Lahore, Aug 19 (PTI) The Sikh community in this eastern Pakistani city held a protest today against the alleged desecration of their holy book in the Indian state of Punjab. The demonstration, organised under the banner of the Inter-Religious Peace Council, was held outside the Press Club here. The incident had occurred on the night of August 13 when five copies of the Guru Granth Sahib were allegedly... 

NEW YORK – A Sikh human rights group in New York will ask a US court to subpoena India’s minister for urban development Kamal Nath in a case filed against him for his alleged role in the 1984 massacre of Sikhs, when a judge hears on September 21 arguments regarding his claim to diplomatic immunity. The outfit ‘Sikhs for Justice’ (SFJ), which has filed the case against Nath, said the Minister’s... 

AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections are likely to delay the construction of Operation Bluestar memorial, which had been promised by the Sikh body. The reason for the delay is being attributed to the preoccupation of the SGPC members and the head of the sub-committee constituted for the purpose. The SGPC, on June 8, had formed a five-member subhttp://panthicdal.com/wp-admin/post-new.php-committee... 

A defence witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case today told a Delhi court that CBI was putting pressure on him to say that he had seen senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and two other co-accused indulging in riot activities. Mr. Kumar is facing trial relating to the killing of six persons by a mob in Delhi Cantonment area during the riots. The witness produced by Mr. Kumar to support his innocence... 

Various Sikh organisations today appealed to the district administration to ban the entry of Ashutosh Maharaj, head of the Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan, who will address a three-day religious congregation in Jammu from August 30. Addressing a joint press conference with representatives of various organisations, Avtar Singh Khalsa, president, United Secular Forum, Jammu, today averred that the entry... 

It is with a great distress and emotional turmoil that the Sikhs around the world have to witness the desecration of their Holy Scriptures, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. In the Village of Udhampur, near Morinda town in Rupnagar district of India’s Punjab state, during the early hours of 13 Aug 2011 some miscreants broke into the local Gurdwara Sahib and removed five Guru Granth Sahibs and dumped... 

It is our aim as an international organization to achieve our goals whilst upholding the Sikh principles.  Pre 1947, India was a peaceful multi-faith and multicultural society where people of different religious backgrounds cohabited peacefully. The roots of this harmonized society stemmed back to the reign of Maharaja Ranjit  Singh who being a Sikh upheld respect for humanity in line with the doctrine... 

Going back more than two centuries, nearly 80 historical artefacts are on display in central London at the world’s first major exhibition on the Golden Temple of Amritsar, north India. They include some of the earliest-known paintings and photographs of the temple, along with film footage and eye witness accounts from western travellers. The 10-week show, organised by the UK Punjab Heritage Association,... 

For the first time ever, the Sant Samaj will be contesting on a sizable number of seats in the SGPC elections, as the ruling SAD has forged an alliance with it and allotted it 30 out of the total 170. Sant Smaj SAD secretary Daljeet Singh Cheema confirmed the development, stating that the SAD had retained 140 seats. This has come as a major boost to the Sant Samaj, which was part of the Panthic Morcha... 

Tension gripped Udhampur village in Ropar district after 5 holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib and Gutkas were thrown into a well a few days ago. A bhog was held in the village on Monday under heavy police presence.  Sources said on intervening night of August 13 and 14, some unknown and mischievous persons opened the lock of the gurdwara in Udhampur village bordering Fategarh Sahib district and took...