RS clears bill to exclude Sehajdharis from voting in Sikh body polls
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill.
By ANI | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 16, 2016 06:05 PM IST
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill. The bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha which envisages to amend 91-year-old Sikh Gurdwaras Act to exclude Sehajdhari Sikhs from voting in elections to Sikh religious bodies.
Also read: Centre clears way for Sehajdhari vote debarment, and SGPC chief Makkar’s exit
The Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 was a piece of legislation in British India, which legally defined Sikh identity and brought Sikh gurdwaras (houses of worship) under the control of an elected body of orthodox Sikhs.
The bill was introduced in the House by Union home minister Rajnath Singh. The bill proposes to remove the exception given to Sehajdhari Sikhs in 1944 to vote in the elections to select the members of the board and the committees constituted under the act.
Rakesh Tikait in MP today; farmers warn of stir if he is arrested in 2012 case
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 09:40 AM IST
The BKU national leader is arriving in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur in the afternoon to address a Kisan Mahapanchayat to garner support against the new farm laws. He is expected to address three rallies this week
Maharashtra’s Aurangabad in ‘partial lockdown’. Here’s a look at all curbs
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 08:16 AM IST
The central government has also sent a high-level team to Maharashtra to review the surveillance, control and control measures in place in view of the rising cases.
Trade at Amritsar ICP dips to nine-year low due to covid
By Anil Sharma
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:45 AM IST
In its first year of operation in 2012-13, the ICP saw a trade of ₹4,800 crore. The highest trade of ₹5,443 crore was recorded in 2013-14 though the ICP; this year till Jan-end, it was ₹2,277 crore
Breather for millers on supply of fortified rice as state, FCI to draw up timeline
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:29 AM IST
Millers had been worried after a communiqué from the FCI on February 16, asking the millers to deliver fortified rice and start delivery from March 1
Mumbai: Biker crushed to death after tree branch falls on him; one injured
By Ram Parmar, Palghar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:53 AM IST
A 41-year-old biker was killed after the branch of a huge tree fell on him at Chandulal Wadi, in Bhayander (West) on Saturday afternoon
Kalyan shop fire: Body of a 12-year-old found
By Anamika Gharat, Kalyan
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:44 AM IST
A burnt body of a 12-year-old boy was found in a shoe shop which was burnt in a fire, last week, in Kalyan
Lodhi Club polls: Thumping victory for Mahajan group
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:25 AM IST
Nitin Mahajan outdid Dr Gaurav Sachdeva by 512 votes to become the general secretary of the club yet again
Speeding truck runs over scooterist in Ludhiana hit-and-run
By HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:22 AM IST
A scooterist, on his way to pick up his three children from school, was run over by a truck in a hit-and-run accident in Sherpur on Saturday
Under the shadow of uncertainty, students of foreign universities hope to pursue their dreams
By Manasi Deshpande
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:04 AM IST
PUNE Anush Chauthai, a 25-year-old student, was all set to fly to Canada on March 28, 2020 to pursue a university specialised course in Digital Forensic and Cyber Security when the lockdown in India grounded his plan
YourSpace: Punekars treat mask rule like helmet campaign... wearable when able; hence, fines are a must
By As told to Siddharth Gadkari
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:56 PM IST
“I support wearing masks
Greater Noida authority to hold camps for registering flats
By Vinod Rajput
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:29 PM IST
GREATER NOIDA:
The Greater Noida authority has decided to set up special camps this month to help homebuyers register flats
Jewar airport: 238 farmers get plots
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:28 PM IST
Noida: The Gautam Budh Nagar administration on Saturday allotted residential plots in Jewar Bangar village to 238 farmers whose land was acquired for the construction of Noida International Airport project in Jewar
Air quality in Noida, Ghaziabad deteriorates
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:28 PM IST
Noida:
The air quality in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad deteriorated further on Sunday as the wind speed dropped in the afternoon, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD)
No Covid-19 death in last two months in Noida
By Sanjeev K Jha
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:25 PM IST
NOIDA: The Gautam Budh Nagar district has not reported a single death due to Covid-19 since January 6 or in the past two months, according to the state health bulletin
Check the oil your jalebis are being fried in
By By Pushpa Girimaji
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:02 PM IST
Have you ever watched samosas, puris, bhaturas, bread pakoras and jalebis being deep fried at a roadside eatery? The cooking oil often looks dark and murky from constant frying and repeated use of the same oil again and again