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Guru Nanak’s teachings transcend boundaries: CJI

Legal luminaries from Bhutan, Sri Lanka attended the programme

Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde (centre) felicitating philanthropist SPS Oberoi as environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal (extreme left) looks on during the international conference on ‘Philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev and its relevance today in equity, social justice and environment’ at Gymnasium Hall in Panjab University on Saturday.(Anil Dayal/HT)

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Published on Feb 02, 2020 12:34 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Harbhajan Singh condemns attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara

Harbhajan tweeted a video of Hassan threatening to destroy the holy Sikh shrine and convert it into a mosque.

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Updated on Jan 04, 2020 12:47 PM IST

New Delhi | ByIndo Asian News Service

Amritsar smart city misses deadline for installing solar panels

The ₹10.40-crore rooftop solar panel project was scheduled to be completed by October 30. The ASCL officials, however, now expect to complete the project by December this year.

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Published on Nov 19, 2019 11:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Amritsar

Follow Guru’s teachings on peace, brotherhood: Kovind

Accompanied by Punjab governor VP Singh Badnore, Shiromani Akali Dal leaders and cabinet minister Sunder Sham Arora.

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Published on Nov 12, 2019 11:27 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByGagandeep Jassowal and Jatinder Mahal

Kartarpur corridor opening paves way for interfaith harmony: UNSG

In a historic people-to-people initiative, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday inaugurated the historic corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, saying the initiative paves the way for interfaith harmony and understanding.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 10, 2019 07:45 AM IST

United Nations | ByPress Trust of India

Kartarpur opening great opportunity for Sikhs to bring India, Pak together: UAE Sikhs

Surender Singh Kandhari said Kartarpur was of historic and religious significance for Sikhs as this is where the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev took his last breath.

Devotees offers prayer at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on Friday, November 8.(Photo: PTI)

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Published on Nov 09, 2019 03:42 PM IST

Dubai | ByPress Trust of India

All roads lead to Dera Baba Nanak

Community kitchens, songs, prayers and joy mark the journey of pilgrims on the road to Kartarpur Corridor; it’s a happy occasion for the border area that has seen many seasons of sorrow

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Updated on Nov 08, 2019 09:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Gurdaspur | ByNirupama Dutt

Kartarpur corridor inauguration: A day of celebration and reflection | HT Analysis

On this historic day, pilgrims will walk down the corridor with gratitude for this unique opportunity

A member of the sangat was known as bhai or brother. It became a melting pot for the high and the low, whose members mixed together without consideration of caste or status. A similar reiteration of this message came through the langar or community kitchen(REUTERS)

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Updated on Nov 08, 2019 08:12 PM IST

ByNavtej Sarna

Punjab CM Amarinder demands Google take down anti-India ‘2020 Sikh Referendum’ app immediately

The app, freely available for download on Google Play, is aimed at pushing the ISI agenda of dividing the Sikh community amid the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the chief minister said, demanding that the app be immediately taken off.

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh(Sanjeev Sharma/HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 08, 2019 10:38 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Pakistan to open Kartarpur Corridor on Nov 9: Imran Khan

On October 10, Pakistan foreign office spokesman Mohammad Faisal created confusion over the inauguration date by stating that “no date has been fixed so far” while a Pakistani senior official heading the corridor project had announced that Pakistan will allow Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit the holy Kartarpur Sahib from November 9.

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Published on Oct 20, 2019 11:59 PM IST

Press Trust of India | ByAgencies

Sukhbir under misconception that Jalalabad seat is in his pocket: CM

On Bargari sacrilege cases, he said that Sukhbir tried hard to ensure that the cases were handed back to the CBI but his government will expose the truth at all cost.

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh during a roadshow in support of Congress candidate Raminder Singh Awla in Jalalabad on Wednesday.(HT Photo)

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Published on Oct 17, 2019 12:34 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

PM Modi to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor on Nov 8, tweets minister

Pakistan, on Thursday, said no date has been fixed so far for the inauguration of the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor, even as it assured that it will be open ‘on time’ on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak next month.

Pakistan is building the corridor from the Indian border to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, while the other part—from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district up to the border—is being constructed by India. (Photo @HarsimratBadal_)

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Updated on Oct 12, 2019 09:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Aujla’s demand of declaring GNDU as central varsity is anti-Punjab: AAP

Aam Aadmi Party (Majha zone) president Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Friday said Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla’s demand to declare the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) as a central university is ‘illogical and anti-Punjab’. “The GNDU was established on the 500th birthday of Guru Nanak Dev ji.

