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| | {{Newsbit1|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/case-kartarpur-op-ed|The case for Kartarpur and peace|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/kartarpur-thumb.jpg|‘Kartarpur religious corridor’, an issue related to the Sikh faith, is acting as a sort of bridge between both the nuclear states. Supporting a cause related to Baba Nanak will only pave the way for peace in the sub-continent.}} |
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| | {{Newsbit1|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/manika-kaurs-bandhana|Manika Kaur's Bandhana|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/manika-THUMB_1.jpg|Blessed with a divine voice and writing poetry since she was little girl, Manika spent a lot of her growing years mimicking her favourite singers, musicians and raagis. Although she had no formal training in music, an Australian producer had...}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikh-historian-be-kiwi-tv|Sikh Historian to be on Kiwi TV|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/mcloed-THUMB.jpg|Hew Mcleod, a Dunedin-based historian, who grew up on a farm at Colyton, is the subject of a documentary screening on TV1 this weekend. He was born in 1935; his father was prominent in local politics in Feilding.}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/akal-takht-jathedar-giani-gurbachan-singh-performs-ardas-rains-andhra-pradesh|Giani Gurbachan Singh performs Ardas' for rains|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/ardass-THUMB.jpg|The Sikh community of Andhra Pradesh today performed a special ``Ardas'' (a Sikh prayer that is performed for a significant task) for rains across the country more particularly for the state.}} |
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| | {{Newsbit2|http://sikhsangat.org/1469/2009/07/bibi-gurdev-kaur-abrol-honoured-with-an-obe/|Gurdev Kaur honoured with an OBE|File:Bibi gurdev kaur.jpg|Bibi Gurdev Kaur who has been working tirelessly to raise the self esteem of women for the past many years has been awarded an OBE for her voluntary service to Sikh and Asian women in the West Midlands.}} |
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| | {{Newsbit2|http://worldsikhnews.com/1%20July%202009/We%20The%20Racists.htm|We, the Racists!|File:Racism-2.png|''"Go to any village and you will see that even a ten year old child from a Jat household will call a 70-year-old Dalit worker in the fields by his name, something he dare not do in case of a fellow Jat kin even slightly older than him,"'' said Gian Singh Bal..}} |
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| | {{Newsbit2|http://sikhsangat.org/1469/2009/07/jallianwala-massacres-last-sikh-survivor-dies/|Jallianwala massacre’s last Sikh survivor dies|File:Shingara-singh.jpg|The last known survivor of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, Baba Shingara Singh, passed away in Amritsar on Monday. He was 113. Baba ji was the last surviving witness to the merciless killing}} |
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| | {{Newsbit2|http://sikhsangat.org/1469/2009/07/comments-of-british-generals-regarding-sikh-soldiers/|British Generals comments regarding Sikh Soldiers|File:Sikhguardswords1.jpg|''"The Sikhs have fought for us in so many campaigns and laid down their lives for us - I consider that we owe them a great deal....,"'' wrote Col. H.A.Hughes, D.S.O., M.B.E., D.L., and J.P}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/vegetarians-avoid-more-cancers-meat-eaters|Vegetarians avoid more Cancers|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/veges-THUMB.jpg|Vegetarians are generally less likely than meat eaters to develop cancer, a major study has found. Although this does not apply to all forms of the disease, the study involving 60,000 people...}} |
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| | {{Newsbit1|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/urgent-help-needed-pakistan-idps|Urgent Help Needed for Pakistan IDPs|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/displaced-THUMB.jpg|URGENT HELP NEEDED NOW - “The humanitarian aid pledged by the USA and the European Union has not reached the camps yet. The Pakistan government and UN agencies are struggling to maintain humane conditions at the IDP camps,”}} |
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| | {{Newsbit1|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/ecosikh-action|EcoSikh in Action|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/eco-thumb.jpg|On July 4, 2009, UN and Sikh personalities are gathering in a conference in Delhi, India to launch EcoSikh, the Sikh community’s response to global warming and climate change.}} |
