Old UK Sikh temple demolition plans approved

UK: Controversial plans to demolish a Sikh temple and replace it with 19 flats and two houses have been given the go-ahead. Gravesham Council’s regulatory board approved developer Thamesview Living’s scheme for the Siri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Clarence ...

BNP says remembrance wreath was not meant to offend Sikh community

Birmingham, UK: A senior BNP official has sprung to the defence of his party after a BNP wreath was laid among Sikh tributes at a Birmingham Remembrance ceremony. Richard Lumby, sub regional organiser for the West Midlands, said the laurel ...

Sikhs who own Subway shops in Lehigh Valley Airport settle suit

Lehigh Valley: The Sikh owners of two Subway restaurants at Lehigh Valley International Airport who claimed they were being evicted because worried passengers confused them with Muslims have settled their federal lawsuit against the airport authority. Suhirdbir Bhasin, Raminder Bhasin ...

Sikh councilman inspired by Obama beat the odds

Hoboken, NY: President Obama was his inspiration. It was after Obama was elected the United States’ first black President that Ravinder Singh Bhalla decided Hoboken was ready to elect its first Sikh councilman. “That election made me believe the country ...