Tag: SGPC
List of Takht Jathedars controversially sacked by SGPC
The recent removal of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh, despite opposition from several quarters has divided the Sikhs once again. He is not the first Jathedar who has been...
SGPC sacks Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh
Fatehgarh Sahib - Amidt controversy arising out of diametrically opposite stands of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh on the Nanakshahi calendar came to a...
SGPC all set to sack Nandgarh
The stage is set for the crucial SGPC executive committee meeting at Fategharh Sahib on January 17 which may see the removal of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh and...
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...
Chaar Sahibzaade merchandise get SGPC nod for sale
The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has given its nod for displaying merchandise related to Sikh history in the gurdwaras of Punjab, and Ludhiana has been chosen as the first city for...
Sikhs warn of stir if police fail to action against DJJS dera activists
TarnTaran: Days after a clash broke out between Sikh and Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS) Nurmahal followers at Jodhpur village in TarnTaran, Sikhs gathered at Guru Arjan Dev Sarai, gave a memorandum to...
Right or Wrong – Bibiyan with dyed hair stopped from doing kirtan at Historic Gurdwara?
Recently there has been lot of news on worldwide websites and newspapers on a recent incident at Gurdwara Sri Santokhsar Sahib Amritsar, where SGPC objected to bibiyan who had dyed their hair...