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...
Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Family of Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra who laid down his life for human rights of Sikhs, has spoken on censoring Diljit Singh Dosanjh-starrer Punjab ’95, a biopic on the human rights activist, beyond limits and demanded the movie be released in its original form. Khalra exposed the truth of mass level enforced...
Author Hardeep Singh During last some weeks, many issues concerning Sikhs have emerged, that once again make them feel alienated under Indian regime. Going by the recent developments, it seems that there is no hope for justice to the community members of which are given inhuman treatment here. Their human rights are being violated in...
AMRITSAR In the memory of its founding leader and Sikh freedom fighter late Bhai Gajinder Singh, the Dal Khalsa has decided to organize a seminar on 29th September at Gurdaspur. Topic of the seminar will be ‘Martyr, resistance and the road to Freedom’. In this regard, working president of the organization Paramjit Singh Mand, General...
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”. ...
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami on Tuesday took strong notice of statement of Iqbal Lalpura, BJP leader and Chairman of National Commission for Minorities (NCM), of trying to assimilate the Sikh existence with Sanatan and appealed to Jathedar of Akal Takht to take strict action against...
AMRITSAR Members of the Sikh community on August 31 remembered sacrifice of Bhai Dilawar Singh at Sri Akal Takht Sahib on his 29th Shahidi Dihara (martyrdom day). Bhai Dilawar Singh became human bomb to end the tyrannical rule in Punjab in 1995 by assassinating the then Chief Minister Beant Singh who massacred thousands of Sikh youths...
AMRITSAR Setting up of a pandal replicating Central Sikh shrine, Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar, for Ganpati Utsav, a Hindu festival, in the camp area of Pune, Maharashtra (India) has hurt the Sikh sentiments. Ironically, the management committee of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Camp Area of the city played a leading role in this work, which is...
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...
Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Hindu extremist controversial actress Kangana Ranaut-starrer movie ‘Emergency’ is facing backlash in Punjab and various states of India over its highly objectionable scenes which present Sikhs in poor light and spread hate against them, and the recent hateful remarks made by the newly elected BJP MP from Hindu populated Mandi constituency...