Browsing Tag: Schools

SGPC urges UP Government to allow Sikh baptized students to wear kirpan in schools

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbanhak Committee President Avtar Singh Makkar here said that Uttar Pradesh Education Board has slapped ban on baptized Sikh (Amritdhari)students to wear kirpan in schools.
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Event: Parkash 2010 The Spiritual Journey Continues - 16th 17th and 18th July 2010

July 16, 2010 8:00 am

Our third annual festival celebrating the inauguration of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. A major event attracting over twenty thousand people over three days from across the world.
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Sentate Votes its Approval - Oregon Bill Awaits Governor's Signature

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 3:30 PM history was made in the Oregon Senate. The full Senate voted 21-8 to repeal the 87-year-old ban on religious clothing for public school teachers.
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SCORE urges Sikhs to Help Educate Schools About Guru Nanak on his Gurpurb

Sikh Council on Religion and Education requests all Sikh families to take a day off on Monday, November 2, 2009 to celebrate the 540th birth-anniversary of our beloved Guru Nanak Dev ji.
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1.4 Million New Jersey Students to Learn About Sikhs

The New Jersey State Board of Education (NJBOE) voted to adopt a statewide curriculum standard that includes Sikhism last week.
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Indian Sikhs take up French turban rights issue

On Wednesday, the government in the northern Sikh-dominated state of Punjab passed a resolution in the state assembly, demanding France lift the ban there.
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Sikh Coalition and NYC DOE Announce Regulation to Prevent Harassment in Schools

Sikh Community Activism Contributes to New Regulation for 1.1 Million Students!
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