Everything you need to know about Gurdwara Po: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gurdwara Po: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Toronto, May 16 (IANS) Britain's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest marathoner, will be among those participating in the first ever marathon being organised by the Sikh community of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Canada May 19.
Amritsar, May 14 (ANI): Swarn Singh is being nominated by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to the provincial assembly.
Amritsar, May 10 (ANI): Taking a strong view of the vicious attack on 82-year-old Piara Singh at Fresno Sikh Temple in California, the American Sikh Congressional Caucus, a recently set up group of US lawmakers, has taken up the issue of hate crimes against the Sikh community with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Ludhiana, May 5 (IANS) Train services on the Amritsar-New Delhi railway line were hit Sunday when Sikh protestors squatted on tracks. They were agitating against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case by a Delhi court.
Singapore, May 4 (IANS) Sikhs in Malaysia are angry at members of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) for shaving their heads ahead of the country's May 5 general elections in protest against what they called money politics.
London, April 25 (IANS) Built with contributions from members of the Sikh community, Scotland's largest gurdwara is set to open April 28 in Glasgow.
Washington, April 25 (IANS) A new bipartisan American Sikh Congressional Caucus has been formed to educate US lawmakers and the general public about Sikh issues and support the American Sikh community that has often faced discrimination post 9/11.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): The U.S. Congress today launched the American Sikh Congressional Caucus during 113th Congress to garner more support from Congress members to resolve issues confronting the Sikh community.
Amritsar, Apr. 19 (ANI): Sikh devotees who had recently visited Pakistan to offer prayers and pay homage at gurdwaras across the border, have returned home and complained about the poor upkeep of the shrines by the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC).
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Dismissing a plea by 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar challenging the rejection of his mercy plea by the president, the Supreme Court Friday refused to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment.
Chandigarh, April 12 (IANS) The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Friday termed as "unfortunate" the Supreme Court judgment on the petition of 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar.
Amritsar, April 12 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Presdent Avtar Singh makkar today reacted strongly against the rejection of the death commutation plea of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, a death row convict, by the Supreme Court of India, terming it to be the 'murder of law'
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, facing re-investigation in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, said Thursday there was nothing against him as yet to prove that he was present at the scene and that a witness was put under pressure to give a statement against him.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, facing re-investigation in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, said Thursday there was nothing against him as yet to prove that he was present at the scene and that a witness was put under pressure to give a statement against him.
New York, April 11 (IANS) In the wake of a Delhi Court ordering the reopening of a case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler related to the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, a US based Sikh group would seek a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe.
Amritsar, April 10 (ANI):The Sikh diaspora on Wednesday demanded justice for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in wake of a Delhi Court setting aside the CBI closure report on the role of senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.
A fresh trouble started her for Congress leader Jagdish Tytler as aDelhi court has ordered the reopening of a case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The latest decision by court can create troubles for the congress leader Tytler who has got a clean chit by CBI.
Amritsar, Feb.20 (ANI): Martyrdom Day, which is observed in the memory of those who died while fighting to protect the sanctity of the Sikh Gurdwaras before the partition of the subcontinent, is being observed at Nanakana Sahib near Lahore in Pakistan from Tuesday to Thursday.
Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) Fresh with his victory at the recent Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal wants to expand the base of his party beyond Punjab.
Amritsar, Feb.4 (ANI): Upbeat over the successful winning of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls, Sukhbir Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal and Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, today said that the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) will be contesting the forthcoming assembly elections of various states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand and Madhya Pradesh on their own party symbol.
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) A Sikh group has urged communities of all faiths to observe Feb 5, marking six months of the Aug 5 shooting at a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, with a call to lawmakers to pass gun control measures.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, Wednesday swept the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections bagging 37 of the 46 seats.
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 21 (IANS) A gurdwara here is in the midst of a row over its refusal to hold a prayer service for a decorated former army general as he had participated in Operation Bluestar, the June 1984 action to flush out heavily-armed terrorists from the Golden Temple.
Dubai, Jan. 17 (ANI): A Gurdwara in Dubai has become a major tourist destination with over 800,000 visitors eating its community kitchen (langar) since its inauguration last year.
