Tag: Akal Takhat Sahib
Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh offers to Quit
Amid demand of his removal, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on Thursday has offered to quit as Jathedar. In a statement written in Punjabi and issued through his personal assistant Satinderpal Singh...
Historic Darshani Deori Gates at Harmandir Sahib replaced
AMRITSAR SAHIB - Amid the recitation of Gurbani, new gates were installed at the Darshani Deori, an arch before the causeway to the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Harmandir Sahib, here on Saturday. Harmandir Sahib...
Akal Takht warns Sydney Gurdwara for forcing langar on chairs
Sri Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar, Giani Gurbachan Singh on Saturday warned the management of Austral Gurdwara in Sydney in Australia, of stern action for allegedly forcing the sangat (congregation) to partake of...
Akal Takht excommunicates NZ based Radio Virsa Host Harnek Neki
AMRITSAR - Sri Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Thursday excommunicated New Zealand-based Radio Virsa host Harnek Neki over derogatory comments on Sikhs Gurus and present leaders of...
Akal Takht forms 21-member Sikh Film Censor Board
AMRITSAR - To meet the demand for parallel censor board to scan Sikh movies, Akal Takht Sahib on Tuesday constituted Sikh Film Censor Board (SFCB). Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh said it...
Damdami Taksal demands action against Bhai Amrik Singh Chandigarh
AMRITSAR - A delegation of Damdami Taksal Jatha (Bhindranwale Mehta) approached Akal Takht Sahib to demand action against Bhai Amrik Singh Chandigarh. This tool place a day after the UK gurdwara incident. Damdami...
Akal Takht excommunicates Nanak Shah Fakir producer Harinder Sikka
A day before the re-release of most controversial movie Nanak Shah Fakir, the Akal Takht Sahib on Thursday excommunicated its producer Harinder Singh Sikka for not abiding by the Takht which had...
Akal Takht Bars Charanjit Singh Chadha From Taking Part in Religious Events For 2 Years
About a month after a sleaze video went viral, Akal Takht today imposed two-year restrictions on Charanjit Singh Chadha, former president of the Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD), a 116-year-old Sikh educational institution. Chadha...