SGPC urges Pakistan government to ensure security of Sikhs

October 4, 2014

Amritsar, Punjab: The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has urged the Pakistan government to protect the Sikhs in Pakistan. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said that Sikhs in Pakistan are living in terror.

Sikh community lodges report over derogatory Facebook post

October 4, 2014

Kuala Lumpur (Oct. 02): Members of the Sikh community here have lodged a report against a Facebook user for posting an offensive comment about Guru Nanak Sahib on the Friends of BN fan page. Lawyer Gurmukh Singh said the comment was written in bad taste and disrespectful to Guru Nanak Ji, the founder of Sikhism.

Mann Dal leaders show black flags to Modi at Karnal rally, Four arrested and released on bail

October 4, 2014

Karnal, Haryana (Oct. 04): Shiromani Akal Dal Amritsar (Mann) leaders and supporters showed black flags to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his Karnal rally on Saturday. The police arrested five top leaders of Simranjit Singh Mann’s party following the protests while they were released on bail in the evening.

Thirty Members of the U.S. Congress Stand Up for Sikh Children

October 4, 2014

Washington, DC (Oct. 04): Drawing on research reports published by the Sikh Coalition, 30 members of the United States Congress signed letters this week urging the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education to strengthen protections against school bullying.

Despite concerns from Eco-friendly NGOs, SGPC decides to carry on with fireworks

October 4, 2014

Amritsar, Punjab (Oct. 04): Avtar Singh Makkar, president of the Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), yesterday said that the SGPC would continue with high-altitude fireworks at the Darbar Sahib on the Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Ramdas on October 9 and ‘Bandi Chhor’ Diwas on October 23.

Anti-Sukhbir Badal slogans mark Dasehra programme of Punjab CM

October 4, 2014

Malout, Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister had to face embarrassment during a Dasehra function at Malout as a youth took to sloganeering against Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. Parkash Singh Badal was in Malout to preside over a function held on the occasion of Hindu festival Dasehra.

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