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    Akal Takht News

    Giani Harpreet questions Takht jathedar over selective action

    He also questioned when action would be taken against those who allegedly repudiated the December 2 directive at Muktsar. (HT)
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    Published 5 days ago

    7-member govt panel to discuss anti-sacrilege law on October 6

    However, the Akal Takht expressed strong reservations about several provisions of the law. (HT)
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    Published 5 days ago

    Akal Takht summons 2 SGPC members for meeting CM

    Acting on the directions of the jathedar, Takht secretariat incharge Bagicha Singh issued a summoning notice to the members. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 6 days ago

    Sikh bodies seek answers from SGPC over handling of Chawla rape case

    The Panthic Talmel Sangathan, led by former Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Kewal Singh, on Monday sought answers from Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members over the handling of the allegations made by a woman from Bahrain against SGPC member Amarjit Singh Chawla, against whom a rape case has been registered. (File photo for representational purpose)
    Cities
    Published 8 days ago

    Akal Takht supreme, but law against sacrilege won’t be diluted: CM Bhagwant Mann

    Mann directed the committee to hold detailed and regular meetings with the panel constituted by Akal Takht to examine the proposed amendments. (HT)
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    Updated 9 days ago

    Rape case against Chawla: Dhami sets up 4-member panel, seeks probe report within 15 days

    Questions are being raised about who arranged for her travel from Bahrain and why she was given special treatment in the gurdwara serais. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 14 days ago

    Ex-SAD leader Amarjit Chawla terms Akal Takht excommunication ‘discriminatory’

    former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and SGPC member Amarjit Singh Chawla.
    Cities
    Published 15 days ago

    Ex-SAD leader Amarjit Singh Chawla terms Akal Takht excommunication discriminatory

    Former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and SGPC member Amarjit Singh Chawla has accused the Sikh clergy of violating the principles of natural justice by pronouncing the verdict without seeking his side of the story or conducting an independent probe. (File photo)
    Cities
    Published 16 days ago

    Akal Takht excommunicates SAD leader Amarjit Singh Chawla, addl head granthi Malkit Singh

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj along with clergymen pronouncing the decree from the platform of the highest Sikh temporal seat in Amritsar on Sunday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
    Cities
    Published 17 days ago

    Anti-sacrilege law Punjab govt forms 7-member panel to coordinate with Akal Takht committee

    The Akal Takht has raised several objections to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 20 days ago

    BJP MP Ramvir Bidhuri apologises to Akal Takht for visiting Sajjan Kumar’s house

    Bidhuri, in his letter, highlighted his long public association with the Sikh community and requested the Akal Takht jathedar to accept his apology. (Sansad TV)
    Cities
    Published 26 days ago

    'Sacrilege' inside Golden Temple as torn page from holy text tied to clothing

    Women sit near the sarowar of the illuminated Golden Temple during a spell of monsoon rain, in Amritsar.
    Cities
    Updated 33 days ago

    Sikh groups seek clarity from Akal Takht on Vande Mataram recital

    The move comes months after the Union home ministry’s January 28 directive mandating the playing or singing of all six stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ before the national anthem. (HT File)
    Cities
    Updated 40 days ago

    Anti-sacrilege law: Akal Takht-appointed panel seeks compliance report from Punjab govt

    Takht secretariat’s media adviser Jaskaran Singh also participated in the deliberations. (HT File)
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    Published 60 days ago

    Uproar in House after Ganieve Kaur questions Punjab govt over anti-sacrilege law

    Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia speaking in the assembly. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Published 62 days ago

    {Punjab monsoon session} Aug 3 to 10 Don’t pass amendments sans consensus: Takht to Sikh MLAs

    {Punjab monsoon session} Aug 3 to 10 Don’t pass amendments sans consensus: Takht to Sikh MLAs
    Cities
    Published 67 days ago

    Debate on anti-sacrilege law: Jathedar rejects govt’s offer, sets up expert panel for talks

    The jathedar’s remarks came a day after AAP MLA Inderbir Singh Nijjar submitted the state government’s 26-page response to the Takht decree on the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 68 days ago

    Punjab government’s ‘silence’ on sacrilege law shows arrogance, says jathedar

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj during the Miri Piri Khalsa march in Moga.
    Cities
    Published 70 days ago

    People being stopped from attending Miri-Piri march, alleges jathedar; AAP denies charge

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj
    Cities
    Published 72 days ago

    Miri Piri Khalsa march commences with call for panthic unity

    A Sikh priest carries Sri Guru Granth Sahib on his head at the start of the Miri Piri Khalsa march, organised by the SGPC from Akal Takht to commemorate the Miri Piri Diwas in Amritsar on Friday. (ANI)
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    Published 74 days ago

    Punjab: Khalra remembered as Takht holds prayers at Harike Pattan

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj leading a special prayer ceremony at Harike in Tarn Taran on Tuesday. (PTI)
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    Published 84 days ago

    Satluj row: Khalra's wife urges Akal Takht to form 'People's Commission'

    Directed by Honey Trehan, 'Satluj' depicts the life of Khalra, who investigated the "illegal" cremation of thousands of "unidentified" bodies in Punjab between 1984 and 1994.
    India News
    Published 86 days ago

    Jathedar announces religious march on July 24 to mark Miri-Piri Divas

    Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj addressing a Panthic gathering organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) at Gurdwara Manji Sahib Diwan Hall in the Golden Temple complex.
    Cities
    Updated 92 days ago

    Golden Temple pilgrims asked to remove IDs carrying Mann’s photo amid video row

    File photo of Sewadar or SGPC employees perform the "sewa" of pruning the "Dukh Bhanjani Beri", a sacred 400-year-old jujube tree at the Golden Temple. (Photo for representation)
    India News
    Updated 94 days ago

    Anti-sacrilege law: Add provision to book dera heads for offences by followers, says jathedar

    The jathedar first raised the issue on Monday when 87 Punjab legislators, including the members of the ruling AAP, Congress and SAD, appeared before the Sikh clergy. (HT File)
    Cities
    Updated 97 days ago

    Jathedar asks community to identify those challenging Akal Takht’s authority

    Akal Takht acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj addressing a function marking the birth anniversary of sixth Sikh Master, Guru Hargobind on Tuesday. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 98 days ago

    Why Punjab's Sikh MLAs were summoned before Akal Takht, one-month deadline set

    AAP MLAs during proceedings at the secretariat of the Akal Takht in Amritsar on Monday, June 29, 2026.
    India News
    Updated 100 days ago

    Akal Takht gives Punjab MLAs one-month ultimatum to amend anti-sacrilege law

    Aam Aadmi Party Sikh MLAs appearing before Akal Takht in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar on Monday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 99 days ago

    All Sikh MLAs from AAP to appear before Akal Takht on June 29: Bhagwant Mann

    Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addressing the media with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in Amritsar on Sunday. (AFP)
    Cities
    Updated 100 days ago

    Punjab CM says all Sikh MLAs to appear before Akal Takht over anti-sacrilege law

    Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said he has not been summoned.
    India News
    Published 101 days ago
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