AMRITSAR: Dal Khalsa Saturday criticized the decision of the Akal Academy for making 'turban' compulsory for non-Sikh students in the schools run under its management. 

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigueswhile inaugurating a seminar on  “Mystical Dimensions of Religions in India – Peace through Sufism” emphasized the need for combining religious ethos and the cultural values of our tradition with development strategies for empowering our people and helping them to meet their daily necessities of life. 

FATEHGARH SAHIB: A 25 year old married youth Sanjiv Chopra, a resident of Mohalla, Dalichi, Sirhind allegedly committee suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. He had breathed his last at PGIMR, Chandigarh. 

PATIALA: 13th chieftain of the Budha Dal sect of the Nihang Sikhs, Baba Santa Singh, cremated here Friday afternoon amidst tension. Baba Santa Singh  died yesterday at Local Rajindra Hospital after prolonged illness.