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This is a unique opportunity to visit Punjab…the land of the Great Gurus…an opportunity to visit the Golden Temple Sanctum Sanctorum…Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar and the other holy Takhts in Punjab, Patna Sahib and Nanded.

After a firefighter rescued her, the girl described a life akin to slavery, child welfare officials said. Her uncle had sold her to a job placement agency, which sold her to the couple, both doctors. The girl was paid nothing. She said the couple barely fed her and beat her if her work did not meet expectations. She said they used closed-circuit cameras to make certain she did not take extra food.

My friends and followers of Nanak, we may not agree on many things and have varying opinions about most every subject but as Sikhs we can agree on one fact, the truth. The truth was held in high regard by Guru Nanak, and therefore I ask you, as Sikhs to walk with me two steps in regards to the truth.

Sikhs have been seeking changes to the Anand Karaj Act to include a clause for the registration of their marriages. Similar Acts exist to allow for separate registration of marriages in case of Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews.

Sangat TV will be holding a trustees meeting at the end of this month to discuss further to better its financial position. Sangat TV became a household name last year when the channel went on the streets of Birmingham to cover the August riots.

Sometimes I think Sikhs are a little like ink blots. What people see when they spot a bearded man in a turban says more about them than it does about members of my faith, which probably explains the number of media commentators anxious to revive the myth that Sikhs are extremists, after a recent rally in Ottawa.