Surjit Singh is a correspondent. He covers politics and agriculture, besides religious affairs and Indo-Pak border in Amritsar and Tarn Taran.
Articles by Surjit Singh
Punjab: Hate crimes, denial of visa worry students, parents
Canada popular study destination with Punjab youngsters due to easier immigration and the large Punjabi population there with a political say.
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 08:50 AM IST
Navrajdeep SinghSurjit SinghTarsem Singh DeoganRajanbir Singh, Jalandhar/amritsar/bathinda/ludhiana/chandigarh:
Visa suspension: Canadian NRIs in limbo as travel plans to Punjab go for a toss
Kapurthala-based immigration consultant Inderpal Singh, who also owns a hotel in Jalandhar, said he has received over a dozen calls from Canadian NRIs, regarding their reservations and planned itinerary
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 01:24 AM IST
Navrajdeep SinghSurjit SinghVishal JoshiAneesha Sareen, Jalandhar/amritsar/ludhiana/bathinda/patiala
Education revolution has begun in Punjab, says AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal
AAP national convener and CM Mann inaugurate state’s first School of Eminence in Amritsar; say previous regimes had looted Punjab
Published on Sep 14, 2023 12:42 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
On President’s rule threat, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, Paying price for not bowing down to anyone
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann hands over appointment letters to 5,714 anganwadi workers on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 12:23 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Raagis protest as SGPC flags Gurbani telecast copyright ‘violation’
Hazuri raagis are the gurbani exponents who sing hymns, as per Sikh music tradition at the sanctum sanctorum of the holiest Sikh shrine.
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Punjab floods: 112 villages still affected, more than 5,000 evacuated
Army assisting in rescue ops, NDRF working to prevent breaches; in Gurdaspur, as many as 70 villages located near Beas river have been affected by the flood with around 5,000 people evacuated to safer locations on Thursday.
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:11 AM IST
Punjab: Two boys drown in seasonal rivulet in Gurdaspur village
Due to the water level rising in the nearby Beas river, the nullah was full to capacity. Both the boys went to see the water flowing in it and were standing on its bank when their feet slipped and they fell in, police said.
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 12:32 PM IST
Punjab: Situation grim in Majha, several Gurdaspur, Amritsar villages inundated
Teams of the district administration along with locals are evacuating people and taking them to safer places. People are moving to safer places along with their cattle in tractor-trailers
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Ardas performed at Akal Takht in memory of Partition victims
The ardas was performed after the bhog (concluding ceremony) of Akhand Path (uninterrupted recitation of Guru Granth Sahib) initiated on August 14 and Gurbani kirtan
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 10:59 PM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Indo-Pak Friendship Fest: Rakesh Tikait on Wagah border reopening for trade
Folklore Research Academy’s magazine ‘Panj Pani’ was also released on the occasion.
Updated on Aug 15, 2023 05:31 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Punjab bandh: Complete shutdown in Doaba region
In the Doaba region, which includes Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar districts, most commercial establishments remained shut and market areas wore a deserted look
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Punjab bandh: Shops across Doaba region shut, lukewarm response seen in other parts of state
In the Doaba region, which includes Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar districts, most commercial establishments remained shut and market areas wore a deserted look. The transportation facilities, however, saw no impact.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 02:21 PM IST
On Punjab tour, UK Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Dhesi stopped at Amritsar airport for 2 hours
United Kingdom (UK) Member of Parliament Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi landed at Amritsar around 9am. Immigration officials made him wait inside the airport for two hours before allowing him to leave the airport, confirmed a senior police official requesting anonymity
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:12 PM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
SGPC launches YouTube channel, to start Gurbani broadcast from July 25
PTC to continue telecast till the apex gurdwara body launches its own satellite channel; Dhami says all rights to remain with SGPC
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Punjab: SGPC employees form union; irked top brass warns of action
In a rare development, a section of the employees of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has formed a union to raise their concerns
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 10:10 PM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
SGPC urges PTC to continue Gurbani broadcast till its channel is launched
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee appealed to the management of GNext Media, which runs the PTC channel, to continue the live broadcast of Gurbani till its satellite channel is launched
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 10:26 PM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Punjab: Kartarpur Corridor closed for 3 days as Ravi floods Pakistan border
Water level in Ravi river rose after 2.8 cusecs water was released in the Ujh river in Jammu following heavy rain in the region. Water was also released from the Ranjit Sagar Dam. The Ujh merges into the Ravi at Makora Pattan in Gurdaspur district.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 03:35 PM IST
Amritpal’s wife ‘stopped’ from boarding flight to UK from Delhi Airport
Kirandeep Kaur was allegedly stopped from boarding a UK-bound flight at Delhi airport without any reason, the third time she has been stopped.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 04:14 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
SGPC mulls interim arrangement for Gurbani telecast from Golden Temple on TV
A day after Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee announced the launch of its YouTube channel for the live telecast of Gurbani from the Golden Temple, the apex Sikh body is now mulling ways to continue the relay on satellite TV, which has a much bigger audience.
