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, […]
FRESNO : A Sikh man was attacked Saturday morning west of Highway 99 in what Fresno police are investigating as a hate crime – the latest such attack on a Sikh resident in the Fresno area. Around 6:30 a.m., Amrik Singh Bal, 68, was waiting alone for a ride to work in the cold, 30-degree […]
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—In a bid to expose the ongoing violations of human rights across the Punjab by the State government, ‘Sikhs for Human Rights’ led by Bhai Harpal Singh Cheema has announced to set up a commission headed by former Judge of Supreme Court Justice Markanday Katju. The commission would specifically work upon the violation of […]
HOSHIARPUR : Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhik Committee has written a letter to President of India to apprise him with the violation of Human rights being carried out by the Punjab government by falsely indicting Sarbat Khalsa 2015 organizers under sedition charges. A copy of the letter has been also sent to the Home Minister Rajnath […]
AMRITSAR SAHIB—Delivering on the promise made to the co-ordination committee spearheading Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s struggle, the Punjab government has reportedly released political Sikh prisoner Bhai Hardeep Singh from Amritsar jail on December 24. He had been languishing in jail since 1997. Bhai Hardeep Singh was sentenced with a life sentence in 1997 in a case […]