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Fremont Gurdwara remembers Sikh holy men with three days of tributes through
Simran and Path
24
February 2010
Fremont: In
memory of the holy Sants, the Gurdwara Fremont Sahib organized Paths
of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Sri Sukhmani Sahib and Sri Japuji Sahib... |
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Jassi Khangura gives a call for adopting Punjab villages
17
February 2010
FREMONT: Well
known enterprising businessman and rising star of Punjab Congress,
MLA Jassi Khangura, who visited Fremont in connection with a
marriage, has... |
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Restaurant sorry for 'alleged' turban ban
10
February 2010
A Richmond Hill restaurant that initially denied claims it had
refused entry to a Sikh man because of his turban has issued an
apology of... |
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US Lawmakers Express Concern Over Denial of Justice to 1984 Genocide Victims
10
February 2010
California:
Attorney Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Legal advisor Sikhs For Justice
stated that an "International Justice Awareness" campaign will be
started from... |
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Gurdev
Singh Kang is no more
10
February 2010
Sardar
Gurtej Singh Kang, a proactive member of the community, is no more.
He passed away on January 9, 2010 while he was still in India. He
leaves behind his wife... |
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Fremont gurdwara celebrates Bhagat Ravidass’ Prakash Diwas
10
February 2010
FREMONT:
The Prakash Diwas of Bhagat Ravidass Ji was celebrated with much
enthusiasm and devotion at Gurdwara Sahib, Fremont. The Kirtani
Jatha of... |
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U.S. tells its citizens to be alert during India visit
3
February 2010
Washington:
Terror groups may be planning attacks in India, the U.S. State
Department has warned in its latest advisory and asked its nationals
to be alert while... |
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Fremont sangat sends $16,000 for Haiti quake hit
3
February 2010
In
order to reach out to the victims of haiti earthquake, the Sikhs
from all over the world, in keeping with the message of universal
welfare preached by their religion, are... |
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Indian origin businessman
arrested in bribe sting
27January 2010
NEW
YORK: A Briton of Indian origin, Pankesh Patel, was among three UK
executives charged with conspiring to bribe an African country over
a £9m arms sale. Patel... |
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SCORING ANOTHER FIRST:
Fremont Gurdwara Offers $10,000 in Scholarships
27January 2010
Fremont:
To recognize and celebrate the outstanding leadership, scholarship,
and character of Sikh youths, Fremont Gurdwara has established an
annual scholarship... |
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Sikhs reach out to Haiti earthquake hit
20
January 2010
FREMONT:
becoming part of the worldwide effort to reach out to the
earthquake-hit Haiti, one of the poorest nations on Earth that has
to contend with the fallout of the... |
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Census 2010: Get
Counted
20
January 2010
Does America
know who the Sikhs are? Sikhs first came to the United States in the
1800s but even after more than 130 years Sikhs are still invisible
and virtually unknown to most Americans. We have... |
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Star
India
Plus debuts local shows for North
American Market
13
January 2010
Los Angeles:
STAR India PLUS, STAR TV’s flagship general entertainment channel in
North America, has announced the launch of 2-weekly shows catering
exclusively to local audiences. ICC Cricket World... |
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IFCAPS
organizes a day-long camp for South Asian women
13
January 2010
On
Dec 19th 2009,
a one day women’s retreat was held in
Arlington Heights sponsored by IFCAPS. This was the first
workshop of its kind and the goal was simple – to develop lasting
resources for south Asian... |
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Gurdwara Garland sangat swears by true Nanakshahi
13
January 2010
DALLAS: Sangat
of Greater Dallas area celebrated the Gurpurab of the tenth Sikh
master, Guru Gobind Singh, with enthusiasm at the Sikh Temple
Garland. Bhog of Sri Akhand Path Sahib... |
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Sikh Youth to help make the first Sikh
Museum in North America
13
January 2010
San Jose, CA: Sikh history is about to be made in North America. In
December, throughout the United States, 500,000 nonprofit charities
competed on a competition.... |
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Ardas held for missing Jagmeet Singh
Sidhu
6
January 2010
FREMONT: An Ardas was performed at Gurdwara Fremont Sahib for the
well being of missing Jagmeet Singh Sidhu and many community members
held candles and... |
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Dallas Gurdwara also welcomes
New Year With The Guru
6
January 2010
DALLAS: Sikh
Sangat converged in huge numbers at Gurdwara Singh Sabha
Richardson to welcome the new year in the presence of the Guru
and participated in the... |
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Sikh youth attacked in Texas in hate crime
23
December 2009
WASHINGTON: A
Sikh graduate student, working as a part-time pizza delivery person,
was thrown into a swimming pool and brutally assaulted in West Texas... |
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Sandhu is Milpitas Planning Commissioner again
23
December 2009
MILPITAS: Jathedar
Gurdev Singh Sandhu has been appointed Planning Commissioner for the
City of Milpitas by the Milpitas City Council at its meeting held on... |
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Coalition of CA gurdwaras wants 2 jathedars out
16
December 2009
Los Angeles: The
Coalition of Gurdwaras of California, and watchdog group Sikhs for
Preservation of Sikhism and Sikh Heritage have demanded that the
Jathedars of Hazur Sahib and Patna Sahib... |
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Scamsters defraud customers in the name of Dish Network
16
December 2009
FREMONT: The Amritsar Times Media Group has unearthed a scam in
which a large number of people were being duped of thousands of
dollars under the name of... |
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Bay Area Sikhs to mark Human
Rights Day on Dec 10
9
December 2009
Bay
Area’s Sikh community plans to mark the International Human Rights
Day on December 10, Thursday by lighting candles at
Fremont Boulevard
and Mowry... |
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Badal family biggest enemy of Sikhi, says SYA
9
December 2009
DALLAS: Sikh Youth of America's Dallas unit has held Punjab Chief
MInister Parkash Singh Badal and his political heir Sukhbir Singh
Badal as directly responsible... |
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Panth pays homage to Bhai Gian Singh Punia
9
December 2009
STOCKTON: In a
poignant tribute to Bhai Gian Singh Punia, a close associate of Sant
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who had passed away in his village Punia
in Punjab, a number of Sikh sangat and panthic organizations.... |
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Sikh kids join sangat in memory
of 1984 victims
2
December 2009
FREMONT:
Little children from
Khalsa
School, Fremont joined other sangat members on October 29 in
lighting candles to commemprate the innocents who were killed... |
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Amritsar Times Group convenes Readers Connect on Dec 6
2
December 2009
DALLAS: The
Amritsar Times Media Group, publisher of the World Sikh News and its
sister publication Amritsar Times has convened a special meeting of
its readers... |
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Firm denies Sikh man job because of turban, beard
2
December 2009
Indianapolis: An Indianapolis man who practices the Sikh faith was
denied a job because of his religious practices -- a violation of
federal civil rights laws -- according to... |
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Sikh Diaspora
denounces Lamba’s move
2
December 2009
Los Angles: A
number of Sikh organizations in a joint statement have declared that
the summons issued to Prof. Darshan Singh Ragi by the Akal Takht
should be... |
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Delivering
Compassionate Action in Orange County
25
November 2009
ORANGE COUNTY: At this special time of Thanksgiving, the following
words of Theodore Roosevelt bear repeating: “Let us remember that,
as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that
true homage... |
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VFF, Sikh Students
Association seminar underlines Sikh concerns
25
November 2009
DALLAS: Voices for Freedom and Sikh Students Association of SM
University held a seminar last week, in commemoration of the 25th
year of genocide to highlight and remember the genocide perpetrated
against the... |
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Amnesty International
urges Obama to raise 1984 pogrom issue with Indian PM
25
November 2009
WASHINGTON: In an unprecedented move, globally respected human
rights organization Amnesty International has urged US President
