London, UK: It is lunchtime at the Karamsar Gurdwara, where worshippers are tucking into the free food. But Sikhs are not the only ones enjoying meals. Religious leaders report that an increasing number of non-believers are visiting their place of worship ...
Read More »Sajjan’s plea to drop witnesses dismissed
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s plea seeking to drop nine CBI witnesses in a 1984 Sikh genocide case in which he and three others are facing prosecution. District judge JR Aryan rejected the ...
Read More »‘RELEASE OF SIKH PRISONERS OUTSIDE STATE’S JURISDICTION’
Bathinda, Punjab: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has said that while he sympathised with Sikh prisoners locked up outside the state, but he had no jurisdiction to intervention. Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh had recently requested the state government ...
Read More »Rights body questions Sikhs’ exclusion from US army
Washington, USA: A US commission has asked Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel to explain exclusion of Sikhs, known for their valour and pride, from the American armed forces. In a letter, the US Commission on Civil Rights requested Hagel to respond to ...
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