Amritsar, Punjab:  The SGPC executive committee gave its approval for the preservation of historic ‘birs’ of Guru Granth Sahib during its meeting held in Chandigarh today. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said the ‘birs’ that bore bullet marks of Operation Bluestar in 1984 and Saka Nankana Sahib in 1921 will be preserved in consultation with conservation experts from Hyderabad and ...

Uttrakhand: India (June 18, 2013): According to media reports, Narinder Jeet Singh Bindra, Chairman of Uttarakhand Minorities Commission, said today that the main building of Gurdwara Sahib of Gobind Ghat in Uttarakhand is safe and none of the Saroops of of Guru Granth Sahib were lost due to rains as was feared. According to a news reported on the website of ...

Jalandhar, Punjab: More than 500 children huddled up in a sacred space and reciting from the holy Sikh scriptures early in the morning isn’t a sight one sees every day. A summer camp for children between 5 to18 years, started by the Gurushabad Prachar Sabha, Jalandhar, has brought 500 young minds of the city together for instilling better understanding of ...

India: When I cast my look around, I see none other. He pervades all places, and abides in all hearts”, says Guru Nanak. The whole universe is a manifestation of His divine power — He, the only Truth; He the only reality; He the One and no other is the main theme in the hymns of Guru Nanak, especially the ...

Scotland,UK: Thousands of Sikhs gathered for a colourful multi-cultural procession yesterday to herald the opening of Scotland’s largest Gurdwara. More than 3,000 people formed queues ten deep to be among the first to see inside the spectacular new place of worship in Pollok­shields, Glasgow. Volunteers prepared 10,000 chapatis, 3,000 vegetarian samosas and 15,000 cups of tea for visitors from all over ...