Sikhs in Maharashtra

French Family Expresses Gratitude to Sikh Gurdwara for Shelter during Mumbai Floods

A french tourist family expressed its gratitude towards Dadar based Sikh Gurdwara Sahib for providing shelter during recent Mumbai flooding.

Law Student From Mumbai Moves SCI Against Demolition Of Gurdwara Dongmar In Sikkim

It is been learned that a law student from Mumbai on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court of India in a bid to save Gurdwara Gurudongmar in Sikkim

Sikh Students Barred From Wear Kadas In School, Will Seek Legal Remedy Says Parents

As per the media reports a Goregaon school asked two Sikh students to remove their kadas (a bangle worn by Sikhs as part of their Kakkars), parents are now

Bombay High Court May Hear Petition Against Maharashtra For Publishing Anti Sikh Material

The petition so filed is pertaining to an anti-Sikh  academic material published in the text book for the students of Class 9th by the state's education

Budhist, Muslim and Sikh communities took-out peace march in Nagpur

Nagpur, Maharashtra: In a major show of communal harmony, the members of Budhist, Sikh and Muslim communities, on Oct. 05, held an impressive peace march in Nagpur. For last two days the Nagpur was tense after a minor altercation between two groups of youth belonging to Budhist and Sikligar Sikh communities had turned serious. Leaders and representatives of these minority communities held a series of meetings to pacify the tensions. They jointly held a peace march in Nagpur covering almost all areas that had witnessed incidents of violence.

Mob attacks Sikh Gurdwara in Nagpur; Vehicles burnt, attempt to burn houses

Nagpur/Maharashtra (Oct. 03): As per media reports tensions prevailed in Nagpur after a mob besieged Sikh Gurdwara in Panchsheel Nagar of Nagpur in Maharashtra. As per a news reported by The Tribune Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) Jaswant Singh Mann said that a Sikh Gurdwara Sahib was besieged at Panchsheel Nagar (Nagpur) in Maharashtra. He said the Gurdwara was surrounded after two groups clashed over a trivial issue. He said the authorities had imposed a curfew in the area.

Maharashtra Cabinet cuts-short SGPC members in Takht Hazur Sahib Board Nanded

Nanded/ Maharashtra, India (August 22, 2014): It is learnt that the representation of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) in the Takht Hazur Sahib (Nanded) Board at will be clipped as the Maharashtra government has granted approval to the report of J. S. Bhatia committee.