The relics include right foot sandal of the 10th Sikh guru & left foot sandal of Mata Sahib Kaur. The Union minister said they were bestowed on his ancestors in 1704 AD at Anandpur Sahib.
As SGPC acts against gurdwara staff for ‘disrespecting protocol of felicitation’ while giving siropa to Congress leader, experts on Sikhism say siropa has to be ‘earned with merit’.
Floods in Punjab force BSF to vacate 60 outposts near the Indo-Pak border; personnel take shelter at Dera Baba Nanak gurdwara as villages remain submerged.
HSGMC president Jagdish Singh Jhinda defends the decision, framing it as a tribute to Sikh values of resistance, but Akal Panthak Morcha members cry foul.
A notification Monday formalised the co-option of 9 nominated members, allowing for polls for the 11-member executive body. Previously, Haryana's gurdwaras were being managed by SGPC.
Jagdish Singh Jhinda's Panthic Dal raises concerns about ‘misuse of electronic voting machines’, says ‘ballot papers will restore confidence in democratic system’.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has not held an election in 13 years. Last date for voter registration was earlier this month extended for the 6th time, till 15 December.
Maharashtra cabinet Monday proposed that govt would nominate 12 members to 17-member board, while cutting number of members to be nominated by SGPC to two from four.
Haryana govt appointed ad hoc panel taking over shrines criticised by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Backed by a SC ruling, HSGMC took control of shrine in Kurukshetra on Sunday
With elections to Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee pending, amendment allows govt to appoint new-ad hoc committee for another 18 months if polls aren't held in 18 months.
Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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