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The panthic gathering convened by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday passed a resolution asking the Punjab government not to frame or amend the anti-sacrilege law without a discussion with the gurdwara body. The gathering was called after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government announced a special session of the vidhan sabha on April 13 to bring an amendment in the Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, 2008, which will impose stricter punishment against sacrilege ( ...Read More >
Patiala, Apr 6 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday called on people to boycott Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, saying those responsible for "beadbi" (sacrilege) of a religious text and "atrocities" against people must be held accountable. The CM was referring to the 2015 sacrilege incidents and police firing on anti-sacrilege protesters in Faridkot. "These (Akalis) people bruised the psyche of every common man by allowing the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib during their regime. ...Read More >
RAYYA, AMRITSAR -- In a resolute stance against the rising incidents of sacrilege, Dal Khalsa has made an earnest appeal to Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, SGPC appointed acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht Sahib, urging him to look towards the Panth rather than the government for justice. According to the written release issued by the organization -- a copy of which is available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) -- the community must rely on its own strength and traditions to combat blasphemy instead ...Read More >
Meghalaya cabinet minister Sanbor Shullai has assured full support to the Sikh residents of Punjabi Lane here after acting jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj sought the state government's support to safeguard the rights of the community as long-time residents of the state. Shullai gave the assurance during a meeting at Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar here, where Giani Gargaj was also present. He is on a visit to the Meghalaya capital in connection with religious programmes marking the ...Read More >
Tarn Taran: In a dramatic turn ahead of the Nov 11 by-election for the Tarn Taran assembly constituency, Mandeep Singh, brother of jailed Sandeep Singh, who gained notoriety for allegedly killing Hindu leader Sudhir Suri in Amritsar and was later linked to the custodial death of inmate Suba Singh in Central Jail, Patiala, filed his nomination papers on Saturday as an independent candidate.Equally surprising was the entry of Komalpreet Singh Chahal, a close relative of late Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ...Read More >
Amritsar: Akal Takht officiating jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Wednesday visited Koulpur village in Jammu's Samba district, where a man had allegedly set five saroops of the Guru Granth Sahib on fire. Gargaj, who checked the site of the incident, termed the incident of desecration, which took place on Tuesday night, as "extremely shameful and painful". Gargaj also announced action against the management committee of the gurdwara, declaring that all office-bearers and members of the comm ...Read More >
Tarn Taran: With the Election Commission announcing the date for the Tarn Taran bypoll, the political stage is set as parties and aspiring independent candidates gear up for a closely contested and significant electoral battle ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly elections.The Election Commission on Monday announced that the by-election for the Tarn Taran assembly constituency will be held on Nov 11, and the result will be declared on Nov 14. The Tarn Taran assembly seat fell vacant following the d ...Read More >
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday hit out at the BJP-led central government for refusing permission to Sikh jathas (groups of pilgrims) to visit Pakistan for the Sikhism founder, Guru Nanak's Parkash Gurpurab in November, accusing the government of "double standards." Questioning the Centre's advisory, Mann asked when a cricket match between India and Pakistan was allowed during the Asia Cup, why the Sikh jathas were being denied the opportunity to pay obeisance at their shrines. He said t ...Read More >
KURUKSHETRA: The officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj was seen sharing stage for the first time with Sikh preacher Bhai Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwala, after the completion of the latter's religious atonement and lifting of ban upon him by Akal Takht, during a religious congregation organised by Haryana Sikh community members at Pipli in Kurukshetra district on Friday.Akal Takht lifted the ban on Dhadrianwala in May 2025 after he formally apologized for his controversial stat ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for calling out the Delhi police for allegedly referring to Bengali as a Bangladeshi language, labelling it a "direct insult to the very language in which the National Anthem is composed." Stalin said such remarks were not "inadvertent errors" but a reflection of a regime that undermines India's linguistic diversity. "The Delhi Police, under the Union Home Ministry, has described Bengali as ...Read More >
