Condemning Las Vegas (USA) Shooting, Sikhs Equipped to Help and Heal: United Sikhs

October 3, 2017

United Sikhs, a US based civil rights and humanitarian aid group, has condemned the incident of shootout that shook Las Vegas Sunday night.

Surinder Singh of Washington Submits to Panj Pyaras for Forgiveness and Atonement

June 28, 2016

As per a written press release by Sikh Gurdwara DC and Sikh Council US: Surinder Singh, Granthi of Sikh Gurdwara, Washington, DC, appeared in front of the Panj Pyaras on Sunday, June 26, 2016, per Sikh tradition to atone himself from the mistake of participating in an Amrit ceremony in which Sikh Rehat Maryada was altered.

Friends of US Sikh Caucus Thanks White House for Organizing Vaisakhi Celebrations

April 15, 2016

The Friends of the American Sikh Congressional Caucus today thanked United States Federal Administration for organizing the Vaisakhi Celebrations at the White House.

US Sikh Soldier Sues, Earns Landmark Victory in Fight to End Religious Discrimination

March 13, 2016

On March 3, 2016, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Defense could not subject a decorated Sikh soldier to unfair and biased testing on account of his religious beliefs.

Spokane’s Gurudwara vandalized, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji desecrated

March 5, 2016

On March 3, a man broke into a Gurudwara in Washington State's Sikh Temple of Spokane, and using ceremonial swords within the precints of the Gurudwara, inflicted over $30,000 in damage to the building and Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Spokane Gurdwara Sahib in Washington

March 4, 2016

An incident of grave beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib is reported from Spokane in the United States.

Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s son-in-law murdered in Chicago

August 17, 2015

Bapu Surat Singh's son in law and Bibi Sarvarinder Kaur's husband Satwinder Singh Bhola was murdered at 11:45PM by unknown assailants under mysterious circumstances. Family members said that Satwinder Singh Bhola was attacked with knife when he was returning home after parking his car in the parking lot.

Sikh Correctional Officer Adopts Sikh Articles of Faith, Obtains Religious Accommodation

October 14, 2014

CO Hundal has been employed by the Yolo County Sheriff's Office as a correctional officer for approximately 16 years. The department’s strict uniform and grooming guidelines prohibited him from keeping his hair and beard unshorn and wearing a turban at work. For 16 years, CO Hundal did not believe he could practice his religion while building his career.

Remembering Oak Creek tragedy the Sikh Coalition held National Day of Sewa

August 16, 2014

New York, NY (August 15, 2014): Two years ago, on August 5, 2012, a gunman with Neo-Nazi ties entered the Oak Creek Gurdwara in Wisconsin and killed six innocent worshipers, injured several others, and before killing himself. It is considered to be one of the most lethal attacks on a house of worship in America since the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL.

Sikhs demand justice after Ozone Park hit and run hate crime

August 6, 2014

New York, USA (August 06, 2014): More than a hundred Sikhs from Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and surrounding neighborhoods gathered Tuesday (August 05) morning to demand justice for one of their own, who was nearly killed in a hit-and-run accident last week. Sikhs believe that it was yet another hate crime incident targeting Sikhs.