40-month jail for US Sikh cab driver attacker

Washington, USA: An American man accused of viciously beating a Sikh cab driver while shouting anti-Muslim slurs in Washington state last year has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for a federal hate crime. Prosecutors had asked for a four-year ...

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Sikh activists protest outside Indian Consulate in Canada

Vancouver, Canada: Sikh activists today rallied outside the Indian Consulate here to show solidarity with the fasting Sikh activist in Punjab, Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa. Khalsa, on fast to press for the release of Sikh political prisoners, was rounded up by the ...

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Restoration work begins in Golden Temple

Amritsar, Punjab: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has begun the restoration work on the interiors of the sanctum sanctorum at Golden Temple with the help of experts from a Delhi-based firm. This is the first time that restoration work is ...

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Untreated water being released in Kala Sanghian drain

Jalandhar, Punjab:  Environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal, who is also a member of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), along with supervisor engineer of the board SP Garg on Tuesday made a surprise check at the sewerage treatment plant of a ...

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