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The Partition Museum in Amritsar Is the One Place in India That Should Stop You Cold

The Wall Does Not Let You Stay a TouristThe Partition Museum sits on Town Hall Chowk in Amritsar, and it does not announce itself the way the Golden Temple does. There is no gold. No single luminous point drawing crowds forward. You walk in, and the first thing you encounter…

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Five Indian Cities Where a Food Walk on the Streets Tells You More Than Any Museum

Lucknow: The Tehzeeb Is in the Serving, Not the DishYou don't understand Lucknow by reading about the nawabs. You understand it by watching the man at the tunde kabab counter in Aminabad hand you your parcel with both hands, with a slight incline of the head, as if the transaction…

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7 Indian Cities Where the Street Food, Chaat, and Snacks Justify Every Mile of Travel

Kolkata: The City That Invented the Kati RollKolkata's street food doesn't ask for your attention, it already has it. The kati roll, born at Nizam's restaurant on New Market Street sometime in the mid-20th century, is a paratha wrapped around egg and meat with raw onion and green chutney. Eat…

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Punjab deploys 4,000 personnel in Amritsar ahead of Operation Blue Star anniversary

Security forces are on high alert in Amritsar. Nearly 4,000 police personnel and Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed. This is in anticipation of the anniversary of Operation Blue Star on June 6. The operation in 1984 involved the Indian Army storming the Golden Temple. Security measures are in…

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Medallist Bhaker shares motivational insight after Golden Temple visit

Indian shooter and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker recently made her first visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, expressing a deep sense of serenity and fulfillment. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Watch: Vinesh Phogat visits Golden Temple, prays to Waheguru to give her 'strength'

NEW DELHI: Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat prayed to Waheguru for strength while paying respects at the Golden Temple on Friday.

The Times of India

Coirfed to supply coir products to Golden Temple

Kerala's Coirfed secures ₹1 crore order from Golden Temple for coir products, plans to expand market operations.

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SC refuses to hear plea for ‘compulsory registration’ for Sabarimala pilgrims

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking “compulsory registration” for pilgrims proposing to visit the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The Bench asked petitioner K.K. Ramesh to approach the Kerala High Court. “Do some research before you file such PILs… Look at how they manage the crowd…

The Hindu

Amritsar: Fraudsters make away with Rs 1 lakh from Golden Temple

AMRITSAR: Swindlers absconded with a sum of Rs 1 lakh that had been donated by devotees at the Golden Temple for langar contribution by diverting the attention of the clerk at the cash counter.

The Times of India

Rahul Gandhi pays obeisance at Golden Temple

Mr. Gandhi, who was on a personal visit, paid his respects at the Golden Temple by offering a ‘Rumalla Sahib’ — a sacred cloth used to cover the Guru Granth Sahib. He also performed ‘sewa’ (voluntary service) by cleaning water bowls used by devotees.

The Hindu

Independence Day 2023 | How do some of the earliest books on India describe the land, its people and culture?

For three years, K.K. Venugopal has been digitising his extensive collection of antiquarian books, now with nearly 1,900 titles, including Francois Bernier's 1676 travelogue and Dean Mahomed's 1794 English book. These books offer fascinating glimpses of India through the colonial lens, from the Ganges' fish to the Golden Temple. They…

The Hindu

SGPC to begin web channel from July 24, initiates process for establishing its own satellite TV channel

AMRITSAR: The Executive Committee (EC) of Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to start the broadcast of gurbani from the Golden Temple on its web channel from July 24 besides the EC has also decided to establish its own satellite channel.

The Times of India

In Punjab, sacred hymns and political games

The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab has passed a Bill aimed at ensuring that the broadcast and telecast of the Gurbani from the Golden Temple is free for all channels. A report on how the decision has led to a political slugfest and divided the Sikh community

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Punjab govt. decision to allow free-to-air telecast of the Gurbani creates a row

The AAP-led Punjab Government said it will amend the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925 to ensure free telecast rights of Gurbani from the Golden Temple.

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Pro-Khalistan slogans raised on Operation Blue Star anniversary

Pro-Khalistan slogans were raised on the Golden Temple premises on June 6 by supporters and activists of radical Sikh outfits on the 39th anniversary of Operation Blue Star

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Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple on Operation Blue Star anniversary

Pro-Khalistan slogans were raised by some people at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 39th anniversary of Operation Blue Star on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: Five suspects held in blast cases near Golden Temple in Amritsar

Police arrested five people on Thursday after a low-intensity explosion took place near the Golden Temple. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: Another blast near Golden Temple in Amritsar; one injured

One person was injured in a blast on Monday at Heritage Street near the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Read further the Dynamite News:

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Second low-intensity explosion in Punjab’s Amritsar; Opposition flays AAP government

An explosion took place on a heritage street near the Golden Temple in Amritsar on May 8 close to the spot where a blast was reported on May 6, police said.

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