Amritsar, Punjab: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar has urged Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to abide by the verdict of the Gujarat high court and immediately halt the eviction of Punjabi farmers from the Kutch region. ...
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Sikhs to commemorate centenary year
Patiala, Punjab: In order to pay tributes to the Indian passengers of the Komagata Maru ship, who were killed by the British police at the Port of Budge Budge of Kolkata on September 29, 1914, the Sikh community in West ...
Read More »Being targeted by Modi Govt, allege Sikh farmers from Kutch
Chandigarh, Punjab: It was after the India-Pakistan war in 1965 that Sikh farmers from Punjab migrated to Bhuj area in Gujarat’s Kutch district. The proposal to move Punjab farmers to Kutch was mooted by then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, ...
Read More »US to track hate crimes against Sikhs, minorities
Washington, USA: Ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the Oak Creek Gurdwara tragedy, the US Justice Department has announced that it will begin tracking crimes committed against Sikhs and six other groups as hate crimes. Making the announcement on Friday, Attorney ...
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