Tag: SGPC
Historic Darshani Deori at TarnTaran Sahib Demolished overnight
A portion of the ‘darshani deori’, the main entrance leading to the sanctum sanctorum, of historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Tarn Taran was demolished on Saturday night by hundreds of activists of...
SGPC bans photography, videos at Harmandir Sahib
In wake of increasing craze of taking selfies, The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) decided to ban photography and videography inside the Harmandir Sahib (also known as Golden Temple) complex. The photography and...
Fresh Elections for DSGMC leadership announced
Amidst corruption allegations and spars between President Manjit Singh GK and General Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa, DSGMC sends mandatory notice to Gurdwara Election Commission to constitute new Executive Committee. Manjit Sigh GK announced elections to...
Sikh Activists to convene Panthic assembly on sacrilege
Fed up with dilly-dallying and lackluster approach of Sikh bodies and political parties, Sikh activists have come together to convene a Panthic Assembly on 20-21 October 2018 in Amritsar Focusing on sacrilege onslaught...
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...
Sukhdev Singh Bhaur arrested for hurting Dalit religious sentiments
Former SGPC general secretary and Panthic Front leader Sukhdev Singh Bhaur was arrested on Friday for allegedly hurting sentiments of the Dalit community. Nawanshahr police arrested Bhaur for making derogatory remarks against Sant...
SGPC rejects Justice Ranjit Singh Commission report on sacrilege
AMRITSAR - In a shocking move, The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday rejected the Justice Ranjit Singh Commission report, terming it “bogus”. “The report has been deliberately made public before the assembly...