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Embarrassment for justice Ranjit panel as key witness retracts from statement against Badals

(Retd) Justice Ranjit Singh

Updated on Aug 20, 2018, 6:22 PM IST

Congress, Akali Dal to slug it out in House over wooing dera voters

Congress strategists believe that the Akalis will stage a walkout rather than face a debate.

Updated on Aug 18, 2018, 10:12 AM IST

After acquittal in rape case, Sucha Singh Langah urges Akal Takht to revoke excommunication

Sucha Singh Langah

Updated on Aug 18, 2018, 9:38 AM IST

Custodial torture at Sanaur: Akal Takht jathedar visits injured in hospital, Congress slams politics

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh interacting with a victim of alleged custodial torture at Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala on Thursday.

Updated on Aug 10, 2018, 10:27 AM IST

No court, govt authority has right to define a Sikh, says Akal Takht on Chandigarh helmet rule

The Chandigarh administration had on July 6 issued a notification making helmet a must for all Sikh women driving two-wheelers or riding pillion.

Updated on Jul 24, 2018, 12:36 PM IST

Amritsar’s Golden Temple to glow brighter with 160 kg more gold

Craftsmen fitting the gold plated pataras (sheets) on the central dome of deodi (entrance) of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Sunday.

Updated on Jul 17, 2018, 11:00 AM IST

Let’s all unite to save Punjab from drug abuse: Akal Takht

Akal Takht jathedar Gurbachan Singh appealed to all Sikhs and everyone to stay away from drug abuse.

Updated on Jul 13, 2018, 8:24 PM IST

Amarinder urges Akal Takht to issue appeal against drug abuse

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh

Updated on Jul 13, 2018, 11:21 AM IST

Oath with ‘gutka’: Akal Takht receives complaint against Capt Amarinder

ISF leaders submitting the complaint on Saturday.

Updated on Jul 1, 2018, 10:18 AM IST

Preparing ‘Karah Parshad’: Making of a sweet and sacred offering

Karah parshad is made with almost equal quantities of whole wheat flour, desi ghee and sugar. It takes an hour to cook a steamy lot of parshad.

Updated on Jun 26, 2018, 1:04 PM IST

Excommunication attack on freedom of speech, says New Zealand radio host

Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh reading out the resolution from Akal Takht, in Amritsar.

Updated on Jun 16, 2018, 1:39 PM IST

Akal Takht excommunicates New Zealand-based Sikh radio host for derogatory comments

Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh reading out the resolution from Akal Takht, in Amritsar.

Updated on Jun 15, 2018, 10:59 AM IST

On UK cue, SGPC wants Op Bluestar papers made public in India too

A military operation codenamed Bluestar was launched by the Indira Gandhi government against the surging Khalistani movement in Punjab on June 6, 1984.

Updated on Jun 14, 2018, 9:48 AM IST

Damdami Taksal, Muslim group extend support to Bargari protest

Former Akal Takht jathedar Jasvir Singh Rode (left), parallel jathedar Dhian Singh Mand (centre) and Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma (right) at Bargari in Faridkot on Friday.

Updated on Jun 9, 2018, 11:46 AM IST

SGPC to probe presentation of siropa to former CKD head Chadha

Former CKD head Charanjit Singh Chadha

Updated on Jun 8, 2018, 10:50 PM IST

Operation Bluestar: Seven people who changed the course of Indian history in 1984

(Left to right) Maj Gen Kuldip Singh Brar, Gen Krishnaswamy Sundarji and Gen A S Vaidya at the Golden Temple after Operation Bluestar.

Updated on Jun 6, 2018, 5:57 PM IST

Akal Takht forms 21-member censor board to check Sikh-related movies

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh

Updated on May 22, 2018, 9:00 PM IST

Modified version of Nanakshahi calendar again sparks controversy

As per the calendar released by the SGPC, the ‘Gurgaddi diwas’ falls on 25 Baisakh (May 8), while the martyrdom day of fifth Sikh Guru Sri Guru Arjan Dev falls on 3 Haarh (June 17).

Updated on May 5, 2018, 9:22 PM IST

Nanak Shah Fakir row: Review panel that cleared movie was formed under pressure, says SGPC member

Nanak Shah Fakir row: Review panel that cleared movie was formed under pressure, says SGPC member

Updated on Apr 17, 2018, 5:10 PM IST

Nanak Shah Fakir row: Sikh groups in Punjab, Haryana protest against movie’s release

Nanak Shah Fakir row: Sikh groups in Punjab, Haryana protest against movie’s release

Updated on Apr 13, 2018, 8:46 PM IST

Akal Takht excommunicates Nanak Shah Fakir producer Harinder Sikka

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh reading the decision of the Sikh clergy in Amritsar on Thursday.

Updated on Apr 12, 2018, 10:53 PM IST

Nanak Shah Fakir won’t be screened in Punjab: State govt after SC clears release

Nanak Shah Fakir is slated to release on Baisakhi, April 13.

Updated on Apr 10, 2018, 5:33 PM IST

Supreme Court directs states to ensure smooth release of Nanak Shah Fakir

Nanak Shah Fakir is based on the first SIkh guru.

Updated on Apr 10, 2018, 3:31 PM IST

As Akal Takht now bans ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’, movie producer questions U-turn

Giani Gurbachan Singh, Akal Takht jathedar, addressing a press conference in Amritsar on Monday.

Updated on Apr 9, 2018, 10:03 PM IST

Akal Takht bans movie on Guru Nanak, plans a ‘Sikh censor board’

Akal Takht bans movie on Guru Nanak, plans a ‘Sikh censor board’

Updated on Apr 10, 2018, 9:44 AM IST

‘Ardas’ at Akal Takht for peace in civil war-hit Syria

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh performing ardas at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday.

Updated on Mar 8, 2018, 10:35 PM IST

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