Five year old Sikh girl dies as PWD work led to roof collapse at Geeta Nagar Delhi Gurdwara

August 27, 2015

A five-year-old girl was killed and four others were severely injured when the roof of a Gurdwara collapsed in east Delhi’s Geeta Colony area, said Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGPC) in a written statement issued yesterday.

Dal Khalsa want govt. to lift ban from student elections in Punjab

August 27, 2015

In the backdrop of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)'s success in Punjab University students’ elections, the Dal Khalsa today demanded that illegal ban imposed since 1984 on student's politics in Universities and colleges of Punjab should be removed immediately.

US court rejects Sikhs For Justice’s appeal in case against Sonia Gandhi

August 27, 2015

A United States court of appeals has rejected the appeal filed by Sikhs For Justice in case against Sonia Gandhi. The court of appeals for the second circuit in New York upheld the order of the district courts dismissing human rights violation lawsuit against Indian politician and Congress president Sonia Gandhi. It may be recalled here that the district court had dismissed the case in June last year.

Record decline in Sikh counts in India worries Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Committee

August 27, 2015

The President of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Manjit Singh GK referring to the fall in growth rate of Sikh population in India by 0.2% called upon the Sikhs living in India and world over to watch their count and be careful as Sikhs are already in a microscopic minority and fall in the growth rate could be of serious consequences in the days to come for future generations.

Sikhs record maximum population decline in India, Jathedar reissues concerns

August 27, 2015

Akal Takhat Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh has expressed concerns over decline in percentage of Sikh population in Indian subcontinent. As per Census data (2001-2011) released by the government of India on August 25, Sikhs have reported maximum decline in population.

SGPC move to appoint Harcharan Singh as chief secretary draws flak

August 27, 2015

The SGPC move to appoint Harcharan Singh, former director of Punjab and Sindh Bank, as its chief secretary has drawn strong criticism from several quarters. Those opposed to the move including some SGPC executive members, besides Sikh organisations and intellectuals.