Army Welcomes Sikh Recruit

Major Victory in Fight for Equality in US Army Washington: The U. S. Army announced today that it accepted a Sikh officer into its active forces. The officer had sought an accommodation allowing him to maintain his religiously mandated turban ...

Sikh Coalition mislead Sikhs in America?

Sacramento, California: Sikh Coalition’s press release’s on the so called “First Bill on Kirpan” are misleading and sweeping in thin air, by saying this again and again, that, this is a kirpan bill, without clarifying that this is only an ...

Pingalwara Charitable Society to open school for deaf

Amritsar, Punjab: The Pingalwara Charitable Society, a home for destitute, aged, disabled, handicapped, orphans and mentally retarded, will open a school for deaf and dumb children at its Manawala branch. The school, named after founder of Pingalwara Bhagat Puran Singh, ...

California Governor says NO to Sikh Kirpan Bill

Sacramento, California: California Governor Schwarzenegger said NO to a measure that would have required police to receive training in how to deal with members of the Sikh faith, who carry a small, curved sword called a kirpan. Civil rights activists ...