Author Archives: Guest Writer

Statement by NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu (Surrey North), on the anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident

Canada: Today marks the day in 1914 when the Komagata Maru, a ship carrying 376 Indian passengers arrived in Vancouver seeking refuge. Due to discriminatory laws, passengers were prevented from disembarking and the ship remained in Burrard Inlet for two ...

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Another weather shield for devotees at Golden Temple

Amritsar, Punjab: To facilitate a shed for the devotees visiting the Golden Temple in harsh summers, a weather shield will be put up near Gurdwara Lachi Ber in the Golden Temple Complex. A weather shield has already been installed on ...

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PPCB raids an eyewash: Seechewal

Patiala, Punjab: The board is biased and its functioning lacks transparency, says the environmentalist. Alleging that the functioning of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) was completely biased and lacked transparency, noted environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal said that it was high time ...

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Memorial for genocide hit at Rakabganj Sahib

New Delhi: The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) today decided to construct a memorial for the 1984 Sikh genocide  victims on the premises of Gurdwara Rakabganj Sahib. The DSGMC president, Manjit Singh (GK), said a committee consisting of architects and ...

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