Chandigarh: Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday welcomed the Akal Takht edict calling for the cancellation of the Sunday congregation called at Amritsar by the Shiromani Akali Dal. In a statement issued here, Amarinder said the Akal Takht had acted at the right moment while considering the urges and aspirations of the Sikhs across Punjab ...

Chandigarh: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal broke down at an SAD core committee meeting convened on Tuesday evening to chalk out party’s strategy against the formation of a separate Sikh body in Haryana. The party is preparing for a decisive action, including launching a morcha, as the leadership, especially Badal, is unwilling to compromise on a separate panel. Sources in the ...

Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) Bowing to the demand of Sikh leadership from the state, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday announced that a separate Sikh body would be set up to run the affairs of gurdwaras (Sikh shrines) in Haryana. The Haryana government is likely to bring a legislation in the forthcoming assembly session, starting July 11, to enable ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar has accused Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his government of interfering in the religious affairs of the Sikhs by once again raiseing the issue of a separate gurdwara committee in Haryana. Addressing the gathering a religious function at a gurdwara in Rohtak on Monday, Makkar pointed out that ...

Kurukshetra, Haryana: The high drama of takeover of the famous Chhewin Patshahi Gurdwara at Kurukshetra by Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (HSGPC) today ended in a whimper with the HSGPC (adhoc) meekly surrendering to the SGPC. A mellowed down HSGPC president Jagdesh Singh Jhinda said taking over the control was “symbolic” to send a clear message to the Haryana government ...