Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee

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  For Baisakhi Celebrations, First Batch Of Sikh Pilgrims Leaves For Pakistan

  Around 839 Sikh devotes led by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee boarded a special train to Pakistan.

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  Ready To Investigate Corruption Charges Against AAP Leaders: Sukhbir Singh Badal

  Any complaint made by Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who was convenor Punjab unit of the AAP, against any of his party leader about corruption will be investigated, Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said in Ludhiana on Friday.

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  This Diwali, No Fireworks at Amritsar's Golden Temple

  In turmoil-hit Punjab, the festival of lights, Diwali, will be dimmed this year. After protests over the alleged desecration of the holy book 'Guru Granth Sahib', the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee has announced that the Golden Temple will neither be adorned with fancy lights nor would it witness any fireworks this Diwali.

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  Sikh Committee Urges Leaders to Accept Akal Takht's Pardon of Dera Chief

  Amidst strong objection by Sikh leaders to the pardon granted to Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by the Sikh faith's highest temporal seat, the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) today urged the community to accept the decision, saying that the Akal Takht's supremacy cannot be challenged.

• SGPC row: Akal Takht Asks Sikh Leaders To Call Off Congregation

  In a bid to deescalate rising tension, the Akal Takht today directed that the planned Sikh congregations by ruling Akali Dal in Amritsar and in Karnal tomorrow against the Haryana government's move to create a separate gurudwara management committee in the state be called off.

• Confrontation Looms Between Akali Dal and Haryana Government Over Decision to Split SGPC

  With the Parkash Singh Badal-led Akali Dal deciding to post armed guards outside the gurudwaras in Haryana to foil the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government's bid to take over the affairs of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, or the SGPC, in the state, stage is set for what could be a bruising confrontation between the two sides.

• Protesters block rail traffic in Punjab over Sajjan Kumar's acquittal in anti-Sikh riots case

  Rail traffic was disrupted for several hours this morning as activists of various Sikh outfits squatted on tracks to protest the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riots case.

• Intelligence agencies caution Punjab against revival of militancy

  At a meeting this morning, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde reportedly warned Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal about a new wave of militancy threatening the state.