Barack Obama to take up with the visiting Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh the issue... |
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Kerman sangat underlines need to educate locals about Sikhs
18
November 2009
KERMAN:
At a gathering of the Central Valley Sikh Community at the
Annandgarh Sahib Sikh Gurdwara, Kerman, speakers emphasized the need
for immediate... |
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GENCO organizes annual Akhand Path
Sahib
18
November 2009
Fremont:
GENCO, Guru Nanak Engineering College Alumni Association, Bay Area
celebrated their Annual Gurpurab with Akhand Path Sahib at Fremont
Gurdwara Sahib... |
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Sikh
Community Honors Ujjagar Singh Gill
18
November 2009
CHICAGO: Sikh
community of Chicago along with members of Asian American Seniors
Association (AASA) honored S Ujjagar Singh Gill and his wife
Sardarni Surjit Kaur... |
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Discussing 1984
18
November 2009
DALLAS:
At a seminar organized at Southern Methodist University, Dallas by
Voices For Freedom and SMU Sikh Student Association, Rick Halprin,
Director of the... |
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Chelaram ji honored with
Sikh Preacher of the Year award
18
November 2009
FREMONT:
For nearly half a century, Sri Lachman Chelaram has brought to us
the Word of the Guru, rendered beautifully in his melodious voice,
and has made many.... |
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Kash Gill is Yuba City's first Punjabi-American mayor
11
November 2009
He had no time for play dates or school sports during his childhood
in Yuba City; Free time and summer vacations were devoted to harvesting
peaches... |
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Sikh Youth Slate makes a pitch for its Five Point Agenda
11
November 2009
Just a week
before the election to Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Surrey-Delta,
hundreds of Sikh men, elderly citizens, women and children participated in a
conference... |
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Fremont Gurdwara brings to
sangat Miti Dhund Jag Chanan Hoya
11
November 2009
Fremont:
Gurdwara Sahib, Fremont that had organized Kirtan Darbar, medical
camp and Akhand Path of Sri Guru Granth Sahib to mark the 540th
Prakash Diwas... |
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Public Health Dept holds camp at
Fremont for anti-influenza vaccines
11
November 2009
Fremont:
In order to ensure health safety of the sangat in view of the Swine
Flu threat, the Public Health Department of Alameda held a one day
long camp at Gurdwara... |
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Bhai Pinderpal Singh at Vermont on Nov 14
11
November 2009
Los
Angeles: Gurdwara Vermont will be organizing a religious conclave on
November 14 where Bhai Pinderpal Singh will deliver a sermon on Sikh
history and... |
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Berkeley
to host talk on Women in 1984
11
November 2009
Berkeley: Sikh
Students Association and Jakara group will be organizing a talk on
women's role during the 1984 occurences in India.
Speakers will be Cynthia... |
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Sikh, Muslim women join hands to educate locals
11
November 2009
FREMONT: In an
attempt to quell the false notion about themselves in the minds of many
Americans, and to tell the world about who exactly are Sikhs, a few... |
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Wisconsin
University Holds Seminar on Saka 1984
4
November 2009
MADISON:
More than 500 scholars from a dozen plus countries participated in
the 38th Annual South Asia Conference organized by the University of
Wisconsin's... |
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Human Rights Watch calls for justice for 1984
victims
4
November 2009
New York: The
failure of successive Indian governments to bring to justice those
responsible for mass revenge attacks on Sikhs after the
assassination of Prime Minister... |
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Signature Drive To Press for Bhai Bittu's
Release On
28
October 2009
Fremont: Gurdwara Sahib, Fremont CA has initiated a signature drive
to press for the release of Sikh panth's eminent leader Bhai Daljit
Singh Bittu and his many... |
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Sikh doctor from NJ gets Army OK to serve
with turban
28
October 2009
NEW YORK: In a
major victory forthe Sikh Diaspora in the US,
the U.S. Army has finally announced that to make an exception to a
decades-old rule and allow a Sikh doctor from New Jersey... |
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Lee
Land Yee comes visiting Fremont Gurdwara
28
October 2009
Fremont: Lee
Land Yee, one of San Francisco's most influential Senators who was a
prime force behind the California
kiarpan bill later vetoed by the state governor... |
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All Set for Unprecedented Sikh Justice March on Capitol Hill
28
October 2009
Hundreds of Sikhs will be converging on Capitol Hill on November 1,
2009 as part of the Justice March in Washington to apprise the world
community of nations about... |
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Sikh Children's camps to commemorate 1984
28
October 2009
FRESNO, CA: Jakara Movement has announced launch of the Fall 2009
Jakara Junior camps. Twice a year, the Jakara Movement organizes
children’s camps in 12... |
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Baljit
Singh Chadha is Distinguished Fellow
28
October 2009
Bhai Harbans Lal, a well known Sikh community voice at the
international fora and Emeritus Professor and Chair, Pharmacology &
Neuroscience, U. North Texas... |
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Let the
discussion go on
21
October 2009
In response
to Jaspreet Kaur's article "(Re)Defining Sikh Activism: Sikh
Scholars, Ivory Towers, and the Sikh Community", published in World
Sikh News' October... |
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US govt reverses ban on Sikhs as Federal Security Officers
21
October 2009
Fresno, CA: The
US federal government has issued a policy allowing all Sikhs to
serve as federal security officers while maintaining their turbans
and beards. The... |
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Sikh Students Collaborative All-California SSA Float
21
October 2009
YUBA CITY: The
All-California Sikh Students Association has extended an open
invitation to participate with the second SSA float to be showcased
at the 30th annual... |
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Sikholars calls for Papers for major
conference in Feb
21
October 2009
STANFORD: The
Sikholars - Sikh Graduate Student Conference seeks to bring Sikhs
and non-Sikhs working on Sikh-related issues to an annual conference
that... |
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IFCAPS organises Cynthia K Mahmood's lecture
21
October 2009
CHICAGO: Dedicated to Sikh principles, IFCAPS will be organizing a
lecture by well known Sikhism scholar Cynthia K Mahmood from
Anthropology Department of... |
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Fremont Gurdwara celebrates Bandi Chorr Diwas, Diwali with joie de vivre
spirit
21
October 2009
FREMONT:
In an atmosphere of exhilarating spirit of religiosity, massive
crowds of Sikh sangat converged at the Gurdwara Sahib, Fremont to
celebrate the Bandi Chorr.... |
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World Sikh
News now in LA also
14
October 2009
Los
Angeles: Marking a new milestone, the Amritsar Times Media Group
that is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Punjabi newspaper
Amritsar Times took another leap... |
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Obama Receives Nobel Prize for Promoting Multilateralism
14
October 2009
President Obama became the third American President to receive the
Nobel Peace Prize during his presidency and the fourth American
President to receive the prize... |
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California
Governor Vetoes Kirpan Bill
14
October 2009
The Bill's earlier passage through the Assembly had raised hopes
and reiterated Sikhs' faith in California's law makers'
determination to sensitize officers about Sikh... |
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Sikh Youth of America launches signature drive for Bhai Bittu
14
October 2009
NEW YORK: The
Sikh Youth of America has decided to launch a signature campaign to
press for the release of Bhai Daljit Singh Bittu, chairperson of
Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani)... |
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Fremont Gurdwara celebrates Guru Ramdas’ Prakash Diwas
14
October 2009
FREMONT: The Prakash Diwas of Sri Guru Ramdas Ji was celebrated with
much religiosity and enthusiasm at Gurdwara Sahib, Fremont with a
number of kirtani jathas... |
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Clothing Store Denies Discrimination against Turbaned Sikh
7
October 2009
Westchester,
NY: A prominent clothing store denied they had discriminated against
Amandeep Singh, a young Sikh man, when he was refused a job because
of his... |
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Dharmendra is Amantel's Brand Ambassador
7
October 2009
Amantel.com
has made Bollywood superstar Dharmendra its brand ambassador for
