US gurdwara shooting: DSGMC to compensate Delhi victims’ kin
August 7th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee will give financial aid of Rs.1 lakh each to the next of kin of two people from Delhi who ... Read more...
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US envoy offers condolences (Third Lead, correcting para four)
August 6th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) US ambassador Nancy Powell Monday met Sikh leaders here to express grief over the killing of six people in a gurdwara in Wisconsin.Powell called ... Read more...
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Gurdwara shooting: US envoy offers condolences (Second Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) US Ambassador Nancy Powell Monday met Sikh leaders here to express grief over the shooting of six people in a gurdwara in Wisconsin.Powell called ... Read more...
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Gurdwara shooting: US envoy offers condolences (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) US Ambassador Nancy Powell Monday met Sikh leaders here to express grief over the shooting of six people in a gurdwara in Wisconsin.Powell called ... Read more...
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No OBC reservation in minority institutions: Court
June 25th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday exempted four minority colleges of Delhi University from reserving 27 percent seats for students from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for ... Read more...
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Court seeks Delhi varsity view on OBC quota in minority colleges
June 22nd, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday sought a response from the Delhi University (DU) on a plea filed by a group of colleges seeking exemption ... Read more...
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Pakistani law officer pays quiet visit to Delhi gurdwara
March 26th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Pakistan's Deputy Attorney General Muhammad Khurshid Khan paid a quiet visit to one of Delhi's famous gurdwaras, leaving officials of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management ... Read more...
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High court gives nod for Delhi gurdwara polls
March 1st, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday gave the go-ahead to the Delhi government to conduct the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections, directing it to ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court reserves order on gurdwara
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its order on a plea filed by the Delhi government against a single judge's order restraining it from issuing ... Read more...
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Delhi appeals single judge order on gurdwara election
February 17th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Delhi government Friday moved the Delhi High Court against a single judge's order restraining it from issuing a notification for next month's Delhi Sikh ... Read more...
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Update Delhi gurdwara poll voters’ list, says court
February 8th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Ahead of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections next month, the Delhi High Court Tuesday told the Delhi government to update within a ... Read more...
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Devotees visit Amritsar’s Golden Temple on Baisakhi
April 14th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Apr 14 (ANI): Thousands of devotees from across India visited the Golden Temple, the holy shrine of the Sikhs at Amritsar on Thursday on the occasion of Baisakhi ... Read more...
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Green ‘Hola Mohalla’ festival planned at Punjab gurdwara
March 12th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) The Takht Keshgarh Sahib gurdwara at Anandpur Sahib and the Ropar district administration of Punjab have banned the use of plastic material and other pollutants during ... Read more...
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Sikh bodies ask Govt to include Kartarpur Corridor in Indo-Pak talks
March 3rd, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur, Punjab), Mar. 3 (ANI): Leaders of several Sikh bodies, who gathered here along with Sikh devotees, have urged the Indian Government to include the issue of providing safe ... Read more...
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Sikh bodies divided over change in Guru Tegh Bahadur martyrdom date
November 24th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Nov.24 (ANI): Representative institutions of the Sikh community are divided over a move by the Akal Takht to change the original date of the day Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh ... Read more...
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White House yet to finalise Obama’s schedule for India
October 21st, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi Oct. 21 (ANI): The White House has said that it still in the process of finalizing President Barack Obama's schedule for his visit to Asia, including India.White House spokesman ... Read more...
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Perturbed Sikh diaspora request Obama not to call off Amritsar visit
October 20th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar Oct.20 (ANI): Perturbed over media reports regarding cancellation of US President Barack Obama's visit to Sri Harmandir Sahib (the Golden Temple), the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC), the premier body ... Read more...
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Sikh Diaspora condemns Florida pastor threat to burn holy Quran
September 11th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinNew Delhi, Sep. 11 (ANI): Even as the Florida pastor has reportedly called off his plans of a bonfire of Qurans, the threat for such an act has ... Read more...
