Geneva, Switzerland: Thousands of Sikhs from across the globe rallied Friday at the UN’s Geneva base, demanding an international investigation of a deadly wave of violence against their community in India in 1984. Sikh activists say the killings 29 years ...
Read More »SGPC to display fireworks only for 12 minutes at Sri Harmandir Sahib
Amritsar, Punjab: Aiming to check pollution around the Golden Temple, the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) has decided to further slash the duration of fireworks at the holy shrine this time on Bandi Chhor Diwas (Diwali) on November 3. Besides, paper ...
Read More »Feeling unsafe, genocide witnesses demand 24-hour security
New Delhi: He has shifted home several times, but ‘goons’ allegedly sent by the ‘accused’ manage to track him down. Every time they offer him money and each time he turns them down, he says. They seldom identify themselves but ...
Read More »Sri Harmandir Sahib entrance plaza to miss Diwali deadline
Amritsar, Punjab: Sri Harmandir Sahib Entrance Plaza project would miss the Diwali deadline set by the state government. Work on the plaza that started in May 2011 is far from complete and it is now expected to open only by February ...
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