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...
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Visa conditions eased for elderly Sikhs Intending to visit Pakistan for family pilgrimage
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...
Gajinder Singh: Highjacking Indian plane for cause, which harmed none?
Eyes of the Sikhs struggling for their rights and freedom in India got teary as they heard about the passing away of Bhai Gajinder Singh who dedicated his entire life for Panth (Sikh community), in Pakistan-administered Punjab. He led his colleagues in hijacking an Indian Airlines aircraft to Lahore in 1981, but this action was...
My stand on Khalistan intact, no compromise on it: Bhai Amritpal Singh
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...
‘Hindu Rashtra-Zindabad is hailed in India, what is wrong with Sikh Rashtra slogan?’
AMRITSAR Taking on the Government of India for ill-treating pro-freedom Sikh leader and recently elected Member of Parliament Amritpal Singh, Takht Sri Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Sunday said, ‘Hindu Rashtra-Zindabad is hailed in India, what is wrong with Sikh Rashtra slogan?” After meeting with parents of Amritpal Singh who is lodged to...
In exile since 1995, Sikh freedom fighter passes away in Pak, community mourns
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...
Sikhs mark anniversary of 1955 Indian attack on Darbar Sahib in shrine complex
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...
After backlash, Indian govt grants Amritpal Singh 4-day parole for taking oath as MP
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...
Punjab Govt forwards Amritpal Singh’s letter for parole to Parliament
CHANDIGARH Punjab Government has forwarded letter of pro-freedom Sikh leader and Khadoor Sahib MP-elect Amritpal Singh to the speaker of Lok Sabha, lower house of Indian Parliament. The letter seeks permission for taking oath as a Member of Parliament. The chief of Waris Punjab De organization, Amritpal Singh wrote this letter from Central Jail Dibrugarh...
Sikh candidates forced to remove articles of faith in judicial exam in India, SGPC says, extremely painful
CHANDIGARH The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has stated that it is extremely painful and injustice that the government has not taken any action against those who hurt the religious sentiments of a number of Amritdhari Sikh candidate in the civil judge judicial examination organized by Rajasthan High Court in...