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{{Newsbit|daily-news/golf-digest-apologises-portraying-sikh-guru-a-golfer|Golf Digest apologises for portraying Sikh Guru as a golfer.|GolfDigest-225x300.jpg|The hugely popular golf magazine, Golf Digest has issued an apology to the Sikh community for portraying a Sikh Guru as a golfer on its cover. According to Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)}}
{{Newsbit|daily-news/after-attack-interview-with-head-granthi-golden-temple|After the Attack - Interview with the Head Granthi of the Golden Temple|~1225968.jpg|Singh Sahib Giani Sahib Singh, the head Granthi of Sri Darbar Sahib, had his residence in Shaheed Bunga Street on the back side of Sri Darbar Sahib. Indian forces had initiated their attack on Sri Darbar Sahib at 4:45am on the morning of June 4.}}
{{Newsbit|daily-news/sikh-pilgrims-due-reach-pakistan-today|Sikh pilgrims due to reach Pakistan Today.|NankanaSahib-225x300.jpg|Around 1,000 Sikh pilgrims are due to reach Pakistan today to attend 402nd death anniversary of Guru Arjun Dev Jee, said Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Deputy Director Faraz Abbas.}}


{{Newsbit|daily-news/i-refused-kill-sikh-fighters-taken-custody-gen-jamwal|"I refused to kill Sikh fighters.." - Gen Jamwal|Jamwal-1.jpg|''Major-Gen J.S. Jamwal (retd)'', then General Officer Commanding (GOC), 15 Infantry Division claimed that he had refused to accept the advice of two senior Army officers to kill the militants taken into custody during [[Operation Bluestar]].}}
{{Newsbit|daily-news/i-refused-kill-sikh-fighters-taken-custody-gen-jamwal|"I refused to kill Sikh fighters.." - Gen Jamwal|Jamwal-1.jpg|''Major-Gen J.S. Jamwal (retd)'', then General Officer Commanding (GOC), 15 Infantry Division claimed that he had refused to accept the advice of two senior Army officers to kill the militants taken into custody during [[Operation Bluestar]].}}
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{{Newsbit|people/jatinder-singh-joins-technical-elite|Jatinder Singh joins the technical elite.|Jatinder.jpg| A British Telecommunications man has become one of the most highly-qualified Cisco network engineers in the world after attaining a rare combination of accreditations from the US internet equipment giant.}}
{{Newsbit|people/jatinder-singh-joins-technical-elite|Jatinder Singh joins the technical elite.|Jatinder.jpg| A British Telecommunications man has become one of the most highly-qualified Cisco network engineers in the world after attaining a rare combination of accreditations from the US internet equipment giant.}}
 
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{{Newsbit|daily-news/sikhs-take-french-turban-ban-schools-european-human-rights-court|Sikhs Take French Turban Ban to the European Court|French-Turban-Ban.jpg|UNITED SIKHS lawyers announced today that they filed a legal challenge last Friday to the French law which banned the turban in public schools in 2004. The cases before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg will be the first against France}}
{{Newsbit|daily-news/sikhs-take-french-turban-ban-schools-european-human-rights-court|Sikhs Take French Turban Ban to the European Court|French-Turban-Ban.jpg|UNITED SIKHS lawyers announced today that they filed a legal challenge last Friday to the French law which banned the turban in public schools in 2004. The cases before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg will be the first against France}}


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{{Newsbit|daily-news/anurag-singh-director-sikh-itihas-board|Anurag Singh is director of Sikh Itihas Board.|SikhHistory.jpg|Concerned over the controversies over the Sikh history, the SGPC has cleared the appointment of Dr Anurag Singh, a Sikh scholar, as director of the Sikh Itihas Board. Dr Singh, who is at present the manager with Punjab and Sind Bank, Ludhiana, would take over}}
{{Newsbit|daily-news/anurag-singh-director-sikh-itihas-board|Anurag Singh is director of Sikh Itihas Board.|SikhHistory.jpg|Concerned over the controversies over the Sikh history, the SGPC has cleared the appointment of Dr Anurag Singh, a Sikh scholar, as director of the Sikh Itihas Board. Dr Singh, who is at present the manager with Punjab and Sind Bank, Ludhiana, would take over}}
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{{Newsbit|daily-news/komagata-maru-apology-delivered-loud-jaikara|Komagata Maru apology delivered to loud jaikara|Komagata-Maru-1.jpg|Amid shouts of "Bole So Nihal", Canada's British Columbia provincial assembly in Victoria city formally apologised for the Komagata Maru tragedy involving the treatment of South Asian passengers aboard the Komagata Maru after they were denied entry to Canada in 1914.}}
{{Newsbit|daily-news/komagata-maru-apology-delivered-loud-jaikara|Komagata Maru apology delivered to loud jaikara|Komagata-Maru-1.jpg|Amid shouts of "Bole So Nihal", Canada's British Columbia provincial assembly in Victoria city formally apologised for the Komagata Maru tragedy involving the treatment of South Asian passengers aboard the Komagata Maru after they were denied entry to Canada in 1914.}}



