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Over 150 Indian and Sikh Community leaders had gathered at the Governor Martin O’Malley’s residence for the celebrations of the Vaisakhi on April 23, 2012. This was the second time Governor had opened his house to celebrate this Sikh holiday to recognize the community’s growing influence in the state.

Sikhs in Shimla are on a warpath over the turban issue that has rocked the city recently. Members of the community protesting the admonishing of a student for wearing turban to school have threatened an agitation if talks with the district administration fail.

Punjabi radio USA successfully organized second world turban competition on a very large scale. This competition was divided into four groups as Dumalla, Keski, under 16 and over 16. The competition was organized on Punjabi Radio USA Facebook fan page and more than 450 people from around the world between ages of 1 and 84 participated in this competition.

The project is aimed at providing education to girl children and it works with over 20 non-governmental organizations to support around 75,000 girls across the country. The cause is well-intended and noble. But was it really necessary to use sexual allusions to drum up support for their cause?

Then One evening whilst speaking with friends the topic of God came up and we spoke about our life being like a Pie Chart When we will go to the court of God they will show us our Life like a Pie Chart, What will be the story of my life be if I carry on the way I am going? – 50% of my life I will have spent sleeping, 25% Eating that leaves 25% this will be spent laughing dancing and just trying to find happiness in the form of fun fun fun, money, money, money.

In what is expected to become a yearly tradition, the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) has named five students as ambassadors for the best and brightest the University of Calgary has to offer.

The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Punjab Congress have hailed union cabinet approval to the Anand Marriage Act which would facilitate separate marriage registration of the Sikhs.

The Centre assured Parliament on Wednesday that it has been regularly taking up with France the sensitive issue of ban on wearing of turbans by Sikhs in schools and trying to work out a "practical solution" as the law there does not permit display of religion.