 Florida jail inmate case: Sikhs protest
against cutting off hair
8 October 2008
JACKSONVILLE,
Fla.: Filled with rage at clear violation of human rights by none other than
the state, Sikhs joined forces with the America Civil Liberties Union... |
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Sacramento Sikhs to hold World
Interfaith Peace March
8 October 2008
As part of the
Tercentenary celebrations of Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh
Community of Sacramento, in collaboration with the Interfaith Service.. |
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Time magazine celebrates Baba Seechewal
1 October 2008
WASHINGTON: In a
rare honour for the community, the much respected Time magazine has
sang fulsome praise for environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh... |
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Bhai Tehal Singh Slate bags Richmond Society
1 October 2008
NEW YORK:
The Slate led by Bhai Tehal Singh has convincingly won the elections
to Sikh Cultural Society, Richmond Hill, NY gurdwara which is one... |
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Bhai Sukha-Jinda rememberance functions at
Fremont
1 October 2008
FREMONT:
Functions in connection with the anniversary of Bhai Harjinder Singh
Jinda and Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sukha are being organised at Gurdwara
Sahib... |
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Sikhs protest against the renegade
1 October 2008
RIVERSIDE:
Slogans of "Down, Down, Pashaura Singh" and "Turncoat Sikh
Scholar" rented the air as a large number of Sikhs, most of them highly...
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 Sikhs,
Kashmiris protest marks Manmohan Singh UN address
29 September 2008
NEW YORK: As Indian PM Manmohan Singh took to the podium on
September 26 at the United Nations General Assembly here, groups of
Sikhs... |
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Community to protest Indian police
official's participation in UC seminar
27 September 2008
CALIFORNIA: To
create awareness about the ongoing struggle for protection of human
rights in the Chattisgarh state of India, carious South Asian human... |
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 Sikhs
to protest Pashaura Singh's appointment on Sep 26
24 September 2008
SAN JOSE: Dr.
Baljeet Sahi, an Altadena veterinarian and president of Sikhs for
Preservation of Sikhism and Sikh Heritage, and scores of other Sikhs
will gather... |
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Saldef meets Alan Ball in Warner Bro
backed dialogue
24 September 2008
Washington: The
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the oldest
and largest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization in
the US... |
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Dallas County changes policy to
settle turban case
24 September 2008
DALLAS: Dallas
County has revised its security screening procedures to settle a
lawsuit filed on behalf of a Sikh man who was ordered out of a
courtroom for... |
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 Sikh
Community protests UC on Pashaura Singh
17 September 2008
CALIFORNIA: Perturbed over the refusal of the University
administration to remove Prof. Pashaura Singh as the chairman of the
Sikh Foundation endowed... |
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 Selma
New Gurdwara Premises inauguration on September 21
17 September 2008
FRESNO: The ten year old
dream of the Sangat will come true when the new Gurdwara premises
will be inaugurated here on 21 September. The new building... |
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 Sikh
Coalition opens office in Fremont
17 September 2008
FREMONT, CA: With a vow
to keep and intensify its efforts to engage with the concerns of the
Sikh comminity, the Sikh Coalition opened its new Western... |
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 Kalvin
Gill needs your support
17 September 2008
SAN JOSE:
Contesting for the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara County Open
Space Authority, Kulwant Singh Gill (Kalvin Gill) has asked for help
from... |
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 Narendra
Pathak Appointed to Santa Clara County Council
10 September 2008
SUNNYVALE:
Narendra Pathak of Sunnyvale, California was re-appointed to the
Council on Equal Employment Opportunities by the Santa Clara County,
Board of Supervisors... |
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Sadh Sangat Slate registers huge win
10 September 2008
YUBA CITY: In a
development which will have far reaching consequences to the Sikh
religio-political domain in the Sikh Diaspora in the United States... |
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Sikh Youth of America condoles Bhai
Ahluwalia’s death
10 September 2008
NEW YORK: The
Sikh Youth of America has condoled the death of Bhai Amarjit Singh
