Tag: nihangs
Excommunicated by Akal Takht, Langah retakes Amrit Sanchar
In a surprise development, former Cabinet minister in the previous SAD-BJP regime Sucha Singh Langah, who was ex-communicated by the Akal Takht, was exonerated by the ‘panj pyaras’ at Gurdwara Garhi Baba...
Australian Sikhs demand probe into caste-based discrimination in Amrit Sanchar
A number of Australian Sikh organisations and Sikhs have demanded to investigate and reply to complaints raised by Nihangs about caste-based segregation in Amrit Sanchar in Punjab and other states of India. A...
ASI loses his hand in a fight between Patiala police and Nihangs
PATIALA - The coronavirus lockdown in the Indian state of Punjab turned violent. In a bloody clash in Patiala, an Assistant sub inspector (ASI) of Patiala police lost his hand at sabzi...
3 Nihangs killed in clash over gurdwara
Three Nihangs were killed and seven injured in firing between two factions of the Shiromani Panth Akali Baba Budha Dal over the control of a gurdwara at Mallan village in Muktsar district...
10 FACTS You must know about Khalsayee Festival Hola Mohalla
Hola Mohalla is a Sikh festival celebrated in the Bikrami month of Phalgun. It has nothing to do with Holi except that Hola falls on the day next to Holi. 2. The word...
Tarna Dal Nihang Singhs Clash amid Bandi Chhorh Nagar Kirtan, 6 Injured
Amritsar: Six Nihang Singhs were injured while one of them is in a serious condition, after exchange of gun shots during an altercation between two groups of the sect at an annual event here....
Akali Baba Surjeet Singh, imprisoned Jathedar of Buddha Dal passes away
Chandigarh (September 4, 2014)—Akali Nihang Jathedar Baba Surjeet Singh, Current Jathedar of Buddha Dal 96 Krori passed away yesterday around 6pm. Baba Surjeet Singh had been imprisoned since year 2007 in Patiala...