Europe

The property of the last King of Sikh’s auctioned

United Kingdom: Auctioneers will on December 9 auction heritage items belonging to the Sikh Kings, Maharajah Ranjit Singh and Maharajah Duleep Singh. First item under the hammer will be a velvet jacket that belonged to Maharajah Deleep Singh along with ...

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Old UK Sikh temple demolition plans approved

UK: Controversial plans to demolish a Sikh temple and replace it with 19 flats and two houses have been given the go-ahead. Gravesham Council’s regulatory board approved developer Thamesview Living’s scheme for the Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Clarence ...

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BNP says remembrance wreath was not meant to offend Sikh community

Birmingham, UK: A senior BNP official has sprung to the defence of his party after a BNP wreath was laid among Sikh tributes at a Birmingham Remembrance ceremony. Richard Lumby, sub regional organiser for the West Midlands, said the laurel ...

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'Religion does not come into it'

Muslim and Sikh recruits training in the British Army say their faith is not an issue, but at times it can present them with a few dilemmas. Lieutenant Colonel Neil Unsworth, the chief of staff at the army’s Vimy Barracks ...

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