R T Nagrani, the first director general of the National Security Guard and the officer who led Operation Black Thunder-I in 1986 to flush out armed militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, died in Delhi on Sunday. He was 98. Officials told PTI that Nagrani had not been keeping well and died at his…
Patna: Union minister and LJP(RV) president Chirag Paswan on Saturday announced that his party would contest all 403 seats in next year’s Uttar Pradesh assembly election. He also said LJP(RV) would enter the electoral fray in Punjab.Chirag said Uttar Pradesh had been close to the heart of his father, Ram Vilas Paswan, who had contested…
Good news for train lovers! India’s premium overnight rail network is all set to expand further as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to virtually flag off Sant Ravidas Express on July 17, 2026. The train will connect Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Chheharta (Amritsar) in Punjab. It will offer faster and more comfortable overnight…
Gurprit Singh Mankoo presenting one of his Sikh miniature art works toPresident Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi Ludhiana: Gurprit Singh Mankoo’s decade-long quest to rescue the vanishing, intricate world of Sikh miniature art has been honoured at Rashtrapati Bhawan following a prestigious 10-day residency.How the former commercial portrait painter shrunk his focus…
Ludhiana: The local unit of BJP is preparing for the first visit of newly-appointed party national president, Nitin Nabin to Punjab and Ludhiana on June 21 and 22.Party leaders said he will visit Punjab on June 20 where he will first visit Golden Temple, Amritsar and on June 21 he will do yoga with the…
Amritsar: On the 42nd anniversary of Operation Blue Star on Saturday, the officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, urged Sikhs residing abroad to maintain strong and meaningful ties with Punjab and their cultural heritage.Addressing the gathering, Giani Gargajj emphasized the importance of ensuring that younger generations remain connected to their roots, traditions,…
