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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 ...

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 ...

Amritsar, Punjab: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has defended its decision of barring women with dyed hair from performing ‘kirtan’ at historical gurdwaras in its jurisdiction. “Dyeing hair is against rehat maryada (the Sikh code of conduct) and sign ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Three years after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections were held, the fate of the new House continues to hang in balance due to legal wrangling over voting rights to Sehajdhari Sikhs. The House has already lost three ...