NEW DELHI : Following the hearing on the petition filed by SGPC and the Punjab government seeking reinstatement of minority status of Sikh students in SGPC run educational institutes, the five member constitutional bench of Supreme Court yesterday asked the Central government of India to assist in judging the population proportion of Sikhs in Punjab. […]
LISBON, Portugal—During the court hearing today, a team of senior officials of the Punjab police submitted Bhai Paramjit Singh Pamma’s extradition papers. The court will now submit the paperwork to the Ministry of Justice, which will decide upon the case by February 15. The Punjab Police is demanding Bhai Paramjit Singh Pamma’s extradition from the […]
AMRITSAR SAHIB—Behind closed doors, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), which controls majority of the prominent Sikh institutions, including the SGPC, is making efforts to replace it’s “Jathedars” deployed at Akal Takht Sahib and other Takhts, to try and regain credibility among the Sikh Panth. However, it is failing in finding reputed Sikh personalities for the […]
News Delhi : This year featured the French President François Hollande at the Indian Republic Day parade. The grand parade even included French soldiers who took part in republic day for the first time. However there was something missing – the Sikh regiment. There is a common question being posed over and over on Facebook. […]
CHANDIGARH —To protest against the Punjab government’s move of framing Sikh leaders including Jathedars of Sikh Takhts into false cases of sedition, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and other Panthik groups who played vital role in organizing Sarbat Khalsa have decided to boycott the Khadoor Sahib by-poll slated for Feb 13. The decision has been taken in […]