The 419th ‘Prakash Gurpurab’ celebrations of sixth Sikh guru, Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji, concluded at Hyderabad on Sunday (July 06) with a large number of Sikhs devotees and other community faiths celebrating with religious fervour, gaiety and devotion.
Rioting between Muslims and Sikhs broke out in the City of Hyderabad in India’s State of Andhra Pradesh just days after the country’s 5-week general election concluded by launching Narendra Modi, accused by human rights groups of orchestrating a 2002 massacre of Muslims while Chief Minister of the State of Gujarat, into victory as India’s new Prime Minister.
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (May 15, 2014): Three persons reportedly lost their lives in Hyderabad clashes that broke out between Sikhs and Muslims yesterday. According to media reports the deceased were killed due to police firing. On the other hand the police have justified the opening of fire on mobs, saying that the fire was opened to control the situation that was turning uncontrollable.
Amritsar/ Hoshiarpur, Punjab (May 15, 2014): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar has condemned the incident of burning of 'Nishan Sahib' (Sikh flag) by some miscreants in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 14).
Hoshiarpur, Punjab (May 15, 2014): Dal Khalsa expressed deep concern over the violent clash between members of minority communities namely Sikhs and Muslims in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad, India (May 14, 2014): According to a news information three people were killed when police opened fire in Hyderabad. The police opened fire in wake of clashes that broke out after Sikh religious flag "Nishan Sahib" was burnt in the Old City by some miscreants.
Hyderabad, India (May 14, 2014): According to information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) some miscreants burnt Nishan Sahib, Sikh religious flag, in Hyderabad, after which trouble broke out near Sikh Chawni (Bahadurpura), adjacent to the Old City.
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (November 12, 2013): With the Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Parksh Gurpurb being just a week away, the Sikhs residing Visakhapatnam took out a ‘Nagar Kirtan’ on a grand scale on November 10, 2013. According to a detailed report published by ‘The Hindu’: [s]cores of Sikhs dressed in white with either orange or blue combination engrossed in a series of events at the Gurudwara Sadh Sangat.