The report, therefore, recommended to the ministries to find ways and means to regulate high expenses for the wedding ceremony. "The evil of dowry is one of the vital causes leading to low status of girl child in the society. Unfortunately, the practice of dowry is still prevalent. The committee is unhappy that this law enacted in 1961 has been unable to check the evil of dowry in the society."
I thought of releasing it in three languages together because such subjects cannot be touched upon again and again. They cannot be recreated.
It’s all about Mormons controlling their own image, church officials say. They’ve been doing that for a century or more. And now, with two of their own vying for the Republican nomination in the 2012 presidential race, and a Broadway hit and reality television generating huge interest in the denomination, much is at stake.
...the quiet dignity of Tariq Jahan, Haroon's father, and Abdul Quddoos, the brother of the two dead siblings, who both spoke out for peace and calm helped to ease the situation.
Prominent Sikh Americans have voiced support for social activist Anna Hazare’s campaign against corruption. Rajwant Singh, chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, said: “Anna Hazare’s campaign has the capacity to create conditions for clean and ethical politics to survive and thrive in India.”
Joginder Singh, father of Lt Navdeep Singh, said, "Though he won the battle with terrorists, he offered his life for the nation. He is a great martyr. I would feel proud to send my younger son Sandeep Singh to serve in Indian Army."
Members of the Muslim, Sikh, South Asian, and Arab American communities were twice victims of 9/11... These stories of discrimination have largely been unheard.
Gurdwara Singh Sabha of Washington Renton Hosted International Annual Sikh Youth Symposium this year from August 4 to August 7, 2011. All the regional level winners from 12 different areas competed for the First three position in all five groups between the ages of 6 to 22.
...we launched a script writing competition earlier this year. We received many submissions and the one we thought was the most appropriate was "Team Khalsa - Save the Langar" written by Japman Kaur and Triman Singh
Thousands of Sikhs from all over the World, gathered at Forli Indian Army War Cemetery in Italy in an inauguration ceremony to reveal the first Sikh military monument dedicated to the Sikh warriors who laid their lives in World War II.