Centre may take over dargah management in Ajmer Sep 26, 2009
The government should consider clearing the entire area and creating a dedicated corridor like at Tirupati, Golden Temple and the Vaishno Devi Temple,'' sources said. More Stories from this section. (India Times, India)
Country profile: India Sep 3, 2009
In 1984 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was gunned down by her Sikh bodyguards after ordering troops to flush out Sikh militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. And in 1992, widespread Hindu-Muslim violence erupted after Hindu extremists demolished the Babri mosque at Ayodhya. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Timeline: India Sep 3, 2009
1984 - Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. 1984 - Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards, following which her son, Rajiv, takes over. (BBC News -- South Asia)
A Visit to India's First Wal-Mart (a.k.a. Best Price) Aug 9, 2009
This holiest city of the Sikhs is home to their most revered shrine, the mystical and awe-inspiring Golden Temple, where nihangs members of an armed Sikh order live on in traditions dating back centuries, sporting distinctive electric blue tunics and a panoply of weapons, even speaking a unique martial dialect of the Punjabi language. Other parts of this prosperous merchant city wears Levi's, hanging out at cafes or following the latest diet fad or carrying the latest iPod. (Time.com)
Tar Heels Ranked 20th In Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Aug 8, 2009
Team (first-place votes). Others receiving votes (with 2008 records). (Tarheelblue.com)
Nittany Lions Open at No. 8 Aug 8, 2009
comPosted Aug 7, 2009. Penn State and Ohio State are the only two Big Ten teams to crack the coaches' preseason top 10. (LionNews.com)
Kanishka bombing inquiry report ready, says Canadian panel Jul 29, 2009
Both the bombs had originated in Vancouver and were planted by Sikh radicals to avenge the India Army action at the Golden Temple - the holiest Sikh shrine - in June 1984. A Vancouver court acquitted two suspects - Ajaib Singh Bagri and Ripudaman Singh Malik - in March 2005, though it named the Sikh radicals for the plot against Air India. (India Times, India -- Community News)
A solar eclipse for the people Jul 23, 2009
A partial solar eclipse is seen behind the Golden Temple, Sikhs' holiest shrine, in Amritsar, India, on Wednesday. Altaf Qadri/AP. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Remembering the Victims of Sikh Genocide `1984 Jun 5, 2009
Every human living in the world has an inherent right to freedom, the Government of India attacked the Golden Temple and 38 other Sikh Gurdwara's in Punjab India during the week of June 1st - June 6th 1984. This was conducted under a statewide media blackout. (Canada Newswire)
Sikh armour sale stopped May 25, 2009
Sikhs in India have staged protests at the proposed auction, saying the armour should be housed in a museum at Amritsar's Golden Temple. Sotheby's said the armour had been withdrawn at the request of the seller. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Who are the Sikhs? May 25, 2009
Sikhism's holiest shrine - The Golden Temple ... Sikhs have had "a very traumatic 500-year history" explains John Das, producer of 'The Sikhs', "particularly in the 20th century, with the storming of the Golden Temple, the subsequent killings of Sikhs in India, the partition of Punjab at the time of Indian Independence, and the consequent mass migrations.". (BBC News -- South Asia)
Sikh organisations to mark 25 years of Operation Bluestar May 24, 2009
AMRITSAR: Sikh organisations, including some radical ones, are all set to evoke the painful memories of the Indian Army's storming of the Golden Temple complex in June 1984 to evict heavily armed Sikh extremists. The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and Sikh radicals are already planning events at the temple complex, where the holiest of Sikh shrines Harmandar Sahib (popularly called Golden Temple) is located, here in... (India Times, India -- Community News)
From the archive: India's trial May 20, 2009
Indira Gandhi's assassination was itself an act of revenge by her Sikh bodyguards, after hundreds of Sikhs were killed during the clearing of extremists from their Golden Temple in Amritsar. That is why, in the short run, it matters enormously who was responsible for Mr Gandhi's assassination. (The Economist)
* Britains Sikh police want bullet-proof turbans: report ^JnDtuYy May 13, 2009
An Indian Sikh devotee plays a musical instrument as he takes part in a procession from Sri Akal Takhat at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on April 17, 2009. QCAL@@J{b@CCtAoqiQhuqvdxXoCGksNARINDER NANU PHOTO: AFP/NARINDER NANU. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Amritsar's big day: PM, Advani to address rallies today May 11, 2009