Updated on Jul 16, 2023 12:20 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Gurbani telecast row: SGPC not to renew pact with PTC, to roll out YouTube channel on July 24
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has said that it would not be renewing its agreement with PTC channel for the live telecast of Gurbani from the Golden Temple after the present contract ends on July 23
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 11:42 PM IST
Beas, Ravi threaten to inundate Punjab’s Majha region
In Amritsar, Ajnala area was most affected. Punjab cabinet minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal visited the flood-affected areas and took stock of the situation and relief activities. Dhaliwal also went to Ghonewal, the last village of Amritsar district on the banks of the Ravi, to take stock of the situation
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 01:36 AM IST
Surjit SinghAnil Sharma, Amritsar
Embezzlement of ₹1 cr in langar: Manager among 51 SGPC staffers suspended after probe
The scam was unearthed by the SGPC flying squad (an investigation wing). In its preliminary investigation, it came to the fore that the concerned staffers between 2019 and 2022 allegedly didn’t deposit the money in SGPC’s account after selling stale food items and leftovers, including chapatis, and rice
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 01:17 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
SGPC chief terms treatment of Amritpal, aides at Dibrugarh jail a violation of human rights
Former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, in a video statement, said it is unfortunate that Amritpal and his aides are being served food laced with tobacco.
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 08:24 PM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Gurbani telecast row: SGPC warns of stir if Gurdwaras Bill is not withdrawn
SGPC House resolution terms the Bill as violation of Master Tara Singh-Jawahar Lal Nehru pact; accuses the state govt of ‘anti-Sikh’ approach
Updated on Jun 27, 2023 05:30 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Gurbani telecast row: Govt should have waited for SGPC decision, says new Takht jathedar
The Punjab assembly on June 20 passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023, to ensure the free-of-cost broadcast of Gurbani from Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) across platforms
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 12:27 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
{Gurbani telecast row} Govt has made mockery of Gurdwaras Act: Ex-Akal Takht jathedar
The Bill was passed in the name of ending monopoly of PTC channel on the live telecast of Gurbani from Golden Temple. Whether this Bill is valid or not can only be determined by legal experts. We should have prevented such circumstances for the government to have to take such a step
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Akal Takht jathedar exhorts Punjab government, SGPC to find amicable solution on gurbani telecast row
The row had erupted after chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced the addition of the clause to the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925, to prevent exclusive gurbani telecast rights to PTC channel
Updated on Jun 20, 2023 02:15 PM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
‘CM or pilot?’: Shah takes dig at Mann as he targets AAP govt
Addressing a rally in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, the senior BJP leader said the AAP government was ignoring the needs of the people of the state
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 12:37 AM IST
Surjit SinghSunil Rahar, Gurdaspur/ Rohtak
Gurdaspur rally: CM Bhagwant Mann touring country as Arvind Kejriwal’s pilot, says Amit Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah at a rally in Punjab’s Gurdaspur said instead of working to fulfil these promises, Mann is expanding the political base of Kejriwal by getting full-page advertisements published in the newspapers across the country.
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 12:31 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Gurdaspur
Harpreet Singh quits, Raghbir Singh is new Akal Takht jathedar
Harpreet Singh has ‘stepped down’ as the acting jathedar of Akal Takht and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee appointed Giani Raghbir Singh as the jathedar of the highest Sikh temporal seat
Updated on Jun 17, 2023 12:05 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