Sangrur/Mastuana: The second day of the ongoing deliberative conference focused on restructuring the legal and policy framework of the Shiromani Akali Dal was marked by intense discussions and thoughtful participation. The event is being held at Sant Teja Singh Hall, Mastuana Sahib (Sangrur), organized by Akal College Council Mastuana Sahib with the support of various Sikh organizations. The core theme of the conference is how to revive the Akali Dal in alignment with Panthic principles and a cl ...Read More >
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed condolences on the untimely demise of daughter of Udhampur SSP Amod Nagpure Ashok. Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad also condoled the death, saying "there can be no greater pain for a parent than losing a child". In a message, LG Sinha said, "Shocked and heartbroken by the tragic news of the passing of the daughter of SSP Udhampur Shri Amod ...Read More >
Amritsar: Will the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) permit the rebel faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to hold a meeting of its delegates at Teja Singh Samundri Hall, located within the SGPC complex, on August 11 to elect the party president?"We have written to the SGPC, requesting permission to hold a meeting of our delegates at Teja Singh Samundri Hall to elect the president of the SAD," said Gurpartap Singh Wadala, a member of the seven-member committee -- now reduced to ...Read More >
Amritsar/Jalandhar: Two more threats of an attack on the Golden Temple were emailed to the SGPC on Saturday, taking the total number of such threats to the shrine to nine in just six days.With concerns over security at the Golden Temple rising, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said in Jalandhar that police were tracing people behind the emails and some IP addresses had been identified. "Soon, guilty persons will be behind bars," he added.The CM's statement came on a day Akal Takht former jath ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) On a motion moved by Punjab Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ravjot Singh, the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the demise of eminent Punjabi Sikh runner Fauja Singh and paid tribute to him. Expressing grief over the demise of 114-year-old Fauja Singh in a road accident, Ravjot Singh said he was the world's oldest runner who had brought glory to the Sikh community worldwide through marathon races. The minister said that Fauja Singh would always r ...Read More >
Amritsar, Jul 14 (PTI) The standoff between the Akal Takht and Takht Sri Patna Sahib was resolved on Monday after Akal Takht officiating Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj held a meeting with the five Sikh high priests. Takht Sri Patna Sahib in Bihar has now withdrawn all previous edicts that had declared Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and the jathedars (high priests) of the Akal Takht and Takht Damdama Sahib guilty of religious misconduct. Takht Sri Patna Sahib is one of t ...Read More >
Amritsar: The dispute between Takht Sri Patna Sahib and Sri Akal Takht Sahib that has been going on for the past several days has been resolved with the two takhts announcing to have reached a consensus on Monday. Addressing a presser in Amritsar in this regard, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, the acting Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, said that the Jathedars of both Takht Sahibs have decided to cancel the decrees issued against each other in the past by holding a meeting of the five Singh Sahibs ...Read More >
Jalandhar: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) govt is set to introduce new legislation providing for harsher punishment in sacrilege cases in Punjab. However, chief minister Bhagwant Mann's govt is yet to address the proverbial elephant in the room -- the long-pending justice in cases related to the sacrilege of Sikh scriptures in 2015.Justice in sacrilege cases was a key promise made by AAP ahead of the 2022 assembly polls. An inordinate delay in justice in these cases, however, has created a perception ...Read More >
Patna: In a significant development that has stirred the Sikh community, the high priests of Takhat Shri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib on Saturday pronounced Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious punishment) on Saturday. The declaration came after Badal repeatedly failed to appear before the religious body despite multiple summons.This is the second time Badal has faced such religious censure, following a similar pronouncement by the Akal Takht in Aug last ye ...Read More >
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the largest representative body of Siks, on Saturday said the Takht Sri Patna Sahib clergy had gone beyond its religious jurisdiction by declaring Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal a tankhaiya (guilty of religious misconduct). In a statement, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the decision by Takht Sri Patna Sahib's panj pyare (the five beloved ones) had created confusion within the panth (Sikh community). ...Read More >