Advani will visit the Golden Temple and Durgiana Temple besides paying his homage to freedom fighters at Jallianwala Bagh. Text. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Brookline restaurants baking for breast cancer May 5, 2009
More than 100 restaurants and bakeries in the Boston area, including Taberna de Haro, Tatte Fine Cookies & Cakes, New England Soup Factory, Finale, Fireplace, Golden Temple, La Morra, Clear Flour Bread and Party Favors in Brookline, will bake unique desserts the week leading up to Mother s Day, May 4-10. One hundred percent of sales from the special dessert benefit breast cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (Brookline TAB, MA)
'Mahriaa shot, keeta goal!' Apr 28, 2009
The second-most prominent feature of the Grewals' family room is a framed painting of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, complete with the faces of the Ten Sikh Gurus floating magically above it. The only thing bigger is the Samsung flat-screen TV, and when the hockey game is on, you'd best not get between it and family matriarch Amarjit Kaur Grewal especially when the gloves come off. (Globe and Mail -- National)
India celebrates Sikh festival Baisakhi Apr 13, 2009
Thousands of people would gather at Golden Temple at Amritsar in north India, and in Nanded gurdwara in South India, which are the holiest pilgrimage places of the Sikhs. Baisakhi Festival falls on the first day of Vaisakh month (April-May) according to Sikh calendar Nanakshahi. (Xinhuanet, China)
Indian Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs Apr 8, 2009
A Sikh prays inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, April 7, 2009. The temple is the holiest shrine for Sikhs. (People's Daily Online, China)
The chai way to heaven Apr 7, 2009
He rolled down the mountain into India (his bike had broken down again) and through the gates of the Golden Temple of Amritsar. And there he was - the chai wallah from heaven, crushing spices with mortar and pestle before tossing them into a boiling brew with tea leaves and sugar. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sikhs to protest outside Sonia's house Apr 6, 2009
Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion located inside the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, has asked Sikhs to join the protest outside 10 Janpath, the residence of Gandhi. Akal Takht Jathedar (chief) Gurbachan Singh appealed to the Sikh community to reach Delhi for the protest organised by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini-parliament of Sikh religious affairs. (Sify.com, India)
Turban tradition slowly unraveling among India Sikhs Apr 5, 2009
Then, in 1984, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards after she sent the army to the Golden Temple, a revered Sikh shrine, to rout radicals holed up inside. Angry Hindus retaliated by targeting turbaned Sikhs, killing and burning thousands alive on the streets of the capital, New Delhi. (Boston Globe)
Cereal box typo sends callers to phone sex line Apr 4, 2009
Instead of reaching Golden Temple of Oregon, callers were greeted by a recorded voice asking, "Do you love sex? ... Isn't that why you called?" ... -based Golden Temple ordered new packaging when the mistake was discovered in December and new boxes have been shipping out for weeks. (Albany Times Union)
Phone sex line on cereal box Apr 2, 2009
Peace Cereal is a product of Golden Temple of Oregon LLC, according to the box. It was introduced by Golden Temple in 1997 "as a way to support a more loving planet," according to the company's Web site at Golden Temple is privately owned by a nonprofit organization and was founded by Yogi Bhajan, according to the Web site. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Article would make Brookline first in nation to require calorie info from all restaurants Mar 26, 2009
That would be a major hassle for business owners, said Eric Hornfeldt, general manager of Golden Temple on Beacon Street. It would just cost money. (Brookline TAB, MA)
PM offers prayer at Golden Temple Mar 24, 2009
Amritsar: A devout Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday morning visited Harmandar Sahib, the holiest of Sikh shrines popularly known as Golden Temple, for offering thanksgiving prayers after his recent successful coronary bypass surgery ... Manmohan Singh remained inside the Golden Temple complex for over 50 minutes. (Sify.com, India)
PM visits Golden Temple Mar 24, 2009
PM Manmohan Singh visits Golden Temple - India - The Times of India ... PM Manmohan Singh visits Golden Temple ... AMRITSAR: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday morning visited Harmandar Sahib, the holiest of Sikh shrines popularly known as Golden Temple, for offering thanksgiving prayers after his recent successful coronary bypass surgery. (India Times, India)
Young Tibetans yearn to reclaim homeland Mar 10, 2009
