Fatehgarh Sahib : Chief secretary, SGPC, Harcharan Singh (73) today submitted his resignation, which was accepted during an executive body meeting at Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib. According to sources, Harcharan Singh has cited domestic reasons for his resignation, yet the exact reason for the resignation by the former banker is still not know. The sources said […]
Washington : Two Sikh Americans have been killed in separate incidents in California, according to community organisations and media reports. Subag Singh, 68, was found dead in a canal after he went missing in the morning of June 23. His body had injuries. California law enforcement officials from Fresno county have said that they were trying to […]
Amritsar : The Italy-made “siri sahib” (kirpan) was rejected by Akal Takht today for failing to conform to the Sikh code of conduct. The five high priests today disapproved of the “replica” of kirpan having a bendable blade and asked the Sikh community living in Italy to seek permission for wearing the original small-size kirpan. […]
Raipur (Jalandhar) : British MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said here today that the then UK Government’s role in Operation Bluestar needed to be probed. “Thanks to the documentary evidence from various sources, including British researcher Phil Miller’s work, it has been proved beyond doubt that the Conservative government was involved in the 1984 operation. However, […]
Melbourne : A Sikh man in Australia was asked to take off his kirpan and “get out” of a bus when a passenger called police in panic after seeing the ceremonial knife, a media report said on Wednesday. Police boarded a busy commuter bus in Auckland on Tuesday after a passenger was seen carrying a […]