The Nankana Sahib Massacre refers to the grim episode during the Gurdwara Reform Movement or Akali Movement in which a peaceful batch of reformist Sikhs were subjected to a murderous assault on 20 February 1921 in the holy shrine at ...
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Bhagat Singh’s house and school in Pakistan gets Rs80 million for restoration
Lahore, Pak: Legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh’s ancestral house, school and his village in Pakistani Punjab will be restored under a Rs80-million project. “We have allocated Rs80 million for restoration of the house and school of Independence war hero Bhagat Singh. ...
Read More »Pak moots bridge to link trans-Ravi gurdwaras
Islamabad, Pak: As part of its peace efforts, Pakistan has proposed to build a bridge over the Ravi to connect the Sikh community’s two gurdwaras located in Narowal district of Pakistan and Batala in India, media reported citing a source. If ...
Read More »SGPC nod to preservation of historic ‘birs’
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 ...
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