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Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj calls for Sikh unity on 42nd anniversary of Operation Blue Star

June 06, 2026 9:40 am

Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj drew parallels between the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that followed Operation Blue Star and what he alleged are ongoing efforts to undermine Sikh identity today.

From dawn to dusk and beyond: How the Golden Temple feeds 1.2 lakh daily

June 05, 2026 6:40 pm

As summer peak hits Amritsar, the Guru Ramdas Langar opens its doors wider than ever, serving over 1.2 lakh devotees daily with quiet, unyielding devotion.

Military Digest | 40 years of Operation Black Thunder I in Golden Temple

May 03, 2026 12:46 pm

Operation Black Thunder I saw the NSG and police clear militants from Amritsar’s Golden Temple following a Khalistan declaration by by separatists, two years after Operation Blue Star in 1984.

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40 years ago, May 2, 1986: Operation at Temple ends

May 02, 2026 11:59 am

The 14-hour Operation Search at the Golden Temple complex undertaken by the Punjab Police, the paramilitary forces and some commandos came to an end.

The arrest, the first of its kind at Darbar Sahib since 1988, has raised questions over police procedure and coordination with gurdwara authorities.

Fazilka police name man, his son in FIR after picking them from Golden Temple

February 02, 2026 10:11 am

On Saturday, SGPC said the police action inside the Golden Temple was “inappropriate” and amounted to interference in management affairs.

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‘Inappropriate’: Day after police pick up 2 men from Golden Temple premises, SGPC questions action

January 31, 2026 4:31 pm

Chaotic scenes were witnessed at the Golden Temple after plainclothes police picked up two men. In the melee, SGPC task force personnel detained two police officials in a room.

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.

Balbinder Kumar, who has decided to keep unshorn hair as per the Sikh code for the duration of the work The fresco he is restoring, which is a replica of the first and the only "realist" painting of Guru Gobind Singh

‘Time doesn’t matter here’: A Golden Temple restoration, and a 200-yr-old Kangra link

January 12, 2026 6:17 am

Why a Professor from Shimla is the chosen one for the restoration of a rare Guru Gobind Singh fresco in the Sikh shrine, and for making a replica

Three states, 21 days, and a stroke of luck: Delhi Police rescue missing brothers at Golden Temple

October 03, 2025 2:24 pm

After 21 days of search across multiple states, police find missing children in Amritsar

The PIL, filed by Jagdish Singh, a 77-year-old resident of Bagh Ramanand, through advocate Vivek Salathia, claimed that a sealed property near Bagh Ramanand was being converted into a hotel in violation of the Amritsar Walled City (Building) Act, 2016, and building by-laws.

Fresh PIL flags illegal constructions near Golden Temple

September 04, 2025 4:59 pm

The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notices to the Punjab government and the Amritsar Municipal Corporation. Despite 15 years of court orders and a 2016 law, hotels continue to rise in the walled city.