Man cleared of kirpan attack charges in UK

London, UK: A British court has cleared a 60-year-old Sikh man of charges of allegedly attacking a drinker with a kirpan or ceremonial sword. Snaresbrook Crown Court Tuesday found Bagicha Singh not guilty of assaulting Pritpal Singh, 30, with the kirpan, ...

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Gunmen kill Sikh hakim, assistant in Pakistan

Pakistan: Two persons, including a hakim belonging to Sikh community, were killed in Shabqadar bazaar on Michini Road here on Thursday, official sources said. The sources said that unknown men alighted from a car outside the Unani Dawakhana, owned by ...

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Phoolka alleges code violation by Akali Dal, approaches EC

Chandigarh: The Aam Admi Party (AAP) candidate from Ludhiana, Advocate HS Phoolka has complained to the Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on the “blatant and flagrant violations of the model code of conduct by the SAD”. The complaint reads: “The SAD ...

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Sikhs mark 100 years in Kisumu, Kenya

Kenya: Members of the Sikh community in Kenya celebrated 100 years with a Nagar Kirtan from the historic Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara. The Nagar Kirtan comprising of members of the country’s Sikh community along with trucks, tractors and even tankers ...

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