Tag Archives: Guru Gobind Singh

Photo row event 2 years old: Ramdev

Amritsar, Punjab: A day after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) asked him to apologise for allegedly keeping a photograph of Guru Gobind Singh near his feet during an event, yoga guru Baba Ramdev today clarified that the incident dated back ...

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Majithia not summoned on May 1: Akal Takht

Amritsar, Punjab: Taking a U-turn, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on Tuesday said that revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia has not been asked to appear before the highest temporal seat of Sikhs on May 1, in connection with the alleged ...

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Bradford Sikhs win fight over meat plant near Leeds Road temple

UK: A Sikh community in Bradford has won a legal battle to stop a meat processing plant being built next to their temple. Many Sikhs are strict vegetarians, and worshippers at the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara building, which fronts on ...

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Arrow In The Blue

Anandpur Sahib, Punjab: The little town in Roopnagar district of Punjab with the Sutlej a shimmering blue presence on its south-west border—is painted yellow-orange for Hola Mohalla, the spring festival of colours. The Nihangs (Sikh warrior-mendicants) with their distinctive electric-blue ...

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