Gurdwara panel begins langar services at railway, bus stations
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It is providing meals to infected patients without caregivers
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Tuesday began langar services to provide cooked meals to those migrants and other needy people waiting at New Delhi and Old Delhi railway stations and Anand Vihar bus terminus.
The meals are being prepared at the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara and then distributed across the city by volunteers, said DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
“Several migrants have started returning to their hometowns in the fear of remaining hungry in the city. In order to ensure that nobody in the city sleeps hungry, food for thousands of people is being prepared and packed at Bangla Sahib,” said Mr. Singh.
ISSUE DATE: April 19, 2021
UPDATED: April 9, 2021 22:51 IST
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Delhi HC dismisses petition seeking postponement of DSGMC elections amid rising COVID-19 infections ANI | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 16:59 IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The DelhiHigh Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking postponement of the elections of the members of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) in view of the recent unprecedented spike of coronavirus cases in the national capital.
A division bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Amit Bansal dismissed the petition filed by Jagmohan Singh and Manjeet Singh Chugh. There is no merit in the petition. Dismissed, the court said.
Jagmohan Singh and Manjeet Singh Chugh are voters in the Voters List maintained by the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections, a body under the respondent Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and responsible for the conduct of elections of the members of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (File photo)
Closely monitoring Pakistan protests, will do utmost to ensure safe return of Sikh pilgrims, says Jaishankar ANI | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 22:40 IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): India is closely tracking the developments in Pakistan and will do utmost to ensure security and safe return of the Sikh Pilgrims who have gone to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Lahore, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Closely tracking developments. In touch with Pakistani authorities and Sikh Jatha. Will do utmost to ensure security and safe return of pilgrims, Jaishankar said in a tweet.
High Court rejects plea to postpone gurdwara management panel polls
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Court says govts. are taking steps to curb virus spread
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Court says govts. are taking steps to curb virus spread
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea to postpone the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections, scheduled for April 25, due to the spike in COVID-19 cases.
A Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Amit Bansal said “the respondent Delhi government as well as the Central government is already taking all steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, without however restricting day-to-day life any more than necessary.”