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Chandigarh, Punjab: Punjab Governor Shiv R Patil in his address in the state Vidhan Sabha on Thursday demanded immediate transfer of Chandigarh to its righful owner Punjab and justice for the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots beside settling the river waters issue with neighbouring states.
Punjab Governor demands transfer of Chandigarh to punjab, justice for 1984 riot victims
March 5th, 2010 
Amandeep Kaur Sikhs face horrors of Taliban
March 5th, 2010 Amandeep Kaur 
Peshawar, Pakistan: All that the Pakistani Taliban wanted was money and that’s all they talked about, says Gurvinder Singh, one of the two Sikhs from Peshawar who were rescued after 40 days of captivity with the Pashtun-speaking terrorists. The Taliban beheaded the third abducted Sikh trader last month because their ransom demand wasn’t met.
Have pragmatic review of `black list’: Khangura
March 5th, 2010 Amandeep Kaur 
Chandigarh, Punjab: Urging the Centre to make public the “black list” of Sikhs, Congress MLA Jassi Khangura on Tuesday demand- ed a “pragmatic review”, saying a number of blacklist- ed persons had never been involved directly or indirectly in militancy. “The list must be made acces- sible under the Right to Information Act. It needs to be pragmatically reviewed as it includes numerous injustices,” the Qila Raipur MLA said at a press conference.
Amended Nanakshahi calendar under print
March 5th, 2010 Amandeep Kaur Ludhiana, Punjab: The amended Nanakshahi calendar is under print and will be released before March 14. Stating this here today, Avtar Singh Makkar, President, SGPC, told The Tribune that the amendments regarding the sangrands and gurpurbs of Gurus had been made as suggested by Akal Takht and approved by the executive of the SGPC. Dates of four gurpurbs of agman of Guru Gobind Singh, Jyotijot samana of Guru Gobind Singh, Gurta Gaddi of Guru Granth Sahib and martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev had been incorporated into the calendar. There was no change in the date of birth of Guru Nanak Dev and the Diwali festival.
Abducted Sikhs rescued in Pakistan
March 3rd, 2010 Amandeep Kaur 
Peshawar, Pakistan: Days after the beheading of a Sikh by militants in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan for not being paid ransom, the other two members of the community held captive were recovered by Pakistani security forces on Monday, officials said. “Some terrorists were killed in the fighting,” a senior official told reporters in Peshawar.
