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In US, drive to assert Sikh identity gets a $1.35L boost

Edit The Times of India 20 Oct 2016
AMRITSAR ... "In both instances, attackers accused these Sikhs of being either terrorists or part of Taliban," he said. Hailing the efforts, jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh said that Sikhs around the world should press upon their respective governments to hold nation-wide campaigns to acquaint local residents about their unique identity, dress code, articles of faith and significance of hair in their lives ... RELATED....

Mystic Mantra: The priceless ruby of Nam-Simran

Edit Deccan Chronicle 20 Oct 2016
Once Guru Nanak, during his visit to Patna, compared the seed of divine light within man to a precious stone ... Mardana took the stone to a vegetable seller and asked for two radishes but the shopkeeper would give only one. He went to a cloth merchant who offered him only a yard of coarse cloth in exchange of a stone ... The gurudwara, also the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, is known as Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib or simply Patna Sahib ... ....

Meet today in Chandigarh to discuss Panthic agenda

Edit The Times of India 18 Oct 2016
AMRITSAR ... He informed that Satnam Singh Jhandia, another sacked Panj Pyara, had met Jagtar Singh Hawara, assassin of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, who has been appointed as 'Jathedar' of Akal Takht by 'Sarbat Khalsa' in November 2015 and decision to hold the Panthic meet was taken ... Apart from Khanda and Jhandia, other Panj Pyaras who would be heading the Panthic meet include Mangal Singh, Major Singh and Tarlok Singh....

Amritsar Founder Guru Ram Das’s 482nd `Gurpurab’ celebrated with fervour

Edit The Times of India 17 Oct 2016
AMRITSAR ... Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee displayed Jalau at Akal Takht and Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai Sahib ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App ... RELATED ... Recommended By Colombia ....

We will free you from 'Takht-i-Raiwind': Bilawal kicks off 'historic' PPP rally in Karachi

Edit Dawn 16 Oct 2016
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Grand start to Sikh celebrations

Edit The Telegraph India 13 Oct 2016
Chief minister Nitish Kumar today flagged off a jagriti yatra from the Takht Shri Harmandir Sahib to create awareness and invite people to the 350th Prakash Parv or birth anniversary celebrations of the 10th Sikh guru, Gobind Singh ... ....

Man arrested for killing wife accused of desecration

Edit The Times of India 13 Oct 2016
AMRITSAR. Police solved a blind murder case of a woman who was booked for desecration, with the arrest of her husband in Veroke village here ... Balwinder Kaur was found murdered on September 9 night ... When she had tried to climb up to the takht where saroop of Guru Grath Sahib was installed, she was noticed and apprehended ... RELATED ... Recommended By Colombia ....

Over 12 hurt in clash during Muharram procession

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016
BAREILLY ... According to witnesses, violence broke out following a quarrel in the evening over the route of the procession ... Some of the assailants overturned the Tazia 'takht' in an attempt to hurt religious sentiments," alleged a resident, Tahir. Meanwhile, the other side claimed that the 'takht' was overturned by people in the procession to instigate violence in an attempt to settle old scores ... Click here to download it for your device....

Accusing SGPC of bias, woman goes on hunger strike

Edit The Times of India 11 Oct 2016
Talking to newspersons before beginning her hunger strike, Harman said everyday devotees recited Sri Sukhmani Sahib in front of the Akal Takht before the opening of its doors, but recently the SGPC employees had started raising objections to ......

Iran, China start co-op on Arak facility

Edit Topix 08 Oct 2016
Iran and China have started cooperation on the Arak heavy water facility, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said, IRNA reported Oct. 7. Under the nuclear agreement, achieved between Iran and P5+1 and implemented in January 2016, Iran removed the Arak reactor's core and a new reactor with minimum plutonium production capacity will be installed there ... ....

Won’t cremate Sikh activist till accused are held: Protesters

Edit The Times of India 08 Oct 2016
LUDHIANA ... Continuing their protest outside DMCH, they threatened to hit the roads from Saturday with Joga's body. The protesters also pasted posters of Damdami Taksal jathedar Harnaam Singh Dhuma, and former jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Jasbir Singh Rode, calling them 'Sarkari Sant'. SAD (A) district president Jaswant Singh Cheema said the cremation would be held only after the main accused were arrested ... RELATED....

Punjab Congress tackles ticket rivalry with loyalty vows

Edit The Times of India 06 Oct 2016
In line with this, on Tuesday, Congress Legislature Party leader Charanjit Channi took the two main ticket contenders from Talwandi Sabo to Takht Damdama Sahib and another 21 ticket-seekers from Ropar constituency to shrine of Peer Baba Zinda Shaheed at Nurpur Bedi in Ropar the next day ... for party tickets from Talwandi Sabo - to Takht Damdama Sahib....

Deputy FM: Iran supports cooperation with int'l universities

Edit Irna 06 Oct 2016
Tehran, Oct 6, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi voiced the Iranian government's support for cooperation with universities and international centers ... ....
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