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Armed With Spears And Shields, Nihang Sikhs Join Farmers' Protest
- Friday February 23, 2024
- India News | Reuters
Thousands of protesting farmers facing off with security forces have come under the protection of the Nihang Sikhs, a warrior sect dating back to the 1600s distinguished by their ink-blue robes and ancient weapons such as swords and spears.
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New Video Shows Moments Before 'Nihang' Sect Sikhs Killed Man In Amritsar
- Friday September 9, 2022
- India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Debanish Achom
A new CCTV footage shows the man who was hacked to death by three men near the Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar talking with a woman before he was murdered.
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Panj Pyaras Demand Removal of Akal Takht Jathedars for Pardoning Dera Chief
- Friday October 23, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
In an unprecedented development, the five Sikh high priests, Panj Pyaras of the Akal Takht today asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to remove the Jathedars of five Takhts (seats of Sikh religion), alleging that they had "created furore and restlessness in the community".
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Akal Takht Revokes Pardon Granted to Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
- Friday October 16, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Amid pressure from the Sikh community and hardliners, the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, today withdrew its edict pardoning Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh in a 2007 blasphemy case.
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Indian National Lok Dal Opposes Akal Takht's Decision to Pardon Dera Chief
- Wednesday September 30, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) party today opposed the decision of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat for Sikhs, to pardon Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of blasphemy charges, saying the Dera chief does not deserve exoneration.
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Radical Sikh Groups Oppose Akal Takht Pardon to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
- Tuesday September 29, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Accusing the Sikh clergy of bowing before Akali Dal leaders, particularly of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, radical Sikh leaders today tore a copy of the Akal Takht's order "pardoning" Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, to register their protest.
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Withdraw Cases Against Sikhs, Dera Sacha Sauda Tells Followers
- Monday September 28, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda sect, whose chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was pardoned by the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs the Akal Takht, today asked its followers to withdraw criminal cases lodged against Sikhs.
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Sikh Committee Urges Leaders to Accept Akal Takht's Pardon of Dera Chief
- Saturday September 26, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
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Sikh Leaders Term Pardoning of Dera Chief as 'Betrayal' with Community
- Saturday September 26, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
A section of Sikh leaders are unhappy over the pardoning of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, calling the move politically motivated as well as a betrayal with their community.
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Akal Takht Pardons Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
- Thursday September 24, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Akal Takht -- the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion - today said it has pardoned Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh following a written apology from him.
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Refuses to Stay Release of Controversial Film 'MSG' Starring Dera Chief
- Wednesday February 4, 2015
- India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to stay the release of controversial film 'MSG: The Messnger of God', starring Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of religious sect Dera Sacha Sauda.
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Sikh Bodies Want Ban on Controversial Sect Leader's Film
- Monday December 22, 2014
- India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel
The controversial leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim, has starred in a film that some Sikh bodies say should be banned as it could cause trouble in Punjab.
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Sikh man pleads not guilty to attack on Namdhari leader in UK
- Wednesday December 4, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
An Indian-origin man today appeared in a British court to plead not guilty to the attempted murder of a Namdhari sect leader during a trip to London.
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Sikh leader injured in attack at a UK gurdwara
- Monday August 12, 2013
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sikh leader Thakur Uday Singh was injured in an attack after morning prayers at a gurdwara in Britain's Leicester city, police said today.
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Girl denied admission by school for wearing turban
- Friday March 29, 2013
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A family belonging to Amritdhari Sikh sect has alleged that a private school in Jalandhar in Punjab denied admission to their daughter as her turban was in breach of the school's uniform, a claim rubbished by the institution's principal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Armed With Spears And Shields, Nihang Sikhs Join Farmers' Protest
- Friday February 23, 2024
- India News | Reuters
Thousands of protesting farmers facing off with security forces have come under the protection of the Nihang Sikhs, a warrior sect dating back to the 1600s distinguished by their ink-blue robes and ancient weapons such as swords and spears.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Video Shows Moments Before 'Nihang' Sect Sikhs Killed Man In Amritsar
- Friday September 9, 2022
- India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Debanish Achom
A new CCTV footage shows the man who was hacked to death by three men near the Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar talking with a woman before he was murdered.
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www.ndtv.com
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Panj Pyaras Demand Removal of Akal Takht Jathedars for Pardoning Dera Chief
- Friday October 23, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
In an unprecedented development, the five Sikh high priests, Panj Pyaras of the Akal Takht today asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to remove the Jathedars of five Takhts (seats of Sikh religion), alleging that they had "created furore and restlessness in the community".
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www.ndtv.com
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Akal Takht Revokes Pardon Granted to Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
- Friday October 16, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Amid pressure from the Sikh community and hardliners, the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, today withdrew its edict pardoning Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh in a 2007 blasphemy case.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian National Lok Dal Opposes Akal Takht's Decision to Pardon Dera Chief
- Wednesday September 30, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) party today opposed the decision of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat for Sikhs, to pardon Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of blasphemy charges, saying the Dera chief does not deserve exoneration.
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www.ndtv.com
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Radical Sikh Groups Oppose Akal Takht Pardon to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
- Tuesday September 29, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Accusing the Sikh clergy of bowing before Akali Dal leaders, particularly of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, radical Sikh leaders today tore a copy of the Akal Takht's order "pardoning" Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, to register their protest.
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www.ndtv.com
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Withdraw Cases Against Sikhs, Dera Sacha Sauda Tells Followers
- Monday September 28, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda sect, whose chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was pardoned by the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs the Akal Takht, today asked its followers to withdraw criminal cases lodged against Sikhs.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sikh Committee Urges Leaders to Accept Akal Takht's Pardon of Dera Chief
- Saturday September 26, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sikh Leaders Term Pardoning of Dera Chief as 'Betrayal' with Community
- Saturday September 26, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
A section of Sikh leaders are unhappy over the pardoning of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, calling the move politically motivated as well as a betrayal with their community.
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www.ndtv.com
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Akal Takht Pardons Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
- Thursday September 24, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Akal Takht -- the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion - today said it has pardoned Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh following a written apology from him.
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www.ndtv.com
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Refuses to Stay Release of Controversial Film 'MSG' Starring Dera Chief
- Wednesday February 4, 2015
- India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to stay the release of controversial film 'MSG: The Messnger of God', starring Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of religious sect Dera Sacha Sauda.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sikh Bodies Want Ban on Controversial Sect Leader's Film
- Monday December 22, 2014
- India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel
The controversial leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim, has starred in a film that some Sikh bodies say should be banned as it could cause trouble in Punjab.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sikh man pleads not guilty to attack on Namdhari leader in UK
- Wednesday December 4, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
An Indian-origin man today appeared in a British court to plead not guilty to the attempted murder of a Namdhari sect leader during a trip to London.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sikh leader injured in attack at a UK gurdwara
- Monday August 12, 2013
- India News | Press Trust of India
Sikh leader Thakur Uday Singh was injured in an attack after morning prayers at a gurdwara in Britain's Leicester city, police said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Girl denied admission by school for wearing turban
- Friday March 29, 2013
- Cities | Press Trust of India
A family belonging to Amritdhari Sikh sect has alleged that a private school in Jalandhar in Punjab denied admission to their daughter as her turban was in breach of the school's uniform, a claim rubbished by the institution's principal.
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www.ndtv.com