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought dismissal of a human rights violation case filed against him in a US court on the ground that he was not served the court summons.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The families of Ponty Chadha and his estranged brother Hardeep Chadha Thursday put up a show of unity during the 'antim ardas' (final prayer) at Gurdwara Rakabganj here. Both the brothers were killed in a shootout over a property dispute Nov 17.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) In a new twist in the killings of Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep Chadha in a bloody gun battle, their relatives here Monday rejected the police claim of property dispute between the two triggering the tragedy.
Ludhiana, Nov. 17 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Saturday described as extremely unfortunate the clash that took place inside the premises of Rakabganj Gurudwara in Delhi, and asked Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to have some patience and allow the probe into the matter to reach its logical conclusion.
Chandigarh, Nov 16 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop the Delhi government from going ahead with its move to amend the procedure of Gurdwara elections in Delhi.
New Delhi, Nov. 16 (ANI): The Congress Party on Friday rubbished allegations levelled by the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) of trying to delay the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls, and said that senior politician should refrain from shooting from the air.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A clash between two factions at a Delhi gurdwara Thursday morning left 11 people injured, including two seriously, police said.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A clash between two factions at a Delhi gurdwara Thursday morning left four people injured, including two seriously, police said.
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) The Sikh community in America has welcomed President Barack Obama's message of Diwali greetings praising their resilience in the wake of the August shooting at Oak Creek gurdwara in Wisconsin.
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab here Sunday warned the Congress against meddling in the religious affairs of Sikhs.
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) The Sikh community across America has expressed happiness at President Barack Obama's re-election saying he has demonstrated deep respect for the Sikh faith and stood by the community.
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) Indian Americans have welcomed the re-election of President Barack Obama saying his administration has delivered and victory is good for the community and India both.
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Leaders of different faiths have come forward to spread awareness on diabetes in the national capital ahead of the World Diabetes Day Nov 14.
Freemont (California, United States), Oct.30 (ANI): As Hurricane Sandy hit the East American coast, bringing with it fears of devastation, the American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) today appealed all the Sikh Gurdwaras to lend hands to the affected persons.
Amritsar, Oct 13 (IANS) Radical Sikh organization Dal Khalsa Saturday took exception to the central government's move to invoke the law prohibiting misuse of religious sites to stop construction work on a memorial being built inside the Golden Temple complex here.
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) While the controversy lingers on over construction of a memorial for those killed inside the Golden Temple complex in the 1984 Operation Bluestar, the BJP Friday demanded a memorial for the innocent people killed in terrorism in Punjab in the 1980s and 1990s.
London, Oct 2 (ANI): After causing much controversy among the inhabitants of Middle England, British novelist JK Rowling's first adult novel has now enraged Sikh leaders in India.
Freemont (California, U.S.), Sep.4 (ANI): American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) that formed a Special Group, traveling wide and far in United States to review the security situation in Sikh Gurdwaras following Oak Creek (Wisconsin) Gurdwara attack, has asked the managements of all religious places to stay vigilant.
Amritsar, Sep 3 (IANS) Film actor and producer Ajay Devgn Monday agreed to remove the objectionable dialogues and scenes from his film "Son of Sardar" before releasing it.
New Delhi, Sept 1, ANI (National): The Sikh community in America has expressed thanks to the people and the government of United States for the instantaneous sympathetic response after Wade Michael Page, killed six innocent worshipers at the Wisconsin Sikh Temple.
Freemont (California, US), Aug. 23 (ANI): The American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC), a conglomeration of 65 gurdwara managements in the United States, has welcomed the visit of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama to Oak Creek in Wisconsin to commiserate with the Sikh community in the wake of the recent killing of six Sikhs at a gurdwara by a former army soldier.
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) In the wake of the tragic Wisconsin gurdwara shooting, a senior New York City official has asked Mayor Michael Bloomberg to allow Sikh police officers to serve without forsaking their turbans and beards.
Amritsar, Aug.10 (ANI): Devout Sikhs led by the members of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) participated in special memorial prayers at the Golden Temple here on Friday.
Amritsar, Aug 10 (IANS) Officials of the US embassy in India Friday attended the prayer service at the Golden Temple here, the holiest of Sikh shrines, for six people killed at the Oak Creek gurdwara at Milwaukee, US, last week.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) US Ambassador Nancy Powell has said that if the gunman who killed six people at a gurdwara at Winconsin had an accomplice, he or she will be punished.
