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After gurdwara shooting, another Sikh shot dead in Oak Creek

Barely 12 days after the shooting at a Gurdwara that killed six worshippers, another Sikh has been murdered in Milwaukee, US. Police suspect it was an attempted robbery gone wrong. But what’s worrying is that 56-year-old Dalbir Singh was also ...

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Police: Are Calif. slayings of two Sikh men connected to Wisconsin case?

Sacramento: Authorities are investigating whether the massacre at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee could be linked to last year’s unsolved murders of two elderly Sikh men in Elk Grove, Calif. Elk Grove detectives have been in contact with the FBI ...

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Let Sikh policemen wear turban, beard: New York official

NEW YORK: In the wake of the tragic Wisconsin gurdwara shooting, a senior New York City official has asked Mayor Michael Bloomberg to allow Sikh police officers to serve without forsaking their turbans and beards. In a letter to the ...

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Sikh Youth Find Strength After Oak Creek Shooting

FREMONT, Calif. – Manat Kaur is in many ways a typical 14-year-old, indistinguishable from others her age in her usual outfit of sneakers, jeans and T-shirt. But when asked, the soon-to-be high school freshman makes it a point never to ...

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