Yearly Archives: 2013

Sikh Prabhjit Singh Dhillon elected mayor of Warwick in England

London, UK: A Sikh named Prabhjit Singh Dhillon has been elected mayor of the British city of Warwick – the county town of Warwickshire in the Midlands. Dhillon, who was sworn as the 280th mayor of the city on Friday, ...

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Amritsar city students to visit MP for propagating Sikhism

Amritsar, Punjab: Sri Guru Angad Dev Institute of Religious Studies, Khadur Sahib, will soon be sending its MA students, under a special project, to Madhya Pradesh (MP) to propagate Sikhism as well as collect information regarding life and development of ...

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UK town gets first Punjabi mayor

London,UK: A Punjabi-Sikh man has been elected first Indian-origin mayor of the ‘historic’ Warwick town in Britain’s West Midlands region. Prabhjit Singh Dhillon, who became the 280th mayor of the town, described his appointment as a ‘privilege’. After being sworn in ...

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Irish court dismisses Sikh’s plea to wear turban

London, UK: An Irish court has dismissed a Sikh man’s appeal that he be allowed to wear the turban while on duty in the country’s police force. The court of Justice Kevin Feeney dismissed the challenge by Ravinder Singh Oberoi ...

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