overseas territories. Amantyel communications has carved a niche for
itself at the... |
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World Sikh News pushes the boundaries, now in Los Angeles too
7
October 2009
LOS ANGELES: Having crossed a milestone by completing five years of
publication of Amritsar Times, a quality Punjabi weekly newspaper in
the United States, the... |
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Sikh children can carry kirpan in 61 schools in US
30
September 2009
WASHINGTON: Sikh
students enrolled in 61 schools run by the National Heritage
Academies in the US have been allowed to carry ‘kirpan’, a symbol of
their faith, subject to... |
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Free Bhai Daljit Singh campaign enters aggressive protest mode
30
September 2009
NEW YORK/PUNJAB: In a clear sign that the demand for the immediate
release of Bhai Daljit Singh Bittu, chairperson of Akali Dal (Panch
Pardhani) and his associates, is... |
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Sikh delegation meets Pak Minister to discuss Minority Rights
30
September 2009
Washington,
D.C.: A Sikh Delegation comprising representatives of various Sikhs'
bodies met Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs on
September 17, 2009 to... |
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Children Gurbani event at Stockton gurdwara on Oct 17
30
September 2009
STOCKTON:
Gurdwara Sahib, Stockton (1930 S. Street. Stockton Ca 95206) will
organize for children Gurbani Kanth competition on October 17 from 8:30 am
to 5 pm. Children will be divided... |
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Sikh
Nation Engages With Memory’s Layers
23
September 2009
BERKLEY, CA: “Never should we forget the painful episode of June
1984, because to forget such a tragedy will be akin to once again
murder those who sacrificed... |
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Sapreet Kaur to head Sikh Coalition
23
September 2009
NEW YORK:
Sapreet Kaur has been named as the new Executive Director of the
Sikh Coalition. She was most recently the managing director of human
assets... |
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At Fremont Gurdwara, event focused on college education a big success
16
September 2009
Fremont,
CA:.
Mission College Admission, an initiative aimed at helping the Sikh
children attain higher education and increase success rate has
brought to the... |
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Jailed Sri Lankan journalist wins top media freedom award
16
September 2009
NEW YORK: At a
time when the media in Punjab is merely being a moot witness to
indiscriminate arrests of panthic leaders, elsewhere in the free
world the fourth... |
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Dialogue and Drama
16
September 2009
In North America, Gadhar Movement 1914-1915 was the first organized
movement to free India from British occupation. A few
thousands Indians pooled their resources... |
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Voices For Freedom expresses concern as spate of arrests continues in Punjab
9
September 2009
New York: Taking
cognizance of the spate of arrests of political activists in Punjab,
Voices for Freedom has expressed concern at the arrest of Bhai
Daljit Singh and... |
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Sikhs hails California Assembly move on Kirpan law
9
September 2009
WASHINGTON/AMRITSAR:
The Sikh community across the world has hailed the new Californian
legislation to train law enforcement personnel about Sikhs and the... |
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Anger, Crescendo of Protests Rises in India, US
9
September 2009
Were
it not so tragic, it would have been ridiculous, even laughable. *
Punjab’s top cop, the Director General of Police has publicly said
there was no possibility of revival... |
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Martyr Khalra's voice echoes in Fremont
9
September 2009
FREMONT:
Marking the 14th anniversary of the abduction of Human Rights
Activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, the Sikh Youth of America organised
an impressive conclave... |
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Visions of Truth festival to travel across California
2
September 2009
FRESNO:
Jakara Movement has brought for the community the Visions of Truth
film festival, a sort of traveling film festival throughout the
state of California from Yuba... |
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San Jose gurdwara dispute set to land in court
26
August 2009
SAN JOSE: After
the long drawn squabbles within the San Jose management, it now
seems that the functioning style of the Bob Dhillon group will
eventually lead to a... |
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Mission College Admission comes to the aid of the Sikh youth
19
August 2009
FREMONT: Mission: College Admission (MCA), an initiative aimed at
helping the Sikh children attain higher education and increase
success rate has brought to the... |
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Shaheedi Samagam in memory of Bhai Khalra on Sep 6
19
August 2009
STOCKTON: Sikh Youth of America's vice president Bhai manjit Singh
Brar has informed that a Shaheedi Samagam is being organized in
memory of Bhai Jaswant... |
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Sirdar Kapur Singh’s contribution hailed
19
August 2009
BUENA PARK: A two day conclave dedicated to the life and times of
Sirdar Kapur Singh was organized at Buena Park for which Balwinder
Singh and Sukhvir Singh... |
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Bay Area Sikhs’
strong protests drown FIA parade charm
19
August 2009
FREMONT: In keeping with the convention, the Federation of Indian
Associations (FIA) carried out a parade to mark the Indian
Independence Day in Fremont city but... |
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Alumni Association Honors Baban Pal Singh
12
August 2009
Two high achieving students who have excelled academically,
demonstrated outstanding service to their department, campus and/or
community and show strong... |
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Preet Bharara confirmed as Manhattan attorney
12
August 2009
WASHINGTON:
The US senate has confirmed India-born lawyer Preet Bharara as Manhattan's
next US attorney who will oversee some of the most prominent
cases... |
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Firm officials seek sangat's support for bailout
12
August 2009
FREMONT: In an initiative aimed at garnering support to save the
well known Japanese company Lumi which is currently facing a crisis
due to the ongoing recession... |
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Fremont Gurdwara sets bench-mark for senior citizens
12
August 2009
FREMONT:
Ever since the Gurdwara Sahib at Fremont has become a hub of
community's religious, political and cultural life, a large number
of senior citizens used to... |
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Saka 1984 discussed at Harvard
University
5
August 2009
BOSTON:
At a function held at the world famous Harvard
University
regarding the 1984 attack by Indian forces on Sri Darbar Sahib,
engaged analysis of the attack in... |
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Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal is UN Judge
29
July 2009
UNITED
NATIONS: Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal, a Sikh judge from Punjab,
who was elected in UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) as a judge, has been
sworn in for a... |
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Tributes paid to martyrs of 1984 at Carteret gurughar
29
July 2009
Carteret:
Marking the 25th anniversary of June 1984 tragic attack on the
Darbar Sahib and Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the Sikh Youth of America
organised a panthic... |
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Bay Area Sports Club meets, discusses plans
29
July 2009
Union
City: All members and sponsors of Bay Area Sports Club from all over
California gathered for a meeting on July 26 at Raja Sweets in Union
City. The meeting... |
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Sikhs For Justice
gives clarion call for march on the Capitol Hill
29
July 2009
CARTERET:
In the run up to the march on the Capitol Hill and a conference
demanding the nomenclature of Genocide for the killings of the Sikhs
in India in 1984, the... |
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US lawmakers urge Gates to allow Sikhs serve US army
22
July 2009
WASHINGTON:
Two US lawmakers have written a "dear colleague" letter asking other
Congressmen to write to the US defence secretary to allow Sikh
youths to serve... |
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Ajit Singh Shant exhorts Diaspora Sikhs to set an example
22
July 2009
FREMONT: Bhai Ajit Singh Shant, the Independent MLA from Nihal
Singh Wala currently on tour of the United States, paid obeisance at
Gurdwara Sahib, Fremont and... |
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Indian American doctor couple charged with $31m fraud
22
July 2009
WASHINGTON: An
Indian-American doctor couple in Houston has been charged with
illegally distributing 1.3 million tablets of a drug and defrauding
several public and... |
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Hillary visit India from July 17
