Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his wife Gurpreet Kaur on Wednesaday visited Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar to pay obeisance on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti.
A high-level meeting was held on Tuesday at the Delhi Secretariat in the presence of Delhi Government's Minister for Art, Culture & Language and Tourism, Kapil Mishra, and Environment Minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, to review preparations for the upcoming 350th remembrance anniversar
In her message, the President said, "On the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to all Indians living in India and abroad, especially our Sikh brothers and sisters."
CJI-designate Justice Surya Kant was also present during the occasion, which witnessed judges and staff coming together to observe the spiritual and communal aspects of the festival.
A jatha of 1,796 Sikh pilgrims from India will visit Pakistan to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on November 5, paying their respects at various historic gurudwaras on the occasion of 'Parkash Purb'.
The letter, addressed to various ministers and senior officers, stated that the Punjab Governor, Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, DGP Punjab, senior bureaucrats, and officers of the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat have been invited to attend the ceremony.
"This day, going back to 1984, is one of the darkest. It was not a riot; it was a cold-blooded killing of innocent, vulnerable people sitting in their homes. Those who were responsible for democracy, for preparing the voters list, for law and order, used the voters list to go to the homes
In an interview with ANI, Puri maintained that the killings of Sikhs in 1984 were not a riot, but a cold-blooded killing of innocent people who were sitting in their homes. He accused the Congress of "using" the voters' list to identify the properties owned by Sikhs.
"Every minority community is flourishing today. BJP doesn't play appeasement politics. Congress reaches out to minority communities, fuels them and then does this to them. I think the people in the Congress party today ought to do some serious introspection on the events of 1984 on that p
"Congress leaders were seen leading mobs outside Gurdwaras, as even police stood watching. The very institutions meant to uphold law and order surrendered their conscience and allowed a free hand to these leaders," Puri posted on X.
"Like all other members of my Sikh Sangat this violence also came close to my house. I was then a young first secretary posted in Geneva at that time and was extremely worried about the safety and wellbeing of my parents who lived in a DDA flat in SFS, Hauz Khas. They were rescued in time
New Delhi [India], October 29: The Bhai Jaita Ji Bike Ride, organized by the World Sikh Chamber of Commerce (WSCC) on the occasion of the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, marked a historic spiritual milestone, bringing together more than 200+ bikers from all walks of l