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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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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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Christian Missionaries Push For Forced Conversions Of Sikhs: Akal Takht
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has accused Christian missionaries of running programmes for forced conversion of Sikh families in border villages, a charge vehemently denied by the Bishop of Diocese of Amritsar.
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Navjot Sidhu Apologises For "Unknowingly" Hurting Sikh Sentiments
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday apologised after the Akal Takht Jathedar asked him to do so for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community by wearing a shawl bearing some religious symbols.
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Over 20,000 People Sign White House Petition for Jagtar Hawara's Release
Over 20,000 people have signed an online petition on the White House website seeking help of US President Barack Obama for the release of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassin Jagtar Singh Hawara. Sikh hardliners claim to have parallely declared him as head priest or Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of Sikhism in ...
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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.
-
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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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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Christian Missionaries Push For Forced Conversions Of Sikhs: Akal Takht
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has accused Christian missionaries of running programmes for forced conversion of Sikh families in border villages, a charge vehemently denied by the Bishop of Diocese of Amritsar.
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Navjot Sidhu Apologises For "Unknowingly" Hurting Sikh Sentiments
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday apologised after the Akal Takht Jathedar asked him to do so for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community by wearing a shawl bearing some religious symbols.
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Over 20,000 People Sign White House Petition for Jagtar Hawara's Release
Over 20,000 people have signed an online petition on the White House website seeking help of US President Barack Obama for the release of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassin Jagtar Singh Hawara. Sikh hardliners claim to have parallely declared him as head priest or Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of Sikhism in ...
