WORLDWIDE : It is a well known fact that Punjab (India) is severely impaired by a drug addiction epidemic. It is estimated that approximately 70% of the youth is addicted to a form of drug whether it is the widely alleged state sponsored Smack (Crack/Heroin) tobacco or alcohol. The problem doesn’t stop at the drug abuse, […]
AMRITSAR SAHIB : Sikh24 has learnt from internal sources that the SGPC is deliberating to appoint Giani Jagtar Singh (Head Granthi of Sri Harmandir Sahib) as its new Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. Giani Jagtar Singh will replace Giani Gurbachan Singh as the “SGPC appointed” Jathedar. He is not replacing Sarbat Khalsa appointed Jathedar […]
LUDHIANA : Bapu Karnail Singh Hassanpur, elder brother of Sikh activist Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, today passed away at Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, following ill health. He was rushed to DMCH yesterday when he fell unconscious due to physical illness. The DMCH authorities didn’t let Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa meet his elder brother, despite […]
Hoshiarpur : Striking a discordant note, Dal Khalsa and Akali Dal Panch Pardhani today asserted that non-inclusion of the Sikh regiment in India’s republic day parade was non-issue for them and it should be the same for the community at large.Spokespersons of both the groups, Kanwar Pal Singh and Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema said this […]
NEW YORK : Today the Sikh Coalition launched Report Hate (www.reporthate.org), a new online tool for community members to document incidents of harassment, discrimination and hate violence. The Sikh Coalition developed this tool to make it easier for Sikhs to document hate incidents, even if they are not legally actionable or a crime. This reporting […]