Sikh pilgrims in Lahore for Guru Nanak's death annivesarySeptember 22nd, 2009 LAHORE - A group of 379 Sikh devotees from India have arrived here for ceremonies to mark the 470th death anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, the world's youngest religion. The 'jatha', under the aegis of Sikh apex body Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC), will visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib situated in Narowal district of Pakistan's Punjab province, Geo TV reported.
Mass marriages of destitute girls in ChandigarhJuly 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A well-known religious singer in Chandigarh is helping destitute girls by solemnising their marriages. He is none other than Bhai Balwinder Singh Rangila, who has solemnized mass marriages of 400 destitute girls.
Religious leaders in Bangalore condemn gay sexJuly 19th, 2009 BANGALORE - Religious leaders have asked the government not to leagalise gay sex after a recent court verdict that decriminalised homosexuality in India. Harminder Singh, a Sikh leader said his community would not allow gay marriages.
Sikh organisations to mark 25 years of Operation BluestarMay 24th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Sikh organizations will observe the 25th anniversary of their protest against the Indian Army's storming of the Golden Temple complex in June 1984 to evict heavily armed Sikh extremists. The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and others plan to hold several events in the Golden Temple in the first week of June to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Operation Blue Star, the army's code name for the operation.
I do not think in terms of Sikh, non-Sikh: PMMay 11th, 2009 LUDHIANA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday that he represented the entire country and did not think 'in terms of Sikh or non-Sikh'. The first prime minister from the Sikh minority community was reacting to a query about the Congress garnering votes on the platform of having raised a Sikh to the top executive post even as it labelled the politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as communal.
Radical Sikh bodies reject sect chief's 'apology' offerApril 20th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Radical Sikh organisations Monday rejected an offer made by controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh to offer a conditional 'apology' before the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion. The sect chief, who has been at loggerheads with the Sikh community and clergy after he attired himself like 10th Sikh guru, Gobind Singh, early 2007, has again made the offer to 'apologise' before the Akal Takht.
Tytler apologizes for 'shameful' 1984 riotsApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress leader Jagdish Tytler has vowed to apologize "a thousand times" for the "shameful" anti-Sikh riots in 1984. "I will apologize because it happened in our time.
Dikshit meets Sikh leaders, seeks support for CongressApril 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday met a delegation of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) led by its president Sardar Paramjit Singh Sarna and appealed to them to support the Congress. The meeting assumes importance as various Sikh organisations held a protest at Jantar Mantar here against the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
19 Sikh activists charged with seditionApril 6th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Four years after they raised a Khalistani flag for a separate Sikh homeland, 19 Sikh activists have been charged with sedition by a court here. The Khalistani flag was raised by the radical Dal Khalsa activists at a Sikh shrine here on Republic Day in 2005.
Delhi court to consider CBI's report on Tytler's involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh riotsApril 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Kakardooma Court will today consider the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) final investigation report on former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler's involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. On March 28, the CBI filed the report in a sealed envelope before Metropolitan Magistrate Ram Lal Meena.
Jagdish Tytler gets clean chit in 1984 anti-Sikh riots caseApril 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler was on Thursday given a clean chit by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. De-sealing its final investigation report in a court, the CBI has recommended quashing of FIR against Tytler.
Website on 1984 anti-Sikh riots to be launchedMarch 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A website seeking punishment for perpetrators of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and designed by a Sikh organisation is to be launched in the capital Friday. The website has been designed by the All India Sikh Conference (Babbar).
Sikhs in Jharkhand protest Congress tickets to 1984 riots accusedMarch 26th, 2009 RANCHI - Members of the Sikh community in Jharkhand Thursday held protests against the Congress' move to field those accused of involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the coming general elections. Hundreds of Sikhs participated in the protests, under the banner of Jharkhand Sikh and Punjabi Cultural Society.
Now, Varun Gandhi's anti-Sikh remarks spark row in PunjabMarch 24th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The anti-Sikh remarks allegedly made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi are now finding political echo in Punjab. Opposition parties and radicals Tuesday asked the ruling Akali Dal, which has an alliance with the BJP in Punjab, on why it is silent on his remarks.
Delhi's Sikhs protest attack on Sikh shrine in LondonMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Sikh community in national capital New Delhi took to streets on Thursday to protest the burning of a Sikh shrine in London. Monday's incident has left Sikhs across the world infuriated.
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