Tag: MLA, SGPC, Shiromani Akali Dal, starvation
Starvation haunts three-time MLA’s family, hardly any successive leader helped them
Harditt Singh Poohli also remained market committee chairman for eight and SGPC member for nearly 36 years, but hardly any of the successive leaders lent a helping hand to his family in its difficult times. Rajay Deep Poohli (Bathinda) Even as a number of politicians are minting money for their kin by exploiting their positions
Punjab: Akal Takht Jathedar asks SGPC to relieve him
After serving the highest Sikh institution for 10 years, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on Friday urged the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to relieve him from the responsibility with immediate effect. Jathedar, who is in the soup for past some time, has cited his poor health condition as the reason for taking the decision to quit the position. Notably, Daily Post had indicated the same on October
UK has no plans to ban pro-Khalistan demonstration in London
London – The UK government has no plans to ban a demonstration planned by a pro-Khalistan group here as long as it is “within the law” and remains non-violent, a senior government official said today. The statement came after the Indian authorities had issued a demarche to the British government to take steps against a
25 Sikh families from Afghanistan seek Indian citizenship
AFGHANISTAN/PUNJAB: As many as 25 Sikh families from Afghanistan have urged the Congress-led Punjab government to provide them Indian citizenship and give houses to stay as they are unable to fulfill their daily requirements. Currently residing in Ludhiana, these families apparently came back to India from Kabul in Afghanistan a few years ago after they
Majithia, Sirsa take up issue of forceful conversion of Sikh girl with J&K DGP
Chandigarh – Former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia and the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) General Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday took serious notice of the incident occurred at Tral in Jammu and Kashmir where a sikh girl was pressurized to convert into Islam and was seriously injured in attack by Islamic fundamentalists
SGPC to provide free treatment to drug addicts
Chandigarh(Narinder Jagga): Amid the notorious wave of drug menace in the Punjab, the SGPC has decided to provide free treatment to the drug addicts across the state. In the meeting of Dharma Parchar Committee under the leadership of SGPC President Jathedar Gobind Singh Longowal, it was also decided to start state-wide campaign to aware the
Afghan Sikhs torn over option of relocating to India
NEW DELHI: A section of the Sikh community in Afghanistan is considering relocating to India after at least 13 of its members were killed in a terrorist attack in Jalalabad on Sunday, but another section wants to stay put, said people aware of the matter. Some members of the community sought shelter at the Indian
SGPC chief GS Longowal calls Jalalabad blast ‘deliberate attack’
SGPC chief GS Longowal calls Jalalabad blast ‘deliberate attack’. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president GS Longowal on Monday called the ‘barbaric’ suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city, a ‘deliberate’ attack. Speaking to ANI, Longowal said, “It was a deliberate attack. It’s duty of the respective government to ensure the safety of people.”He also requested the
179th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh observed
PESHAWAR: For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the 179th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, the leader of the Sikh Empire, was observed at the historic Balahisar Fort here. The anniversary on Wednesday evening was largely attended by the members of the Sikh community at the fort, which now serves as the
Singapore Prez applauds Sikh community’s contribution to society
Singapore – Singapore President Halimah Yacob has praised the local Sikh community for being active in the inter-racial and religious confidence circle in the multi-cultural and multiracial city-state. As one of the oldest Gurdwara, the 100-year-old Sri Guru Singh Sabha (SGSS) has made ‘huge strides in contributing to the overall efforts in building a more
Pakistan Sikh activist Charanjit Singh murder suspect arrested
PESHAWAR: The alleged murderer of Charanjit Singh, a renowned Pakistani Sikh religious leader and rights activist, was arrested by counter-terrorism officials, who said he was killed for failing to pay extortion money, media reports said. Singh, 52, was killed on 29 May when a lone gunman barged into his grocery store on the outskirts of Peshawar
SAD asks Congress to drop GST on langar in all religious institutions
Chandigarh – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday asked the Congress government to waive off state GST on langar in all religious and charitable institutions on the pattern of the Central government instead of practicing deceit by not even fulfilling the solemn commitment made in the Vidhan Sabha to waive off GST on langar
12 lakh international tourists visited Bangla Sahib last year: DSGMC
NEW DELHI: Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, the famous Sikh shrine in the national capital, was visited by 12 lakh international tourists last year, Delhi Sikh Gurud wara Management Committee (DSGMC) claimed. In the first four months of this year, 6 lakh international tourists visited the Gurudwara, DSGMC president Manjit Singh said. Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is known for its
GST on langar: SGPC writes to Centre again, gets no reply
GST on langar: SGPC writes to Centre again, gets no reply. The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has revealed that they again wrote to the Centre, demanding exemption of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) being levied on ‘langar’ (community meal) service at Gurudwaras across the country, but received no reply. “We’ve written letters to
Cong has chopped off history of Punjab’s saints from book: Sukhbir Badal
Mohali – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said the Congress government had not only removed the entire history of the ten Sikh Gurus from the Class XII history book of the State education board but also chopped off the history of several saints including Guru Ravi Das and Sant Namdev. He was
Capt promises fresh panel to rewrite syllabus if errors found
Chandigarh –Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said he would relook at the committee set up by the erstwhile SAD-BJP government to revise and rewrite history books, and, if needed, constitute a fresh committee to amend the syllabus in the light of the controversy surrounding the Class XI and XII history syllabus. Speaking
Delhi HC allows Sikh students to wear kara, kirpan during NET exams
New Delhi/Chandigarh The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed Sikh candidates to wear ‘kara’ (iron bracelet) and ‘Kirpan’ (dagger) in the National Eligibility Test (NET) 2018. The permission comes with a condition under which the candidates will have to to report at least 1 hour prior to the normal reporting time.The directive has been issued
Harsimrat apprises PM of urgent need to waive off GST on langar
Chandigarh – Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the urgent need to waive off GST on ‘langar’ served in Gurdwaras, saying this had hurt the sentiments of Sikhs worldwide and should be addressed without any further delay.The Union Minister, who apprised the Prime Minister on this issue on
SAD warns Congress against tampering with Sikh history
Chandigarh – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday issued a final ultimatum to Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to immediately issue orders to stop the conspiracy to eliminate the proud and unparalleled history and heritage of the Khalsa Panth or face a worldwide popular resistance movement by the Sikh community.’ A high-level delegation of the SAD-BJP
People who forget history are forgotten by history: Badal
Chandigarh – Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said here on Wednesday that the people who forget their history are forgotten by history. “Teaching of history to the present and the future generations of our children with impressionable minds is the sacred and the most serious responsibility of every society and every government. No society and
