Yearly Archives: 2013

Jathedar seeks PM’s help on detainees

Amritsar, Punjab: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today said the Union Government, particularly Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, should wake up to the plight of Sikh detainees languishing in jails for years despite having completed their sentence and to ensure that ...

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Eviction notice to more traders near plaza

Amritsar, Punjab: Within months of the displacement of traders in Ghee Mandi area near Jallianwala Bagh for a road-widening project, a similar threat looms large over the traders having shops on either side of the Golden Temple’s Ghantaghar entrance. The SGPC ...

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Sikh groups rally around Gurbaksh Singh

Chandigarh: As his indefinite fast completed 20 days, Gurbaksh Singh, seeking the release of five former militants who have completed their prison terms, has become a rallying point for all religious, social and radical organisations of the Sikh community, even while ...

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Flying While Sikh: Why Racial Profiling Matters

While I am excited to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family, I am not excited about the process of getting there. None of us enjoy going through airport security, and this is especially true during the busiest travel week of the ...

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