AMRITSAR: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh, a 'Nagar Kirtan' was organised from Akal Takht by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) with complete religious fervor and Sikh traditions on Friday. With the Guru Granth Sahib placed in a golden palanquin decorated with ...

AMRITSAR: The department of Guru Nanak Studies of the Guru Nanak Dev University has decided to run a class every Friday from 3 to 4 pm to train students in Gurbani recitation, help them understand Guru Granth Sahib and to create interest in Gurbani reading. Gursharanjit Singh, head of the ...

GURDASPUR(Punjab): A nagar kirtan was taken out from Gurdwara Chhota Ghallughara, Kahnuwan Chhamb, near Gurdaspur, on Sunday ahead of the three-day Nawab Kapoor Singh Kabaddi Championship. Hundreds of devotees in buses, tractor­ trolleys, cars and motorcycles joined the procession led by a decorated 'palki' of Guru Granth Sahib amidst chanting ...

FATEHGARH SAHIB: The three-­day annual Shaheedi Jor Mela, held in memory of Guru Gobind Singh's two younger Sahibzadas, concluded on Tuesday with 'bhog' of 'akhand path' at Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup. A religious procession, the nagar kirtan, was taken out from Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib to Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup. Devotees, in lakhs, ...

United States - Washington, DC, September 15, 2010: Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of Sikh Council on Religion and Education, has expressed joy at the news about President Obama planning to visit the Golden Temple during his upcoming, November, visit to India. The Golden Temple is the holiest and highest ...

JALANDHAR: Lok Bhalai Party president Balwant Singh Ramoowalia has said that he disapproved of the assertion by SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar that he would take up with Barack Obama issues of US Sikhs during his visit to Harmandar Sahib. Ramoowalia said in his view, the issues, if any, can be ...

CHICAGO: A local US court has allowed the board of directors of a gurdwara here to enter the Sikh temple, setting aside the petition of Granthi, the keeper and the reader of Guru Granth Sahib, barring them from using the premises for operational activities. In a fight over the management of ...

PHAGWARA: Activists of various Sikh organisations blocked traffic on the GT Road on the outskirts of Phagwara for over two hours on Thursday in protest against the attack on three Damdami Taksal members. The protesters included members of Gurmat Sidhant Parcharak Sant Samaj, Damdami Taksal, SAD (A), All India Sikh Students' ...

JALANDHAR: An alleged attempt by the police to prevent the installation of "Amrit Bani Satguru Ravidas Maharaj-Ji" at a temple of the Ravidassia community led to tension here on Sunday. Tempers ran high as heavy police force was deployed in front of the temple in the Labour Court area of Abadpura ...

AMRITSAR: The five Sikh high priests on Wednesday warned of stern action against all those in contact with excommunicated former Takht Jathedar Prof Darshan Singh Ragi. Addressing a press conference following the clergy meeting, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh said details were being collected to initiate action against those who ...

AMRITSAR: Taking serious view of Dera Sachkhand Ballan of Jalandhar severing centuries old ties with Sikhism, Akal Takht Jathedar Gurbachan Singh has decided to take up the issue at the next meeting of the Sikh clergy. Speaking to HT, Giani Gurbachan Singh said the clergy would invite leaders of the Ravidassia ...

Going Independent Sect Annouces Creation of Separate ‘Religion’ With Own Scripture, No mention Of Sikh Gurus; ‘Will Respect All Religions, Love Mankind’ JALAHDHAR: Severing age-old ties with Sikhism by creating a separate "Ravidassia Dharam", Dera Sachkhand Ballan, situated on the outskirts of Jalandhar, released a brief code of conduct for the ...

AMRITSAR: Not following the ideology of Guru Nanak Dev and his message in practical life was one reason Sikh religion was seeing some decline, renowned scholar Prof Rattan Singh Jaggi from Patiala said here on Sunday. He was delivering the keynote address at the 24th annual seminar on "Guru Nanak and ...