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Purewal Calendar: Created to Divide or to Unite Sikhs?

Some people have created a stormy situation among Sikhs because of Purewal’s Nanakshahi Calendar. Calendar is an important landmark of a community that highlights important religious days, festivals, historical happenings and traditional heritage, but a calendar in which dates do not match ...

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Judicial interference in Sikh religious affairs is unacceptable

I am strongly of the view that religious affairs should be left to religious leaders and scholars because interference by other authorities; be it judiciary or executive most of the times turns out to be unacceptable and some times undesirable. ...

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India may allow Sikhs to have their own marriage law

Sikh Anand Karaj

Delhi, India: Sikhs are likely to have a separate marriage law soon with the Ministry of Home Affairs planning to move the Union Cabinet in this regard. Ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, the Centre has decided to accede to ...

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Singapore Sikh Gurdwara reopens after S$4.5m upgrade

Singapore: The Central Sikh Gurdwara in Towner Road officially reopened on Friday after a S$4.5 million upgrade and renovation. On Friday evening, President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam officiated the event, which featured a travelling Photographic Exhibition on Sikh Heritage. ...

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