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The controversy arose after five police personnel from Fazilka district entered the parikrama area without permission from the shrine management.

Fazilka SSP tenders apology at Akal Takht over police entry into Darbar Sahib

February 13, 2026 10:38 am

Jathedar seeks written explanation; urges Delhi to release Prof Devenderpal Singh Bhullar

Saka Nakodar 40th anniversary, Nakodar police firing 1986, Justice Gurnam Singh inquiry report,

‘40 years of silence': Families of Saka Nakodar firing victims make final appeal at Akal Takht as they eye international forums for justice

February 04, 2026 6:11 pm

Victims of the ‘Saka Nakodar’ police firing were remembered as “sons of the Khalsa Punjab” who laid down their lives while protesting the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib.

25 cases of hate speech still pending: Akal Takht on police action against Delhi youth

January 29, 2026 9:07 am

Either only FIRs were registered with no further action or no FIRs were registered at all despite formal complaints, the Akal Takht said.

Bhagwant Mann and Akal Takht dial down the heat, but why their truce is only surface deep

January 18, 2026 1:23 pm

Both the Punjab CM and the acting Jathedhar of the Takht, the highest temporal seat in Sikhism, exercised restraint at their recent meeting. However, differences remain over the viral video that had fuelled the row and triggered the summons to Mann.

A photo released by the Akal Takht showed Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and Jathedar Giani Tek Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib presenting Mann with a copy of the monthly Gurdwara Gazette and Sikh Code of Conduct. (Express Photo)

‘I neither have courage nor stature’: Mann appears before Akal Takht, clarifies remarks

January 16, 2026 4:12 am

A photo released by the Akal Takht showed Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and Jathedar Giani Tek Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib presenting Mann with a copy of the monthly Gurdwara Gazette and Sikh Code of Conduct.

No meat, intoxicants to be sold in Punjab’s 3 new ‘Holy Cities’: Reasons for their selection

December 22, 2025 7:49 pm

Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, and Talwandi Sabo are associated with three of the five Sikh Takhts. Here is what changes for them.

Former Akal Takht chief Giani Harpreet Singh steps out of race for president post of new SAD faction

August 08, 2025 11:10 am

The other key contender for the post is committee member Satwant Kaur, daughter of Amrik Singh, former president of the All India Sikh Students Federation, who was killed inside the Golden Temple on June 6, 1984, during Operation Blue Star.

‘No group should claim to operate under Akal Takht patronage’: Acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj after Sikh clergy meet

August 06, 2025 2:37 pm

Certain factions were attempting to gain political advantage by claiming patronage from the Akal Takht, acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj said on Wednesday.

Sikh institutions at odds as Akal Takht, Patna Sahib exchange jabs, Sukhbir Badal in the mix

May 23, 2025 10:18 pm

After Akal Takht, highest seat of Sikh authority, imposed bans on Patna Sahib’s leadership, the latter declared the heads of two Punjab-based Takhts guilty of religious misconduct. The two bodies had also clashed in 2008

No tobacco, bidi, paan, or halal shops to run in Mohali, says acting Akal Takht jathedar Gargajj

May 12, 2025 12:41 pm

Expressing concern over the growing social challenges faced by native Punjabis, Jathedar Gargajj urged the Sikh community to strengthen internal unity.