Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured the Sikh diaspora liberal visa formalities enabling them to visit and pay obeisance at various Gurdwaras in Pakistan.Pakistan Government has been granting specific visas to visit only six of the historical Gurdwaras.On Thursday, Pakistan PM met with a high level delegation of Sikhs leaders led by Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs in...
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Chandigarh, Oct 28 : Various Sikh organisations, including Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Wednesday announced they would support the call for a Punjab shutdown Nov 3 to mark 25 years of anti-Sikh riots."All educational institutions and other offices falling under the management of DSGMC would remain close on Nov 3 to pay homage to thousands of innocent Sikhs who were killed 25 years...
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(Onkar S. Bindra, Ph. D.) - In America, there is widespread ignorance about the Sikhs. Because of their turban and beard, Sikh men are often called Osama bin Laden. Sikh children have to face bullying and harassment. Recently, the Patka of a Sikh boy was set on fire in New York, while another Sikh boy was beaten badly. We need education, education and education. For educating the masses about Sikh...
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Nov. 5, : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured the Sikh diaspora liberal visa formalities enabling them to visit and pay obeisance at various Gurdwaras in Pakistan.Pakistan Government has been granting specific visas to visit only six of the historical Gurdwaras.On Thursday, Pakistan PM met with a high level delegation of Sikhs leaders led by Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan Minister of Minority...
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Nov. 5, (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured the Sikh diaspora liberal visa formalities enabling them to visit and pay obeisance at various Gurdwaras in Pakistan.Pakistan Government has been granting specific visas to visit only six of the historical Gurdwaras.On Thursday, Pakistan PM met with a high level delegation of Sikhs leaders led by Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan Minister...
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Ravinder Singh Robin, New Delhi. Nov. 5, : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured the Sikh diaspora liberal visa formalities enabling them to visit and pay obeisance at various Gurdwaras in Pakistan.Pakistan Government has been granting specific visas to visit only six of the historical Gurdwaras.On Thursday, Pakistan PM met with a high level delegation of Sikhs leaders led by Shahbaz...
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Encouraged by successful organisation of Punjab bandh yesterday, various Sikh organisations were now planning to move PIL in the Supreme Court (SC) to seek judicial inquiries by high court judges in various states where Sikhs were killed in November 1984 riots. All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) President Karnail Singh Peer Mohammed and senior advocate of Punjab and Haryana High Court Navkiran...
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quite unfortunate that attack on Sikh identity are continuing unabated in different corners of the world. Despite that best efforts of our Missions abroad and Sikh Diasporas to bring about an awareness among the world community that kirpan ( small sword , hair and turban are among the essentials of Sikh faith, some fringe-elements in the world are very much reluctant to respect the significance of...
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major step to end the exclusion of Sikhs, the US Army has accepted a Sikh recruit who had declined to either remove his 'dastaar' (turban) or cut his hair as a condition for joining the military.The Sikh Coalition, a community advocacy, group applauded the Army's action in accepting Captain Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi Friday, but expressed concern that the decision was an exemption from Army policy only...
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size="2"> Arun Kumar
Washington
Oct. 24: In a major step to end the exclusion of Sikhs, the US Army has accepted a Sikh recruit who had refus-ed to either remove his turban or cut his hair as a condition for joining the Army.
The Sikh Coalition, a community advocacy, gro-up applauded the Army’s action in accepting Captain Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi on...
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