LONDON : The Sikh Council UK has called for comprehensive and urgent action by the next Punjab Government following the leak of the findings of the Justice Zora Singh Commission. The Commission was established in October 2015 by the Punjab Government following the desecrations’ of the holy Sikh scriptures the Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab […]
Amritsar : The SGPC today formed a three-member committee to probe if Sikh leaders had visited the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda to seek support for those in fray for the Punjab elections, despite a 2007 Akal Takht “hukamnama (edict)” to the Sikhs not to have ties with the controversial dera. The committee comprises SGPC senior […]
AMRITSAR SAHIB : President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhik Committee Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar on January 29 underwent a meeting with the SGPC Chief Secretary Harcharan Singh, Secretary Dr. Roop Singh , Avtar Singh, Additional Secretary Harbhajan Singh Manawa, Ranjit Singh, Sukhdev Singh Bhoora Kohna, Partap Singh, Diljit Singh Bedi and Bijai Singh to deliberate upon […]
Washington : A Sikh advocacy group today urged gurdwaras in the country to be alert and vigilant in view of the prevailing atmosphere in the US. “Given the current situation of our country, and other parts of the world, we advise Gurdwaras to step up their security measures, especially following Sunday’s deadly mosque attack in […]
New York : As India marked the 68th Republic Day, several Sikhs held protests outside the UN headquarters here against the Indian Constitution, raising pro-Khalistan slogans and demanding the world body’s intervention to protect the community. The Sikhs held a “liberation rally” on Thursday alleging that the Indian Constitution denied religious freedom to the Sikh […]