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Bhai Harbans Singh Jagadhari wale passes away | |
Bhai Harbans Singh Jagadhari Wale, the renowned Raagi of Gurbani, died today, May 13 after a prolonged illness at the DMC hospital in Ludhiana. Bhai Harbans Singh (71) is survived by three daughters and a son. Family sources said his cremation would take place on Monday when his son would come back from US...... → read more |
World wastes 1 billion tons of food a year | |
"Perhaps one of the most important reasons for food waste in rich countries is that people simply can afford to waste food," the report states. Food shortage, on the other hand, is mainly a problem in the developing world, where nations..... → read more |
ACLU-NM Charges Española Hospital with Discrimination | |
“All I wanted was do my job helping people in my community get the urgent medical care they needed,” said Khalsa. “My Sikh religion did not prevent me from performing that job, but the prejudice of my supervisors did.” ..... → read more |
Tanmanjeet Singh set to be youngest Sikh mayor | |
Local lad Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, 32, is set to become the youngest Sikh mayor in UK after he was unanimously elected by majority Labour councillors in Gravesham council in the south-east county of Kent. He would be sworn in on May 17..... → read more |
Gursimarjit Singh, only Sikh boy receives Hamdan Award | |
Gursimarjit Singh received his award from Sheikh Hamdan on 26th April 2011, at Rasheed Hall, World trade centre exhibition hall at Dubai for the Distinguished academic excellence Students, from various cities of GCC Countries are considered for this award...... → read more |
My Daughter's Sikh Wedding | |
My eldest daughter has just married a Sikh at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. I am rejoicing in the happiness of the newly-weds and have visited them at their matrimonial home in the foothills of the Himalayas. I enjoy the company of my new son-in-law, who is fast expanding my spiritual horizons...... → read more |
Arizona Gov. vetoes bill seeking removal of name of Sikh victim | |
Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer invited the family of Balbir Singh Sodhi’s, America’s first victim of hate-crime after 9/11, to her office and vetoed the House Bill number 2230 in their presence which would have removed Sodhi’s name from state memorial built to mark the tragedy of 9/11 and its victims...... → read more |
Labour MP takes up Sikh turban searching issue with European Commission | |
The strength and vibrancy of our Sikh community in the UK gives us a special interest in the issue, an insight we can usefully share with our European partners, so we will be doing our best to lead the debate not only with the Commission but with other member states. Achieving the change we need will take time...... → read more |
Steinberg and legislators honor Sikh victims of shooting | |
"No Sikh should be afraid to wear this headdress. No Sikh should be afraid to practice their peaceful religion because they believe someone will attack them," the Sacramento Democrat, wearing a purple turban, said. Sen. Doug La Malfa, called on colleagues to support those impacted by the attack..... → read more |
Warrant issued against Police Officer in Mohali Turban Case | |
“We are very concerned that the Punjab Police has not taken the incident of the willful removal of a Sikh’s turban seriously. It’s an affront to justice that the Police are prepared to ignore a judicial order. We call upon the Director General of Punjab Police to ......” said Mejindarpal Kaur, Legal Director of UNITED SIKHS..... → read more |
Vegetarians may have lower risk for heart disease, diabetes and stroke | |
“I was not sure if there would be a significant difference between vegetarians and non-vegetarians, and I was surprised by just how much the numbers contrast,” he continues. “It indicates that lifestyle factors such as diet can be important in the prevention of metabolic syndrome.”..... → read more |
New Gurbani Search Engine - GurbaniDB - in 52 languages | |
The world’s first Gurbani database to correctly archive Guru Granth Sahib into all 60 Raags (moods/melodies) with pop-up descriptions of each Author and Melody. Melody data has been kindly provided by an expert in Indian Musicology, Professor Surinder Singh from Raj Academy...... → read more |
Street Play in Pakistan Remembers Bhagat Singh | |
