SGPC Medical Team Hold Camp in Kashmir for Flood Victims
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (September 19, 2014)—A five-member medical team sent by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to the flood-affected areas of Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday organized a camp...
View ArticleJathedar Talwandi –“Iron Man” of Original Akali Politics Passes Away
LUDHIANA, Punjab (September 19, 2014)—Veteran Akali leader and former president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC), Jathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi...
View ArticleSimranjit Singh Mann’s Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) to contest Haryana...
Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann KARNAL, Haryana (September 19, 2014)—The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) led by Simranjit Singh Mann, has resolved to contest the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. The...
View ArticlePunjab Police Claims To Have Arrested Alleged Member of Bhindrawale Tiger Force
CHANDIGARH, Punjab (September 19, 2014)—Punjab Police claims to have arrested Sikh youth Ratandeep Singh for alleged involvement in the Chaindigarh blast case. The Police has claimed that Ratandeep was...
View ArticleCanada Exhibition Tells Story of Rejected Sikhs
Komagata Maruand and Canadian officials on the dock. CANADA, USA (September 20, 2014)—The Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada is bringing its exhibition and lecture series titled ‘Lions of the Sea’ to the...
View ArticlePunjab to Review Cases of NRIs Declared POs During Terrorism
CHANDIGARH, India (September 22, 2014)—The Punjab government will re-examine all cases of NRIs who had been declared proclaimed offenders (POs) in previous years for their involvement in various cases...
View ArticleThe Rise of Chairs in Gurdwaras
LUDHIANA, Punjab (September 22, 2014)—Sixteen years ago, on July 25, 1998, six Canada-based Sikhs were ex-communicated by the then Akal Takht jathedar for defying an Akal Takht edict to not have chairs...
View ArticleBaljit Singh Daudwal Reported Ill, Taken to PGI for Tests
CHANDIGARH, Punjab (September 24, 2014)—Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal was taken to the PGI hospital in Chandigarh where a number of tests were performed upon him. Baba Daduwal is lodged in Firozpur jail,...
View ArticleBREAKING: Supreme Court of India Passes Guidelines Seeking Detailed...
NEW DELHI (September 24, 2014)—The Supreme Court of India has issued guidelines making police accountable for fake encounters. The new directive was passed due to the increase of fake encounters and...
View ArticleSOPW Meets With Puran Singh Hundal to Apply For Bail Release of Bhai Bakshish...
CHANDIGARH, Punjab (September 25, 2014)—Today, Parminder Singh (Sikh Relief/SOPW) met with respected Advocate Puran Singh Hundal and submitted the necessary paperwork to secure Bhai Bakshish Singh’s...
View ArticleBadal Attends INLD Rally, Growing Akali Dal & BJP Differences Become Evident
JIND, Haryana, India (September 27, 2014)—Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Badal, who attended Jind rally in Haryana to campaign in favour of family friend Om Prakash Chautala’s party Indian National Lok...
View Article9 Women Arrested for Theft Inside Sri Harmandir Sahib
Click here to view the embedded video. AMRITSAR, Punjab, India (September 28, 2014)—In a joint operation between the SGPC and the Punjab Police, 9 women have been arrested for theft in Sri Harmandir...
View ArticleDecision Baba Daduwal’s Bail Plea To Be Announced Tomorrow
MANSA, Punjab (September 28, 2014)—Decision on the bail plea of noted Sikh preacher Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal is slated to be announced tomorrow, September 29. The announcement to decide on the bail...
View ArticleFlood Hit Kashmiris Extend Gratitude to Sikhs for Unprecedented Aid
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (September 28, 2014)—The flood affected people of Jammu and Kashmir have extended their heartfelt gratitude to Sikhs who have provided aid to them and played a crucial role in...
View ArticleInauguration of Bunga Baba Jiwan Singh Postponed
A view of Bunga Majhbi Sikha SRI AMRITSAR, Punjab (September 29, 2014)—A ‘bunga’ associated with Baba Jiwan Singh Ranghreta could not be inaugurated at Sri Darbar Sahib Complex as a local court ordered...
View ArticleBhai Kulvir Singh Barapind Acquitted Of All Cases
JALANDHAR, Punjab (September 29, 2014)—Today, the Jalandhar Sessions Court of Judge Mandip Singh Dhillon has acquitted Akali Dal Panch Pardhani (ADPP) president, Kulvir Singh Barapind, in a false case...
View ArticleAkali Dal Fields Former SGPC Member from Kalanwali in Haryana Assembly Elections
CHANDIGARH, Punjab (September 29, 2014)—Amid an intense campaign by Haryana Shiromani Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) in support of Congress for the upcoming state assembly polls, the SAD has...
View ArticleSaroops Arrive in Vancouver from India Amid Reports of Beadbi
The SGPC bus that transported saroops to Vancouver VANCOUVER, BC, Canada (September 30, 2014)—Around 400 Saroops of Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee arrived in Vancouver from India amid reports of...
View ArticleIndian PM Promises to Look into ‘Blacklist’ Issue of Sikh-Americans
NEW YORK, USA (September 30, 2014)—When prime minister Narendra Modi spoke of Sikhs and their patriotism in front of a capacity crowd at Madison square garden, it was a deliberate observation. It’s...
View ArticleSAD-BJP Government Continues to Take Punjab on Downward Spiral
CHANDIGARH, Punjab, India (September 30, 2014)—His critics say despite the Chief Minister spending so much time in administering the state, the outcome is rather far from satisfactory. They say Punjab,...
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