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Punjab: Damdami Taksal hoardings with Modi, Shah spark political buzz

The banners publicise a two-day state-level event in Navi Mumbai to mark the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur . (HT)
Published on Feb 19, 2026 04:50 am IST

Op Bluestar anniv: Jathedar to deliver ‘sandesh’  amid opposition by Taksal

Punjab Police personnel stand guard ahead of the 41st Operation Bluestar anniversary outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on Jun 06, 2025 09:44 am IST

Operation Bluestar anniversary: SGPC panel meets Damdami Taksal’s head to strike a compromise

SGPC panel meeting with Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma on Monday. (HT)
Published on Jun 03, 2025 10:06 am IST

Damdami Taksal holds protest over removal of jathedars

Police stop protesters from moving towards Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) headquarters in Amritsar on Friday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on Mar 29, 2025 10:04 am IST

Amritsar protest today as Damdami Taksal ups ante against SGPC

Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma
Published on Mar 28, 2025 09:50 am IST

Maharashtra polls:Damdami Taksal chief defends support to BJP, warns opponents indulging in ‘slander’

BJP-led alliance won the Maharashtra polls.
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 07:54 am IST

Damdami Taksal-managed gurdwara head murdered in Punjab’s Gurdaspur

Balwinder Singh, 60, who headed the Damdami Taksal-managed gurdwara near Ghuman village of Gurdaspur district, was murdered on the premises on Tuesday night. (Representational image)
Updated on May 01, 2024 01:12 pm IST

6 years on, ‘shaheedi gallery’ to open for devotees on March 9

The gallery has been set up by Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal in the basement of the Operation Bluestar memorial or ‘Shaheedi Yaadgar’ established in 2013 in the form of small gurdwara amid a row over putting up the picture of slain militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was killed during the operation carried out by the army to flush out the militants from the Golden Temple in June 1984. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 07:16 am IST

‘Khalsa Vahir’ procession: Damdami Taksal faction chief under house arrest

At the gurdwara in Athwal village, a number of Baba Ram Singh’s supporters arrived to take part in the procession that was recently initiated by Sikh separatist leader Amritpal Singh. (HT photo)
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 06:40 am IST

Damdami Taksal publishes traditional interpretation of Guru Granth Sahib

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh releasing Guru Granth Sahib's complete interpretation in 16 volumes at Akal Takht in Amritsar on Tuesday. (Sameer Sehgal /HT)
Updated on Jul 26, 2023 12:59 am IST

Punjab’s situation is more than one of law and order

Since the death of Deep Sidhu, Amritpal’s popularity in Punjab has rocketed. If the state’s home department had closed in on him then, the current situation would not have arisen.
Published on Mar 26, 2023 09:21 pm IST

Akal Takht acting jathedar publicly punishes SGPC chief over missing Guru Granth Sahib saroops

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Gobind Singh Longowal along with other office-bearers doing
Updated on Sept 18, 2020 05:17 pm IST

5 years after his death, SGPC unveils Talwandi’s portrait in Golden Temple

SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowa (2nd from right), Damdami Taksal head Harnam Singh Dhumma and others after unveiling portrait of former SAD and SGPC president Jagdev Singh Talwandi at Central Sikh Museum at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Sunday.
Updated on Mar 15, 2020 09:29 pm IST

Hardliners seek probe into Happy PhD’s killing

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Published on Feb 05, 2020 09:36 pm IST

Dhadrianwale’s 3-day discourse concludes amid protests in Sangrur

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Published on Feb 05, 2020 09:13 pm IST

Biography of slain militant Bhindranwale released at Nankana Sahib

The book on slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was released at Nankana Sahib (in photo) in Pakistan.
Updated on Nov 13, 2019 09:36 am IST

‘HINDU RASHTRA’ REMARK Akal Takht jathedar demands ban on RSS

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Published on Oct 15, 2019 06:30 am IST

Six nihangs hurt as Damdami Taksal members fire at them in Chowk Mehta

An injured nihang Jagtar Singh at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar on Friday.
Published on Aug 03, 2019 12:48 am IST

SGPC to rope in panthic bodies for jathedar Giani Harpreet’s coronation

Giani Harpreet Singh
Updated on Oct 25, 2018 09:26 am IST

After bloody tussle, nihang bodies and satkar committee call truce

Representatives of nihang organisations and leaders of Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee on Saturday.
Updated on Jul 22, 2018 09:39 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 09, 2018 11:46 am IST

Amarinder warns Damdami Taksal over ‘death threat’ to Dhadrianwale

Capt Amarinder Singh issued a ‘stern warning’ to the Sikh organisation.
Updated on May 25, 2018 02:46 pm IST

What’s at the heart of Dhumma-Dhadrianwale rift?

Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale and Harnam Singh Dhumma
Updated on May 25, 2018 01:34 pm IST