Will appear before Akal Takht if summoned: Sarna

Amritsar, Punjab: Akal Takht is likely to initiate action against former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Paramjit Singh Sarna for opposing the 1984 memorial in Delhi. He has already been summoned by the Takht to give a clarification ...

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Ceremony set for officer wounded in Sikh temple shooting

Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA: The Oak Creek police department plans a ceremony for the retirement of an officer seriously wounded while responding to the fatal rampage at the Sikh temple last year. Lt. Brian Murphy was shot 12 times by the ...

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Losing Saragarhi’s Heritage

Amritsar, Punjab: This was the memorial created after the battle in which 21 Sikhs heroically stood to the last against 10,000 Afghan tribesmen on the frontier. Their last stand, chronicled in my next book, cemented the reputation of Sikhs as ...

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B.C.’s Sikh MPs denounce Quebec ban on Sikh headgear in soccer matches

OTTAWA, Canada:  B.C.’s three Indo-Canadian MPs have denounced the Quebec Soccer Federation’s decision Wednesday to maintain its prohibition on players wearing Sikh religious headgear during competition. “Children and their families shouldn’t have to choose between their religion and playing organized ...

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