April 2014 Archive

Sukhbir Badal deputed me for mapping Dera Premis: Shashi Kant alleges conspiracy behind Sikh-Dera clash

Jalandhar, Punjab (April 23, 2014): Former Punjab DGP (Jails) Shashi Kant, who recently joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), reportedly said Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had asked him for mapping of 'Premis', the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda, and the information was used for a conspiracy to create a rift between the Sikhs and Dera Sacha Sauda.

Former DGP Shashi Kant discloses names of politicians, ministers allegedly involved in drugs trade in Punjab

Jalandhar, Punjab (April 22, 2014): According to media reports Shashi Kant, a former DGP (Jails) of Punjab and a senior leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has created a stir by alleging that he had handed over a list of 85 persons including politicians from SAD-BJP and the Congress involved in drug trade in Punjab to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, but he had brushed the shocking revelations under the carpet and didn't act against any of those involved .

Punjabi News Bulletin (April 23, 2014) [audio #news #podcast]

Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) brings daily news bulletin in Punjabi language. This news bulletin covers main headlines of April 23, 2014 morning related to Sikh issue and Punjab related issues.

Cobrapost exposes complicity of Delhi Police officers in Sikh genocide 1984

New Delhi, India (April 22, 2014): The November 1984 violence against the Sikhs was an act of genocide planned and executed by high-ups in Indian administration with complicity of state apparatus especially the police force.

City Council in Irving, TX approves statue of Gandhi despite past protests

Irving, Texas (April 22, 2014): Two years ago, a life-size statue of Hindu religious icon Mohandas Gandhi was quietly approved for installation this October at Thomas Jefferson Park in Irving, TX, yet on Monday an association of Indian minorities sent a letter to the city council requesting they reconsider their decision, describing Gandhi as a “segregationist” who molested his grandnieces, was pen-pals with Adolf Hitler, and preached a doctrine of Hindu supremacism.

World Sikh Organization of Canada Partners with KarmaGrow to Build One Acre Community Farm

Brampton, Canada (April 22, 2014): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is pleased to announce the launch of a fresh initiative in partnership with KarmaGrow. KarmaGrow is working to alleviate food insecurity by building and maintaining community gardens and farms in order to provide food banks with a sustainable source of fresh produce.

Murderous attack on Geo News senior anchor Hamid Mir an attempt to muzzle his free voice, says Dal Khalsa

Amritsar, Punjab (April 22, 2014): The Dal Khalsa has strongly condemned the murderous attack on Pak scribe and Geo News senior anchorperson Hamid Mir and termed it an attempt to muzzle his free voice.

Leaders of First Sikh-American Gurdwara ask Congressman McNerney to back Resolution for Human Rights in India (HR 417)

Stockton, United States (April 22, 2014): As per information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) [r]epresentatives of Stockton Gurdwara, the first Sikh settlement in the United States, met with U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) on Sunday, April 13 during the annual Vaisakhi festival to urge him to co-sponsor House Resolution 417, which makes human rights and religious freedom issues a central focus of dialogue with India.

Oil and water do not mix nor can the Hindutva and Sikhs: Dal Khalsa

Amritsar, Punjab (April 21, 2014): While repeating his appeal for boycotting the election drama, the Dal Khalsa head Bhai Harcharan Jeet Singh Dhami said that the change of governments or hands is not the solution to the miseries and difficulties of the Sikhs and it does not matter who will won the election.

Punjabi News Bulletin (April 22, 2014) [audio #news #podcast]

Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) brings daily news bulletin in Punjabi language. This news bulletin covers main headlines of April 22, 2014 morning related to Sikh issue and Punjab related issues.

US: Young Sikhs in Maryland fight bias with diplomacy in the classroom

One recent afternoon, two dozen teenagers stayed late at Hoover Middle School in Potomac, Md., for a presentation on Jewish culture. They tasted matzoh brittle, spun dreidels, colored Purim masks and watched a video of a rabbi blowing a ram’s horn.

Capt. Amrinder Singh gives clean chit to Jagdish Tytler; ’84 victims stage protest

Amritsar, Punjab (April 21, 2014): Congress candidate for Lok Sabha elections 2014 from Amritsar (Punjab) constituency, Captain Amrinder Singh, has courted another controversy. Former Punjab CM Amrinder Singh, who had been opposing June 1984 Sikh martyrs memorial raised inside Darbar Sahib complex, has now given 'clean chit' to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler who faces allegations of perpetrating genocidal violence against the Sikhs in November 1984.

6 Sikh school for girls at Ajmer that served for six decades, now closed under govt. control

Ajmer, Rajasthan (April 21, 2014): According to a news reported by Times of India (TOI): [s]ix private schools in the city which were started sixty years ago for Sikh minority girls are now closed down. These schools provided merits to Ajmer for long twenty years. The school was bliss for poor families who wanted to provide qualitative education to their daughters. The reason- state government appointed administrator in these schools in 2006 and condition at present of these schools went worse than government schools.

Punjabi News Bulletin (April 21, 2014) [audio news #podcast]

Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) brings daily news bulletin in Punjabi language. This news bulletin covers main headlines of April 21, 2014 morning related to Sikh issue and Punjab related issues.

Hate crime charge against youth in New York attack on Sikh professor

New York, United States (April 20, 2014): It is learnt that a man accused of attacking a Sikh professor before a group of young men who had called the professor 'Osama' and a 'terrorist', has been arrested and charged with a hate crime on April 19.

Delhi prepares to make helmet compulsory for women; Sikh body raises objections

New Delhi, India (April 20, 2014): It is learnt that a proposal by the Delhi transport department to make it compulsory for women to wear helmets while sitting on a two wheeler in the Indian capital territory. The proposal has courted controversy after being opposed by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), which has urged the concerned authorities to keep the religious sentiments of people in mind before taking any haste decision.

“Empowering Sikhi” – One day workshop/ Seminar in Edmonton on 3 May

Basics of Sikhs: Covering the core teachings of Sikhism as taught by Sikh Guru's. This seminar is targeted towards youth and young adults, but all are welcome to share in the learning.

Celebrating and remembering Sikh history at Khalsa Day Parade

THIS year more people than ever are expected to attend the popular Khalsa Day Parade organized by Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara in Surrey, the largest of its kind in North America, on April 19.

Indian Elections 2014 and the Sikh Panth

A special lecture of Sikh intellectual and Historian S. Ajmer Singh was arranged on topic: “Indian Elections 2014 and the Sikh Panth” on April 10, 2014 at Gurdwara Sahib, Sikh Patti, Village Jagatpur near Mukandpur, Phillar Banga Road, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab.

Punjabi News Bulletin (April 19, 2014) [audio #news #podcast]

Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) brings daily news bulletin in Punjabi language. This news bulletin covers main headlines of April 19, 2014 morning related to Sikh issue and Punjab related issues.

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