15
July 2009
US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will kickstart her much
anticipated five-day visit to India from Mumbai from July 17. In
what could be a reaffirmation of the US’s... |
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Sikhs reject 'Gaping Hole' in Oregon Discrimination Bill
15
July 2009
WASHINGTON: The
Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act SB 76 , which was passed by
the Oregon legislature last May, contemplates greater religious
freedom... |
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San
Jose gurdwara again amid row
15
July 2009
SAN JOSE: San Jose Gurughar's prime mover Bob Dhillon has landed the
Gurdwara in a peculiar situation where it is now vulnerable to court
cases and much... |
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Narrating the Sikh Story & Fourth of July
8
July 2009
American ideals are changing outlook of communities like the
Sikhs, and in many cases these communities are changing how America
sees its own ethics, politics... |
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Sikhs rap Jagdish Sahni for objectionable remarks
8
July 2009
DALLAS
(Texas): In remarks that the Sikh community in America took strong
exception to, an MLA and Parliamentary Secretary of Prakash Singh
Badal, Jagdish... |
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Bay Area Sikhs mark July 4 parade
with sewa
8
July 2009
Fremont, CA : The
Sikhs of Bay Area celebrated Independence Day at
Fremont’s
July 4th parade in the true spirit of Sikhism, participating in
sewa, handling out bottles... |
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He said he's "the biggest there
is", now in jail big time
1
July 2009
FRESNO: Harjeet
Mann, 50, a Canadian national and resident of Bakersfield; Sukhraj
Dhaliwal, 39, of Bakersfield and Gurmeet Bisla, 29, of Livingston... |
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Sikh Nation Pays Tribute to Martyrs With Free Flowing Blood
1
July 2009
Fremont: "You have all been brought up on vegetable oil. Thankfully,
our generation was was brought up on desi ghee." The old man with a
long silver... |
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EcoSikh to forge new path in environment conservation
1
July 2009
Washington: The Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE) has
partnered with the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) and
the United... |
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Union City Celebrates Golden jubilee Interfaith Festival
1
July 2009
UNION CITY: The highly diverse population of Union City, California
experienced a unique feeling on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Residents
of different faiths... |
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Sikhs Support AG’s Remarks on Hate Crime Law
1
July 2009
WASHINGTON:
The Sikh community has wholeheartedly welcomed the remarks of
the Attorney General of the United States, Eric H. Holder, Jr.,who... |
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Call goes out for Bhai Amrik Singh Scholarship for Excellence
1
July 2009
The Bhai Amrik
Singh Scholarship for Excellence has been inaugurated this year
marking the 25th year of commemoration of the Saka Akal Takht... |
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Akhand Kirtani Jatha at Gurdwara Fremont
1
July 2009
FREMONT: At first look, they all look the way most Kirtani jathas
look. But probe a bit deeper and you run against businessmen,
professinals, doctors... |
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Jakara Movement Sikh Youth
Conference
24
June 2009
FRESNO:
From June 18-21, 2009, the Jakara Movement completed its tenth
conference. Over 160 Sikh youth from throughout the United States
congregated in Fresno... |
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Gurdwara Fremont marks Martyrdom Day with Akhand Paths
24
June 2009
FREMONT: Marking
the Martyrdom Day of the fifth Sikh Master, Guru Arjan Dev ji, and
the 25th anniversary of the martyrs of Indian Army's attack on the
Sikh religion's... |
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Sikh National Blood Drive takes Sikhi’s message around
24
June 2009
GLEN ROCK:The
first ever Sikh Nation Blood Drive got off to a rousing start
turning itself into an event that not
only coincided with the 25th anniversary of the
dastardly... |
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US Library of Congress launches Sikh Collection Initiative
24
June 2009
WASHINGTON:
In a major recognition of the significant place Sikh Americans
have occupied among the immigrant communities in the United States,
the Library of... |
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Sikhs Organize Nationwide Blood Drive
17
June 2009
FREMONT: With the Sikh Youth of America in the forefront and many
well known Sikh forums and organisations participating
enthusiastically, the First National Sikh... |
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SYA Kansas Unit takes off
17
June 2009
KANSAS: As part of the
continuing efforts to weave together the Sikh youth into a
formidable force at a time when traditional politicians have let the
community down... |
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First National Sikh Blood
Drive takes off
17
June 2009
London, UK, Toronto, Canada; New York, USA: As part of the ambitious
Sikh Nation Blood Drive to commemorate World Blood Donor Day on June
14, the United Sikhs... |
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Two Sikh officers challenge rule that debars unshorn hair
17
June 2009
WASHINGTON: After getting strong and consistent support from the
Sikh community and its frontal orgainsations in the United States,
the two Sikh US army officers... |
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Jasvir Gill leads from the front to equip students with skill sets
17
June 2009
SANJOSE: The Amritsar Times Media Group, the World Sikh News and AlertEnterprise,
the security software providers, joined hands to conduct a workshop
with... |
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Sikhs hold seminar in Union City
10
June 2009
UNION CITY: American Gurdwar Council and Akali Dal (Amritsar) joined
hands with a few other panthic bodies for a seminar to mark the 25th
anniversary of Operation Bluestar... |
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Pentagon reviews US army policy on Sikhs
10
June 2009
Washington: Following a
massive protest and an educative campaign by the Sikh community, the
US defence department has decided to review its policy... |
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Third US Sikh-Catholic Dialogue Retreat
10
June 2009
Representatives of the
World Sikh Council – America Region (WSC-AR) and the US Conference
of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met May 29-31, 2009 at St. Therese’s
Retreat Center in Columbus... |
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Sikhs plan massive blood
donation camps across US
10
June 2009
FREMONT: Various Sikh organizations across the United States will
work together to hold the "First National Sikh Blood Drive" to help
overcome the blood shortage ... |
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Sikh Human Development Foundation honored
10
June 2009
Washington: Guru Gobind Singh Foundation honored the Sikh
Human Development Foundation and gave Sewa Award 2009 to SHDF “for
Its Outstanding work in Outreach... |
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An Event to connect the Sikh Youth with Parents
10
June 2009
FRESNO: Empathising with the frustration faced by parents today who
fail to understand what is going on in their childrens' lives, the
Jakara Movement has undertaken a focussed effort to re-connect the
kids with Sikhi... |
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Williams zoners say Sikhs can turn cheese factory into place of worship
10
June 2009
WILLIAMS
TOWNSHIP: A small group of practicing Sikhs plan to bring the
teachings of devotion, equality and social justice to Williams
Township ... |
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California School Curriculum & Sikhism
10
June 2009
SACRAMENTO: Most Americans do not know that practically every one
who wears a turban in the USA is a Sikh and that Sikhs are neither
Hindus nor Muslims... |
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Commemoration at
Fremont: Be Guruwallahs, follow the Bani
10
June 2009
FREMONT: To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Operation Blue
Star, 25 Akhand Path Sahibs were organised at Gurdwara Sahib,
Fremont and the sangat... |
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Celebrations
Aimed At Taking Stock
3
June 2009
FREMONT: In a
deeply humbling sign of an engaged readership, a concerned
participatory approach and a sense of family bonding with the
newspaper group Amritsar... |
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Writing the
Guru’s World
3
June 2009
FREMONT:
In a remarkable feat, Bhai Jaswant Singh Khosa, known for his
caligraphic writing of Sikh scriptures, has now dedicated his
fourth hand-written bir of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji... |
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Punjabi
American Fest enthralls
3
June 2009
YUBA CITY: Punjabi American Heritage was showcased at the Yuba
Sutter Fairgrounds as thousands converged in colorful Punjabi clothes.
