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3,000 Sikh devotees safely evacuated from Hemkunt Sahib

Uttrakhand, India: According to recent reports about 3,000 Sikh pilgrims who were stuck for the past many days at Hemkunt Sahib have been successfully evacuated. These pilgrims were stuck there after the Uttrakhand state of India witnessed heavy rainfall, foods ...

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Sikh politics to fore in Delhi, Cong, BJP in a spot

New Delhi: The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC)’s announcement of a memorial dedicated to victims of the 1984 Sikh genocide this month seems to have put the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP on the backfoot in Delhi. As ...

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Sikh jatha leaves for Pak

Amritsar, Punjab: A 202-member Sikh jatha today left for Pakistan on a special train to observe the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Gurdwara Dehra Sahib in Lahore. The jatha were to board the train to Pakistan at Attari ...

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Hemkunt Sahib shrine now closed for the season

Chandigarh: After the June 16 cloudburst, the Hemkunt Sahib shrine at a height of 15,200 feet in Chamoli district of Uttrakhand has been shut for the current season. The Hemkunt trust managing gurdwara at Hemkunt took the decision on Friday. ...

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