Amritsar, Punjab: In view of the approaching foundation day of the GNDU, a two-day 28th Annual National Seminar on Guru Nanak Dev’s Contribution to Indian Philosophy was organised by the Department of Guru Nanak Studies today in the university’s conference hall. As many as 50 scholars from various parts of the country are participating in this seminar. Avtar Singh Makkar, President, ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Chairman of National Minorities Commission of India Wajahat Habibullah has assured the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar to look into the issues faced by Sikh community in India and abroad. Wajahat Habibullah was here to pay obeisance at Golden Temple on Friday. SGPC president Makkar gave him a memorandum detailing about the issues including ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Persons uploading morphed pictures of Sikh gurus and posting objectionable comments on them on social networking sites may have to face legal and religious action, said AkalTakhtjathedarGianiGurbachan Singh on Thursday. He said such acts were a deliberate attempt to spread hatred and hurt religious feelings of a particular community which wouldn’t be tolerated. He was also critical of ...

Amritsar, Punjab:  With Pakistan government failing to issue visas to ShiromaniGurdwaraParbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) jatha, which was scheduled to visit Pakistan on June 4 to observe the martyrdom day of Guru ArjanDev on June 12, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar has warned that if Pakistan Sikh GurdwaraParbandhak Committee (PSGPC) didn’t observe Sikh religious days as per the amended version of Nanakshahi calendar, ...

Parminder Singh informed that the 13.5 x 18 feet screen wouldn’t be affected by sun or rain. Amritsar,Punjab: Guru Seva Society, Canada, donated an Outdoor Gurbani Display Screen (OGDS) to Golden Temple on Tuesday. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar informed that Sikh sangat of Canada led by Parminder Singh dontated Rs 70 lakh OGDS which would ...