Music, dance, food and... |
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Kirpan Education Bill Passes Full Assembly Vote
3
June 2009
Sacramento:
In a major morale booster for the Sikh community in its struggle to
quell attacks on its unique identity, the entire California State
Assembly on Tuesday... |
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U.S. Sikh Leaders condemn violence in Vienna
27
May 2009
Washington: Assuming spokespersonship of entire US Diaspora Sikhs,
Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of Sikh Council on Religion and
Education (SCORE) has said that... |
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Punjab-born Bharara named US attorney
20 May 2009
Washington: President Barack Obama has nominated Preet Bharara,a
Punjab-born Indian American lawyer, to become the US attorney for
the Southern... |
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Fremont gurughar honors a great Ragi
13
May 2009
Fremont: One of the most respected Kirtania Sikh of the Panth, Bhai
Gurcharan Singh, formerly Huzoori Ragi of Sri Darbar Sahib, was
honored at the Gurdwara Sahib... |
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Connecting Sikhs to Gurbani only
panacea
13
May 2009
FREMONT:
In an effort to connect ever more Sikh sangat with the word of the
Guru, the Fremont Gurdwara organised 15 Sri Akhandpath Sahib in
memory of the... |
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Call to participate in Berkeley parade on June 7
13
May 2009
FREMONT: Gurbachan Singh, president of Gurdwara Sahib, Elsobrante,
has appealed to the Sikh sangat to converge at at the gurdwara on
June 7 (Sunday) in large... |
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Young Sikh basketball player gets turbaned look
13
May 2009
LOS ANGELES: Young Sikh basketball player Veeraj Singh invited his
entire basketball team to witness his Dastar Bandi ceremony
recently. The 14-year-old who... |
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Mother's Day celebrated as Sikh Women Day at Fremont
13
May 2009
FREMONT:
Celebrating the Mother Day marked with much enthusiasm in the United
States as Sikh Women's Day, the Gurdwara Sahib at Fremont
initiated a new... |
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Joe Biden runs into a determined young Sikh girl with piercing queries
13
May 2009
Lodi, NJ: Vice
President Joe Biden, last Thursday suddenly found himself facing a
barrage of questions by a bunch of young Sikh students in the small
town of Lodi... |
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Cal Sikh Alumni hail Berkeley past graduates
5
May 2009
BERKELEY:
On
Saturday May 2, 2009,
the Cal Sikh Alumni Association and the Sikh Students Association of
the University of California Berkeley held their 2nd... |
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Bay Area Sikhs honored for fighting
hunger
5
May 2009
Fremont: In keeping
with the core Sikh concept of 'Seva' or community service, local
Sikh community organised a successful food drive, and won accolades... |
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Jarnail Singh’s
Art Wins another Award
5
May 2009
Surrey: Eminent
Sikh Artist Jarnail Singh has won another award for his art. In an
Art Exhibition organized by Ethnicity during “Annual Vaisakhi Gala
Night” his painting... |
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Stockton Gurdwara echoes with
sovereignty talk
5
May 2009
STOCKTON:
As in previous years, the declaration day of Khalistan was
celebrated with enthusiasm at the Stockton gurdwara in this land of
the Gadris on May 3. The... |
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Sahaita extends hands to orphans
29
April 2009
YUBA
CITY: Responding to the dedicated sewa profile of Dr. Harkesh Singh
Sandhu-led Sahaita, presenting the dire needs for intervention by
the Diaspora, members... |
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Stockton Gurdwara to mark Khalistan
day
29
April 2009
Like every year now, the Stockton gurdwara
will be observing the Khalistan Declaration day on May 3, 2009. Many
Sikh scholars will be speaking on the current issues... |
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Gudrwaras Coalition to address Sikh issues
29
April 2009
Riverside, CA:
Coalition of Gurdwaras of California and the watchdog agency 'Sikhs
for Preservation of Sikhism and Sikh Heritage' held a meeting at
Gurdwara Riverside... |
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Bhai Khalsa hails SYA leadership model
29
April 2009
In a
rather pithy observation regarding the Sikh Youth of America, Sikh leader
Bhai Harinder Singh Khalsa who is currently visiting the United States... |
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More Indian Americans join Obama’s team
22
April 2009
Aneesh
Paul Chopra Shah, has been appointed as U.S. president Barack Obama’s chief
performance officer... |
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Prof IJ SIngh to deliver keynote address at
Saldef Gala
22
April 2009
James
Standish, Executive Director of the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom and Richard Foltin... |
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Use this film to introduce Diversity
Education in Schools
22
April 2009
We all
have faced the issues of Sikh students being harassed on account of being
misunderstood... |
|
Sikhs launch campaign to get right to serve
in US Army
22
April 2009
The Sikh
Coalition has started a campaign to gather support for the Sikhs' right to
serve in the US armed forces... |
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Gaiety and Piety mark the eleventh Nagar Kirtan
22
April 2009
In the
sweet memory of the Khalsa, upholding the distinct identity of the Sikh
people, the Sikh Sangat of the historic Gurdwara Stockton... |
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Time to rise against anti-Sikh forces says Harinder
Singh Khalsa Vaisakhi celebrated
22
April 2009
The birth
anniversary of the Khalsa Panth-Vaisakhi was celebrated with piety and
religious fervour by the Sikh Sangat... |
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Sikhs celebrate Vasakhi in Penang
15
April 2009
GEORGE TOWN: Like Sikhs elsewhere in the world celebrating
Vasakhi (New Year), those on the island gathered at the Wadda
Gurdwara Sahib on Sunday. “Those... |
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General Body Meeting held at Fremont
Gurdwara
15
April 2009
Fremont: Every
year, Fremont Gurdwara Sahib management holds General body meeting
in the 2nd week of April. At this year's meeting, treasurer
Harjinder Singh... |
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Khalsa School Fremont starts Meri
Dastar Class
15
April 2009
Fremont: On Sikh
Turban day, an international event to raise awareness of Sikhism,
Khalsa School has started the Meri Dastar Class. The purpose of this
effort is to... |
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Souther California keeps its date
with Vaisakhi
15
April 2009
LOS ANGELES: More than 15,000 Sikhs from
Southern California
celebrated the 310th anniversary of the foundation of Khalsa in 1699
at the Los Angeles Convention... |
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NY hospital pays for shaving Sikh
15
April 2009
NEW YORK: A New
York hospital has paid US $20,000 for negligently shaving the beard,
eyebrows and moustache of an elderly Sikh patient while he was in
long-term... |
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Community outraged after no to turbans for Sikhs in US Army
15
April 2009
BAKERSFIELD:
Even as the Sikh community continues to fight for its religious rights and
is working with many American forums to spread awareness about the... |
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Professor Nicholas Dirks to deliver Dr. Ambedkar Lecture at Columbia
University
8 April 2009
NEW YORK: Dr. Ambedkar International Mission Inc., U.S.A, in
collaboration with Southern Asian Institute, Columbia University has
planned to organize... |
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SYA Boston Unit
8 April 2009
BOSTON: The Sikh Youth of America's Boston unit comprising a five
member executive committee and a larger 11-member panel has been set up
as... |
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Iraq war
veteran cries foul against U.S. immigration policy
8 April 2009
Throwing U.S.
