Yearly Archives: 2013

2 Punjabi taxi drivers assaulted in Oz

Chandigarh: Taxi drivers from Punjab Inderjit Jassal and Manbir Singh were assaulted in separate incidents at Port Adelaide. Jassal was bashed when he refused to give five persons a ride in his taxi last Friday night. He was repeatedly punched in ...

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Pilgrim died of poisonous substance: SGPC probe

Amritsar, Punjab: The pilgrim who died after partaking ‘langar’ outside a gurdwara in the city on Diwali had consumed a poisonous substance, the probe conducted into the incident by the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) has found out. SGPC assistant ...

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Sikh groups launch signature campaign in support of UN ‘genocide petition’

Chandigarh: Sikh human rights groups have launched a global signature campaign on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, in support of the “1984 Genocide” petition pending before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). It began on Sunday, with Sikhs ...

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Haryana Sikhs protest over gurdwara panel

Ambala, Haryana: Sikhs demanding a separate gurdwara parbandhak committee for Haryana on Monday protested against the state government for allegedly not keeping its promise in this regard. Members of the ad hoc Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC) raised slogans ...

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