Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: Shiromani Gurdwara Par bandhak Committee president Avtar Singh Makkar on Friday hailed the decision of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Managing Committee to construct a memorial to the victims of 1984 Sikh genocide at Gurdwara Rakabganj near Parliament ...
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Sant Samaj faction wants more names inscribed
Amritsar, Punjab: The controversy surrounding the Operation Bluestar memorial took a new turn on Friday as a Sant Samaj faction led by Bhai Ram Singh dubbed the octagonal marble structure in the Golden Temple complex “incomplete memorial that fails to convey ...
Read More »Biggest international Sikh fest in Malaysia on May 30
Singapore: Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside Punjab, at Gurdwara Sahib Malacca in the Malaysian state of Malacca, starting May 30. The festival commemorates the death anniversary of Baba ...
Read More »SGPC to fund education of baptised Sikh students till Class XII: Makkar
Amritsar, Punjab: SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar has announced that a committee will facilitate free education till Class XII for baptised Sikh students belonging to baptised families in the SGPC-run institutions. Talking to mediapersons here today, Makkar said those wishing ...
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