AMRITSAR SAHIB : SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar created a 21-membered committee to collect information about the factors responsible for racial attacks on Sikhs abroad. The committee will work to ascertain the reasons behind racial attacks on Sikhs and prepare a report to recommend strategies to control such attacks. Eco-Sikh Chairman, Dr. Rajwant Singh, warmly welcomed […]
RESNO, California, USA—Kathakar Sarbjeet Singh Dhunda’s visit to several Northern California Gurdwaras sparked a series of protests and seminars. Dhunda’s programs were disrupted by protesters at two Gurdwaras in Roseville and Fairfield on Wednesday and Thursday. Consequently, Yuba City’s Tierra Buena Gurdwara Sahib cancelled his program on Friday, fearing protests from the local sangat. Dhunda […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]