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Threat looms over historic gurdwara’s heritage structure at Sri Anandpur Sahib 
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Threat looms over historic gurdwara’s heritage structure at Sri Anandpur Sahib 

Sri Anandpur Sahib Thanks to the indifferent approach of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) towards the Sikh heritage sites and relics of different Sikh periods, a threat is looming over an old structure of historic Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib at Sri Anandpur Sahib.  Under the beautification and renovation project, heritage importance of the gurdwara’s...

Wagah border retreat ceremony: A spectacle to promote false nationalism among Punjabis and India’s Hindu majority
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Wagah border retreat ceremony: A spectacle to promote false nationalism among Punjabis and India’s Hindu majority

Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR When anyone goes to Sri Harmandar Sahib which is also known as Sri Darbar Sahib among Sikh community and ‘Golden Temple’ in the global community, he or she confronts with many individuals wandering on the heritage street, the main passage that leads to the Central Sikh shrine, and saying: “Wagah-border-Wagah-border”.  ...

In High Court, Indian govt fails to justify extension in Amritpal Singh’s detention under NSA
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In High Court, Indian govt fails to justify extension in Amritpal Singh’s detention under NSA

Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Central and Punjab governments have submitted its reply to Punjab and Haryana High Court in response to the petition filed by pro-freedom Sikh leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and tried to justify extension of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA), but failed.  Under the NSA, Amritpal Singh...

Infamous actress Kangana’s movie depicts Sikhs in poor light, their ‘great martyr’ as ‘villain’; faces backlash
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Infamous actress Kangana’s movie depicts Sikhs in poor light, their ‘great martyr’ as ‘villain’; faces backlash

Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Upcoming movie (‘Emergency’) of infamous Hindutva actress Kangana Ranaut who has recently been elected as BJP MP from Hindu-populated Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh, has depicted Sikhs in poor light and tried to malign image of the community martyrs by presenting them ‘villain’. The Sikh community is enraged over this movie...

Rajoana case: Upset over India’s attitude, SGPC to urge Akal Takht to give final call
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Rajoana case: Upset over India’s attitude, SGPC to urge Akal Takht to give final call

Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR Upset over the apathetic attitude of Government of India in case of death sentence of Sikh political prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to make request to Akal Takht Sahib, highest Sikh temporal seat, to give final call on the petition filed by the gurdwara...

Sikhs had separate nation, attained slavery by deciding to join India in 1947: Akal Takht 
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Sikhs had separate nation, attained slavery by deciding to join India in 1947: Akal Takht 

AMRITSAR Akal Takht Sahib jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh while remembering 10 lakh innocent people killed in the violence during 1947 partition of India and Pakistan said on Friday that the Sikhs had separate nation once and they attained slavery by deciding to join India 77 years ago.  While addressing the sangat (devotees) gathered at the...

Protests mar celebrations of Indian I-Day in Punjab, Sikhs mark it as ‘black day’, peaceniks express agony 
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Protests mar celebrations of Indian I-Day in Punjab, Sikhs mark it as ‘black day’, peaceniks express agony 

Author Hardeep Singh  CHANDIGARH Protests staged by farmers and Sikh bodies against the anti-people and anti-minorities policies of the governments on Thursday spoiled the celebrations of Indian Independence Day in India-administered Punjab. A sizable section of Sikh nation observed this day as ‘Black Day’, remaining members of the community stayed away from the celebrations organized...

Freedom March: US, UK, Europe & Canada urged to recognize Sikh struggle for right to self determination
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Freedom March: US, UK, Europe & Canada urged to recognize Sikh struggle for right to self determination

HOSHIARPUR Pro-freedom Sikh group Dal Khalsa on Tuesday observed its 46th foundation day here, that was dedicated to two prominent Sikh leaders Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed by Indian agencies in Canada last year, and Dal Khalsa founder Gajinder, who passed away in Lahore last month. The Sikh leaders participating the event urged United States, United...

Sikh bodies to mark Indian I-Day as black day, stage protest at Tarn Taran against injustices, subjugation and excesses unleashed by Indian regime
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Sikh bodies to mark Indian I-Day as black day, stage protest at Tarn Taran against injustices, subjugation and excesses unleashed by Indian regime

AMRITSAR Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and Dal Khalsa, the two major Sikh organizations fighting for the sovereignty and independence of Punjab, have jointly decided to hold a spirited protest at Tarn Taran on August 15 against Modi’s authoritarian regime, political subjugation, injustices and excesses of the Indian regime on Sikhs. Simranjit Singh Mann’s son and...

Were 2015 Bargari incidents a sacrilege? 
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Were 2015 Bargari incidents a sacrilege? 

Once again episode of 2015 Bargari incidents in Faridkot district of Punjab is hitting the headlines these days with former IG of Punjab Police Ranbir Singh Khatra who led the special investigation team (SIT) which cracked the related cases in 2018, making disclosures about the role of AAP government and Badal family, and key conspirator Pardeep...