Lucknow, July 17 (IANS) Nirmal Singh, President of the Central Singh Sabha Gurudwara in Alambagh, Lucknow, has welcomed the laying of the foundation stone for a proposed Sikh museum in Kurukshetra, Haryana, calling it a historic step to preserve the rich legacy of Sikh Gurus and traditions. Speaking to IANS, Nirmal Singh said the museum would play a vital role in connecting future generations with Sikh history, the sacrifices of the Gurus and warriors, and India’s cultural heritage, while stre…
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New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has said that the Khalistan issue has caused “a huge amount of pain, loss, and suffering” in India, but asserted that it will not derail the growing partnership between the two countries, according to a report. “We won’t tolerate intimidation or violence,” he said in an interview, as per a Khalsa Vox report. Stressing that freedom of speech is cherished, he, however, warned that strict police action will be taken against th…
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) The demolition of the 125-year-old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Pakistan’s Farooqabad has left portions of the historic shrine in rubble after a local businessman allegedly carried out the work without legal clearance or court order. Authorities acknowledged the demolition only after Sikh residents of Farooqabad took to the streets to protest the incident, a report has stated. “For the Sikh community of Farooqabad, the night of June 24 was not an abstraction. …
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Former Union Minister and former Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Vijay Sampla on Tuesday accused the state government of politically exploiting the sensitive issue of sacrilege to divert public attention from its failures. Sampla, who appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Chandigarh in connection with the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing case linked to multiple sacrilege incidents, said the Aam Aadmi Party government had promised justice before c…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) By backing the Khalistan movement, Pakistan has tried to project itself as the champion of Sikhs. The narrative that Islamabad has tried to set through the Khalistan movement is that India is an aggressor when it comes to Sikhs and hence a separate nation for the community must be carved out of Punjab. Officials say that the recent incident in which the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib in Farooqabad near Lahore was razed to the ground on June 24 only exposes the hypoc…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, had set up the terrorist-gangster network with the intention of advancing activities linked to the Khalistan movement. The plan was to ensure that the gangster network smuggled narcotics, arms and ammunition, and raised funds for the Khalistan network.While this arrangement worked seamlessly for both the Khalistan elements and the gangster network, cracks now appear to be emerging. This follows a reset in ties wit…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Taking into consideration the sentiments of the Sikh community regarding the proposed amendments to the old 1956 Act concerning the administrative management of the historic and sacred Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sachkhand Gurudwara in Nanded, the Maharashtra state government has taken a major decision to postpone the implementation of the Act for the time being. On the instructions of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the introduction of this Act in the legislature has been def…
Edinburgh, June 30 (IANS) A team from the Indian Consulate in Scotland on Tuesday held a meeting with the University of Edinburgh officials and Gurudwara representatives from Edinburgh and Glasgow to facilitate darshan of the 300-year-old manuscript of Guru Granth Sahib. “The Consulate team was pleased to join Gurudwara Representatives from Edinburgh and Glasgow, Mrs. Trishna Singh of Sikh Sanjog and University of Edinburgh officials for a coordination meeting to facilitate darshan of the 300-…
Chandigarh, June 29 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Monday raised questions over ministers and legislators giving their consent to the Jagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, without reading it.He said this clearly showed that the Bhagwant Mann government, its ministers, legislators and AAP leaders, especially Arvind Kejriwal, were merely indulging in politics over the issue of the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib and playing with Sikh sentiments.In a …
Chandigarh, June 26 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to retain the autonomous character of the Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Board and withdraw the draft law which seeks to fill the board with government nominees. In a letter to the Chief Minister, the Bathinda MP said the Sikh community was anguished that widespread changes were being made to change the character of the Takht Board on the recommendations of a…