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| | {{Newsbit1|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/jakara-movement-sikh-youth-conference|Jakara Movement Sikh Youth Conference|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/Jaikara-THUMB.jpg|From June 18-21, 2009, the Jakara Movement completed its tenth conference. Over 160 Sikh youth from USA congregated in Fresno, CA for an educational and inspirational weekend that sought to ''“Remember 1984.”''}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/aussie-army-welcomes-sikhs|Aussie Army Welcomes Sikhs|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/Bushmaster-THUMB.jpg|SPECIAL helmets that accommodate turbans and uniforms incorporating burkas are part of a push to build a more diverse Australian Army. Army chiefs are hoping to attract bigger numbers...}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/40-sikh-women-raise-money-cancer-research|40 Sikh women raise money for Cancer Research|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/cancer-THUMB.jpg|40 Kauragious Sikh women raised over ₤4,000 for Cancer Research as part of the Race for Life project at Cannon Hill Park. Each Sikh woman ran five kilometers to encourage her sponsors to part with monies that will be used to...}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/national-sikh-conference-us-library-congress-draws-record-crowds|National Sikh Conference draws record crowds|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/KAUR_THUMB.jpg|The Sikh National Conference: “Taking Heritage into the 21st Century,” a two-day series of lectures, panel discussions, film screenings and photo exhibits, all celebrating the addition of more than 80 Sikh volumes to the library's collection..}} |
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| | {{Newsbit1|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/amrit-kaur-active-sikh-women-leader-pillar-sikh-community-us-dies-and-leaves-powerful-legacy|Amrit Kaur, Sikh leader dies, leaving a powerful legacy|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/Amrit-THUMB.jpg|Amrit Kaur, the pillar of Guru Gobind Singh Foundation and who has contributed tremendously for the entire community in America, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was the current president of the Interfaith...}} |
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| | {{Newsbit1|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/punjab-alice-rmit|From Punjab to Alice … via RMIT|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/Deepinder-THUMB.jpg|RMIT University graduate Deepinder Singh is living his dream in the Australian outback after a temporary placement at Alice Springs Hospital turned into a life-changing adventure. Mr Singh, who had never travelled outside of India before..}} |
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| | {{Newshere|Swine flu claims life of young Sikh girl|Swine flu claims life of young Sikh girl|File:Rubjit Thindal sqr.jpg|Within minutes, 6-year-old Rubjit Thindal went from happily chatting in the backseat of the car to collapsing and dying in her father's arms. ''"If we had known it was so serious, we would have called 911,"'' Kuldip Thindal, Rubjit's distraught mother, said in Punjabi yesterday.}} |
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| | {{Newshere|News on Operation Bluestar|Sikh MP shames Parliament on Bluestar awards|File:Tarlochan Singh.jpg|Sikh MP Tarlochan Singh, the former chairman of National Commission for Minorities in India, asked why were gallantry awards given to Indian Army officers after Operation Bluestar. "They were given because they had killed Sikhs,"}} |
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| | {{Newshere|News about Maharaja Ranjit Singh|More Sikhs arrive for Ranjit Singh’s anniversary|File:Sikhs arrive for MRS's barsi.png|A group of 105 Sikh yatris (pilgrims) arrived by a special train on Sunday to observe the 170th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ETPB Additional Secretary, Siddique Khurram and GPCP member Sardar Sham Singh received the yatris at the Wagha Railway Station}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/yuba-city-police-chief-reaffirms-acceptance-sikh-identity|U.S. Police Chiefs Reaffirm Acceptance of 5Ks|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/YubaCity-THUMB.jpg|Police Chief Richard Doscher confirmed: "We have no policy which precludes an employee of the Sikh faith from wearing a turban or beard (or possession of a kirpan) during their employment with us."}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikhs-challenge-us-armys-ban-turbans-beards|Sikhs Challenge U.S. Army's Ban on Turbans|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/kalsi-THUMB.jpg|Kalsi and Second Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan, are the centerpieces of an advocacy campaign launched by the Sikh Coalition as it tries to persuade the US Army to let them serve without sacrificing their articles of faith}} |
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| | {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/punjab-drug-addicts-kids-get-chance|In Punjab - drug addicts’ kids get a chance|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/teaser/large/gurmukhkaur-khalsa948.jpg|Maqboolpura, a slum on the outskirts of the Indian city Amritsar is known as a “place of widows,” because the multitude of drug addicts there that die from their fatal habit leave behind traumatised spouses and children.}} |
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| {{Newsbit2|http://tinyurl.com/mf6rgc|Third US Sikh-Catholic Dialogue Retreat|File:Sikh-catholic001.jpg|Representatives of the World Sikh Council and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus, Ohio for a three-day bilateral inter-religious conference.}} | | {{Newsbit2|http://tinyurl.com/mf6rgc|Third US Sikh-Catholic Dialogue Retreat|File:Sikh-catholic001.jpg|Representatives of the World Sikh Council and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s Retreat Center in Columbus, Ohio for a three-day bilateral inter-religious conference.}} |
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