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami and Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Saturday paid tributes to Sikh separatist leaders Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gajinder Singh at the Golden Temple complex. During the event, organised by radical groups, including Dal Khalsa, to mark the death anniversaries of the two leaders, the SGPC chief was urged to install their portraits in the Central Sikh Museum in the shrine complex. Nijjar was assa ...Read More >
Hours after the "panj pyaras" (five beloved ones of Guru) of Takht Patna Sahib declared Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal "tankhaiya" (guilty of religious misconduct) for failing to appear before them, Akal Takht denounced the action of the Bihar-based Sikh temporal seat on Saturday. The Akal Takht responded by condemning Takht Patna Sahib's actions and taking firm action against its additional head granthi Gurdial Singh and two members of the management committee, accusin ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 5 (PTI) The high priests of Takht Sri Patna Sahib in Bihar Saturday pronounced Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious punishment) for failing to appear before it and ignoring its directions. Takht Sri Patna Sahib is one of the five temporal seats of Sikhism. The Akal Takht in Amritsar is the supreme temporal seat. In August last year, Badal was pronounced 'tankhaiya' by the Akal Takht, which later in December awarded 'tankhah' (religious ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has been declared "tankhaiya" (guilty of religious misconduct) by the Takht Patna Sahib (one of the five supreme temporal seats of sikhs) due to his failure to appear before it and thereby undermining its authority. Sources said the decision is an outcome of Sukhbir's failure to appear before the Takht despite being summoned twice. It is understood that this development would further escalate clashes between Sikh religious aut ...Read More >
Patna: Former Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has been declared 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct) by the Panj Pyare at Takht Sri Patna Sahib, one of Sikhism's five supreme temporal seats of authority. The decision comes after Badal failed to appear before the Takhat despite being summoned twice. According to sources, Sukhbir Badal was called to present himself before the Panj Pyare following allegations related to his role in supporting individuals found guilty of viol ...Read More >
Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar urges Akali factions to unite, honoring veteran leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. Political leaders gather in Sangrur to pay tributes, emphasizing the need for a strong Panthic party for Punjab and India. Leaders recall Dhindsa's dedication to service and community welfare. Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, in a poignant appeal, urged all Akali factions to set aside their differences and egos to unite in a bid to form a robust 'Panthic' party. This coalition, Jakh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that a commission has been formed that is currently conducting an inquiry into the Bengaluru stampede incident, where 11 people had lost their lives on June 4 during RCB's IPL victory celebrations. He further refrained from commenting further on the matter, noting that the state's Home Minister would provide a detailed response. 'The commission is conducting an inquiry. I will not say much. The Home M ...Read More >
Bathinda: The 'antim ardas' of SAD leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa turned into a platform for advocating 'panthic' unity, with BJP state president Sunil Jakhar becoming the most vocal backer for a strong regional party, even as he stopped short of naming the Akali Dal.Jakhar devoted a significant part of his brief address to unity while speaking to the large gathering at Gurdwara Nankiana Sahib, Sangrur. "Maafi chahunga, meri jagah taan ni banndi magar masla asal virasat da hai, Punjab di virasat. ...Read More >
Raipur, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A villager was brutally murdered in Puvarti village, located within the Jagargunda police station area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh. Puvarti village holds significant strategic importance as it is the native place of Maoist commander Hidma and Battalion 1 chief Deva Barse. The village has produced 22 hardcore Maoists. The attack was allegedly carried out by a group of ten to fifteen Maoists, who ambushed the victim and killed him using sharp weapons, police ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said all Akali factions should set aside their "egos" and differences and unite, asserting that a strong 'panthic' party is required not only for the state but also for the nation. He asserted that that would be a "true tribute" to veteran Akali leader and former union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. Dhindsa died on May 28 following age-related health issues at a private hospital in Mohali. He was 89. Jakhar was addressing a ...Read More >
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