Iraq (Punjab), September 5 What’s in a name? This Shakespearean expression suited best to this nondescript village, situated around 25 km from Ludhiana, until its namesake nation, Iraq, was ruled by its former President the late Saddam Hussein. All had been going well with the villagers, who often used to boast of their distinctly named »
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So-called Muslim Scholar Claims Guru Nanak Dev ji never visited Makka Madina, insults Baba Sheikh Farid Ji
CHANDIGARH: A so-called Muslim scholar Shaikh Imran has claimed that Guru Nanak Dev ji, the fist Sikh Guru had never visited Makka Madina (Ka’bah) as is being preached by Sikh religious leaders. This is referred to a Sakhi on Guru Nanak Dev ji that to teach a disciple about presence of God (Allah) in all »
SGPC elections further delayed, likely to be held by March 2011
CHANDIGARH: The general elections of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee(SGPC) expected to be held by the end of 2010 have been further delayed and likely to beld in March 2011. The Chief Commissioner of Gurdwara elections Harphool Singh Brar attributed the delay in election to floods in parts of Punjab and Haryana. He said that state »
Racial attack? Sikh youth dies in Hong Kong
GURDASPUR, SEP4: The body of Jatinder Singh (25) killed in Hong Kong reached Mann Sandwala village on Friday. His father Daljit Singh alleged his only son was killed in a racial attack on August 24. Jatinder had gone to Hong Kong five years ago. He was supposed to come home this month for his marriage. His parents learnt »
Case of chargesheet against Sajjan Kumar adjourned again
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) The hearing on the chargesheet prepared by Delhi police against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case was adjourned yet again in a Delhi court as the judge who was to hear the arguments in the matter was on leave. District Judge S K Sarvaria was »