Revision as of 15:49, 10 June 2008

Sikhnet news

Golf Digest apologises for portraying Sikh Guru as a golfer.

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The hugely popular golf magazine, Golf Digest has issued an apology to the Sikh community for portraying a Sikh Guru as a golfer on its cover. According to Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)..... → read more
After the Attack - Interview with the Head Granthi of the Golden Temple

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Singh Sahib Giani Sahib Singh, the head Granthi of Sri Darbar Sahib, had his residence in Shaheed Bunga Street on the back side of Sri Darbar Sahib. Indian forces had initiated their attack on Sri Darbar Sahib at 4:45am on the morning of June 4...... → read more
Sikh pilgrims due to reach Pakistan Today.

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Around 1,000 Sikh pilgrims are due to reach Pakistan today to attend 402nd death anniversary of Guru Arjun Dev Jee, said Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Deputy Director Faraz Abbas...... → read more
"I refused to kill Sikh fighters.." - Gen Jamwal

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Major-Gen J.S. Jamwal (retd), then General Officer Commanding (GOC), 15 Infantry Division claimed that he had refused to accept the advice of two senior Army officers to kill the militants taken into custody during Operation Bluestar...... → read more
Pakistani Sikh and Hindu officers usher in a new era

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Hercharin Singh, 23 is Pakistan's first Sikh officer and a symbol of the changing face of its army. Dressed in a smart khaki uniform and sporting a solitary star on his shoulder, Lieutenant Singh cannot help suppress the sense of pride he feels....... → read more
402nd Martyrdom Of Guru Arjan Dev Observed at Uppuguda

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The 402nd Martyrdom of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru is marked with a colourful procession (Nagar Kirtan) from Gurdwara, Sikh Chawni, Nalebagh, Uppuguda, Hyderabad when hundreds of Sikh and others took part in the chanting of Gurbani Kirtan...... → read more
Maylasia - The 57th Gurdwara Cup in Pictures

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Malaysian Sikhs hosted the 57th Gurdwara Cup in Seremban, Negri Sembilan recently. The Sports Carnival, which has been hosted by various states in Malaysia without a break for 57 years, saw Sikhs competing in hockey....... → read more
72-Year-Old Sikh To Walk 500 Miles For Funds In Cancer Research

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A 72-year-old Sikh, Balwant 'Bobby' Singh Grewal started a 500-mile walk from Edinburgh to London to raise one million pounds for research into bowel cancer...... → read more
Inside and Outside.

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The Almighty created this entire universe and then took residence in every particle of it. He is present in everything and is also beyond it. This perfect natural engineering is prevalent everywhere..... → read more
Tragic memory of 'Operation Blue Star'

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June 5 and June 6 are reminders of the "Operation Blue Star" when Indian military, led by General Kuldip Singh Brar, launched attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of Sikhs in 1984, to arrest Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the only leader who had been boldly fighting for the rights of Sikhs...... → read more
Sikh Foundation Endows Chair at UCR.

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With contributions from the Saini Foundation and a number of individuals, the Sikh Foundation has endowed the Dr. Jasbir Singh Saini Chair in Sikh and Punjabi (Language) Studies at the University of California, Riverside...... → read more
One Light broadcast worldwide on free-to-air satellite channel

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SMTV (Supreme Master TeleVision) a free-to-air spiritual and constructive satellite channel based out of LA, California will broadcast One Light, along with an interview with the teen director, Angad Singh, on Thursday June 5th 2008...... → read more
Sikh-owned Akal Security Awarded $1.18 Billion NASA Contract

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Coastal International Security, Inc. (Coastal), a wholly owned subsidiary of Akal Security, Inc. (Akal), has been awarded a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contract amounting to a total of $1.18 billion ..... → read more
Jatinder Singh joins the technical elite.

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A British Telecommunications man has become one of the most highly-qualified Cisco network engineers in the world after attaining a rare combination of accreditations from the US internet equipment giant...... → read more

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