Author – Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH The recent developments materialized in cases of 2015 Bargari sacrilege episode which left a deep wounds on the Sikh psyche after 1984 army attack on Sri Darbar Sahib and Akal Takht and Sikh Genocide, has again brought this issue in spotlight in religious-political arena of Punjab. These developments have further...
CHANDIGARH Noted journalist and editor-in-chief of the Punjabi newspaper Rozana Pehredar, Jaspal Singh Heran, who was on the first Pegasus snoop list that came out in 2021, for voicing against suppression of Sikhs in India, passed away at 75 on Thursday. He has been ailing for long time and was bedridden for the past few...
AMRITSAR Akal Takht Sahib jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Saturday directed the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to install portraits of pro-freedom Sikh leaders Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Bhai Paramjit Singh Panjwar and Bhai Gajinder Singh at Central Sikh Museum in Sri Darbar Sahib complex. He issued this direction while addressing the function organised by the gurdwara...
Washington, United States US President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, in violence that also left a bystander dead. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the attack minutes after the Republican candidate was rushed off...
AMRITSAR All the major Sikh organizations, activists and prominent figures on Saturday gathered at Akal Takht Sahib to attend the function organization by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Dal Khalsa to pay rich tribute to exiled pro-freedom leader Gajinder Singh who passed in Lahore on July 3 after brief illness. In memory of...
NEW DELHI In a significant development, visa requirements for Sikh pilgrims aged 65 and above have been eased to allow family visas at the request of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD-Badal), announced Delhi party chief and former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) former Paramjit Singh Sarna on...
CHANDIGARH The newly elected Khadoor Sahib MP and pro-freedom young Sikh leader Amritpal Singh has made it clear that his stand in favor of formation of Khalistan, a sovereign Sikh nation, is intact and he will not compromise on it. On July 5, his mother Balwinder Kaur made a statement, that created confusion among the Sikh...
AMRITSAR In exile since 1995, Sikh freedom fighter and founding chief of Sikh organization Dal Khalsa Gajinder Singh has passed away after a brief illness in a hospital of Lahore in Pakistan, said the sources on Friday. The Sikh community is observing mourning over his death. He was 73 years old and living at Nankana...
AMRITSAR The Sikhs under the leadership of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday organized a function to mark 69th anniversary of the attack launched by Indian security forces at Sri Darbar Sahib on July 4 in 1955. The function was organized at Gurdwara Manji Sahib Diwan Hall situated in the complex of the Central...
CHANDIGARH After facing backlash, the Indian government has granted four-day parole to Dibrugarh NSA detainee and Khadoor Sahib-MP elect Amritpal Singh for taking oath as a Member of Parliament. The pro-freedom Sikh leader defeated his nearest contender and Congress candidate Kulbir Singh Zira by a margin of 1,97,120 votes in the recently held parliamentary...