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Rajasthan Sikhs question Akal Takht edict

Abohar, Punjab: The trustees of Gurdwara Buddha Johad in Raisinghnagar segment of Sriganganagar in Rajasthan today questioned the rationale behind the Akal Takht edict of censuring two and excommunicating one of them following a dispute over the change of the guard. ...

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Haryana announces separate panel for its gurdwaras

Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) Bowing to the demand of Sikh leadership from the state, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday announced that a separate Sikh body would be set up to run the affairs of gurdwaras (Sikh shrines) in ...

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Khalsa College digitises rare books, manuscripts of Sikh era

Amritsar, Punjab: Hundreds of rare books, manuscripts and hand-written documents belonging to the era of Sikh gurus, reflecting Punjab’s rich cultural heritage, preserved at the 83-year-old Sikh Research Library and Museum in over a century-old Khalsa College, have been successfully digitised. ...

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Hooda set to roll out HSGPC today

Chandigarh: It is likely to be a turning point for Haryana Sikhs tomorrow with the state government expected to fulfill its long-pending promise of announcing the creation of a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) at a conference in Kaithal. The ...

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