Latest Guru Tegh Bahadur News & Updates

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Parkash Purab on Tuesday, paid homage to Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, calling him a “towering spiritual great of our civilisation”, and expressed hope that his message guides people in creating a “compassionate and harmonious society”. Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and is remembered as “Hind ki Chadar” for protecting Hindus’ religious rights, particularly opposing th…

Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday presented the fifth Budget of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for 2026-27, proposing a total outlay of Rs 260,437 crore and projecting the state’s GSDP at Rs 980,635 crore with an estimated growth rate of 10 per cent.Tabled on International Women’s Day, the Budget unveiled the ‘Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhian Satikar Yojna’, a universal cash transfer scheme under which women will receive Rs 1,000 per month and Dalit …

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah’s scheduled participation in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘Parivartan Yatra’ programme amid the preparations for the Assembly elections has been postponed by a day.Initially, the Union Home Minister was supposed to flag off the party’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ programme from Raidighi in South 24 Parganas district on March 1. However, that programme has been postponed by a day and rescheduled for March 2.“On March 1, the Union…

Amritsar, Feb 21 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on Saturday, appealed to the Saini community and intellectuals to work together to make Punjab a strong and leading state and to resolve to form a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state in 2027. Attending a community gathering organised by the Saini Samaj Trust here, Chief Minister Saini launched the Trust’s website that will share information about the community’s activities and other updates. The Chief Minister sai…

Bhopal, Jan 28 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint session of Parliament on Wednesday was marked by strong assertions of India’s security achievements and the government’s success in tackling internal and external threats. Setting the tone for the Budget session, she lauded the elimination of Maoist influence across much of the country and praised the Indian Armed Forces for their decisive response to terrorism through Operation Sindoor, launched in the aftermath of the …

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Punjab’s tableau at the Republic Day Parade on Kartavya Path offered a deeply moving tribute to the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, blending spirituality, history and artistic expression into a powerful visual narrative. The presentation commemorated 350 years of the Guru’s martyrdom and highlighted his timeless message of courage, religious freedom and compassion for all. The tableau was designed to depict Guru Tegh Bahadur’s life and ideals through striking s…

Hoshiarpur, Jan 26 (IANS) Unfurling the national tricolour here on Republic Day, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday recalled the state’s unmatched sacrifices in India’s freedom struggle and its continuing role as the country’s food bowl and sword arm. The Chief Minister said the state has been unjustly denied its rightful capital and a separate High Court since Independence, and made it clear that attempts to undermine the state’s claim over Chandigarh, Panjab University…

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Delhi BJP General Secretary and MP Yogendra Chandolia has said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership must explain where it has hidden the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, who is in the eye of a storm over controversial remarks in Delhi Assembly. Chandolia said on Sunday that AAP leaders are continuously claiming that Atishi did not commit any act of disrespect towards Sikh Gurus.”If that is so, then the AAP leadership should explain why Atishi has …

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Referring to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi’s remarks, New Delhi BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said on Sunday that if any statement made in the Delhi Assembly is to be investigated, it is solely the legal right of the Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta. Addressing a press conference regarding the objectionable remarks made by Leader of the Opposition Atishi in the Delhi Assembly about Sikh Gurus, the BJP MP said that in the haste to protect Atishi, the Punjab Police was mi…

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Malvinder Singh Kang has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging strict action against the BJP leader and Delhi minister Kapil Mishra for allegedly circulating a doctored video containing objectionable remarks about Sikh Gurus, which has hurt religious sentiments of the community.In his letter, Kang cited forensic evidence from both Punjab and Delhi, stating that the video was “deliberately circulated to falsely accuse Smt. Atishi of ma…