immigration policies and their arbitrary application into stark focus, an
Iraq war veteran who suffered brain damage and back and joint... |
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Amnesty slams US for treatment of immigrant detainees
1 April 2009
The
detention of hundreds of thousands of immigrants every year in the United
States represents a violation of human rights, Amnesty International
USA said in a report... |
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American-Sikh Shares Her
Experiences With CSUS Students
1 April 2009
SACRAMENTO: Ethnic Studies Department and Asian American Studies of
California State University Sacramento introduced ETHN 122 Sikh American... |
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Obama administration drops 'war on
terror' from lexicon
1 April 2009
THE HAGUE: In
another clearly conspicuous departure from his predecessor’s style
of functioning and administration, the Barack Obama administration
has quietly... |
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Gurdwara Fremont steps in for
Senior Citizens
1 April 2009
FREMONT:
Rising to the occasion, leaders and volunteers of Gurdwara Fremont
organised logistic and material assistance for senior citizens hit
hard by the recent... |
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China flexes trade muscle, forces S.Africa to ban Dalai trip
25 March 2009
JOHANNESBURG/CALIFORNIA: In yet another head to head confrontation
along the capital versus human rights interface, the cause of human
rights was defeated by... |
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US H-1B visa restrictions to end in two years
25 March 2009
WASHINGTON:
Raising hopes for thousands of affected Indians expatriates, the US
government's controversial decision to restrict companies from
hiring skilled... |
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Fremont gurdwara celebrates Bhagat Bani with grand 3-day functions
25 March 2009
Fremont:
In an exhilaratingly religious atmosphere, Gurdwara Fremont Sahib on
March 22 witnessed the bhog of 16 Akhand Paths, as well as the bhog
of... |
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110 guns found in Indian American’s house
18 March 2009
Washington: A Punjab-origin Indian American doctor has been arrested
after authorities found machine guns and grenades worth more than $1 million
in and around his... |
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Construction disputes at centre of San Jose Gurughar row
11
March 2009
Gurdwaras
play a central role on weaving together the Sikh community diaspora,
and proper running of a gurdwara reflects the discipline of the
community... |
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Sage Wadhawa Singh Gill is no more
4
March 2009
SACRAMENTO: A
well known spiritual leader for Northern California's Sikh
community, Wadhawa Singh Gill, is no more. Gill (87) passed away on
Tuesday after... |
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Sikh woman elected president of
multi-religious body in US
4
March 2009
WASHINGTON: Amrit
Kaur, a Sikh woman, has been elected as the president of the
InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, an organisation
which... |
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SYA Indiana Unit
4
March 2009
The Sikh Youth of America is getting great response from the
community youth in re-organizing the forum that has touched a chord with the
new generation... |
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Wrong Arm of the Law
4
March 2009
NEW YORK: In 2007,
the mayor of Morristown, New Jersey tried to enroll local police officers in
a federal program that delegates immigration... |
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Sikh
Kirpan Bill In California Assembly
4
March 2009
LOS ANGELES: At a time when even the Indian Government is not
cooperating with the Sikh community to ensure their religious rights are
protected at all times, the... |
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Fremont Gurdwara annual report
ushers transparency
25
February 2009
FREMONT: The management committee of Fremont Gurdwara has released
the annual report for the year 2008 that covers the period from March 1,
2008 to December... |
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Sikh teen's documentary to screen at
Hollywood
25
February 2009
A
documentary film by the teenaged Sikh filmmaker, Angad Singh, will
screen as one of the top family oriented films from around the world,
selected for the... |
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Sikh friends attend Dr. Noel King memorial service in Santa Cruz
25 February 2009
Santa Cruz
CA: The memorial service for the well-known Sikh scholar, teacher, and
historian Noel Q. King took place in Santa Cruz... |
|
Obama administration teaches India a lesson
18
February 2009
At a timw when
the world over, the linguists have been crying hoarse that there is no such
thing as a dialect and all languages need to be protected... |
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Sikh family terrorised by sheriff’s deputies plans to sue
18
February 2009
The Sikh family
that had complained that it was terrorised in its own home by
sheriff ’s deputies after a burglary has refused that its members... |
|
Kesar Singh is SYA's Philadelphia
unit chief
18
February 2009
PHILADELPHIA:
Following up on a number of meetings held in the last few weeks to
revampa dn reorganize the organization, which has played a
significant role in... |
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Now, fight your way to become a US
citizen in 6 months
18
February 2009
Washington: For
decades, high-skilled professionals from across the world, particularly
India, have fought their way to US citizenship through legal immigration... |
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Asian American Coalition honors
Pardeep Singh Deol
11
February 2009
CHICAGO, IL: The
Asian American Coalition of Chicago honored Indian Americans Pardeep
Singh Deol... |
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Norms get tough for H-1B visa
11
February 2009
SAN JOSE: FIRMS
receiving taxpayer money in the
US
bailout could face tough restrictions if they decide to hire foreigners
under a visa... |
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Sikhs to join in Dr. King’s Memorial
Service on Feb 22
11
February 2009
CALIFORNIA: Achurch memorial service with Sikh participation will be
held on Sunday 22 February from 2 pm onwards at the First
Congregational Church... |
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SYA membership drive receives overwhelming
response
11 February
2009
CARTARET:
New office bearers were selected and a new executive were formed at
the meeting held last Sunday at Gurdwara Sahib Cataret, which was
attended in... |
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Gurbani healing
camps in Fremont, elsewhere
4
February 2009
FREMONT: Dr
Balwant Singh MBBS from Ludhiana, brother of Retd IAS Hardial Singh
(founder of the camps) will hold a Guru Nanak's healing camp... |
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Cupertino echoes with Bhangra beats
4
February 2009
CUPERTINO: On
January 31, the dhols rang out at
Flint Center,
Cupertino where the Berkeley Bhangra Club showcased the Punjabi
culture in its own unique way and... |
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New Jersey (North) unit of Sikh Youth of America reconstituted
4
February 2009
GLENROCK: In
consonance with this year’s annual programme of revamping and
reorgansing various units of the organisation by inducting new
members –men and... |
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Obama talks to Muslim world via Arab
chanell: "We made mistakes"
28 January 2009
This
man came with soothing balm in hand, and he lost little time in
applying it. U.S. President Barack Obama has spoken to the Muslim
world, clearly and succintly... |
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New Statistical Analysis damns
India’s official claims on Punjab counter insurgency
28 January 2009
Fremont: Even as India celebrated its Republic Day and sang hosannas
to its Constitution, Human Rights activists chose the day to expose the myth
of ... |
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US: Sikh slapped with $ 15 million lawsuit