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Sarnas appear before Akal Takht, panel set up on Phoolka charges
August 8th, 2010 - 1:44 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Aug 8 (IANS) The Sikh high priests Saturday formed a five-member committee to look into a controversy involving 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims' lawyer H.S. Phoolka and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management ... Read more...
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1984 riots: Akal Takht stands behind Phoolka
July 22nd, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, July 22 (IANS) The Akal Takht, the highest seat of Sikhism, has asked Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna and his brother to explain their stand ... Read more...
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Akal Takht summons Sarna over his remarks against Phoolka
July 21st, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, July 21 (ANI): Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Tuesday summoned Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Chief Parmjeet Singh Sarna to clarify his stands on the ... Read more...
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Anti-Sikh riots: Phoolka offers to quit legal battle (Second Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Advocate H.S. Phoolka Wednesday offered to quit the 26-year-long battle for justice to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots after he was "hurt" by allegations of ... Read more...
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Anti-Sikh riots: Phoolka offers to quit legal battle (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) "Hurt" by the allegation of receiving crores of rupees for personal benefit, advocate H.S. Phoolka Wednesday offered to quit the 26-year-long battle for justice to victims ... Read more...
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Lone Sikh ranger withdraws from 1984 riots cases
July 21st, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) After nearly 26 years of relentless battle for justice to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, advocate H.S. Phoolka Tuesday withdrew from all cases following ... Read more...
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Pak PM to lay foundation stone of Sikh University at Nankana Sahib
March 6th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinNew Delhi, March 6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will lay the foundation stone of the Baba Guru Nanak International University (BGNIU) next month at ... Read more...
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Gilani to lay foundation stone of Sikh University at Nankana Sahib
March 6th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinNew Delhi, March 6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will lay the foundation stone of the Baba Guru Nanak International University (BGNIU) next month at ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Minority Minister orders inquiry into Gurdwara land deal
December 18th, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinNew Delhi, Dec. 18 (ANI): Taking note of the deal of a land belonging to the Sikh Gurdwara in Pakistan, the Pakistan federal minister of minority has ordered ... Read more...
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Sikh groups lend support for Nov 3 shutdown
October 29th, 2009 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) Various Sikh organisations, including Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Wednesday announced they would support the call for a Punjab shutdown Nov 3 to mark 25 years of ... Read more...
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Sikh groups to observe 25 years of Operation Blue Star (Re-issued with Corrections)
May 24th, 2009 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, May 24 (ANI): Various Sikh organisations have decided to observe the 25 years of Operation Blue Star as the Martyrs' Day in first week of June in remembrance of the ... Read more...
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Hearing in case against Tytler deferred
April 28th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A city court Tuesday deferred the hearing in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh violence here in which Congress leader Jagdish Tytler is an accused, after ... Read more...
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Dikshit meets Sikh leaders, seeks support for Congress
April 7th, 2009 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday met a delegation of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) led by its president Sardar Paramjit Singh Sarna and ... Read more...
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CBI seeks a month to wrap up 1984 anti-Sikh riots probe
February 28th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday informed a court here that investigation in the alleged role of former union minister Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh ... Read more...
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Special prayers in gurdwaras for PM’s surgery, recovery
January 24th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Special prayers were offered in gurdwaras across the national capital early Saturday for the success of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's heart surgery and his speedy recovery."At the ... Read more...
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Belgian King pays obeisance at Bangla Saheb shrine in New Delhi
November 5th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , Nov 5 (ANI): Belgian King Albert II and Queen Paola visited Bangla Saheb Gurdwara in New Delhi on Wednesday.King Albert II, who is on a nine-day visit to ... Read more...
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Sikhs in Pakistan celebrate 474th birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das
October 10th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , Oct 10 (ANI): Sikh pilgrims celebrated the 474th birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das on Thursday amid singing of the shabad, Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru Jin Siria Tinay ... Read more...
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