Yearly Archives: 2013

Akal Takht jathedar bars using title ‘Patshahi’ by any Sikh individual

Amritsar, Punjab: After imposing ban on installation (Parkash) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in houses of Sikhs with bars, the jathedar (leader of community) of Sikhs supreme temporal seat — Akal Takht — has barred using the title of ‘ Patshahi’ ...

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‘Man Accused of Assaulting Elderly Sikh Is Unfit for Trial’

Fresno, California, USA: A homeless man accused of brutally assaulting an 82-year-old Sikh with an iron rod outside a Gurdwara in California is “legally incompetent” to stand trial, a US court has ruled. Gilbert Garcia, 29, was accused of attacking Piara ...

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Sikh student who won kirpan case now considers leaving Quebec

Canada: Gurbaj Multani walked into his Montreal school when he was 11 years old and found 300 adults shouting at him. There was a time in his teens when virtually the whole province was united against him. But through it ...

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Sikh driver in Australia sets example of honesty

Melbourne, Australia: A Sikh cabbie in Australia has set an example of honesty after he returned 1,10,000 dollars to passengers who had left the bundle of cash in his taxi. The incident happened in Melbourne recently when the cab driver ...

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