Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Thursday decided to set up a 10-member committee to resolve the controversy over the Sikh religion's "Nanakshahi" calendar.SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar told media after a long meeting, attended by top Sikh religious leaders from various organisations, that the 10-member committee would comprise five "pro-Nanakshahi" and five "anti-Nanakshahi" group representatives.There...
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Amidst severe tension inPakistan, more than 200 Sikh devotees today went to Pakistanhere today through Samjhauta Express train from theinternational Attari Railway Station here.According to officials at Attari Railway Station, Sikhdevotees went to Pakistan to observe the birth anniversary offounder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev at Nankana Sahib inPakistan on November 2.All the Sikh devotees who went...
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Guru Nanak Jayanti is being celebrated on Monday with traditional fervour and enthusiasm across the country.Today is the 541st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion.Special Shabad Kirtan were also organised in the Bangla Sahib gurudwara in the capital.The anniversaries of Sikh guru's are known as Gurpurabs which mark the culmination of "Prabhat Pheris" early morning nagar...
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The Sikh community celebrated the 541st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion, at the Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Thevara, here on Monday. The programmes of the day started with the recitation of hymns and Gurbani Kirtan. It was followed by Sat Sangat by the Raghis....
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congregation to celebrate the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev will be held at NTR stadium on November 2 from 10 a.m. The event will be marked by recitations of holy hymns by religious preachers followed by free community kitchen. A night congregation will be held at Gurudwara Saheb Guru Singh Sabha in Afzalgunj...
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541st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion, was celebrated in the Rajnivas, here today.Members from Sukhmani Sahib's Society, Puducherry, called on Lt Governor Iqbal Singh and officer on spcial duty J P Singh and greeted them on the occasion, according to a release from the Lt Governor's secretariate.The Lt Governor distributed sweets to the staff of Rajnivas secretariate on...
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Hyderabad: The 540th birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev was celebrated in a grand manner by thousands of Sikhs and people from other faiths on Monday. Nearly, 25,000 Sikh devotees participated in a mass congregation by offering prayers to Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs at NTR stadium, a press release said.Beginning 11 a.m., it went...
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authorities persuaded their Indian counterparts to allow trains to cross the border to transport Sikhs who wish to participate in Guru Nanak's birth anniversary celebrations despite an official advisory against visiting the country, an official said today."The Indian Railways informed us on Friday evening that they would not entertain three special Pakistani trains going to Amritsar to transport the...
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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. The Haryana government has cancelled a pilgrimage for a Sikh festival next week but the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) said it was awaiting clearance for a large group of devotees.The home ministry said in a statement that it was 'not...
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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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