28 January 2009
LOS ANGELES: A
Sikh man, awaiting trial in an honour killing case, has been slapped
with a whopping $15 million... |
|
Sikhs demand to charge Jasmir's attackers
with hate crime
28 January 2009
NEW YORK: Enraged at the recent attack on a Sikh youth who lost
sight in the left eye... |
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$24,000 compensation for turban
discrimination
28 January 2009
New York: An
American security company has agreed to pay $24,000 as compensation to a
Sikh man who complained... |
|
United Sikhs hails Obama, urges for
cooperation
21 January 2009
WASHINGTON: Sikh
rights organisation United Sikhs has hailed President Barack Obama's
visionary inauguration speech... |
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The Time Has Come
21 January 2009
WASHINGTON:
On a bright but frigid day, Barack
Hussein Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of
the
United States of America ... |
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Sikh worker faces
severe racial attack
21 January 2009
RICHMOND HILL: As Barack Obama spoke about tempering
qualities of humility and restraint... |
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UPS apology is fine, but make it public, says victim family
7 January 2009
BAKERSFIELD: A
Sikh family based in Kern County which had moved against the UPS for
describing them as “terrorists” without any provocation has said
while the informal apology by UPS was appreciated... |
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Southern California Sangat Joins
for Seva
7 January 2009
ANAHEIM, CA:
The Sikh community of Los Angeles donated over 15,000 blankets along
with food and toys to the Fred Jordan Mission located downtown. This
was the eighth consecutive year... |
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Sikh Inaugural Ball in Washington on January 20
7 January 2009
Washington: The
Sikh community in the US will celebrate the historic swearing-in of
Barack Obama as the US President with the first-ever Sikh Inaugural
Ball in
Washington
on January 20... |
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Jassi Khangura calls for more NRI involvement
7 January 2009
MISSION HILLS,
CA: Visiting Congress MLA from Qila Raipur,
Jassi Khangura, addressed Southern California’s
non-resident Indians at a banquet hosted by Gary Grewal... |
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Sikh American Sues IRS over Ban on Kirpan
7 January 2009
HOUSTON:
Kawaljeet Tagore, a Sikh American, sued the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) in Houston federal court on Jan. 6 claiming the IRS
discriminated against her by prohibiting her from wearing a kirpan... |
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Ushering New Year with Gur Shabad
7 January 2009
FREMONT: As part of
the Tercentenary celebrations of Gurtagaddi Diwas of Guru Granth
Sahib, the Sangat at the illuminated environs of Gurdwara Fremont
welcomed the New Year at the Lotus Feet of the Guru... |
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5 Muslims convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers
24 December
2008
CAMDEN, NJ: Five
Muslim immigrants were convicted on Monday of plotting to massacre US
soldiers at a New Jersey military base in a case the government... |
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UPS apologizes for 'terrorist' remark about
turbaned Sikh
24 December
2008
A Bakersfield family says they were discriminated against by a UPS
driver. Their neighbor e-mailed 17 News after he says the driver wrote a
derogatory term... |
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United Sikhs comes out with report on its advocacy activism
24 December
2008
NEW YORK: Sikhs
from all over the world at the First Global Sikh Civil Rights Conference in
New York have adopted recommendations and declarations on crucial civil
rights...
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Sikhs take turban rights case to United
Nations
17 December
2008
The Sikh rights group United Sikhs asked a U.N. human rights
committee last Monday to declare that France violated a student's
rights by expelling him... |
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Meet the Minds event brings together authors, readers
17 December
2008
The Sikh Foundation International hosted 4 local Bay Area authors
who have written books on Sikhs & Sikhism: Ms. Pushpinder Singh, Dr. R.K
Janmeja... |
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Under fire on blogosphere, Sonal Shah renounces VHP affiliation
17 December
2008
Sonal Shah, the Indian-origin member of US President-elect Barack
Obama's transition team, whose links with VHP sparked criticism, has
formally... |
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Sikh wins gas mask case as board rules no need to shave beard
17 December
2008
In a development
that is likely to help restore the Sikh community's faith in an
evolved democracy's capacity to respect human rights of minorities,
the ... |
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Everyone enjoys Langar distributed by Sangat
at Airport
10 December
2008
All passengers and others present at the San Jose
International
Airport enjoyed the Langar prepared and distributed by Sikhs... |
|
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Sikhs Demand Justice for Family Harassed by
Harris County Deputies
10 December
2008
It is learnt that Harris County police officers misbehaved with a
Sikh family whose home was burglarized in Houston last week... |
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School honored for fighting bigotry
10 December
2008
HIGHTSTOWN: The
state Commission on Holocaust Education commended Hightstown High
School last week for its fight against bigotry despite incidents
earlier this year... |
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Sikh
Youth of America reorganized
10 December
2008
Thirteen units of the Sikh Youth of America from all over the
country participated in the national panel meeting of the body held
at
Fremont on 6-7 December... |
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Protest against expulsion of turbaned Sikh from North Carolina charity
10 December
2008
Washington: On
Friday, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF),
the oldest and largest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy... |
|
Scholars
Enlighten Sikhs
3 December
2008
Santa
Ana, CA:
Sikh Center of
Orange County held an international lecture series commemorating
tercentennial of installation of Guru Granth Sahib ... |
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Sikh students take message right into the cab
3 December
2008
SEATTLE: A year
after a Sikh cab driver, Sukhvir Singh, was assaulted by a drunk
customer he picked up after a football game, the Sikh community in the Uk... |
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San Francisco Sikhs express shock at Mumbai attacks
3 December
2008
FREMONT, CA: Like all peace loving citizens across the world, the
Sikh community of San Francisco Bay area has strongly condemned the
dastardly attacks at ... |
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Sikh American Expelled from North Carolina Food Bank
26 November
2008
Washington: An
American Sikh, Gurnam Singh Khera, was expelled from a community
center in North Carolina because he wore a Dastaar in accordance
with his Sikh faith... |
|
Sikhs apprise Indian minister about Kartarpur marg
demand
26 November
2008
Los
Angeles, CA: A delegation of Sikh representatives from USA led by Sarbjit Singh Mann met Shri Vayalar Ravi,
Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs... |
|
San Francisco Sikhs express shock at Mumbai attacks
26 November
2008
FREMONT, CA: Like
all peace loving citizens across the world, the Sikh community of
San Francisco Bay area has strongly condemned the dastardly... |
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Weeklong celebrations of Guru Nanak Purab
with piety and devotion
19 November
2008
FREMONT:
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Sahib was observed with a string
of Akhand Path Sahibs at the Fremont Gurdwara Sahib which witnessed
the participation... |
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Widow Colony to be screened at Berkley
19 November
2008
CALIFORNIA: Sikh
