...
...

golden temple news

SGPC takes out protest in support of ‘Satluj’

SGPC members and employees taking out a protest march in Amritsar on Friday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on Jul 11, 2026 08:29 am IST

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)
Updated on Jul 05, 2026 03:06 pm IST

4 Amarnath pilgrims from Rajasthan killed in Punjab accident

Four Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Rajasthan were killed and six others were injured when their Tempo Traveller rammed into a stationary truck on the Bathinda-Dabwali highway on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
Published on Jul 01, 2026 12:26 pm IST

SGPC installs hoardings carrying Takht edict against CM Bhagwant Mann

Hoardings carrying the edict issued by Akal Takht against chief minister Bhagwant Mann have been installed across gurdwaras in Amritsar, including near the Golden Temple complex.
Published on Jun 25, 2026 05:44 am IST

19-year-old UP youth held for sacrilege bid at Amritsar gurdwara

Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj said the incident bore a striking resemblance to a sacrilege attempt in 2021, when an individual crossed the safety grill inside Golden Temple and picked up a kirpan. (HT File)
Published on Jun 12, 2026 07:38 am IST

Akal Takht jathedar says forces behind sacrilege bid at Golden Temple complex must be exposed

Akal Takht jathedar says forces behind sacrilege bid at Golden Temple complex must be exposed
Published on Jun 12, 2026 12:11 am IST

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised in Golden Temple Complex on Blue Star anniversary

Members of various hardline Sikh organisations raised pro-Khalistan slogans during the 42nd anniversary observances of Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday.
Updated on Jun 06, 2026 08:59 pm IST

2 women killed as shuttering plates collapse at Amritsar gurudwara

The under-construction building at Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj Sahib, where two women were killed and several others were injured after iron shuttering plates collapsed in Amritsar on Sunday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on May 25, 2026 06:18 am IST

Punjab CM defends sacrilege law amid Akal Takht pushback

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addressing the media after paying obeisance at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. AAP MLAs Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Jasbir Singh Sandhu and Ajay Gupta were present at the press conference. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on May 07, 2026 04:46 pm IST

Radical outfits mark 40th anniv of Khalistan Declaration

The procession, marking 40 years of the “Khalistan Declaration” by a five-member Panthic committee on April 29, 1986 , started at Burj Akali Phoola Singh and culminated at Golden Temple.
Published on Apr 30, 2026 07:48 am IST

Report: The Sacred Amritsar 2026

PREMIUM
Diplomat Navdeep Suri and Harinder Baweja, author, They Will Shoot You, Madam, in conversation at The Sacred Amritsar (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar)
Updated on Apr 21, 2026 04:13 pm IST

New Zealand PM, Akal Takht jathedar discuss Sikh community’s contributions

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon with Akal Takht jathedar at Guru Nanak Sikh Sangat Gurdwara in Otahuhu, Auckland, on Sunday. (HT)
Published on Apr 20, 2026 05:40 am IST

‘Thinking of you dad’: Priyanka Chopra's remembers her dad at Golden Temple

Priyanka Chopra with her father, late Ashok Chopra.
Published on Apr 01, 2026 05:15 pm IST

Priyanka Chopra radiates grace in blush pink suit to visit Golden Temple

Priyanka Chopra visits the Golden Temple.
Published on Apr 02, 2026 09:00 am IST

Coming up, 400-crore Trident hotel in Amritsar

Punjab cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora said work on the project is expected to begin in July 2026, with completion targeted for March 2029. (HT File)
Published on Mar 29, 2026 05:16 am IST

SGPC approves 1,487-crore budget, focus on pilgrim facilities, education

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami addresses a press conference after budget session at Teja Singh Samundri Hall inside Golden Temple complex, in Amritsar on Saturday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on Mar 29, 2026 03:12 am IST

SGPC passes 1,487.41 crore budget for FY 2026-27

SGPC passes 1,487.41 crore budget for FY 2026-27
Published on Mar 28, 2026 09:50 pm IST

SGPC raises alarm over AI videos of Golden Temple, seeks action

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami
Published on Mar 18, 2026 07:16 am IST

SGPC retires Golden Temple's head granthi who raised graft allegations

SGPC retires Golden Temple's head granthi who raised graft allegations
Published on Feb 26, 2026 08:10 pm IST

Health minister slams SGPC, seeks clarification on Giani Raghbir’s allegations

Health minister Dr Balbir Singh
Published on Feb 21, 2026 07:32 am IST

Prove charges within 72 hours or face action: SGPC to Giani Raghbir Singh

On Wednesday, the head granthi had made allegations during a press conference in Jalandhar, accusing the Badal family of “grievously hurting” Sikh religious sentiments for political gains and calling for a Sarbat Khalsa to “liberate” the SGPC (HT)
Published on Feb 20, 2026 03:20 am IST

Amritsar police lodge FIR over AI-generated video of Golden Temple

An SGPC spokesperson said a formal complaint was lodged with the police in this regard. (HT File Photo)
Published on Feb 17, 2026 04:04 am IST

Punjab: Canadian Sikh MPs honoured at Golden Temple; SGPC hails global diaspora success

The lawmakers were presented with a model of the holy shrine, siropas and religious literature. (HT)
Published on Feb 15, 2026 03:46 am IST

2 men detained by police at Golden Temple: SGPC slams police, initiates probe

A view of the illuminated Golden Temple on the occasion of birth anniversary of Guru Har Rai in Amritsar on Saturday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on Feb 01, 2026 05:52 am IST

Row after police apprehend two men from Golden Temple premises

The duo remained confined for a considerable period of time until senior police officials intervened in the matter. (HT Photo)
Published on Jan 31, 2026 06:56 am IST

Objectionable act at Golden Temple: Ghaziabad man brought to Amritsar, remanded to three-day police custody

Punjab Police on Wednesday brought 26-year-old Ghaziabad man, identified as Subhan Rangrez, booked for committing objectionable acts on the premises of Golden Temple, to Amritsar on transit remand and secured his three-day remand by presenting him in a court
Published on Jan 29, 2026 06:02 am IST

Punjab: SGPC facilitates Sikh radical groups’ gathering at Akal Takht

The Akal Takht office in the Golden temple complex in Amritsar. (HT File)
Published on Jan 28, 2026 07:14 am IST

SGPC seeks FIR against Ghaziabad youth for hurting religious sentiments

The complaint, submitted by the Golden Temple manager at the Kotwali police station, seeks registration of an FIR under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against the accused, Subhan Rangrez. (Representational image)
Published on Jan 25, 2026 06:50 am IST

Ghaziabad man who filmed ‘disrespectful’ video at Golden Temple arrested

In the alleged video, Rangrez is seen allegedly sitting near the sacred sarovar with his feet in the water, rinsing his mouth and spitting the water back into the sarovar.
Updated on Jan 25, 2026 07:03 am IST