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Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar: Throne of the Almighty” In the Sikh religion, Sri Akal Takhat Sahib has a prerogative place. “Akal Takht” is a combination of two words: Akal (the Almighty) and Takht (Throne). Meaning thereby: the “Throne of the Almighty”. Sahib is used as a mark of respect for Guru Sahib and the Sikh institutions. Akal Takht Sahib represents the Sikh institution of Miri (temporal)-Piri (transcendental).
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Sri Akal Takht Sahib is the senior-most seat of Sikh Authority
February 1st, 2010 
Amandeep Kaur 
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No move to ‘withdraw’ Sikh Nanakshahi calendar
November 28th, 2009 Amandeep Kaur 
Amritsar, Punjab: Almost putting an end to the long-standing confusion and prevailing apprehensions in the Sikh circles, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar has made it clear that there was no move to withdraw the Nanakshahi calendar.
4 Sikh’s assaulted in Oz
September 15th, 2009 Azaad 
Melbourne, Australia: In a racially motivated attack that was witnessed by about 40 to 50 people, four persons of Indian origin were attacked and beaten up last Saturday by four men, believed to be Caucasian, in the parking lot of a bar in Melbourne’s Epping suburb.
European Sikhs feel let down by SGPC
August 27th, 2009 Azaad 
Austria: Sikhs in Austria feel let down since no official of the Punjab government or the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has visited Vienna to know their welfare.
Murder near Lahore gurdwara angers Indians
August 26th, 2009 Azaad Pakistan: The murder of Dalip Kumar (25) in front of Gurdwara Dehra Sahib in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday has created a scare among minority communities of Hindus and Sikhs living in that country. The Lahore police is making all-out efforts to solve the murder at the earliest, apparently to ward off possible criticism by India.
