UK’s First Turbaned Sikh MP Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi pays obeisance at Sri...
AMRITSAR SAHIB—First Turbaned Sikh parliamentarian of United Kingdom S. Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi on July 26 paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum Sri Harmandir Sahib along with his father S. Jaspal...
View ArticleSGPC Chief Secretary Harcharan Singh Resigns
File Photo: Avtar Makkar with Harcharan Singh AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Harcharan Singh, the Chief Secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, has resigned. Despite the strong opposition,...
View ArticleIndian Supreme Court’s Judge Deepak Gupta pays obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Supreme Court’s Judge Justice Deepak Gupta on July 29 reached the holy city Sri Amritsar Sahib to pay obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum Sri Harmandir Sahib. He paid obeisance at...
View ArticleSGPC President Expresses Grief Over Murder of Amritdhari Sikh Youth in...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar, the president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhik Committee, expressed deep grief over the killing of Sikh youth Simranjit Singh in United States. He...
View ArticleDr. Subramanian Swamy and UK MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Seek Release of Sikh...
NEW YORK—Since January 16, 2015, an elderly Sikh gentleman has been on a hunger strike to raise awareness about Sikh political prisoners. 84-year-old Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa began his peaceful protest...
View ArticleOp/Ed – Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa: A Lone Lion Roars Before Saffron India and...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, an octogenarian fasting Sikh activist has been left alone by the very Sikh leaders who once claimed themselves to be plaintiff of Bapu’s stance to free...
View ArticleKilling of Punjabi Pastor Linked to Facist Hindu Terrorist Group Rashtriya...
LUDHIANA, Punjab—Pastor Sultan Masih, who was gunned down in Ludhiana on July 16 while standing outside his church, had previously been confronted and threatened by members of the violent Hindu...
View ArticleSGPC Pathis Protest During Sukhbir Badal’s Visit to Darbar Sahib; Raise...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Former Deputy Chief Minister and President of Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Badal come across a major embarrassment at the sanctum sanctorum Sri Harmandir Sahib when he had come...
View ArticleUK Refuses to Return Shaheed Udham Singh’s Revolver, Diary and other items
SUNAM, Punjab—As per an information released by an RTI activist Jatinder Jain, the government of United Kingdom has refused to return goods related to Sikh freedom fighter Shaheed Udham Singh....
View ArticleKanwar Sandhu appointed as Aam Aadmi Party Overseas Convener
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has appointed its Kharar MLA, Kanwar Sandhu, as its Overseas Convener. Sikh24 has learnt that AAP has selected Kanwar Sandhu for the post in an attempt to...
View ArticleIndian Supreme Court’s First Sikh Chief Justice to Retire on August 7
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—The first Sikh Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar will retire from the apex post of Indian judiciary on August 7 as he will turn 65 that day. Justice Deepak Mishra will...
View ArticleFollowing Naga Accord, Sikh Outfits Also Demand Autonomy from Indian Government
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—The Narendra Modi led NDA government at the Centre may have a new problem on its hands very soon, this time from Punjab. Several Sikh outfits have demanded that the Centre should...
View ArticleSikh Council of Scotland To Facilitate Education to Sikligar Children
LUDHIANA, Punjab—The Sikh Council of Scotland has announced to take responsibility of facilitating education to 150 children belonging to Sikligar families in India. The announcement has been made in...
View ArticleBaba Dhumma Seeks Strict Action Against Pathi Singhs Who Protested Against...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—In a press note shared with Sikh24, the Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma has said that the Pathi Singhs had committed violation of Sikh code of conduct by protesting...
View ArticleUnited Akali Dal Carries out Protest March to Mark 35th Anniversary of Dharam...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Dharam Yudh Morcha, on August 4, the United Akali Dal took out a protest march in Sri Amritsar. The march commenced from the Clock Tower...
View ArticlePreparations For 25th Martyrdom Anniversary Of Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar
Shaheed Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar TARN TARAN, Punjab—The 25th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar will be observed at his native village of Dasuwal (Tarn Taran) on August 13. The...
View ArticleIndia Promises Clearance For Sikh Jathas Visiting Nankana Sahib For November...
FEROZEPUR, Punjab—Ending uncertainty surrounding access for pilgrimage to Gurdwara Sri Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, the President of the International Bhai Mardana Kirtan Darbar Society, S. Harpal Singh...
View ArticleSGPC Launches Rakhri Reformation Drive At Baba Bakala
BABA BAKALA, Amritsar Sahib, Punjab—For the first time in the last few decades, the SGPC took the initiative of marking ‘Rakhri Diwas’ as ‘Sacha Guru Ladho Re Diwas’ at Baba Bakala on August 7. The...
View ArticleTransfer of Jathedar Jagtar Singh Hawara Back Into Punjab Requested
Bhai Karnail Singh Peermohammad AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—In a press note shared with Sikh24, the All India Sikh Students Federation’s President S. Karnail Singh Peer Mohammad has sought transfer of Akal...
View ArticleProperty Fraud SGPC Executives Summoned By Judiciary
SGPC HQ – Teja Singh Samundri Hall, Amritsar Sahib AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—In a case pertaining to a property purchase scam concerning a villa in Sri Anandpur Sahib, the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial...
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