Prof Manjit Singh, in his lecture, said, “The reasons of declining acceptability of keeping unshorn hair among youth is the result of our irresponsible attitude. We, the parents, Sikh religious institutions and academic centres must accept that we are lacking somewhere in performing our duty of creating the awareness and required atmosphere”.
Emergency food and non-food item kits have started being distributed to flood-affected families of Pir Sabaq, Gandaree and Dagoona in Resalpure distribution point in Nowshehra City as part of the UNITED SIKHS Pakistan Flood Relief efforts.
Ever heard of Aurangabad, a dusty trading town in the heart of India? Neither, it seems, had Daimler (DAI), the No. 2 maker of luxury cars. So when a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Pune, got a call from Aurangabad's chamber of commerce to place an order for 115 sedans...
At issue in the case is whether the New York City Transit Authority (TA) can force Sikh and Muslim workers to brand their religious headdress with its logo. The TA cites security concerns post 9/11 as the reason for the policy.
The statement, from Sikh Council of New Zealand secretary Verpal Singh, came as two men aged 36 and 39 appeared in the Manukau District Court yesterday charged with forgery after a police inquiry into alleged voter fraud.
The President of Shrimani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), S. Gurcharan Singh Tohra, was inside Sri Darbar Sahib Complex when the army action took place. Sant Harchand Singh Longowal was captured along with about 1700 Singhs.
Remembering contribution of Sikhs, he said, "The United Kingdom owes an immense debt of gratitude to the courage and sacrifice of Sikh soldiers and this, of course, is most famously exemplified in the purely appalling conditions of the First World War, and later in Asia during the Second World War".
Is it that retail employment and management practices are getting worse, retail employees are getting braver, or that the number of employer-employee lawsuits in the U.S. retail industry are not more plentiful, just more widely reported? It's probably a combination of all three conditions that is the driving force...
"This is about supporting the diversity and maintaining Australia as a vibrant, multicultural society with a long and colorful history of migration," he said. Mr Singh said his group would not only focus on where Sikhs came from, but where they were heading as members of Australian society.
Meeting the Head of the Roman Catholic Church is a once in a life time opportunity, one I fulfilled during the Holy Father's recent State visit to the UK. I was privileged to be a part of a small gathering that represented all the major world faiths.