"How long can we afford to be refugees and far away from our motherland? Though our kids are proud of being born and brought up here, we cannot give up the bigger cause of our parents and the Dalai Lama. Our very identity and preservation of our culture, religion (Buddhism), heritage, tradition and language are at stake," Sonam Dorjee, one of the first Tibetan refugees in this sprawling settlement, said at the magnificent golden temple of the Buddha in the centre of the camp. Dorjee, who came to... (Sify.com, India)
KL-Amritsar route a potential for MAS, AirAsia X Feb 27, 2009
On my recent trip to India, I flew from Hyderabad to Amritsar home to the Golden Temple ... But it was a breeze for us onboard Kingfisher Airlines; in less than six hours we were at the Golden Temple ... Every year, thousands of Sikhs from all over the world go back to their heartland to either renew their land leases (January to April), attend weddings (in spring) or just to go to the Golden Temple which is the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikhs. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
S A Aiyar: Pak a needs Beant Singh Feb 22, 2009
The Akalis let him set up a terrorist fortress within the Golden Temple. This ended only when the Army overran the Temple and killed Bhindranwale. (India Times, India)
Chidambaram urges LTTE to lay down arms Feb 16, 2009
I didn't see negotiations with the sikhs taking over the Golden Temple in Srinagar nor with the terrorists in Jammu ir. Well, I'll tell you: Every separatist movement that has been successfully contained in India, has been suppressed militarily. (Express Buzz)
Golden Temple of Oregon LLC Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of WHA GURU CHEW Peanut Cashew Bars Due To Possible Health Risk Feb 13, 2009
Golden Temple of Oregon LLC Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of WHA GURU CHEW Peanut Cashew Bars Due To Possible Health Risk ... Golden Temple of Oregon LLC Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of WHA GURU CHEW Peanut Cashew Bars Due To Possible Health Risk ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- February 11, 2009 -- Golden Temple of Oregon LLC of Eugene, OR is initiating a voluntary recall of two lots (106 cases) of WHA GURU CHEW Peanut Cashew bars (1. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
Burning Satanic Verses lit the flame for better race relations Feb 13, 2009
In 1984, when the Indian Government attacked the Golden Temple, India's holiest Sikh shrine, a much more forceful Sikh identity started to take shape. Hindus also started to assume a more religious identity as revivalist movements grew in India. (Times Online)
News highlights Feb 13, 2009
On Thursday, Deluxe Ice Cream Co. of Salem pulled Tin Roof Sundae, Goo Goo Cluster and Candy Bar ice cream, and Golden Temple of Oregon, based in Eugene, recalled Wha Guru Chew peanut cashew bars with lots numbers 040909 and 041509. Six other Oregon firms have pulled items in the nationwide recall, including Orchard Crest Farms in Salem, GloryBee Foods in Eugene, Umpqua Dairy Products in Roseburg, Harry and David in Medford, Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks in Tillamook and Arico Natural Foods in... (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Latest peanut product recalls Feb 12, 2009
Golden Temple of Oregon LLC is recalling 106 cases of WHA Guru Chew peanut cashew bars. The company said no illnesses have been reported. (AZCentral -- Business)
Brookline storefronts still sitting unfilled Feb 12, 2009
Owner Frank Taw, who also owns the Golden Temple restaurant in the same block, declined to talk about it. We don t have any comment, he said. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Oregon cereal-maker opts to expand during recession Feb 10, 2009
(AP) -- When Golden Temple decided two years ago to spend $15 million on new cereal-making equipment, the Eugene cereal and tea producer had no idea that a recession lurked around the corner ... But the company needed to support its growing tea business and to move tea production out of Golden Temple's main plant in north Eugene to free up space for its expanding cereal business, company officials said ... Golden Temple is moving ahead with expansion plans in the midst of a recession because,... (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Oregon cereal maker opts to expand during recession Feb 9, 2009
When Golden Temple decided two years ago to spend 15 million on new cereal-making equipment, the Eugene cereal and tea producer had no idea that a recession lurked around the corner ... But the company needed to support its growing tea business and to move tea production out of Golden Temple's main plant in north Eugene to free up space for its expanding cereal business, company officials said ... Golden Temple is moving ahead with expansion plans in the midst of a recession because, even though... (Longview Daily News, WA)
