Delhiites Monday celebrated Gurparab -- the birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak -- with gaiety. Devotees cleaned and decorated gurdwaras besides setting up tables early morning for the feasting that takes place later in the day.Processions -- known as Prabhat Pheri -- were taken out early morning by various gurdwara committees in which many people from the Sikh as well as non-Sikh community...
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people -- irrespective of caste and religion -- converged in various Gurudwaras and Motijheel Ground to celebrate the 542nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji, the first guru and founder of Sikhism....
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government Tuesday cancelled the pilgrimage to Sikh shrines in Pakistan following a travel advisory issued by the union home ministry.The home ministry asked Indians to avoid travelling to Pakistan in view of the deteriorating security situation in that country.The pilgrimage to Pakistan by Sikhs, Oct 28 to Nov 6 from Sirsa, has been cancelled, keeping in mind the security of the pilgrims in the wake...
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Chandigarh, Nov 22 : Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been invited to Pakistan for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Guru Nanak Dev University being set up by the Pakistan government at Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev - the founder of Sikhism.The invitation was extended by former education minister of Pakistan's Punjab province, Imran Masood, at a meeting with Badal...
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Delhi/Amritsar, Oct 27 : The government Tuesday advised Indian pilgrims to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of the deteriorating security situation there. But the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) said it was awaiting clearance for Sikh devotees wanting to visit Pakistan for a festival next week.The home ministry said in a statement that it was "not advisable for Indian pilgrims to visit...
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Tuesday advised Indian pilgrims to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of the deteriorating security situation there. But the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) said it was awaiting clearance for Sikh devotees wanting to visit Pakistan for a festival next week.The home ministry said in a statement that it was "not advisable for Indian pilgrims to visit Pakistan in the prevailing situation when...
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was travelling with my family in an autorickshaw, little did I expect that this ride would be any different. As we set off in the vehicle, my eyes noticed a few magazines, kept in an aircraft-style pouch, behind the driver's back rest.I looked in front and there was a small television. The driver had tuned to the Doordarshan channel, perhaps to keep his passengers engrossed.My wife and I looked at...
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birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism was celebrated today with religious fervour and traditional gaiety with devotees thronging Gurdwaras to pay obeisance.A solemn ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the auspicious occasion. It was attended by President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. A langar was also organised on the occasion.A...
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Amritsar, Oct 31 : Despite the recent advice by the union home ministry asking Indian nationals to avoid travelling to Pakistan in view of the security situation there, a contingent of nearly 1,500 devotees Saturday crossed over into Pakistan to be part of Gurpurab - birth anniversary celebrations of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev.The contingent, comprising Sikhs and Hindus, including a number of women,...
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Survivors have had little justice. Only 20 people have been convicted for the killingsNearly 3,000 members of India's Sikh community were massacred after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards on 31 October 1984. Rahul Bedi, one of the first journalists to reach the affected areas in the capital, Delhi, recalls events.The 25th anniversary of Indira Gandhi's assassination...
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