Protest at Roseville Sikh temple leads to fight

Protest at Roseville Sikh temple leads to fight

ROSEVILLE : A fight broke out Thursday night during a protest outside a Sikh temple, Roseville police said.Dozens of protesters, including children, were outside the temple at 1090 Main Street demonstrating against a guest who spoke against a beloved saint.“He’s trying to redefine the Sikh faith. The beliefs which we have held close to our […]

OLDER SIKH COUPLE ATTACKED, POLICE SAY NOT A HATE CRIME

OLDER SIKH COUPLE ATTACKED, POLICE SAY NOT A HATE CRIME

FRESNO, Calif. : A 70-year-old man was bloodied and bruised after armed robbers found him and his wife not far from their Fresno home. The robbers struck around sunset Monday night on the northwest side of town, near the intersection of Polk and Acacia. The neighborhood doesn’t feel so much like home now for the […]

Sikh-American Army Officer Wins Ability to Serve with Beard, Turban

Sikh-American Army Officer Wins Ability to Serve with Beard, Turban

WASHINGTON : In a landmark decision, the US military granted a decorated Sikh-American officer a long-term religious accommodation allowing him to continue serving while maintaining his articles of faith of keeping a beard and wearing a turban. The move makes Captain Simratpal Singh, 28, a combat veteran, the first active duty Sikh soldier to receive approval […]

Indo-Canadian Sikh man viciously assaulted in Canada

Indo-Canadian Sikh man viciously assaulted in Canada

Toronto : A 29-year-old Indo-Canadian Sikh was viciously assaulted by four men in Canada in an alleged racially motivated attack, drawing strong condemnation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Supninder Singh Khehra, an Indian citizen from Patiala and a resident of the Toronto suburb of Brampton, was verbally abused and beaten by a group of men […]

Defence Seeks Discharge of Prof. Bhullar in Batala TADA Court

Defence Seeks Discharge of Prof. Bhullar in Batala TADA Court

Amritsar : Sikh Political Prisoner Prof. Devender Pal Singh Bhullar was presented before a TADA court in Amritsar today. The court heard arguments of prosecution and defence on chargesheet moved by the police against Prof. Devender Pal Singh Bhullar in this case. “We have argued in the court that there was no basis for trying […]