Author Archives: Guest Writer

Thousands line streets to watch Sikh parade

Yuba City, California: Amandeep Chanju was holding his 3-month-old son in his arms as he watched the steady procession of floats blaring Sikh hymns, prayers and chants pass Sunday. “I like everything,” said Chanju, 34, of Santa Rosa, who was standing ...

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Charity Commission intervenes in Sikh temple property row

UK: THE Charity Commission has asked leaders of a Sikh temple to explain their decision to purchase a house valued at £425,000. The Commission contacted Siri Guru Singh Sabha Croydon, in St James’s Road, after it received a complaint alleging trustees ...

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Sikh gurudwara adds lustre to Dubai’s halo

Dubai: Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan visits UAE’s first Sikh temple in Dubai. Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, visited the UAE’s first Sikh temple in Dubai, sat down on the carpeted ...

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Sikh groups petition UNHRC to recognize 1984 massacre as ‘genocide’

Chandigarh, Punjab: They seek international investigation into the anti-Sikh riots on the basis of “new evidence”. Almost three decades after 3,000 Sikhs were massacred (according to government figures) following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her  body guards, Sikh groups ...

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