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Ekta yatra begins for release of detainees

Mohali, Punjab: The “Kaumi Sikh Ekta Paidal Yatra” for the release of Sikh detainees languishing in various jails and for uniting the community under one Nishan Sahib started from Gurdwara Amb Sahib here today. The march is being led by Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, a Sikh leader from Haryana who had observed a 44-day fast at the gurdwara last year to demand ...

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Warring Sikh groups hold secret meet to end impasse

Chandigarh: To break the deadlock over control and management of Haryana gurdwaras, the warring Sikh groups on Monday held a secret meeting in Yamunanagar. At the hour-long meeting, attended by Shiromani Akali Dal, SGPC members and leaders of the newly constituted Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, it was decided that a five-member committee of Sikh intellectuals would be formed. The ...

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Jhinda, Nalwi set to play key roles in ad hoc Haryana gurdwara committee

Karnal, Haryana: Undeterred by their excommunication from panth by Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, two Sikh leaders of Haryana, Jagdish Singh Jhinda and Didar Singh Nalwi, are firm for playing key roles in the ad hoc religious body, Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC). Spearheading the movement for an independent panel to manage gurdwaras of Haryana, Jhinda and ...

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SGPC staff apprehend job loss with change of guard

Kurukshetra, Haryana: Amid ongoing bitter build-up over the control of the management of various gurdwaras of Haryana, more than 500 Sikhs hired by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) are worried over their employment status, in case there is a change of guard. According to the SGPC, there are 539 employees working in various gurdwaras of Haryana and nearly 400 hail ...

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Akalis in gurdwaras: HSGMC supporters to protest

Kurukshetra, Haryana: Supporters of the Haryana Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (HSGMC) have decided to launch an agitation from Sunday to put pressure on the state government to evict “unwanted elements” from all eight historic gurdwaras of the state. At a meeting held under the chairmanship of Jagdish Singh Jhinda at Dera Kar Sewa here on Saturday, the Sikh leaders said the ...

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