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Sri Akal takht and SGPC Jatehdars stay away from Bhai Dilawar’s bhog

Amritsar, Punjab: Despite objections from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), various Sikh Jathebandia raised panthic slogans at the conclusion of a ‘bhog’ ceremony of Bhai Dilawar Singh — the person who killed mass murderer CM Beant Singh on August 31, ...

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Cleanliness drive: Municipal Corporation in top gear; SGPC silent over the move

Amritsar, Punjab: Though the Municipal Corporation (MC) is in top gear to conduct a cleanliness drive around the Golden Temple, yet contrary to the expectations, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which had announced to take care of the cleanliness of ...

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Struggle over control of Gurdwara Jandialsar Fearing showdown, police ‘force’ villagers to hasten bhog ceremony

Bathinda, Punjab: Fearing showdown, police ‘force’ villagers to hasten bhog ceremony The police today forced residents of Kot Shamir village here to hold the “bhog” ceremony of a “path’’ at Jandalisar Gurdwara before its scheduled time. Sources said the police wanted ...

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Sikh man stabbed to death in Pakistan.

Peshawar, Pakistan: A Sikh man was stabbed to death by unidentified attackers in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said today. Amarjeet Singh was found murdered inside the warehouse of his shop in Shaheedan Bazaar of Mardan city yesterday. ...

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