“Jinnah sahib in his speech in the Central Assembly on Sept 12, 1929, said `the man who goes on hunger strike has a soul. He is no ordinary criminal, who is guilty of cold blooded, sordid wicked crime’. “It is clear that Jinnah Sahib considered Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev freedom fighters. If the father of the nation admires a freedom fighter, how can we ignore him?..... → read more |
No FIR even after Dy CM Sukhbir’s order | |
The release had stated that taking a serious view of the incident, Sukhbir has ordered registration of an FIR under Section 295-A of the IPC against both the police officers after receiving the report of a magisterial inquiry conducted by Mohali ADC Mohinder Singh Kainth into the “disrespect to the Sikh religion”...... → read more |
Sikhs urge non-violence | |
Shasta County’s Sikh community is placing fresh emphasis on its annual Vaisakhi Festival, a Day for Non-Violence, in the wake of an apparent hate-related drive-by shooting last month in Elk Grove, near Sacramento. That incident left Gurmej Atwal, 78, hospitalized with two gunshot wounds and still on a ventilator..... → read more |
Exposure of Sikhism at national level in America | |
Sikhs and Hindus are featured prominently in the nationwide PBS public television documentary “The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America” which will be shown on over 300 public television stations nationwide in the USA...... → read more |
Fingers of Magic: The Art & Craft of Joginder Singh | |
When what looked like a painting turned out to be embroidery under the lens, my eyes went to the name of the artisan, expecting it to be some woman ... It spelt - "Joginder Singh". There are 63 embroidery works by him in the Nature Gallery of the Government Museum and Art Gallery..... → read more |
Pak media praises Manmohan Singh's initiative | |
"If accepted, cricket diplomacy will provide a fillip to real time diplomacy, where the two countries are set to resume their bilateral dialogue when the Interior Secretaries meet just two days before their World Cup clash," the Dawn reported. In its report, The Express Tribune said:..... → read more |
Desecration of Sikh turban by Punjab Police | |
All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) has demanded today the resignation from Parkash Singh Badal over the disturbing incident in Mohali, state of Punjab ruled by Akali Dal (Badal), when a young Sikh man’s turban was forcibly removed in broad day light by a police officer on the orders of another senior officer of Punjab Police. .....read more |
Dishonour of Sikhs is a national insult says S M Krishna | |
S M Krishna on Wednesday said that the dishonour of Sikhs is a national insult and that the government has taken a serious note of the incident in which golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's coach Amritinder Singh was forced to remove his turban at Milan airport last week. Assuring the Rajya Sabha, he said that the issue would be taken up with Italy..... → read more |
Script Competition Winner | |
SikhNet has just announced the winner of their Script competition. The winners are siblings, 13 year old Japman Kaur and 11 year old Triman Singh with their script "Team Khalsa: Save the Langar". The competition team was very impressed with the number of original ideas, inspirations, dramas, lessons and insights that we submitted...... → read more |
Sadly Weep our Daughters in the 'Land of Five Rivers' | |
The pages of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are replete with many names for God, some are masculine in gender while others are feminine… But what remains a commonality is that all these names are used to describe God. A fair deduction drawn from this is that our Gurus did not consider God to be either male or female...... → read more |
Summary of talk by Bibi Harvinder Kaur Khalsa | |
Last Friday, Bibi Harvinder Kaur Khalsa, formerly known as Alexandra Aitken who used to be in the circle of celebrities and wealthy people but now is an Amritdhari Singhni, visited Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Cross Road, Coventry, to do a talk at the weekly inspirational class that is held every Friday, 7pm to 8.30pm. Bibi jee was accompanied by husband, Veer Inderjot Singh jee...... → read more |
Indian men lead in sexual violence; worst on gender equality | |
