Yearly Archives: 2013

US-based Sikh body helps poor students

Washington, USA: Washington-based Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) has given scholarships totaling over $200,000 to 508 needy students pursuing higher education in 159 institutions in Punjab and other states in north India. The scholarships this year covered several fields such as ...

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Sikh youth engage leadership and advocacy lessons on Capitol Hill

Washington D.C.: Our youths had an amazing opportunity to meet with community leaders for a rare lesson in leadership and advocacy rights on Capitol Hill. The United Sikhs Young Sikh Leaders Workshop (YSLW) provided students of undergraduate universities to gather at ...

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Bus service to connect Sikh Takhts soon

Amritsar, Punjab: The SGPC has decided to run semi-deluxe buses connecting all three Takhts in Punjab for the benefit of Sikh pilgrims. This decision was taken at the SGPC executive meeting at Gurdwara Sri Degsar Sahib, Katana, today. Avtar Singh Makkar, ...

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1984 Genocide of Sikhs: Victims To Petition UN

“Making the 29th year of 1984 genocidal attacks on Sikh community, a petition which has been signed by more than one million Sikhs throughout the world will be filed with the United Nations In Geneva November 01, 2013. This petition will be ...

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