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Celebrating Gurupurab 2021 in post-COVID times
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Gurupurab, also called Guru Nanak Jayanti, is one of the most special festivals for Sikhs as it marks the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru -- Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
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Amarinder Singh demands reservation for Valmikis, Mazhabi Sikhs in govt jo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], November 16 (ANI): Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked his successor Charanjit Singh Channi to strongly defend the "reservation within the reservation" for the Valmikis and Mazhabi Sikhs of Punjab, for the direct recruitment in various government j
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Sikhs in Kashmir Valley commence week-long celebrations of Guru Nanak Jaya
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 14 (ANI): Ahead of the 552nd birth anniversary of Sikh faith's founder, Guru Nanak Dev, the Sikh community in the Kashmir valley on Sunday began week-long celebrations with a 'nagar kirtan' or religious procession in Srinagar.
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India tightening noose against Sikhs for Justice, NIA team in Canada to 'l
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): In a step ahead to tighten noose against US-based secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a two-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is camping in Canada to "liaise with the authorities in connection with the pro-Khalistan cases" registe
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Nihang Sikhs demonstrate horse-riding skills in Punjab's Amritsar on Bandi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], November 6 (ANI): On the occasion of 'Bandi Chhor Divas', Nihang Sikhs demonstrated horse-riding skills in Punjab's Amritsar on Friday.
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Sikhs seek law to allow them to carry Kirpan in public places in Pakistan'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 3 (ANI): Sikhism enjoins on followers to follow the five K's--Kesh, Kara, Kanga, Kaccha and Kirpan-- but Sikhs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) say they are not allowed to carry a Kirpan (dagger) in public.
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HC directs Centre to decide representation seeking evacuation of 227 India
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to decide the representation of the plea related to 227 Indian and Afghan Nationals of Indian origin - Hindus, Sikhs stranded in Afghanistan, as per law.
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Afghanistan's Sikhs to 'make choice between converting to Islam or leaving
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): As the security scenario in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, Sikhs -- a community that was already in a dire situation before the collapse of the government -- practically have to make a choice between options of "converting to Sunni Islam or run a
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Sukhbir Singh condemns Taliban's forcibly entry into Afghanistan's Gurdwar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], October 16 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday condemned the forcibly entering of the Taliban's heavily armed men into a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's Kabul and urged the government to take this matter to the international forum that
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Sikhs in Pakistan face continuous persecution, uncertain of their future
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): A spate of killings since 2014, has raised worries that Sikhs might be the latest target of Pakistan's religious extremist groups, leaving community members uncertain of their future in the country.
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Advocate seeks NHRC indulgence in 'killings of minority' in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): An advocate practising in the Supreme Court has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on violation of human rights of minority Hindus and Sikhs in Kashmir and sought the indulgence of the commission towards the "heart-wrenchin
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Punjab Dy CM opposes eviction of Sikhs in Shillong
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 10 (ANI): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday strongly opposed the decision of the Meghalaya government to evict the Sikhs living in Shillong.
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