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Published on Oct 11, 2019 11:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Amritsar

Relief for death row prisoner, 8 others on 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

Also, to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi so far 1424 prisoners have been released by states and Union Territories in 2 phases (2nd Oct 2018 & 6th April 2019). Third phase of release is due on 2nd Oct 2019.

Remission of sentence is usually granted to deserving prisoners on specials days such as Independence and Republic days for unblemished behaviour as an inmate.(PTI image)

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Updated on Sep 28, 2019 05:07 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Sikh group meets Modi, thanks him for removing names of community members from blacklist

The community members met Modi on Saturday in Houston and presented him with a traditional Siropa (long scarf).

The Indian government last week removed from its blacklist names of 312 Sikh foreign nationals involved in anti-India activities after a review carried out by different security agencies on the Adverse List or blacklist.(Twitter/PMO India)

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Updated on Sep 22, 2019 03:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

India, Pakistan officials to meet on Friday over Kartarpur

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammed Faisal said that both sides will hold a technical meeting at Zero Point on the border on Friday

A view of the construction work of Kartarpur Corridor at Dera Baba Nanak district Gurdaspur on Monday. August 26, 2019.(Sameer Sehgal/ HT photo)

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Updated on Aug 29, 2019 03:34 PM IST

Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service

Man burnt to death in Amritsar; wife, in-laws booked

43-year-old Rakesh Kumar aka Rocky of Ludhiana was allegedly burnt to death by his wife and three in-laws at Rani Ka Bagh locality in Amritsar, police said on Wednesday. The accused, including his wife Pooja, his wife’s brother Manoj, his son Raghav and wife Savita, have been booked on the complaint of the deceased’s father Kherati Lal.

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Published on Aug 29, 2019 01:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

A little-known story of Nepal’s Sikh connection

The story of Sikh transporters is legendary in Nepal. In the early 1950s, hailing from the Jammu region, many of them personally navigated the newly laid tracks of the Tribhuvan Highway, and crossed rivers to haul their trucks to Kathmandu. They also started the first public bus service in the country, and have been active in the setting up of modern schools in the country.

The Nepal government will release three coins on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 20, 2019 09:16 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByManjeev Puri

Narendra Modi to attend Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary celebrations

A Shiromani Akali Delegation, led by its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, met the Prime Minister in New Delhi and invited him to attend the function. The delegation also included SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the function to mark the 550th parkash purb of Guru Nanak Dev on November 12 at Sultanpur Lodhi. (ANI Photo/R. Raveendran)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2019 08:41 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

India, Pak teams discuss Kartarpur modalities

In a major initiative last November, both India and Pakistan had agreed to set up the Kartarpur corridor to link the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib — the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev — to Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur.

Sikh pilgrims eat food in front of Kartarpur Gurdwara Sahib after a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kartarpur Corridor in Kartarpur on November 28, 2018. (File photo by AFP)

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Updated on May 27, 2019 10:27 PM IST

Chandigarh | ByAgencies

Over 2,200 Sikhs from India arrive in Pakistan to celebrate Baisakhi

Gurdwara Panja Sahib has a handprint of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev, on a boulder of the shrine.

Talking to reporters, leader of the Indian delegation Sardar Varmindar Singh Khalsa expressed the hope that the government will issue visas to a large number of Indian Sikh pilgrims on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.(Sameer Sehgal /Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2019 08:39 PM IST

Lahore | ByPress Trust of India

Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary: Over 30 lakh pilgrims expected, Punjab govt to set up 3 tent cities in Sultanpur Lodhi

The district administration has decided to pay a compensation of ₹50,000 per acre to the farmers whose land it will take on rent in the vicinity of the holy town.

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Updated on Mar 28, 2019 09:01 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Sultanpur Lodhi | ByGagandeep Jassowal

PM Narendra Modi attacks Congress, says huge mistake to let Kartarpur go to Pak in 1947

Rajasthan assembly elections 2018: PM Modi said that the simple reason that Kartarpur was in Pakistan was because the then Congress leaders had no idea about the importance of Guru Nanak Dev.

