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Vice President of Ghana Impressed by Harmandir Sahib
AMRITSAR SAHIB—Vice President of Ghana, Mr. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, visited Harmandir Sahib along with his wife and a six membered delegation on March 16. At a press conference, Mr. Amissah-Arthur said...
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Sarbat Khalsa Appointed Jathedars: Boycott Slanderers of Guru Sahib
AMRITSAR SAHIB—In a statement released after their release from jails, the Sarbat Khala 2015 appointed Takht Jathedars, Bhai Dhian Singh Mand (Acting Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib), Baba Baljit...
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Pamphlet ‘Let’s learn Sikh History’ (‘ਆਓ ਗੁਰ-ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਜਾਣੀਏ’) released by SGPC
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—A pamphlet containing brief description of Sikh history in the form of Questions-Answers was released by the SGPC President Avtar Makkar on March 18. Talking with Sikh24’s...
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Badal Challenges Supreme Court; Maintains Strong Position Against...
CHANDIGARH—Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Badal, stated in the Punjab assembly on Friday that he would not allow the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal to be built at any cost. His statement came after the...
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SGPC President Thanks Government for Passing Sikh Gurdwara Amendment Bill
AMRITSAR SAHIB—On March 18, SGPC President Avtar Makkar thanked the government of India for passing the Sikh Gurdwara Amendment Bill of 2016. He said that the passage of the bill was due to the...
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Bhai Rajoana Asks President Not to Delay Capital Punishment
PATIALA, Punjab—In a letter addressed to the President of India on March 14, 2016, Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana wrote that his capital punishment was a political tactic. The capital punishment of Bhai...
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Bhai Papalpreet Singh: Chittisinghpora Massacre was Indian Government...
AMRITSAR SAHIB—On the 16th anniversary of the Chittisinghpora massacre, Sikh activist Bhai Papalpreet Singh stated that the Government of India massacred innocent Sikhs in Chittisinghpora to discredit...
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“Gurdwara Reform Movement” Seminar Held at Anandpur Sahib
ANANDPUR SAHIB, Punjab—Former Hazoori Ragi of Sri Harmandir Sahib, Bhai Baldev Singh Wadala on March 22 organized a large scale seminar here aimed at “Gurdwara Sudhar Lehar”. Bhai Wadala is looking...
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Satkar Committee: Drugs Being Sold at Hola Mohalla Samagams
Bhai Khose and other Satkar Committee Singhs ANANDPUR SAHIB, Punjab—Bhai Sukhjit Singh Khose of the Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee has levelled charges against the SGPC for not checking the vendors...
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The Arrest and Detainment of U.S. Citizen Bhupinder Singh Cheema and Why it...
SAN JOSE, California, USA—It was 2:30 AM, the night before the Sarbat Khalsa 2015. Kulwinder Singh and four others had been gambling on the balcony of a house in Batala, Punjab. A gang of six men...
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Manpreet Badal Speaks Out Against Other Badals
SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB—At a conference organized by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee at Sri Anandpur Sahib on March 23, former Finance Minister of Punjab, Manpreet Badal, said that if the Akali Dal...
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Simranjit Singh Mann Holds Conference at Anandpur Sahib
SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB—At a Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) conference at Anandpur Sahib on the eve of Hola Mohalla, the party’s president, Simranjit Singh Mann, said that Badal undermined Sikh traditions...
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BREAKING: Jathedar Mand To Be Released on March 27
AMRITSAR SAHIB—Acting Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Bhai Dhian Singh Mand will likely be released from Nabha Jail on March 27. Bhai Papalpreet Singh appealed to Sikhs across Punjab to arrive...
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SGPC Fires Bhai Wadala; Issues Warning to Hazoori Ragis
File photo of Bhai Baldev Singh Wadala AMRITSAR SAHIB—Following the March 22 conference at Anandpur Sahib by the Sikh Sadhbhawna Dal, the SGPC has officially fired Bhai Baldev Singh Walada and issued a...
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AAP Draws Large Crowds For Conference at Sri Anandpur Sahib
SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB—In comparison to the conferences organized by the traditional political parties, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and Congress, the conference of Aam Admi Party at Anandpur Sahib...
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Sukhbir Badal Takes off Turban in Public, Dal Khalsa is Disappointed
AMRITSAR SAHIB—Blaming Sukhbir Badal for shaming the Sikhs, Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said in a strong worded statement that the picture of the President of Shiromani Akali Dal without...
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3500 Sikh Gurdwaras And Institutions Celebrate Sikh Environment Day
dateline: Over 3500 Sikh Gurdwaras and institutions took part in celebrating the Sikh Environment Day (SED) on March 14 and many marked it with a week long actions all across India and the world. SED...
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Badal: SYL Canal Issue Will Require Sacrifices From Voters
SRI ANANDPUR SAHIB—Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Badal, reiterated his stance on the SYL-Canal issue during the conference of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) held at Sri Anandpur Sahib on the eve of...
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Iran to consider setting up of Sikh-Persian school
M Mahdavipour on the campus of Naad Pragas in Amritsar on Saturday. A Tribune photograph. Courtesy: TNS AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—M Mahdavipour, Iran’s Grand Ayatullah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei’s...
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Saroop Catches Fires Near Patti
PATTI, Punjab— Last week, at 4:30 am on March 27, in village Talwandi Mohar Singh near Patti, a saroop of Guru Granth Sahib Ji was found partially burned. The incident took place in Gurdwara Baba Jivan...
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