Browsing Tag: Current Events

We pray that the country of India honor Sikh Dharma as a world religion, and recognize that the Akal Takhat belongs to Sikhs around the world. We also pray that these issues progress in a spirit of peaceful dialogue towards positive transformation for all involved.

“One is an internal hope because we are so proud and we have this amazing opportunity so let's make the most of it and let's make sure the light shines on us and we don't shy away from the responsibility.”

“It has been many years since I came here,” Major (R) Amarjit Singh, who retired as the Army Institute of Management head of examination and curriculum, told Asia Samachar.

We are all mostly familiar with the current situation in the Punjab. There is great upset and upheaval. This is all because of Guru ji. This is all out of respect for Guru ji.

Among the diverse crowd are four ministers of Sikh origin — a conspicuously high number when you consider that India, where most Sikhs live, only counts two Sikhs in current senior cabinet-level positions.

A Met Commander admitted police actions had been "disrespectful" and it is believed an internal investigation has been launched into the matter. "I would like to reassure our Sikh community that no disrespect or offence was ever intended..."

A 2006 letter of appreciation for Sajjan's services from the commander of Canada’s Coalition Task Force in Afghanistan has surfaced, and it reads like a Bourne Trilogy movie script.

Sajjan has received numerous military honours, including the Meritorious Service Medal in 2013, for reducing the Taliban's influence in Kandahar Province.

More than 200 Sikhs took part in a silent protest in Kelowna on Sunday to stand up against what they call “intolerable acts” towards their holy book.

AAP claimed to have distributed cheque worth Rs 5 lakh each among 2,600 victim families. In solidarity with the victim families, Kejriwal wore black armband.

But the most important thing that Kultar’s Mime does is to give a voice to the voiceless. Art is a human way to express and share emotions, and stories, and to bring other people into a particular experience.

Despite scattered showers, the 36th annual Sikh Parade and Festival on Sunday in Yuba City was a success, according to organizers. Tens of thousands of people from all over the world descended...

Who are the Panj Pyare, and why are they upset with the five high priests? What is the larger political context of the crisis in the Sikh clergy?

The Sikh religious establishment seamed in disarray over the dismissal of Takhat Chiefs, suspension of Panj Piaras and acceptance of the edict of the Panj Piaras.

The current events transpiring in Punjab are just the latest in a long history of abuse of human rights that have largely been overlooked and left unresolved.

About 5,000 wraps along with clothes, toiletries and dry food, were then distributed by volunteers from Singh Sabha London East, High Road, Seven Kings, on Saturday.

As Yuba City braces for its population to double this weekend, the Sikh community prepares for its biggest event of the year — the Sikh Festival and Parade.

Blood donation saves lives and we are sure that hundreds of Sikhs will participate. "This is regarded as a small sacrifice compared with Bapu Surat Singh's hunger strike to highlight issues in India. I would urge all Sikhs to donate blood and play their part in this campaign."

This is all for Guru ji. So it is important that we be with the Guru at this time. Especially at this time because this is when we need Guru ji's presence the most.

To answer this question, one has to travel to events 4,000 miles away to the north Indian state of Punjab. Earlier in October, two Sikhs were shot dead by Punjab police...

As many as 18 Punjabis have been elected as Members of the House of Commons (Parliament) of Canada. The number exceeds the figure of those elected from Punjab for the Lok Sabha (13).

Naureen Singh organized the discussion to educate Sikh American youth, parents, and community organizers about the resources available from the federal government to combat bullying.

The patent, governs an innovation that improves efficiency of dual-core processors, and was based on work led by Gurindar Sohi, an Indian-American computer-science professor at the University of Wisconsin.

A group of students once beat Japjee multiple times, leaving him with a broken nose, fractured chin, and bruised body.

People from across the Midlands have attended a candlelight vigil in Leicester this evening, in memory of two Sikhs killed by police after their holy scripture was destroyed.

Years after the Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek, The White House has announced an initiative to reduce bullying for young Sikhs, Muslims, Asians, and Pacific Islanders.

I was already frustrated that the media in general were giving so much credence to an issue that affects less than 50 people a year. I thought, 'These people are so worried about their wedding day, but people are dying.'

An issue such as this doesn’t just appear out of the blue, there would have to be a triggering point to push a person to the point of having to starve themselves to try to be heard.

Three persons have been arrested so far and police claimed that the accused have confessed to the act.

"The biggest way I am certain this has caught the attention of the Western world is through the amount of media coverage; articles on the BBC, Independent, Vice Magazine, Washington Post - these are major news outlets..."