Yearly Archives: 2013

Sikhs remember Shaheed Sukha-Jinda; Martyrdom day marked at Akal Takhat & native village

Amritsar, Punjab: The Sikh nation paid rich tributes to Shaheed Harjinder Singh Jinda and Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Sukha, assassins of Gen A.S. Vaidya at a function organized by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) at Akal Takht on Wednesday (Oct. 09). ...

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SIKHS Win Third Turban Case at the UN against France

Paris, France: The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) concluded that France has violated the religious freedom of 57 year old Shingara Mann Singh when he was asked to remove his turban for his passport photograph. Shingara Singh, a French national ...

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UK Home Secretary announces £60,000 Sikh Council grant

London, UK: Sikh Council is set to receive £60,000 grant for outreach programme to help destitute victims of traffickers and people smugglers return home. The Sikh Council UK has been awarded a £60,000 grant for an outreach programme to help ...

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1984 Genocide: victims oppose Sajjan’s plea to drop witnesses

New Delhi: The victims in a 1984 Sikh genocide case today opposed Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s plea to drop nine CBI witnesses in a Delhi court, saying they are “very important” and leaving them out will be miscarriage of justice. “The ...

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