The findings of a recent International Men and Gender Equality Survey reflects a new low for Indian men. Only 2% of Brazilian males and less than 9% of men in Chile, Croatia, Mexico and Rwanda were found to have indulged in sexual violence. The survey was conducted in six developing countries across four continents to map attitudes and practices related to gender equality...... → read more |
British Pakistani Christians and Sikhs meet HC for Bhatti’s condolence | |
In a show of unity and calling for peace, the British Pakistani Christian Association and British Sikh Council led a multi-faith delegation to the Pakistan High Commission and reiterated solidarity with the people and Government of Pakistan in their efforts for overcoming multifaceted problems faced by the country including terrorism. ..... → read more |
Two Elderly Sikh American Men Shot in Possible Hate Crime | |
Elk Grove Police Chief Robert Lehner said in a statement: "We have no evidence to indicate there was a hate or bias motivation for this crime; however, the obvious Sikh appearance of the men, including the traditional Dastar headwear and lack of any other apparent motive, increasingly raise that possibility."..... → read more |
UK Sikh Lecture - Nadhra Khan on Sikh wall paintings in Lahore | |
Join Dr. Nadhra Khan for a fascinating talk on Sikh wall paintings. The event will take place at V&A, London, UK on Friday, 18 March 2011 at 7pm. Tickets are FREE but hurry and BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment! The walls of the Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh..... → read more |
Meditation Appears to Cause Changes in Brain's Gray Matter | |
A mindfulness meditation training program can trigger measurable changes in brain areas associated with awareness, empathy and sense of self within eight weeks, a new study has found. Mindfulness meditation focuses on nonjudgmental awareness of one's feelings,..... → read more |
Three teenagers in court on murder charge | |
A teenage girl, Mundill Kaur Mahil and two teenage boys, Harvinder Singh Shoker and Darren Peters all aged 19 have been charged with the murder of Gagandip Singh, 21 after his body was found in a burnt out car. Gagandip Singh was CEO of Sikh TV...... → read more |
CEO of UK based SikhTV Channel found dead in the boot of a burning car | |
A man found dead in a burnt out car has been identified by police as Gagandip Singh, 21, from Bexleyheath, London, UK. The body was discovered at 0200 GMT on Saturday. Detectives have now begun a murder inquiry and a post-mortem examination is due to be carried out in due course, the Metropolitan Police said...... → read more |
In court, the girlfriend who 'lured Sikh TV chief to his death' | |
A teenage girl has been charged with the murder of her wealthy TV executive boyfriend in a suspected love triangle. Mundill Kaur Mahil, 19, appeared in court yesterday after Gagandip Singh’s battered body was discovered in the boot of his burnt-out car. She is alleged to have..... → read more |
CEO of UK based SikhTV Channel found dead in the boot of a burning car | |
A man found dead in a burnt out car has been identified by police as Gagandip Singh, 21, from Bexleyheath, London, UK. The body was discovered at 0200 GMT on Saturday. Detectives have now begun a murder inquiry and a post-mortem examination is due to be carried out in due course, the Metropolitan Police said...... → read more |
Mass Graves of Sikhs killed in 1984 Sikh Genocide discovered after 26 years | |
The All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) today claimed to have discovered a village in Haryana’s Rewari district where Sikhs were killed in the 1984 riots and since then the homes inhabited by them and the village gurdwara have been lying in ruins. Responding to the claim, the SGPC said it would investigate into the matter...... → read more |
First Sikh in US Army talks about his journey | |
The first Sikh in the American army, Tejdeep Singh Rattan, interacted with students of Khalsa College and shared his experiences with them. He told them about the many ups and downs and the hardships he faced in the US, and how he finally emerged victorious...... → read more |
Illegal detention and murder of Young Sikh... | |
Shaminder Singh (Shera) a young 24 year old Sikh from a poor family and the only Amritdhari Sikh in Bagguwal village was singled out for being an Amritdhari and picked by police in Nawanshahar district on 31st October 2010. Shaminder Singh was the only son, who supported his elderly mother (pictured) and two sisters...... → read more |