SGPC hails US verdict lifting ban on ‘kirpan’

Amritsar, Punjab:  The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has hailed a US court’s decision to lift the ban on wearing ‘kirpan’ on the premises of Gurdwara of Rochester. In a statement issued here today, SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said ...

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Clergy want FIR for tattoo of Sikh motifs

Amritsar, Punjab: The Sikh clergy has decided to not accept an apology from those tattooing the verses from the Gurbani (holy verses) or even Ek Onkar (first words in Guru Granth Sahib-the holy book of Sikhs). The Sikh clergy has ...

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Rawalsar Gurdwara – its Importance

Mandi, HP: In his “Mahankosh” (Panjabi encyclopaedia) Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha refers to Rawalsar as the place where Guru Gobind Singh ji addressed the hill rajas (in 1701). From gurdwara and open divaan stages, dhadhis and kavishars (folk singers and ...

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INS Teg affiliated with Sikh Light Infantry regime

New Delhi: As part of the Army’s tradition to enhance jointness between the services, an Indian Navy warship INS Teg was on Thursday affiliated with the Sikh Light Infantry regiment in Mumbai. An affiliation between any two units of different ...

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