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Akal Takht chief must keep his word: Khalsa

Amritsar, Punjab: Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who fasted for 44 days to press for the release of Sikh detainees, today said if Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh did not keep his word on working for the release of six Sikh detainees, ...

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Patna clash: Sikh high priests to meet on Jan 27

Amritsar, Punjab: A meeting of the Sikh high priests, called to discuss Takht Sri Patna Sahib controversy, has been postponed to January 27 in view of the demise of Baba Daya Singh of Bidhi Chand sect recently. It was scheduled to ...

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Sikh bodies seek release of prisoners

Bathinda, Punjab: The Sikh religious bodies today demanded release of Sikh prisoners in the state who have completed their sentence, but are still lodged in jails. Members of these bodies submitted a memorandum of demands to naib tehsildar Subhash Mittal. United ...

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Akal Takht to honour Sikh historian

Chandigarh: The Akal Takht Jathedar will bestow the title of National Professor of Sikhism on Dr Kirpal Singh, an eminent historian and author of several books, including one on the Partition, early next week. “I have got a communication that a ...

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