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Updated on Dec 04, 2018 02:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

‘Country passing through rising intolerance,’ says former President Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee expressed concern over rising intolerance and violation of human rights, coupled with a widening gulf between the rich and poor with top one per cent rich pocketing the lion’s share of country’s wealth.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the National Conference on 'Towards Peace, Harmony and Happiness: Transition to Transformation', in New Delhi on Friday, November 23, 2018.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 24, 2018 01:42 PM IST

Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2018 Wishes:Here are Guru Nanak Dev quotes, whatsapp messages, SMS’s, images

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2018: This year Gurpurab shall take place on November 23. Here are some wishes we can send to family and friends.

A devotee takes a dip in the holy sarovar (pond) at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.(Gurpreet Singh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2018 09:49 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

At meeting with PM Modi, Punjab CM Capt Amarinder flags stubble burning that chokes Delhi

Stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab has contributed to the sharp decline in air quality level in Delhi and neighbouring states.

Capt Amarinder met Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday to press for compensation to farmers in lieu of stubble burning.(ANI)

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Updated on Oct 19, 2018 10:45 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

Amritsar man booked for providing petrol to girl to end life; she attempts, survives

The accused Gagandeep Singh was arrested for providing petrol to girl to commit suicide.

The girl, who claimed she was in a relationship with the accused, made a bid on her life at Narayangarh village on Saturday.(Representative image)

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Updated on Oct 18, 2018 11:42 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Amritsar | ByHT Correspondent

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Legal luminaries from Bhutan, Sri Lanka attended the programme

Harbhajan tweeted a video of Hassan threatening to destroy the holy Sikh shrine and convert it into a mosque.

The ₹10.40-crore rooftop solar panel project was scheduled to be completed by October 30. The ASCL officials, however, now expect to complete the project by December this year.

Accompanied by Punjab governor VP Singh Badnore, Shiromani Akali Dal leaders and cabinet minister Sunder Sham Arora.

In a historic people-to-people initiative, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday inaugurated the historic corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur.

Surender Singh Kandhari said Kartarpur was of historic and religious significance for Sikhs as this is where the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev took his last breath.

Community kitchens, songs, prayers and joy mark the journey of pilgrims on the road to Kartarpur Corridor; it’s a happy occasion for the border area that has seen many seasons of sorrow

On this historic day, pilgrims will walk down the corridor with gratitude for this unique opportunity

The app, freely available for download on Google Play, is aimed at pushing the ISI agenda of dividing the Sikh community amid the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the chief minister said, demanding that the app be immediately taken off.

On Bargari sacrilege cases, he said that Sukhbir tried hard to ensure that the cases were handed back to the CBI but his government will expose the truth at all cost.

Pakistan, on Thursday, said no date has been fixed so far for the inauguration of the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor, even as it assured that it will be open ‘on time’ on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak next month.

Aam Aadmi Party (Majha zone) president Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Friday said Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla’s demand to declare the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) as a central university is ‘illogical and anti-Punjab’. “The GNDU was established on the 500th birthday of Guru Nanak Dev ji.

Also, to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi so far 1424 prisoners have been released by states and Union Territories in 2 phases (2nd Oct 2018 & 6th April 2019). Third phase of release is due on 2nd Oct 2019.

The community members met Modi on Saturday in Houston and presented him with a traditional Siropa (long scarf).

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammed Faisal said that both sides will hold a technical meeting at Zero Point on the border on Friday

A Shiromani Akali Delegation, led by its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, met the Prime Minister in New Delhi and invited him to attend the function. The delegation also included SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

In a major initiative last November, both India and Pakistan had agreed to set up the Kartarpur corridor to link the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib — the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev — to Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur.

Gurdwara Panja Sahib has a handprint of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev, on a boulder of the shrine.

The district administration has decided to pay a compensation of ₹50,000 per acre to the farmers whose land it will take on rent in the vicinity of the holy town.

Rajasthan assembly elections 2018: PM Modi said that the simple reason that Kartarpur was in Pakistan was because the then Congress leaders had no idea about the importance of Guru Nanak Dev.

Pranab Mukherjee expressed concern over rising intolerance and violation of human rights, coupled with a widening gulf between the rich and poor with top one per cent rich pocketing the lion’s share of country’s wealth.

Guru Nanak Jayanti 2018: This year Gurpurab shall take place on November 23. Here are some wishes we can send to family and friends.

Stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab has contributed to the sharp decline in air quality level in Delhi and neighbouring states.

The accused Gagandeep Singh was arrested for providing petrol to girl to commit suicide.

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