Yearly Archives: 2013

Badal seeks PM’s help for setting up board at Takht Hazur Sahib

Chandigarh, Punjab: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention for the constitution of a board in place of an administrator at Takht Sri Hazur Sahib in Nanded (Maharashtra) as per provisions of the ...

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Barnala ‘keen’ to reunite with Badal

Patiala, Punjab: Former Punjab chief minister Surjit Singh Barnala, a political ally of the Manpreet Singh Badal-led People’s Party of Punjab, is apparently making overtures in a bid to return to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) fold, according to ...

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Andrew Cash reacts to the tabling of the Charter of Values

Ottawa, Canada: Today, in response to the Charter of Values being tabled in Quebec, Multiculturalism Critic Andrew Cash (Davenport) reaffirmed the NDP’s commitment to protect minority religious rights. “The NDP believes in the equality of all citizens and this bill ...

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Sikh researcher Owen Cole passes away

UK: For many students and teachers, the name of my friend and colleague Owen Cole, who has died aged 82, is synonymous with the study of Sikhism. He was a pioneering educationist, staunchly committed to the transformation of religious education ...

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