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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
NEW YORK (July 9, 2015)—The Sikh Coalition and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are thrilled to announce that a Sikh employee at Walt Disney World will no longer be kept hidden from public view of Disney visitors because of his religious appearance. After the Sikh Coalition and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) intervened, […]