Fatehgarh Sahib : A number of Sikh activists today did not allow Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh and SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar to address devotees at the concluding day event of the Shaheedi Jor Mela. When Makkar started his speech after the palanquin carrying Guru Granth Sahib arrived near Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup, some […]
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Interacting with the students of Sikh Heritage School of Takanini (New Zealand), Canadian Sikh Member Parliament Jagmeet Singh said that the Indian Consulate in Canada denied him a visa to India due to his pro-humanity activities. Jagmeet Singh added that he was denied visa because he always raises the issue of atrocities on […]
LUDHIANA : Bandi Singhs Rihai Sangharsh Committee has announced to hold an international Panthik convention at Fatehgarh Sahib on January 1, 2016. The committee was constituted to spearhead Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle for the release of political prisoners. The theme of the convention would be to deliberate upon the future course of action for the […]
WASHINGTON : As police investigate an attack on a Sikh man in California as a hate crime, a media report said violence and intimidation against Sikhs in the US has intensified since 9/11 terror attacks. In the latest of a string of incidents targeting US Sikhs, Amrik Singh Bal, a 68-year-old Sikh resident in the […]
CHANDIGARH : Having been a Chief Minsiter five times, Parkash Badal has been a prime witness to the most turbulent phases in the recent history of Punjab and the country. He is averse to an autobiography, but not putting his account of events on paper will be a huge loss. ‘People are trapped in history, […]