LONDON, UK : On July 20, 2016, Sikh Council UK initiative to showcase the good work of a range of Sikh organisations in the Members Dining Room in the Houses of Parliament, London was acknowledged as a roaring success by parliamentarians, organisations and community representatives at the event held today. Amongst attendees were Rt Hon […]
OTTAWA : Canada’s plan to arm Kurdish forces has run into delays but it is proceeding with contributing a medical team to run a hospital in northern Iraq. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Wednesday that the Canadian military would contribute 40 to 60 medical personnel to operate a hospital in the Kurdish capital of Erbil. “We […]
Toronto: A young Sikh freelance writer from the Greater Toronto area has found himself the victim of intense social media speculation over the identity of perpetrators who ploughed through a crowd of revelers in Nice, killing more than 80 people.This is the second time in less than a year that Veerender Jubbal has been alleged to […]
BAGHAPURANA : Over 200 Sikh activists were detained by the Punjab police prior to July 17 to bar them from taking part in culmination of an Akhand Path Sahib at village Bhagta Bhai Ka. The Akhand Path was being organized to kick off a campaign to seek beadbi culprits arrested. Over a dozen beadbi cases […]
Amritsar : Expressing grief over the death of 18 innocent lives in firing by forces in Kashmir, the Dal Khalsa strongly condemned the “brutal” attitude of the J&K government backed by Union Home Ministry that has given unbridled powers to the security forces.In a statement released from the party headquarters in Amritsar, the Sikh group […]