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Dear Sikh Community, Don't you think that the Ragi Darshan Singh's saga is growing out of proportion at the cost of sanctity of the Akal Takht Sahib? The Akal Takht was instituted by Guru Hargobind Singh Ji as the highest Sikh Institution to strengthen the Community and give direction. When the building of the Akal Takht was damaged during Operation Blue Star, we were all hurt though we rebuilt it by putting bricks and cement together through Kar Seva. And now we are ourselves destroying the very foundation of the Institution of Akal Takht with our own hands. How can the Sikhs accept this? Is this not a mockery? There is every need to strengthen the Institution of Akal …
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Amritsar, Punjab: It's good news for those wanting to make a donation to the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, at Amritsar but unable to do so by physically coming here. They can now donate online. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has tied up with the HDFC bank to facilitate online donation to the shrine, bank officials said here Sunday. The bank has extended e-collection facility to people through HDFC Bank Payment Gateway to make donations. The SGPC, which has an annual budget of nearly Rs.450 crore, manages the temple - also called 'Harmandar Sahib' - and hundreds of other gurdwaras (Sikh temples) across Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. M…
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Sirhind, Punjab: Bharti-Walmart Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart Stores Inc. for wholesale cash and carry and back-end supply chain management operations, has launched its first agricultural co-operative centre in Sirhind, Punjab. The centre aims to build a robust aggregating, handling, packaging and delivering system of fresh produce to Best Price and Bharti Retail’s easyday stores. This initiative is part of Bharti-Walmart’s direct farm programme in partnership with 100 small and marginal farmers near Ludhiana. The farmers will be paid for their produce within 24 hours post delivery. All legalities including APMC tax will be fully compli…
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Chandigarh, Punjab: Pitching in for the rescue of train passengers of Malwa, hitherto marginalised largely by the Indian Railways in terms of fast and better connectivity, Member of Parliament from Bathinda Harsimrat Kaur Badal has written letters to Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for making residents’ train travel a convenient and pleasant experience besides drawing her attention towards the plight of passengers. Giving voice to the long pending demand of the commuters, the MP sought introduction of a Shatabdi/Janshatabdi train between Ferozepur and Delhi via Bathinda, Mansa, Jakhal, Rohtak. Drawing Railway Minister’s attention towards plight of passengers, Harsimrat…
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Hi SikhSangat forum users. I am a y/o male who has just started keeping kesh about 10 months ago. My hair has gotten quite long but not long enough to do a joora on the top of my head, and as result I don’t think I can tie a gutti. What would be the best style of dastaar to tie? I am torn apart on whether to tie a Dumalla, keski or a simple gol parna. I can also provide more info. Thanks.
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Could anybody tell me the ideal specs for a laptop to use for video editing please? (No gaming). I use Premiere Pro and After Effects. I checked out Dell XPS 17, coming out to over 4k with the 13th gen i9 processor 😅. If I have to get that I will, I just don't want to waste money on something that will be overkill for what I need. Thank you!
