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Punjab: Jagir Kaur questions Dhami’s return to SGPC

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2025
... implementing the orders issued by the Akal Takht on December 2 last year against the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), followed by removal of jathedars of Akal Takht, Sri Damdama Sahib and Sri Kesgarh Sahib.
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Enrolment drive on, Akali Dal rebels open office in Amritsar

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
She also accused Dhami of violating Akal Takht directives.She announced that the rebels would introduce a resolution to seek the cancellation of the decision made by SGPC executive committee to remove ...
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Controversy over dismissal of Sikh high priests sparks debate among Pakistani Sikhs

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
Additionally, the independence of the Akal Takht Secretariat was also highlighted as a necessity.Call for a global Sikh leadership platformHarmeet Singh, a Sikh representative and PSGPC member who ...
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4 HRTC buses vandalised in Amritsar, FIR lodged

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2025
The vandalism was noticed by the locals and staff of the buses on Saturday morning ... Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami also condemned the action against Bhindranwale’s photo ....
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Act against communal elements: SGPC to HP govt after row over Bhindranwale’s image on flags

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
Dhami had resigned after former Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh condemned the SGPC’s decision to remove Giani Harpreet Singh as the Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar last month ... He will also serve as the acting jathedar of the Akal Takht.
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AAP defends police action, Opposition says farmers backstabbed

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
Policemen removing farmers at the Punjab-Haryana border in Shambhu village of Patiala district on Wednesday. ( (ANI) ... Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj said Punjab is moving towards becoming a police state ... ....
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Proposal for reforming jathedar appointments: Namdhari Sikh leader advocates for Panch Pardhani tradition

The Times of India 19 Mar 2025
He said that decisions at Akal Takht should always be made by five Sikhs together, not by one person He added that in place of the Jathedar, there should be a committee of five or thirteen learned ...
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Damdami Taksal prepares for protest in front of SGPC office on March 28

The Times of India 19 Mar 2025
We are prepared for a prolonged battle,' said Harnam Singh.In an appeal to the sangat, he urged them to join the peaceful protest in large numbers, travelling in car convoys and wearing ...
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Dhami relents, to resume his duties as SGPC chief

Hindustan Times 19 Mar 2025
He, however, skipped the question on removal of Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh ... Dhami had resigned from the post last month after the then Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh condemned the ...
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2 masked miscreants vandalise HRTC bus in Kharar

Hindustan Times 19 Mar 2025
Taking strict note of the incident of the locals reportedly tearing the flags carrying Bhindranwale’s picture, Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj said this kind of treatment will ...
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Akal Takht oversight panel’s ‘Shiromani Akali Dal’ membership slips rankle SAD

The Times of India 18 Mar 2025
... accused the committee of defying Akal Takht directions, noting that the template membership slip did not mention that the membership was being conducted as per the Dec 2, 2024, Akal Takht directions.
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Akal Takht-constituted committee launches SAD recruitment drive

Hindustan Times 18 Mar 2025
The Akal Takht-constituted five-member panel on Tuesday launched the Shiromani Akali Dal recruitment drive after offering ardas (prayer) at the highest Sikh temporal seat in the Golden Temple complex in the presence of rebel SAD leaders.
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Akal Takht-appointed panel to start membership drive today

Hindustan Times 18 Mar 2025
The committee constituted by Akal Takht on December 2 to supervise the membership drive for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will start its work from Amritsar on Tuesday after performing ardaas at the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs.
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Dhami agrees to resume charge as SGPC chief after Sukhbir & Bhunder meet him

The Times of India 18 Mar 2025
The development coincided with the Akal Takht-constituted five-member committee — originally a seven-member panel headed by Dhami — starting the membership drive of the Akali Dal after performing ...
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