Yearly Archives: 2013

Manjit Singh GK New DSGMC Chief

Delhi, India: Manjit Singh GK (54) is new president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC). The new-elected members of the committee on Tuesday elected him president unanimously. GK, son of late jathedar Santokh Singh, had led the Delhi ...

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Succession row in Namdhari sect turns violent, clash in Amritsar

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Amritsar,Punjab: THE succession row in the Namdhari sect turned violent on Monday after two groups — one owing allegiance to sect chief Satguru Uday Singh and the other to Thakur Dalip Singh, who has been staking claim as the successor — ...

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‘I just wanted to be the class clown’: Newcastle man convicted for ripping off Sikh’s turban as a dare

Ashley Cicatello.

UK: A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been convicted of religiously aggravated assault after ripping off a Sikh man’s turban for a dare. Ashley Cicatello, pictured below, had spent the afternoon in the pub with his mates when they spotted the victim ...

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Florida Sikh Shot While Driving; Possible hate crime

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Florida, US: According to local news reports, a Sikh American man was shot and injured this past Saturday night as he drove his car in Daytona Beach, Florida.  His 13-year-old son, who was also in the car, was not injured.  Working ...

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