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Takht Patna Sahib row rages on

Amritsar, Punjab: The SAD and the Sarna—led SAD (Delhi) are once again face to face over the management of Takht Sri Patna Sahib. The Takht has been embroiled in a controversy ever since a violent clash on January 7 over the ...

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SGPC blames Simranjit Mann, but Akal Takht gives him clean chit

Amritsar, Punjab: Even as various Sikh organisations expressed shock over the violent clash between members of the SGPC task force and activists of radical Sikh outfits at the Golden Temple complex here today, the SGPC and Akal Takht have taken contradictory ...

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Booking for Panj Takht train begins

Amritsar, Punjab: With the Indian Railways all set to launch Panj Takht train from February 16, a long-pending demand of the Sikh pilgrims has finally been met. The tickets for this 10-day journey could be booked from today either online or ...

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Punish guilty Cong men: Akal Takht

Amritsar, Punjab: The SGPC today termed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s statement on the 1984 Sikh genocide as “laughable”. In a statement, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said the fact that Rahul had not apologised to the Sikhs, despite admitting Congress leaders’ ...

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