Yearly Archives: 2013

High commission mulls group visas for UK Sikh pilgrims to India

London, UK: The Indian high commission in United Kingdom has agreed in principal to the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC)’s demand to allow group visas to the British Sikhs for pilgrimage to historical gurdwaras in India. DSGMC president Manjit ...

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UK to open 8 Sikh ‘faith schools’ to inculcate tolerance

Middlesex, UK: Kingsley Hargoeavies, an 11 grade Catholic student, is on his knees as he sifts through some of the sacred hymns composed by Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. More kids — Safina Qureshi, a grade six student, and her sibling ...

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Amnesty to Kashmiris, why none for Sikhs: DSGMC

London, Birmingham, UK: When Kashmiris who had strayed could be given amnesty, why exclude the Sikhs who had sought foreign asylum after escaping the riots of 1984, the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has asked the Indian government. The DSGMC ...

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HC refers Genocide witness protection plea to legal services authority

CBI files report before court, saying 3 witnesses had expressed fear New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Wednesday referred to the Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to provide protection to witnesses in ...

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