Yearly Archives: 2013

EcoAmritsar steps in to ensure green nagar kirtan

Amritsar, Punjab: Celebrating the 479th birth anniversary of Guru Ramdas with the theme of ‘Nature Preservation and Conservation of Bio-Diversity’, various organisations led by EcoAmritsar, an initiative by US-based EcoSikh, today mobilised volunteers to collect garbage during the entire route of ...

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PIL seeks display of sacred relics of Sikhs at Hira Mahal, Nabha

Chandigarh, India: Nabha Public Society, Dashmesh Nag ar, has approached the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking directions to the authorities to display sacred relics of Guru Gobind Singh and other gurus at Hira Mahal in Nabha. The relics are now ...

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Canadian province move to ban turban

Montreal, Canada:  Quebec’s PartiQuebecois government proposes to ban symbols of religious faith such as Jewish skullcaps, Sikh turbans, Muslim head scarves and large crucifixes from public work places. The proposed ban is part of what the Quebec government calls its “charter ...

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Attack on Gujarat Sikhs: BJP MLA in the dock

Chandigarh, India: Four Sikh farmers injured by 30 armed men on Tuesday at Loria village near Bhuj city in Gujarat’s Kutch district have named Anjar’s BJP legislator Vasanbhai Ahir as perpetrator. In a formal complaint to Bhuj police, they have ...

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