Tag: Avtar Singh Makkar
Takht jathedars to stay, says SGPC Chief Makkar
Amritsar - Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar on Thursday said there was no move to remove five Takht Jathedars, including Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh. “All is fine,...
Modi Govt appoints Makkar Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan Ambassador
Amritsar -- The Modi-government has appointed Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar as its brand ambassador for the ambitious 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan', which is currently underway across the nation. Makkar,...
SGPC rejects movie ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’
Set to be released film next month, the upcoming movie on biopic of Guru Nanak Dev ji "Nanak Shah Fakir 'is already trapped in disputes. The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhik Committee (SGPC) has condemned the...
SGPC takes over Takht Patna Sahib too, Makkar elected president
PATNA Sahib - In a huge blow to Paramjit Singh Sarna-led SAD (Delhi), SAD (Badal) wrested the control of Takht Patna Sahib Management Board on Friday. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar...
Bhai Gurbaksh Singh – Support Now, Don’t Mourn on My Death Later
Ambala - In a TV interview with ABP Sanjha News, Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa expressed his anger on SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar, who came to meet Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Ji Khalsa after 54...
Bridal Photo controversy – SGPC seeks apology from US gurdwara
The recent controversy of a photograph of a young woman in bridal attire, posing before the Guru Granth Sahib inside a gurdwara in Glen Cove town of New York, has eventually brought...
SGPC to Set Up its own Sikh Censor Board
Amritsar 15 DEC 2014 – In view of the controversies surrounding the films having Sikh characters in the past, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, has decided to set up a ‘Sikh Censor Board’. This...
HSGMC takes control of 3 gurdwaras in Haryana without resistance
Kaithal/Yamunanagar (August 6, 2014) - At the time when Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee’s (SGPC) task force and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) men were busy at Kurukshetra, Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras Management Committee (HSGMC)...