Pakistan gets first Sikh minister in Punjab provinceBorn on October 11, 1974 at Nankana Sahib and hailing from the Narowal district, Arora was also the first-ever Sikh member of the Punjab pr...
07 Mar, 2024, 07.06 PM IST
Anand Marriage Act, which gives statutory recognition to Sikh marriage rituals, implemented in J-KThe emergence of the Anand Marriage Act dates back to 1909 when the British Imperial Legislative Council passed a legislation for the recog...
13 Dec, 2023, 03.19 PM IST
Sikh's chief religious authority Akal Takht bans destination weddings at beach & resortThe high priests of the Sikh community have banned the installation of Guru Granth Sahib during destination weddings held at places like se...
17 Oct, 2023, 12.45 PM IST
Guru Granth Sahib 'insulted' at marriage ceremony of CM Mann, claims SGPCShiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Harjinder Singh Dhami said the vehicle carrying the holy book was stopped for checking...
14 Jul, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
JK conversion row: One of 4 Sikh women had approached HC for protection against harassment by familyIn an order passed on May 20, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey had directed the police to ensure the woman's parents -- Rattan Singh and Popinde...
30 Jun, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
Act against ‘forced conversion’: A Sikh team to CentreThe delegation included Delhi BJP leader RP Singh. Reddy assured them that the Centre would take necessary action.
30 Jun, 2021, 07.06 AM IST
India condemns 'targeted killing' of Sikh community member in Pakistan's PeshawarThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Pakistan should stop "prevaricating" and take immediate action to apprehend and give exemplary ...
05 Jan, 2020, 05.12 PM IST
Abducted Pakistani Sikh girl not yet reunited with her familyThe Secretary General of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhik Committee's Ameer Singh told that Jagjit Kaur is in Lahore's Darul Amaan (shelt...
06 Sep, 2019, 08.35 PM IST
Police arrests 14 men for trespassing into Sikh temple in UKSpecially trained officers from Warwickshire Police are still believed to be inside Gurdwara Sahib in the town of Leamington Spa to negotia...
12 Sep, 2016, 12.06 AM IST
528th marriage anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev celebrated in PunjabHundreds of devotees participated in the religious procession which started from Gurudwara Dehra Sahib, where the marriage of Guru Nanak De...
20 Sep, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
Marriage registration to soon cost more in DelhiRegistering marriage will soon cost Delhiites more as the AAP government has proposed to hike marriage registration fee by up to four times...
09 Aug, 2015, 12.44 PM IST
Sikhs to take mandatory permission before leaving PakistanThe decision had been taken to have a complete record about those Sikhs leaving the country to visit their holy places especially in India.
07 Aug, 2015, 06.26 PM IST
Pakistan yet to punish attackers of religious minorities: US reportAt the same time John Kerry praised the people of Pakistan for standing against violence against religious minorities.
29 Jul, 2014, 12.50 PM IST
Haryana government woos Sikhs with Anand Marriage ActThe move seems to be an attempt by Bhupinder Singh Hooda government to woo the Sikh community ahead of upcoming assembly polls in October.
08 May, 2014, 12.12 PM IST
- India raises the issue of Sikh marriage registration with Iran
India today raised with Iran problems faced by Sikh community in that country, particularly regarding registration of marriages.
04 May, 2013, 08.53 PM IST
- Govt to bring special marriage act for Sikhs
Government is planning to bring in a special marriage act for the Sikhs, a long standing demand of the community.
10 Mar, 2008, 04.17 PM IST
- Non-veg, wine out for Sikh weddings
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee has set an austere code for Sikh weddings.
29 Jul, 2007, 04.18 AM IST