[note 1][1][2][3][4] The periodical covers Panthic news, the tenets of the Sikh religion, elucidation of gurbani, and imparting the teachings of Sikhism.

[3] Alongside religious topics, with society also published works on other subjects, such as social evils that had sprung up within the wider Sikh community.

[1][2][3] The newspaper states in its first issue that it was founded in Amritsar because the city carries great religious significance in Sikhism.

[2] Vir Singh suffered a financial loss from setting-up the newspaper and its publication but it eventually was a success.

[1] The development of the Punjabi language, written in Gurmukhi script, was assisted by the publication of the Khalsa Samachar.

[4] The influence of its published editorials and daily news articles led to the spread of Sikh programmes on a singular, regular foundation.