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He once saved Sukhbir Badal’s life. A missed home visit now makes him quit SAD

October 08, 2026 6:37 pm

Gurdeep Singh Makrod, who had left the SAD, returned to the party last year after he caught hold of Sukhbir Singh Badal’s attacker at the Golden Temple.

Badal-owned PTC’s former head starts live 'gurbani' telecast on new channel

August 06, 2026 9:13 pm

While Rabindra Narayan thanked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), it has served a legal notice on his GTC Network to halt the live broadcast of 'gurbani'.

Renovation inside Golden Temple complex: Installation of modern tiles continues despite discontinuation claims by SGPC

August 06, 2026 11:09 am

Conservationists argue that commercial tiles clash directly with traditional Sikh architectural heritage and should be avoided in historic Gurdwaras.

SGPC to probe staff lapse after alleged sacrilege bid at Golden Temple complex

June 12, 2026 12:24 pm

The accused was apprehended by a devotee during an Akhand Path amid a reported security lapse.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

GOLDEN TEMPLE PHOTOS

Turban-clad Rahul Gandhi visits Golden Temple before embarking on Punjab leg of his yatra

January 10, 2023 6:26 pm

Rahul Gandhi visits Golden Temple ahead of Punjab leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra

Operation Blue Star's 37th anniversary: Security stepped up at Golden Temple

June 06, 2021 11:25 am

Operation Bluestar was a military action ordered by then PM Indira Gandhi to flush out Sikh militants holed up in Harmandir Sahib Complex (Golden Temple) in Amritsar. It is said that nearly 3,000 Sikhs were killed during the operation.

Festivities, prayers mark Gurpurab in Punjab

November 06, 2014 10:07 pm

A Sikh priest sits behind the Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book) as a 'jalao', a show of Sikhism's symbolic items, is displayed inside their holiest shrine inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Clash inside Golden Temple premises on Bluestar anniversary

June 06, 2014 4:31 pm

A clash broke out during an event on the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar inside Golden temple premises.

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