Kartarpur
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Pakistan's BIG move to attract Sikhs: Announces free online visas to pilgrims from THESE countries
World | Nov 02, 2024, 01:55 PM ISTPakistani interior minister said that holders of American, Canadian, and UK passports can apply online and receive their visas within 30 minutes without any fees.
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EAM S Jaishankar says Pakistan imposed Kartarpur Corridor Fee, vows to slash it
News | May 11, 2024, 07:05 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on May 11 that Indians have to pay a fee of USD 20 to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was imposed by Pakistan, but no fee should be charged for it. Jaishankar said this during an interactive session in Amritsar.
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92-year-old Punjab man meets nephew from Pakistan at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib after 75 years
India | Aug 09, 2022, 03:00 AM ISTIndependence Day 2022: A Jandiala-based YouTuber had documented several Partition stories and a few months ago he met Sarwan and posted a video of his life story on his YouTube channel.
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Kurukshetra: Does Gandhi family practice 'divisive' politics ?
Kurukshetra | Feb 16, 2022, 07:38 PM ISTWhile addressing a rally today, PM Modi talked about how if it weren't for Congress scenarios during 1965 and 1971 would have been different and even Kartarpur could have been a part of India. Watch Kurukshetra with Meenakshi Joshi.
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Kartarpur photoshoot row: India asks Pakistan to take action against those responsible
India | Dec 01, 2021, 01:18 PM ISTA major controversy erupted after a Pakistani model’s bareheaded photos at the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur were widely circulated on social media.
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Kartarpur Corridor to reopen on Wednesday, Punjab Cabinet to pay obeisance on Nov 18
India | Nov 16, 2021, 04:47 PM ISTThe Kartarpur corridor provides a visa-free border crossing for pilgrims from India visiting the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan.
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Pakistan urges India to reopen Kartarpur Corridor for pilgrims
India | Nov 09, 2021, 11:47 PM ISTThe 4km-long Kartarpur Corridor provides visa-free access to Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev lived and died at this gurdwara at the start of the 16th century.
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Pakistan's Sikh body will be part of it, says ETPB official on Kartarpur management
India | Nov 05, 2020, 11:45 PM ISTAmid strong protest by India over Pakistan's decision to transfer the management of the Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara from the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) to a separate trust, a top Pakistani official said on Thursday that the Sikh body will be part of it.
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Have conveyed readiness to India to reopen Kartarpur corridor from Monday: Pakistan
World | Jun 27, 2020, 09:59 PM ISTPakistan has conveyed its readiness to India to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor on Monday on the occasion of the death anniversary of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, the Foreign Office said on Saturday, over three months after it was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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8 domes of Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib fall off in thunderstorm
World | Apr 19, 2020, 11:33 AM ISTPakistan's Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara saw 8 of its domes collapse in a thunderstorm on Saturday leaving the Sikh community in the country outraged by the construction quality. These domes were constructed in 2018.
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Waive passport condition for Kartarpur Corridor: Punjab Assembly resolution
India | Feb 25, 2020, 04:19 PM ISTThe Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution urging the Centre to ask Pakistan to do away with the condition that pilgrims using the Kartarpur Corridor must hold passports.
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Kartarpur Corridor to remain open despite security concerns: Amarinder
India | Feb 25, 2020, 03:23 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday made it clear that regardless of security concerns, the Kartarpur Corridor willll remain open for ‘Khulle Darshan Deedar of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan.
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Sea of devotees throng historic Sikh shrine in Punjab
World | Nov 11, 2019, 12:50 PM ISTA sea of devotees from across the country thronged the historic Gurdwara Ber Sahib here on Monday, a day ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev.
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Tens of thousands converge on Guru Nanak Dev's holy town
India | Nov 10, 2019, 02:50 PM ISTTens of thousands of devotees from across the globe are converging every day in this holy town associated with the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev, whose 550th birth anniversary falls on Tuesday.
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Punjab Chief Minister asks Google to remove anti-India App
India | Nov 08, 2019, 06:52 PM ISTThe state has taken up the issue with Google, said an official spokesperson, adding that, acting on the Chief Minister's directives, Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta is also coordinating with central security agencies to tackle the threat triggered by the launch of the '2020 Sikh Referendum' App, just ahead of the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor
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Kartarpur Corridor: History beckons as PM Modi set to inaugurate integrated check post
India | Nov 09, 2019, 12:06 AM ISTAs the Kartarpur Corridor set to open for pilgrims on November 9, 2019, it will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will do the honours of inaugurating the Integrated Check Post of the Kartarpur Corridor at Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur in Punjab.
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Guru Nanak Dev one of India's most democratic spiritual leaders:Naidu
India | Nov 06, 2019, 03:10 PM ISTAt a special commemorative session of the Punjab Assembly to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, Naidu said the guru's vision was timeless and, "has as much relevance today as it was when it was expounded five centuries ago.”
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Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims: Imran Khan
World | Nov 03, 2019, 12:17 PM ISTThe pictures were shared by Khan on his Twitter account ahead of the planned inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor on November 9.
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Kartarpur corridor to have 80 immigration counters for quick clearance
World | Oct 28, 2019, 04:18 PM ISTPakistan has set up 80 immigration counters at the Kartarpur Corridor to speed up the clearance process of the large number of pilgrims who are expected to visit the holy shrine.
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Kartarpur Corridor: Stuck in Indo-Pak diplomatic tussle
India | Oct 22, 2019, 09:01 PM ISTWhen opened to pilgrims, Kartarpur Corridor will not just be a physical stretch of road connecting Dera Baba Nanak in India and Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan. It will be a culmination of wishes of lakhs of Sikhs in India and Pakistan. Kartarpur Corridor will be a spiritual path for everyone seeking peace.