Asserting that he is fortunate to be able to dedicate the Kartarpur corridor to the country, PM said the opening of the corridor and the integrated check post will bring double happiness to the people
PM Modi inaugurates Kartarpur corridor to connect Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Punjab with Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Narowal district
The online registration process for visiting Darbar Sahib in Pakistan through the Kartarpur Corridor is now open to all Indian citizens and OCI Card holders. Here's a step-by-step guide to register
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first batch of over 500 pilgrims, saying it will be easy to pay obeisance at the Darbar Sahib gurdwara after the opening of the Kartarpur corridor
The prime minister inaugurated the passenger terminal building of the corridor on the Indian side, also known as Integrated Check Post
India isn't made of porcelain. Kartarpur Sahib is open. It's our moment of joy. Switch off that TV neurosis on the 'return of Khalistan'. It isn't happening
Last month, Pakistan announced to charge pilgrims with the US $20 service fee, to which India had expressed its strong objection and asked Pakistan to reconsider its decision
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan last week announced that no fee would be charged from the pilgrims on the opening day of the corridor and on Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary.
The year 2019 marks the 550th birth anniversary year of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, whose birthplace Sri Nankana Sahib is in Pakistan.
The proposed corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims
Kartarpur corridor, which is expected to be visited by Sikhs from all across the world, including India, will be opened for the public on November 9
Since the pilgrimage will be allowed all 365 days a year, Pakistan will earn $3,65,00,000
The pilgrims will be allowed to visit only Sri Kartarpur Sahib and not anywhere outside
Government sources also say, the address will be held around three km away from the Corridor. However the event will be in Dera Baba Nanak itself
Pakistan has reportedly invited Sidhu to attend the inaugural ceremony of the landmark Kartarpur Corridor, which will be opened for pilgrims on November 9
Sidhu, a Congress lawmaker and former Punjab minister, has sought permission from the External Affairs Ministry to attend the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan on November 9.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tweeted that passport will not be required, but according to the agreement, passport will be needed
A large number of Sikhs from India have visited the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan and installed a golden palanquin at the shrine. Most of the 1,100 Sikhs, who are in Pakistan to attend the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak in Nankana Sahib, visited the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also known as Kartarpur Sahib, along with Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and installed the golden palanquin they had brought in with them. The governor said that the Kartarpur Corridor, which has been completed within the stipulated time, will help bring both the countries closer. Meanwhile, the Pakistan government has decided to make it mandatory for the tour operators to have a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the interior ministry to take foreign Sikhs, other than Indians, to the holy site specially the Kartarpur Sahib. "The Sikhs coming from the US, Canada and the European countries have been issued visit visa for Lahore. There are security problems with regard to their
The Kartarpur Corridor will connect the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Punjab with Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur
It also exempted them from paying a $20 fee, levied on Indian Sikh pilgrims