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) A sociologist, who hung out with the gunman who killed six worshippers in Sunday's rampage at a Wisconsin Sikh gurdwara, says Wade Michael Page was a neo-Nazi who hated blacks and Jews, but never mentioned Sikhs.
New Delhi, Aug 9 (ANI): Congress Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Thursday, criticized Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, for her comment that Sikhs are being targeted because people assume them to be Osama bin Laden, or looking like terrorists, or having links with terrorists.
Oak Creek (Wisconsin), Aug 8 (IANS) Wade Michael Page, the gunman who killed six worshippers at the Sikh gurdwara here Sunday, shot and killed himself after he was wounded by an Oak Creek police officer, FBI said Wednesday.
The US police are still clueless over the motive of the shooter who killed six worshippers at a Wisconsin gurdwara, on Sunday (August 05) despite recognizing his identity, media reports say.............
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee will give financial aid of Rs.1 lakh each to the next of kin of two people from Delhi who were killed in firing at a gurdwara in the US, Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said Tuesday.
Washington, August 7 (ANI): Sikhs living in the United States have expressed shock at the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting and said they had feared such attacks since 9/11.
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) As investigators tried to figure out what led 40-year-old Wade Michael Page to attack a Sikh gurdwara in suburban Milwaukee, media reports depicted him as a white supremacist who performed in a racist rock band.
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) The man who shot dead six people in a Sikh temple in Milwaukee before police shot him has been identified as a 40-year-old former US Army soldier named Wade Michael Page, a media report said Monday.
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Police radio dispatches show the tension that build up when a man opened fire, killing six people at a gurdwara in a Milwaukee suburb. The gunman was shot dead.
New Delhi, Aug.6 (ANI): The killing of innocent Sikh devotees in Wisconsin, United States, has shattered the morale of the community worldwide.
New Delhi, Aug.6 (ANI): Following Sunday's deadly shooting at a Sikh Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, the Indian Government is likely to request the United States to enhance security at all gurdwaras across United States.
Washington, Aug.6 (ANI): Sikhs residing in the United States are in a state of shock over a gunman killing six people and injuring three others at a Sikh temple on Sunday in the Milwakee suburb of Oak Creek.
In a shocking incident in Winscosin, United States a gunman killed six people and critically wounded three at a gurdwara during Sunday services before police shot him dead................
New Delhi/Oak Creek (US), Aug.6 (ANI): The Embassy of the United States in New Delhi on Monday expressed its sympathy and condolences to the Sikh community in the United States and India for the senseless loss of lives and injuries caused by the August 5 shooting at a Sikh Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Officials investigating Sunday's shooting at a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, have declined to release the names of the victims, but media reports have pieced together some details from the Sikh community.
Amritsar, Aug 4 (ANI): American Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (AGPC) today reacted strongly against the proposal of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to open Casinos in Punjab.
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Monday opposed the decision of the UPA government to depute controversial Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, whose name had figured in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, to lead the country's delegation to the London Olympics.
Ludhiana/New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing row over former Congress MP Jagdish Tytler being included in the official delegation to the Olympics, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak (SGPC) President Avtar Singh Makkar on Sunday said that he would be writing a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in protest of the former's inclusion.
London, July 1 (ANI): Dozens of far-right English Defence League (EDL) have joined protests by radical Sikhs in the town of Luton, which is about 50 km north of London, furious about the way young women in their communities are being sexually exploited and groomed by British-Pakistani Muslims.
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Around 350 Sikh pilgrims from India have arrived in Pakistan by a special train to observe the 173rd death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Amritsar, June 6 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) felicitated the sister of Balwant Singh Rajoana, the assassin of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh on the twenty-eighth anniversary of the Operation Blue Star of 1984, here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Four government bungalows allotted to
A delegation of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) met senior officials of Food Safety
Amritsar, April 24 (ANI): There have been strong reactions in Sikh circles to the final conclusion of arguments in the Delhi Court that was hearing cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Amritsar, April 24 (ANI): There have been strong reactions in Sikh circles to the final conclusion of arguments in the Delhi Court that was hearing cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Stockton (USA), April 16 (ANI): Thousands of Sikhs from across the United States took part in a religious procession as part of the harvest festival celebrations in Stockton, California on Sunday.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed that Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar would run the affairs of the Sikh religious body along with other officer bearers.
