News for 'shiromani-gurudwara-prabandhak-committee'

Pakistani gurudwaras to get help from India

Pakistani gurudwaras to get help from India

Rediff.com19 Sep 2006

The SPGC will step in if any assitance is needed.

Rekha, Rishi Kapoor dodge controversy

Rekha, Rishi Kapoor dodge controversy

Rediff.com28 Mar 2008

A timely apology saved the day for Shatrughan Sinha's son, Luv Sinha's debut film. A controversy erupted when a section of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee objected to certain shots of the film, Sadiyan, that were picturised inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

LS adjourned twice over Haryana SGPC issue

LS adjourned twice over Haryana SGPC issue

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice on Thursday during Question Hour when Opposition members protested against the move to create a separate Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee by the Congress government in Haryana. As soon as the House assembled for the day, Akali Dal members opposed creation of a separate SGPC for Haryana.

SGPC threatens legal action against Sotheby's

SGPC threatens legal action against Sotheby's

Rediff.com4 Apr 2008

Sotheby's -- London's premier auction house -- may have clarified that the rare armour it has put on its auction list does not belong to Guru Gobind Singh but the chapter is "not closed" for the SGPC, which has threatened to sue the auction house for using Guru's name. The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, the highest temporal body for Sikhs in the country, said on Friday its fact- finding committee was thoroughly investigating the issue.

SGPC to appeal against Punjab HC order

SGPC to appeal against Punjab HC order

Rediff.com18 Dec 2007

The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee on Tuesday said that it would appeal in the Supreme Court against a high court ruling setting aside the Punjab notifications declaring SGPC-run Sikh institutions as minority institutions.

Badal, SAD legislators arrested

Badal, SAD legislators arrested

Rediff.com26 Feb 2005

The Shiromani Akali Dal is protesting against booth capturing by Congress workers during the Ajnala bypoll.

Sikhs not a minority in Punjab: SC

Sikhs not a minority in Punjab: SC

Rediff.com15 Feb 2008

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment, which said that Sikhs are not a minority community in Punjab.

Golden Temple pond being cleaned

Golden Temple pond being cleaned

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

Over 100,000 devotees have reached the temple town from all over the world for the event.

Attacks on Sikhs: Sikh body writes to PM

Attacks on Sikhs: Sikh body writes to PM

Rediff.com18 Nov 2006

The SGPC head regretted that despite being approached, the prime minister had not spared time to discuss such issues.

Harbhajan apologises, hits back at SGPC

Harbhajan apologises, hits back at SGPC

Rediff.com7 Oct 2006

The ace off-spinner was reacting to the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee's comments for keeping his hair open in an advertisement.

Amritpal writes to lawyer, says in high spirits in jail

Amritpal writes to lawyer, says in high spirits in jail

Rediff.com28 Apr 2023

Siyalka accompanied family members of arrested 'Waris Punjab De' activists, including Amritpal Singh, who arrived in Dibrugarh earlier in the day and met them at the jail.

Amritpal's mentor Papalpreet shifted to Assam jail, SGPC lawyers get involved

Amritpal's mentor Papalpreet shifted to Assam jail, SGPC lawyers get involved

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

Papalpreet Singh, the mentor of absconding Waris Punjab De (WPD) chief Amritpal Singh who was caught by the police in Amritsar district, was brought to Dibrugarh in Assam, over 2500 km away from the northern state, and lodged in the central jail along with seven others of the pro-Khalistan outfit on Tuesday.

The Punjabis Are Fleeing

The Punjabis Are Fleeing

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

There's an entire gurdwara dedicated to immigration. People present tiny airliner models here in the hope that Waheguru will soon give them a ticket, passport and visa to leave, reveals Shekhar Gupta.

Meet the unseen forces behind farmers' protest

Meet the unseen forces behind farmers' protest

Rediff.com23 Jan 2021

Behind the movement are shock-workers functioning quietly to ensure that a seemingly spontaneous, apolitical, grassroots mobilisation sustains itself without dribbling into chaos or violence. Sai Manish lists some of them.

Will Punjab slip back into militancy?

Will Punjab slip back into militancy?

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

It is as much about farmer woes and the lack of job opportunities as about the mixing of religion and politics.

'Hello, good afternoon, Hindu Helpline'

'Hello, good afternoon, Hindu Helpline'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

A brainchild of Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia, many find its agenda divisive