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Punjab AAP MLAs to visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara on November 19

The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab on Wednesday said its MLAs will pay obeisance at the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan on November 19 under the leadership of state unit chief Bhagwant Mann

Kartarpur Corridor reopens, pilgrims long to visit historic shrine

Several pilgrims travelled through the Kartarpur Corridor on Wednesday and others made plans to offer prayers at the historic Sikh shrine in Pakistan as the route reopened after a 20-month gap. Kanwaljeet Sodhi, a resident of Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur, said, "There were no limits to our happiness when we came to know of the reopening of the Kartarpur Corridor and this joy cannot be described in words." Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said on Tuesday that the government has decided to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from Wednesday. The Kartarpur Corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district. Gurpurab, which marks the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, will be celebrated on November 19. Pilgrimage to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara was suspended in March 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. The Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) said the pilgrimage to the Kartarpur Sahib

Pak govt hails Navjot Singh Sidhu's role in opening of Kartarpur corridor

Imran Khan government has praised Navjot Singh Sidhu for his role in the opening of the corridor to Sikh pilgrimage site Kartarpur Sahib between the two countries

Govt to re-open Kartarpur Sahib corridor from Wednesday: Amit Shah

Shah said the decision reflects the Modi government's immense reverence for Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the Sikh community

Punjab BJP leaders meet PM Modi, seek reopening of Kartarpur corridor

A delegation of BJP leaders from Punjab met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday and requested him to reopen the Kartarpur corridor before Gurupurab.

Pakistan to allow fully-vaccinated Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib

Pilgrimage to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara was suspended in March 2020 because of the Covid-19 outbreak

Pakistan to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib amid Covid

Pakistan has decided to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur from next month amidst efforts to contain the fourth wave of the coronavirus.

Farmer leaders as 'extremists': Govt prepares a fallback narrative

Government leaders are talking about the subversive intent of "Urban Naxalites" or of "Khalistanis" alleged to have infiltrated the movement

India slams Pak on transfer of Kartarpur Sahib management to non-sikh at UN

India slammed Pakistan for violating UN resolution and transferring the management of Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, from the Sikh Community body to the administrative control of a non-Sikh body

Pakistan's Sikh body to be part of it, says ETPB on Kartarpur management

India on Thursday described Pakistan's decision as "highly condemnable", saying it runs against the religious sentiments of the Sikh community

Pak court questions federal government's construction of Kartarpur Corridor

A Pak court has questioned the govt on the construction of the Kartarpur Corridor, asking authorities to explain whether the project was "not an intervention" in the affairs of the provincial govt

Decision on Kartarpur corridor to be taken considering Covid protocols: MEA

India on Saturday said a decision to re-open the Kartarpur corridor would be taken in accordance with the protocols relating Covid-19 and easing of restrictions

Pakistan reopens Kartarpur Corridor as 'coronavirus situation improves'

Pakistan government has announced that the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on its side has been reopened as COVID-19 situation in the country has improved.As per the notification issued by Pakistan Ministry of religious affairs on Friday, Indian visitors are allowed to come daily from dawn to dusk as per the bilateral agreement made in 2019 between India and Pakistan, The News reported.Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, a 4.7-kilometre-long passage that connects Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in India's Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur. It was inaugurated last year.In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kartarpur Corridor was shut down by the Indian government in March.Pakistan's government had also imposed a ban on Pakistani nationals from travelling via the Kartarpur corridor.It was reopened briefly in June to commemorate Maharaja Ranjit Singh's death anniversary, with India rejecting Pakistan's offer and refusing to open the corridor on its side.

Pak reopens Kartarpur Corridor after 3 months, but no visitor from India

Pakistan reopened the Kartarpur Corridor more than three months after it was temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Centre to take final call on reopening Kartarpur Sahib corridor: SGPC

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Chief Secretary Dr Roop Singh said SGPC wanted Kartarpur Sahib corridor to reopen but the final decision would have to be taken by the central government

Pakistan ready to reopen Kartarpur corridor from Monday for Sikh pilgrims

India temporarily suspended the pilgrimage and registration for the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan on March 16 in view of the coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus cases rise to 107 in India; Maharashtra overtakes Kerala

Extending the border restrictions in view of the Coronavirus outbreak, the government has suspended travel and registration of pilgrims to Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara through the corridor from Sunday

Punjab CM-led delegation to meet Modi, seek passport waiver for Kartarpur

The delegation also pressed for simplification of the process for visiting the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara

Kartarpur Corridor to remain open despite security concerns: Amarinder

In a statement in the state Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister asserted that 'we will not let the Kartarpur Corridor be closed down'

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