Preparations are underway at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in Amritsar to commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji and the revered Sikh martyrs - Bhai Mati Das Ji, Bhai Sati Das Ji, and Bhai Dayal Das Ji - under the spiritual guidance of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. To honour the occasion with devotion and academic depth, GNDU has constituted a special advisory committee of Sikh scholars and educationists. The committee includes Dr. Balkar Singh, Dr. Kehar Singh, Dr. Sarbjinder Singh, Vice-Chancellor Sunny Oberai of Vivek Sadan University, Sri Anan

Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal is coming to Punjab for two days. He will inaugurate power transmission and distribution projects in Jalandhar with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday. The project has cost Rs 5 thousand crore. Apart from this, Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will also visit Bathinda. Where they will lay the foundation stone of 3100 new playgrounds. Earlier, Arvind Kejriwal had visited Punjab on September 5, when Punjab was under the impact of floods. During that time, he was scheduled to visit various districts of Punjab with Chief Minister B

Indian Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today targeted the Narendra Modi government and said that India is currently facing a big challenge like an attack on democracy. He made this statement during an event held at a university in Columbia. He said that the different traditions of the country should be allowed to flourish. He said that at present there is a big attack on the democratic system and this is a big risk, apart from this, another big risk is the increase in tension between different ideologies in some parts of the country. Along with this, he a

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Union Home Minister Amit Shah. During this meeting, he informed the Home Minister about the damage caused by floods in Punjab and demanded a special package. In this regard, he says that the Home Minister has assured Punjab of more help from the Center. He said that the meeting was held in a comfortable atmosphere and that the Union Home Minister has also promised to provide more central help by describing the announced financial package of 1600 crores as 'token money'. He said that the Punjab government has increased the state budget for compensatio

The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the schedule of assembly elections in Bihar next week. The final voter list for the Bihar elections will be published on September 30, after which Election Commission officials will visit Patna on October 4 and 5 to review the election preparations. According to information, the first phase of the elections is expected to be held in late October, immediately after Chhath. The previous assembly elections in Bihar were held in three phases due to the Corona pandemic. The term of the 243-member Bihar Assembly will end on November 22. Let

On the third day after the visit of the Dera Beas chief, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal also reached Nabha jail to meet Bikram Singh Majithia. Harsimrat Badal and Ganiv Kaur Majithia were also present with him. Bikram Majithia has been lodged in Nabha jail since July 6 and Sukhbir Badal reached the jail for the first time today to meet Majithia. On July 15, Sukhbir Badal did not go to Nabha to meet Majithia. A few days before his arrest, Bikram Majithia had criticized the removal of Panthic Jathedars. So far, the speculations that Sukhbir Badal is keeping his distance

The Cabinet meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has approved the prosecution of a corruption case against former Punjab Cabinet Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot. This case was registered by the Vigilance Bureau in June 2022. The Punjab Cabinet today recommended to the Governor for approval to prosecute further action in this matter. Apart from this, the Cabinet has decided to set up a special court in Mohali to dispose of cases in various courts where NIA is running in Punjab. Where NIA cases will be disposed of by the Sessions Judge and Additional Sessions Judge. A

Dera Beas chief Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon reached Nabha jail today, where he met Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia. The Akali leader (Bikram Majithia) has been kept in judicial custody in the jail by the Punjab government in a case of exceeding income.The two held a closed-door meeting that lasted 35 minutes, jail officials said. Reports quoted a jail official who requested anonymity, “The Dera Beas chief had sought permission to meet Majithia as a family member, and it was granted strictly according to the jail manual.” Dhillon has close family ties with Majithia’s wife

Registration for insurance under ‘Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna' has begun in Punjab from today. Under the health insurance scheme, every family of Punjab will get free treatment of Rs 10 lakh annually. Along with all government health institutions being included in this scheme, about 500 private hospitals have also been linked to this scheme. As a pilot project, camps have been set up in Tarn Taran and Barnala. People are reaching these camps in large numbers to get registered. The Punjab government will soon register in other districts of the state and the people of the state will be given th