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Vancouver, Canada: Sikhs will be able to carry a kirpan (Sikh article of faith), to Olympic events if they adhere to a number of conditions, the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit has announced. ISU doesn’t expect the religious item will pose an additional risk at venues. Anyone wearing a kirpan must inform security personnel when being screened at an event and must also be wearing the other symbolic articles of Sikh faith. Additionally, the length of the knife’s blade must not exceed four inches, and the total length – including sheath and handle – must be no longer than seven and a half inches. If those stipulations and others are not met, the ISU officers can …
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Kashmir: Nearly 2,600 bodies have been discovered in single, unmarked graves and in mass graves throughout mountainous Indian-controlled Kashmir, a human rights group said Wednesday. Researchers from the International People’s Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice, a rights group in Indian-held Kashmir, said they found the graves during a three-year survey that concluded last month. “We’re not saying who is in each grave,” said Angna Chatterji, one of the members of the rights group. “But we’re saying these are unnamed graves and it’s imperative to investigate the issue by an independent international body.” The graves were found in cemeteries in 18 villages close to the …
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Gandhinagar, Gujrat: The Gujarat High Court on Friday set aside Modi government's order to ban Jaswant Singh's book on Mohammad Ali Jinnah, saying that the notification by the authorities falls short of the requirements of the provisions of the law under which it was issued. The state government had issued a notification under section 95 of the CrPC on August 19 banning Singh's book 'Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence' on the ground that it was against "national interest" and the contents were "misleading". The three-member bench headed by Chief Justice K S Radhakrishnan also said that the ban was a serious intrusion on fundamental rights of the citizens. At the s…
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Ludhiana, Punjab: Today, some people see Nihangs as a relic, but others recognise them as a colourful and important part of the Punjabi heritage. Gurbir Singh Brar, a photo artist also feels that there is no colourful subject as compared to Nihangs. Nihangs belong to a martial tradition started by the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. A photo exhibition by Brar under the theme “The Valiant Ones” was inaugurated today at Dr MS Randhawa Art Gallery, PAU. Their way of life, style of dress, and weaponry has not changed much over the centuries and this was what capitulated Brar to spend five months with Nihangs around Punjab. During this period, he lived with them, learnt their …
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Singapore : 'Although the Sikh community in Malaysia is small, their support and contributions to nation-building are very important,' said Perak Chief Minister Zambry Abdul Qadir. He said that despite being a minority community, the Sikhs had never allowed their small number to dampen the spirits to make it big in the country. Malaysia has about 1,26,000 Sikh community with around 28,000 in the Northern peninsular state of Perak. ''Since the arrival of the first batch of 100 Sikhs more than 100 years ago in Perak, the Sikhs have laid their lives, toiled in sweat, piqued their intelligence and flexed their muscles for the country,'' the Malaysian national news agency B…
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Washington DC, USA: Human Rights Groups in the United States expressed their concerns to President Barak Obama on the freedom of religion or belief in the upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India. The Indian government has failed to bring the perpetrators and instigators of sectarian violence to justice. For the same reason the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) named India to its Watch List in August, 2009. Voices For Freedom (VFF) a leading Human Rights Groups, Executive Director, Sudip Minhas, said, "Its most evident in the Indian government’s inadequate responses to sectarian violence, and this discrepancy has pr…
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US: Crossing all limits of blasphemy controversial ragi Prof Darshan Singh concocts a fictitious story and uses derogatory language for Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib and his personality. <em> Darshan Singh says "Guru Sahib went to a prostitute and the prostitute tried to lure him. Guru Sahib thought if he establishes relationship with her then the one who will be born out of that relationship will be illegitimate and if he doesn't establish a relationship then she will get him beat-up by the public by shouting 'thief thief'....Guru Sahib leaves his slippers and robe and starts running. He is caught by the public who starts beating him up. Someone gets hold of Guru …
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Chandigarh, Punjab: Over 25,000 farmers from all over Punjab on Tuesday thronged Chandigarh to hold a protest rally here in protest against unbundling of Punjab State Electricity Board. The protest march which remained peaceful during day but around 4 PM turned violent forcing the police to lathi charge the farmers. The protesting farmers set on fire dozens of police vehicles and private vehicles parked in sector 17. Though heavy police arrangement was made but police was taken by surprise when a small group of farmers torched the police vehicles. When situation became grim police sung into action and cane charged the farmers. Several farmers were injured. The protesti…
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Amritsar, Punjab: Viewed as “temporary respite” to the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC-Adhoc) president Jagdish Singh Jhinda and his four associates, Akal Takht has deferred edict on them to October 1 with Jathedar Gurbachan Singh clarifying the edict would be based on thorough probe into the September 13 Kurukshetra gurdwara incident. Akal Takht has given clean chit to the HSGPC leader and the SGPC member Bibi Ravinder Kaur in respect of charges that she was part of a group of HSGPC leaders, led by Jhinda, which, allegedly “forced entry” apart from “usurping” the control of the Kurukshetra gurdwara on September 13. Giani Gurbachan Singh said though, B…
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