Ahluwalia, a very well known personality among the Sikh sangat... |
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 US refuses visa to hate agent Narendra Modi, snubs Indian establishment
3 September 2008
Washington:
Ina clear snub to Indian establishment, brahamnical party BJP and
striking a blow for the cause of Human Rights, the US State
Department... |
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 Harmeet Kaur Dhillon launches campaign for California assembly elections
3 September 2008
SAN FRANCISCO:
After her unopposed selection in the primaries, leading Sikh lawyer
and a known name in the Punjabi-American community, Harmeet Kaur... |
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Diaspora Left reminisces about Harkrishen Singh Surjeet
3 September 2008
CALIFORNIA: At an
impressive meeting at the famous Punjabi restaurant Sitara,
prominent personalities of the Walehoe region gathered to pay honest
tributes... |
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 Camp Gian
brings knowledge, joy and Sikhi spirit together
3 September 2008
Los
Angeles: Approximately 170 Sikh youth from the ages of 5-20 gathered
at Gurdwara Vermont recently to attend the 10th annual Camp Gian,
an overnight... |
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US Sikhs protest chopping of prisoner's hair
3 September 2008
NEW YORK: Sikhs
in the United States have strongly condemned the alleged
forcible cutting of hair of a Sikh prisoner in Florida state
and a Sikh body... |
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 Sikh crowd bashes suspect shooter after murder
3 September 2008
SACAREMENTO: This man had thought it will be possible to shoot dead
another and get away from a stadium just because people would be too
frightened... |
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 Sue Chan files for Fremont City Council
27 August, 2008
FREMONT: Suzanne "Sue" Chan has announced her candidacy for Fremont
City Council and said she wanted "to give back to the community that
has... |
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California churches against same-sex
marriages reaches out to Sikhs
27 August, 2008
CALIFORNIA: This
is one issue that has not been discussed much either among the
Diaspora or even back home in Punjab. Same sex marriages issue
however... |
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 Arpinder is first turbaned woman Sikh pilot
20 August, 2008
SAN
ANTONIO: Arpinder Kaur sits in the cockpit of the glider with her
pilot’s dress complete with the turban on her head. She has become the
first turbaned... |
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Sikh Research Institute Launches Webinars
20 August, 2008
SAN ANTONIO: The
Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) has announced that it will begin to
provide a series of its training and development programs through... |
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 Punjab & Bengal were partitioned, not India
20 August, 2008
FREMONT:
Gurdwara Sahib Fremont observed the death anniversary of the 13th
chief of the Damdami Taksal, Sant Kartar Singh with an offering of
Kirtan, Katha... |
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Sikh Educational Conference focuses on
scriptures
20 August, 2008
WASHINGTON: A
Sikh educational conference titled Guru Granth Sahib - Its power and
Transformational Impact on Human Life and Development, was organized... |
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 One man's actions vitiate calm at Fremont
gurdwara
20 August, 2008
FREMONT: At a
time when the Sikh sangat was all awashed in the spirit of
religiosity and the death anniversary of Sant Kartar Singh Ji
Bhindrwanwale... |
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Essay competition on Sikh articles of faith
20 August, 2008
NEW YORK: The
Sikh Coalition recently invited high school students from all over the world
to submit entries into their Diversity Essay Contest... |
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 Want your kid to reach USA? Plan a NASA trip
13 August, 2008
NEW YORK: Indian students going to the US space agency but vanishing
into thin air is becoming a recurring story. Four students of a
school in Hoshiarpur... |
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 Sardar Gurbux Singh Shergill to be honored in Chicago
13 August, 2008
Chicago: Principal
Sardar Gurbux Singh Shergill (retd) is visiting Canada and US. He
will be in Chicago,
USA
also. Shergill was Principal of Khalsa College Banga... |
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 VIPSA’s multi-lingual mushaaira attracts
massive interest
13 August, 2008
MILPITAS: Vishav Punjabi Sahit Academy of California organized a
Multi Lingual Kavi-Darbar (Mushaaira/Poetry Recital) at Milpitas
Community Library, recently... |
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