Yearly Archives: 2013

SGPC, the biggest landlord in this part of the country

Chandigarh: Guess who is the biggest landlord in this part of the country? It is not any political or business family, but the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the elected supreme religious body of the Sikhs. Owning a whopping 13,000 ...

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UK Sikhs oppose proposed meat plant near gurdwara

London, UK: British Sikhs have fiercely opposed a proposal to set up a meat plant next to a prominent gurdwara in the city of Bradford in England. Food firm Pakeezah wants to convert a disused car repair workshop on Percival ...

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DSGMC to make missions aware

New Delhi: The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC), whose president Manjit Singh GK was recently asked by security staff at the Rome airport to remove his turban, is planning to invite diplomats from foreign missions to apprise them of ...

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Giani Mal Singh tipped to be new jathedar of Takht Kesgarh Sahib

Anandpur Sahib, Punjab: Giani Mal Singh, head granthi of Harmandar Sahib, Amritsar, is likely to be appointed new jathedar of Takht Kesgarh Sahib here. Sources in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) say that it’s almost final who would hold the ...

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