12 year Incumbents Washed out in J&K Gurdwara Committee Elections

JAMMU & KASHMIR : In the elections held after 12 years for the management of Gurdwaras in J&K, the native Sikhs there totally washed out the previous leadership and elected new faces to look after the management of Gurdwaras here. The voting was conducted under tight security in Baramula, Sri Nagar, Pulvama and Anantnag districts […]

South-eastern Australia braces for below-zero temperatures as cold fronts begin moving through NSW, Victoria, SA and Tasmania

Victoria : Much of south-east Australia is bracing for a burst of cold weather over the weekend with temperatures set to drop to zero in many locations in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales regional director Barry Hanstrum said the conditions were associated with a series of cold […]

Sikh Organizations Protest Against Naamdhari Leaders For Using Derogatory Remarks for Low Castes

Amritsar, 10 July : Protesting against derogatory remarks against a particular section of Sikh community, activists of the Ranghreta Satkar Lehar burnt effigies of heads—Uday Singh and Thakur Dalip Singh—of the Namdhari cult. The agitators alleged that they hurt sentiments of the members of so-called lower caste. Led by Satkar Lehar convener Kashmir Singh Khunda, […]

UK: Derby’s First Sikh School Gets Final Go-ahead

DERBY, July 10 : Derby’s first Sikh school has been given the Government go-ahead to open in September. The Akaal Primary School, with classes for reception year and Year 1 pupils, will be housed in temporary buildings in Hartington Street behind the National Sikh Museum. Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, has given his […]

Police fails to abduct Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

LUDHIANA, (July 9, 2015)—Punjab police today failed to abduct the 82 year old human rights activist who has been sitting on hunger strike since the past 175 days in Ludhiana, Punjab. A large number of Singhs blocked the gates of the Bapu Ji’s house and kept the police from entering.While the police is no longer […]