Author Archives: Guest Writer

Sikhs to report airport abuse via smartphone app in US

Washington, USA: Sikh activists, fed up with being singled out at US airports, yesterday launched an updated smartphone application to make it easier for passengers to file complaints. The free downloadable app called FlyRights lets travellers instantly send their concerns to ...

Read More »

Pollution around Golden Temple to be curtailed

Amritsar, Punjab: To keep the Golden Temple environs pollution-free, the state government will soon install an ‘air control monitoring station’ worth Rs 1.5 crore at the shrine. It will also set up a power substation to ensure uninterrupted supply in the ...

Read More »

Moga clash: Akali leader trying to broker peace

Faridkot, Punjab: The police and civil administration are treading cautiously after the Dhudike clash between radical Dera Sacha Sauda followers and Sikhs. The police and senior leaders of the area are trying to mollify the warring groups. Senior Akali leader Tota ...

Read More »

Sikhism becoming global religion: US don

New Delhi: Shedding its tag of being a regional religion, Sikhism is on its way to becoming a global religion, making a major shift in the past 35 years or so, opined Prof Mark Juergensmeyer while delivering the 13th Bhai Chanan ...

Read More »