://www.indianexpress.com/news/amritsar-to-witness-vintage-performance-of-ragas-from-guru-granth-sahib-today/1163362/ Amritsar is all set for a vintage performance of the music and...

Amritsar firing exposes Badal’s claim of Punjab being the safest Wednesday, April, 03 2013 - 11:08 By Jagtar Singh- CHANDIGARH: It was not without an element of iron that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal made the tall claim of Punjab being the safest state on April 1 when an Assistant...

EcoSikh aims to make Amritsar clean and green http://punjabnewsline.com/news/EcoSikh-aims-to-make-Amritsar-clean-and-green.html AMRITSAR: Sikh pilgrimage centre Amritsar in Punjab has taken a lead by launching a project to make the city environment-friendly in five years, says an...

Politics, not religion brings world leaders to Amritsar Friday, February, 22 2013 - 13:17 CHANDIGARH: When world leaders visit the Sikh holy city of Amritsar or Punjab, it is not religion but politics at the back of their minds. The holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandar Sahib, better...

David Cameron to pay respects to victims of Amritsar massacre David Cameron to become first serving British prime minister to visit scene of 1919 atrocity, but will stop short of a full apology Nicholas Watt in Delhi - The Guardian, Wednesday 20 February 2013 David Cameron is to...

America's Love Affair with Amritsar by Parmjit Singh http://goldentemple1588.com/americas-love-affair-with-amritsar-part-1/ I always knew politics was a funny old game but I wasn’t laughing when media reports confirmed that President Barack Obama had pulled out of visiting the Golden Temple...

<small>SHABD SINGH KHALSA</small> “I’m thinking to invite whosoever wishes to come race go-karts and go swimming for my birthday,” I said to Pooja. She sent me an email suggesting that I take the money that would have gone to all the fun and games and bring sweets and samosas to the...

US fast food giant McDonald's, famed for its beef-based Big Mac burgers, on Tuesday said it will open its first ever vegetarian-only restaurant in the world in India next year. The world's second-biggest restaurant chain after Subway already tailors its menus to suit local tastes -- which in...

After spending several hours polishing the shoes of worshippers at Gurdwara Sisganj in New Delhi on Monday, where he was part of a Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association delegation, Muhammad Khurshid Khan left for Amritsar, home of the Golden Temple and the centre of the Sikh religion, to...