Birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji celebrated
Birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji celebrated
LG, Advisor, Farooq, DGP others offer special prayers
Gopal Sharma
JAMMU, Jan 20: 354th Prakash Purab (Birth Anniversary) of 10th Guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji was celebrated with religious fervour and enthusiasm by the Sikh community across J&K UT today.
A grand function in this connection was organised at Gurdwara Yaadgar Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Chand Nagar Jammu besides all other local Gurdwaras of Jammu and other places.
The main programme was organised by the District Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Jammu with the support of SGPB and other Sikh bodies, at Chand Nagar Gurdwara, under the patronage of Guru Granth Sahib. A large number of devotees besides religious heads from various places in the northern region participated in it. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, thousands of devotees from entire J&K participated in the function to pay obeisance and to seek the bless
‘Stop playing loud and festive music at stir site’
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Group from Punjab appeal
Group from Punjab appeal
A group of youth from a dsitrict in Punjab, Nawan Shahr, has initiated an attempt to put a stop to those playing loud music while driving at the protest site.
Harpinder Singh (30) said he and his friends arrived at the Singhu border a week ago. They said they have been seeing people drive towards the protest stage on their trucks and trolleys while playing loud and festive music.
‘This is a fight’
“It was quite amusing because nearly 40 farmers have lost their lives during the protest. This is a fight. There is nothing festive about it,” he said. He then made a placard in Punjabi saying: “
Ground Report: Punjab’s failed attempt with contract farming reason behind reluctance to accept farm laws?
Two decades before Modi government passed the new farm law to open up the agriculture market for private players, Punjab experimented with contract farming. Farmers who bucked the trend are now reaping the benefits of contract farming but it failed to catch the imagination of the majority.
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It s harvest time for potato farmer Harpinder Singh.
Two decades before Modi government passed the new farm law to open up the agriculture market for private players, Punjab experimented with contract farming. Farmers who bucked the trend are now reaping the benefits of contract farming but it failed to catch the imagination of the majority, a reason why farmer unions today are vehemently opposed to the idea.