Amritsar, Jan.9 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal, the BJP and the Christian Front's joint candidate from Majitha, Sardar Bikram Singh Majithia, filed his nomination papers for state assembly elections here on Monday after exhibiting a massive show of strength in the constituency.
Amritsar, Nov.30 (ANI): Religious bodies representing the Sikh community have appealed to both Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram to expedite access to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.
Amritsar, Nov.29 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today asked Pakistan Evacuee Trust Board Chairman Zanab Syed A. Hashmi to use his office to help repair and restore various Sikh gurdwaras in Pakistan.
Amritsar, Nov.29 (ANI): Pakistan Evacuee Trust Property Board (PETPB) chairman Syed Asif Hashmi has said that it is high time that both India and Pakistan jointly review the pact inked between former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Liaqat Ali Khan.
Amritsar, Nov.16 (ANI): British Columbia Premier Christy Clark visited the Golden Temple here during her brief visit to Amritsar on Tuesday.
Nankana Sahib, Nov 13 (ANI): The Sikh community in the Pakistani province of Punjab staged a demonstration against the ban on the use of fireworks on the birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev.
Glasgow, Oct 10 (ANI): Two female Gurdwara volunteers have reportedly been injured in a blast at a Sikh temple in Scotland.
Dhaka, Sep.7 (ANI): During her two-day visit to Bangladesh capital Dhaka, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur visited a Gurdwara.
Amritsar, Sep 5 (ANI): Lashing out at the Akali Dal over the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) election row, former Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh said non-baptised Sikhs should be allowed to cast their votes.
Ludhiana, Sep 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has asked the Congress-led Central Government to refrain from interfering in Sikh religious matters.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Members of the Sikh community staged a protest here on Thursday and demanded the government to conduct elections for the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, an autonomous organisation, which manages Gurudwaras in the state.
Islamabad, July 6(ANI): The Pakistan Government has directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to register marriages of people belonging to the Sikh community.
Sydney, Apr.17 (ANI): Members of the Sikh community celebrated the festival of Baisakhi here on Sunday with gaiety and fervor.
Sydney, Apr 16(ANI): The Sikhs in Australia have decided to set up a separate Australian Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (ASGPC) on the pattern of American Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee.
Amritsar, Apr 14 (ANI): Thousands of devotees from across India visited the Golden Temple, the holy shrine of the Sikhs at Amritsar on Thursday on the occasion of Baisakhi celebration.
New Delhi, Mar 25(ANI): The Pakistan Government has decided to cancel the land deal done by the Pakistan Evacuee Trust Property Board (PETPB) with a local dealer for constructing a plaza over Gurdwara Deewan Khana.
Amritsar, Mar.25 (ANI): The Sikh religious body, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), has strongly protested against turban frisking of Sikhs at various International airports and has passed a resolution over the issue at its annual budget session in Amritsar.
Lahore, Mar 24(ANI): Sikhs in Pakistan will stage a protest in Lahore on Friday over the construction of a plaza on gurdwara land.
Amritsar, Mar.4 (ANI): Ardass Diwas was held at the Akal Takht here for the first time in 26 years on Friday to honour the more than 30 people who were killed Hond-Chillar village in Rewari District at the height of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur, Punjab), Mar. 3 (ANI): Leaders of several Sikh bodies, who gathered here along with Sikh devotees, have urged the Indian Government to include the issue of providing safe passage to pilgrims along the Kartarpur Corridor in talks with Pakistan.he demand was made Thursday in the context of Sikh pilgrims facing difficulty in visitng the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, which is located about three kilometers from the India-Pakistan border in Pakistan.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 13 (ANI): Sikh temples will be allowed to send their religious teachers to National Service training camps which have 15 Sikh trainees or more, said NS Department director-general Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil.
New Delhi, Nov. 27 (ANI): A Sikh delegation comprising leaders of various jathas met Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in Lahore during the birthday anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the first spiritual leader of the community.
Amritsar, Nov.13 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhk Committee (SGPC) has hailed the inclusion of first Sikh in the U.S. Army in last three decades, as it believes that it will enable people to learn about Sikhs.
