Author Archives: Guest Writer

Amid takeover rumour, tension grips air at Nada Sahib

Chandigarh: Despite the Supreme Court directive to maintain status quo in respect of all the 52 gurdwaras in Haryana, the situation remained tense at Nada Sahib gurdwara, Panchkula, on Thursday. The Supreme Court also directed the state government to take all ...

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SGPC asks staff, nihangs to vacate Kurukshetra Gurdwara

Karnal, Haryana: After almost one month of heavy fortification, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has ordered retreat of its employees from the Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi at Kurukshetra. Following apprehension that the newly-formed Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee might take control of ...

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Sikh History: Guru Ka Bagh Morcha – 08 August 1922

The peaceful non-violent Morcha (agitation) of Guru Ka Bagh was launched for emancipation of a Gurdwara Sahib from the stronghold of Mahant Sunder Dass in 1922 A.D. The Morcha ended on 17 November 1922 after the demands were conceded. The ...

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Dissent in HSGMC, a section eyes leadership with suspicion

Karnal, Haryana: Within two days of taking over the administrative control Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi at Guhla-Cheeka, dissent has started brewing among the ranks of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. A section of the 40-member ad hoc panel of the HSGMC ...

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