Obama’s security team visits Amritsar

AMRITSAR - Ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit to India in November, a special US team Wednesday conducted a security survey in Punjab’s Amritsar district, police said.

Keep away from Sikh religious matters, Badal tells Congress

SAMANA - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday asked the Congress party not to interfere in the religious matters of the Sikhs with an eye to the forthcoming Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) general elections.

Hymns to nature at the Golden Temple

AMRITSAR - Hundreds of Sikhs Sunday recited hymns devoted to the environment in the Golden Temple here to mark the coronation of their seventh guru Hai Rai.

Sikh festival Holla Mohalla starts at Anandpur Sahib

ANANDPUR SAHIB - The three-day Sikh festival Holla Mohalla started here at the Keshgarh Sahib Gurdwara Saturday amid huge fanfare and enthusiasm.

Objectionable Jesus poster sparks violence, curfew

BATALA - An indefinite curfew was imposed in this Punjab town Saturday after tension prevailed following the publication of a poster depicting Jesus Christ in an objectionable manner. Clashes also broke out as some members of the Christian community forced shopkeepers to down shutters.