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Updates: Akal Takht Jathedar Condemns "Murderous" Attack On Sukhbir Singh Badal
Leaders across political parties on Wednesday condemned the assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and lauded the Punjab Police for averting a "very big" tragedy.
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Encounters Rising, Ghost Of 30-Year-Old Disappearance Haunts Punjab Police
At a time when Punjab has seen 11 encounters in two weeks, the ghost of an alleged forced disappearance and murder of an acting Akal Takht jathedar has come back to haunt the state police over 30 years later.
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Sikh Body Objects To 'Yaariyan-2' Actor Meezaan Jafri Sporting 'Kirpan'
The top gurudwara body of the Sikhs said it would take up the matter with the government.
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Giani Raghbir Singh Appointed As New Akal Takht Jathedar
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday appointed Giani Raghbir Singh as the new Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs.
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BJP Chief, Sharad Pawar At Parkash Badal's Village To Pay Last Respects
NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami were among those who paid their last respects to Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal today.
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Wrong To Stop Amritpal Singh's Wife From Going To UK: Top Sikh Body Chief
A day after fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh's wife Kirandeep Kaur was stopped at an airport here from boarding a flight to the UK, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday said it was not right.
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Don't Create Panic Before Baisakhi: Top Sikh Body Chief To Punjab Government
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday accused the Punjab government of trying to create panic by increasing security in Talwandi Sabo here ahead of Baisakhi festival.
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On Amritpal Singh's 'Sarbat Khalsa' Call, Top Sikh Body's Rejoinder
Amritpal Singh:In his two video messages that surfaced on social media on Wednesday and Thursday, Amritpal Singh asked the jathedar (chief) of the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of Sikhs, to call "sarbat khalsa".
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Bhagwant Mann Slams Sikh Body Chief Over "Provoking" People With Ultimatum
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Tuesday hit out at Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh for "provoking" people through an ultimatum to the AAP government to release all Sikh youths who were held during police crackdown.
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Top Sikh Body's Message For Amritpal Singh Amid Punjab Police Crackdown
The Jathedar of Akal Takht (the highest temporal seat of Sikhs) also questioned police's competence, wondering why they have not been able to nab the self-styled Sikh preacher despite having such a big force.
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"Punjab Has Had Enough": Sikh Body's Warning As Cops Look For Separatist
A day after Punjab police launching a massive operation to arrest Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh asked the government to avoid creating an atmosphere of terror in the state.
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Need To Raise Demand For Anti-Conversion Law In Punjab: Sikh Leader
The Jathedar's remarks came days after the registration of a case against some Nihang Sikhs, who were booked for allegedly disrupting an event organised by Christian missionaries in Amritsar's Daduana village.
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Ahead Of Operation Blue Star Anniversary, Bhagwant Mann Meets Sikh Leader
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and held a closed-door meeting with Akal Takht Jathedar Gyani Harpreet Singh ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary.
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Akal Takht Chief Given 'Z' Security By Centre, He Declines
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was Friday granted 'Z' category security by the Union Home Ministry, but he declined the offer saying it would have hindered his work as a religious leader.
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Punjab Police Withdraws Security Of 424 Prominent People In State: Report
The Punjab Police has ordered the withdrawal of security of 424 people, including former MLAs, Jathedars of two Takhts, heads of Deras, and police officers.
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Updates: Akal Takht Jathedar Condemns "Murderous" Attack On Sukhbir Singh Badal
Leaders across political parties on Wednesday condemned the assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and lauded the Punjab Police for averting a "very big" tragedy.
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Encounters Rising, Ghost Of 30-Year-Old Disappearance Haunts Punjab Police
At a time when Punjab has seen 11 encounters in two weeks, the ghost of an alleged forced disappearance and murder of an acting Akal Takht jathedar has come back to haunt the state police over 30 years later.
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Sikh Body Objects To 'Yaariyan-2' Actor Meezaan Jafri Sporting 'Kirpan'
The top gurudwara body of the Sikhs said it would take up the matter with the government.
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Giani Raghbir Singh Appointed As New Akal Takht Jathedar
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday appointed Giani Raghbir Singh as the new Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs.
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BJP Chief, Sharad Pawar At Parkash Badal's Village To Pay Last Respects
NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami were among those who paid their last respects to Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal today.
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Wrong To Stop Amritpal Singh's Wife From Going To UK: Top Sikh Body Chief
A day after fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh's wife Kirandeep Kaur was stopped at an airport here from boarding a flight to the UK, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday said it was not right.
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Don't Create Panic Before Baisakhi: Top Sikh Body Chief To Punjab Government
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday accused the Punjab government of trying to create panic by increasing security in Talwandi Sabo here ahead of Baisakhi festival.
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On Amritpal Singh's 'Sarbat Khalsa' Call, Top Sikh Body's Rejoinder
Amritpal Singh:In his two video messages that surfaced on social media on Wednesday and Thursday, Amritpal Singh asked the jathedar (chief) of the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of Sikhs, to call "sarbat khalsa".
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Bhagwant Mann Slams Sikh Body Chief Over "Provoking" People With Ultimatum
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Tuesday hit out at Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh for "provoking" people through an ultimatum to the AAP government to release all Sikh youths who were held during police crackdown.
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Top Sikh Body's Message For Amritpal Singh Amid Punjab Police Crackdown
The Jathedar of Akal Takht (the highest temporal seat of Sikhs) also questioned police's competence, wondering why they have not been able to nab the self-styled Sikh preacher despite having such a big force.
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"Punjab Has Had Enough": Sikh Body's Warning As Cops Look For Separatist
A day after Punjab police launching a massive operation to arrest Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh asked the government to avoid creating an atmosphere of terror in the state.
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Need To Raise Demand For Anti-Conversion Law In Punjab: Sikh Leader
The Jathedar's remarks came days after the registration of a case against some Nihang Sikhs, who were booked for allegedly disrupting an event organised by Christian missionaries in Amritsar's Daduana village.
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Ahead Of Operation Blue Star Anniversary, Bhagwant Mann Meets Sikh Leader
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and held a closed-door meeting with Akal Takht Jathedar Gyani Harpreet Singh ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary.
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Akal Takht Chief Given 'Z' Security By Centre, He Declines
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was Friday granted 'Z' category security by the Union Home Ministry, but he declined the offer saying it would have hindered his work as a religious leader.
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Punjab Police Withdraws Security Of 424 Prominent People In State: Report
The Punjab Police has ordered the withdrawal of security of 424 people, including former MLAs, Jathedars of two Takhts, heads of Deras, and police officers.
