Friday, 9 October 2026
2 verified stories first published on this date, from the daily briefing archive.
Centre arranges special Hemkund Sahib pilgrimage for Pakistani Sikhs before the shrine closes
A 49-member jatha from Peshawar, Panja Sahib, Lahore and Nankana Sahib landed in Delhi, and about 40 pilgrims went on to Hemkund Sahib under special escort arranged by the Home Ministry at the DSGMC's request, before the shrine's 10 October closure.
Supreme Court rejects PETA's plea; temple elephant Mahadevi stays at Kolhapur's Nandani Math
Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Vinod Chandran dismissed PETA India's plea to send the elephant, known as Madhuri, back to Vantara in Jamnagar, and fined PETA ₹25,000 to be spent on her medical care.