Students Association of University of Berkeley has arranged a
screening of the documentary Widow Colony on 20 November 2050 VLSB
at the University... |
|
It has to be Sarbat da Bhalla all the way
19 November
2008
I read with
immense interest the WSN editor's intervention in the Barack Obama
and Sikhs debate... |
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Flashy Taneja caught in multi-million mortgage scam
19 November
2008
FAIRFAX
COUNTY: A flashy movie producer with well known links with Bollywood
industry and a known ability to bring major musical and
entertainment acts to the United States... |
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Indian CEO killed by sacked worker
19 November
2008
SILICON VALLEY:
Less than two months after the managing director of Italian firm
Graziano's Indian subsidiary was lynched in Noida by sacked workers,... |
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How
Hope and Change Must Sweep The Sikhs
12 November
2008
WASHINGTON/AMRITSAR:
Sometimes, datelines in newspapers can give a clue to the route the
thought travels. If our thoughts travelled from Washington to
Amritsar,... |
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Gandhian activist to speak on empowering rural poor
12 November
2008
STANFORD:
Krishnammal Jagannathan -renowned humanitarian, Padamshri award
winner and Gandhian, who has been working zealously for provision... |
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Santa Clara Anti-Child Abduction cell gears to protect
12 November
2008
SAN
JOSE: The California district administration is gearing up to
solve the problem of child abductions in the country. The
problem of child kidnappings... |
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Sahaita lends helping hand to promote health in North India
12 November
2008
FREMONT:
Living true to its name, Sahaita organized eight medical camps all
over Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh with a team... |
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United Sikhs urges Obama to stop hate crimes
12 November
2008
NEW YORK:
Stepping up the campaign of Sikh participation in US politics,
leading Sikh organization, United Sikhs while congratulating... |
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Court bars Sikh from wearing turban
12 November
2008
STOCKTON:
Another Sikh seems to have been denied his basic right to wear a
turban as a San Joaquin County superior court judge is said to have
told... |
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Guru’s words Reign Supreme at 29th Sikh Parade in Yuba City
5 November
2008
YUBA CITY, CA: Even the rains just before the Yuba City Sikh Parade
failed to cast a dampener but a clear sky, sunny morning, religious
fervor and love... |
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Martin Luther King Dreamed Of This
5 November
2008
WASHINGTON: Rosa
parks sat in the bus. She refused to get up. That enabled Martin
Luther King Jr to march. He led the march so that some day... |
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Teresa Cox seeks support for Ohone College Board
29
October 2008
FREMONT: Former White House liaison officer for strengthening
community ties, the first Afro-American woman with a degree in
Nuclear Engineering... |
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Judge upholds Yuba gurdwara polls, Bains may
go
29
October 2008
YUBA CITY: In a
sort of slight jolt for Yuba City gurdara president Didar Singh
bains, a Sutter County Superior Court judge has upheld the Gurdwara
elections... |
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NBC 11 interviews Dentist Pannu in San Jose
22 October 2008
DR.
DALVIR PANNU recently made a special appearance on NBC 11 Bay Area,
Living Well Program. Dr. Pannu is recognized as one of the Elite
Invisalign... |
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Ravi Johal seeks support for Washington Hospital Board
22 October 2008
CALIFORNIA: Electioneering for the Washington Township Hospital
Board of directors is reaching fever pitch and Ravi Johal, a
practicing attorney... |
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A Sacramento Eid Celebration with a
Difference
22 October 2008
SACRAMENTO:
Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated at several venues in Sacramento,
California with a great deal of enthusiasm. Many Muslims of Punjabi
origins... |
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California’s Jessi gives Sikh kids friend
Takuya
15 October 2008
SANTA CLARA: A
Cupertino resident Jessi Kaur has addressed many concerns of young
children regarding Sikhism by writing a book children's book... |
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All set for Oct 19 Punjabi Conference in Milpitas
15 October 2008
FREMONT: Vishav Punjabi
Sahit Academy, California has tied up all arrangements for the
October 19 Punjabi Literary Conference at Milpitas... |
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All join Sikhs to celebrate peace message of
scriptures
15 October 2008
Sacramento:
Underscoring the universal application of the message of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib and marking the 300th year of the guruship
of the scriptures, members of interfaith groups... |
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Dr. Daya Singh Sandhu Elected AMCD President
15 October 2008
LOUISVILLE: Dr. Daya
Singh Sandhu, Distinguished Professor of Research, Senior Fulbright
Research Scholar and former chairman of the department... |
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Sikh American Gunned Down in Phoenix
13 August, 2008
Washington: A
62-year-old Sikh, Inderjit Singh Jassal, was murdered in Phoenix,
Arizona, last Monday when he was working at a 7-11 store in West Phoenix.. |
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Mayor Ruby Dhaliwal rallies for water
6 August, 2008
FRESNO:
Ruby Dhaliwal, the mayor of the city joined a delegation of more
than a 1000 Punjabi American farmers and farm workers from the
central valley... |
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Sikh Sportspersons Feature on Calendar 2009
6 August, 2008
CALIFORNIA: Sikh sportspersons who have made a mark internationally
have been recognised by the Sikh Foundation by depicting... |
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Homage paid to martyrs of Sikh cause
6 August, 2008
FREMONT: At a
major conclave aimed at paying tributes to the martyrs of the Sikh
cause, Bhog of Sri Akhand Path Sahib were performed on Sunday... |
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Sidak Leadership Program Completes Sixth Year
6 August, 2008
Sidak – Faith.
Courage. Discipline. In this unique program that instils great
values, participants from across the United States,
Canada and the United Kingdom... |
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Sikh sacred music lessons at Hofstra varsity
6 August, 2008
NEW YORK: Hofstra University Continuing Education
and the university's Department of Religion will be offering two new courses
this fall on the musical... |
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Sathh Punjabi seminar on August 10
6 August, 2008
FREMONT: Dedicated to the
cause of Punjabi language and culture, the Sathh Punjabi
organization is holding a seminar on August 10, Sunday, with the... |
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Books on Sikhism donated to library
29
July, 2008
NEW YORK: Concerned over increasing incidents of Sikhs being
attacked, a North Brunswick resident, Rajinder Gadhok, donated a
collection of books and DVDs... |
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Gauri Gill The Americans
23
July, 2008
Stanford :
Shot across the United States from 2000 to 2007,Gill's photographs
document the Indian diaspora as it has settled across the country in
rural areas,
... |
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SCORE urges support for Nuclear Deal with US
23
July, 2008
WASHINGTON:
Chairperson of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, Dr.
Rajwant Singh appealed to all political parties to support the stand... |
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Sikhi Spirit Shines at 4th July Celebrations
16 July
2008
Fremont, CA:
This year’s 4th July parade was celebrated by residents of Fremont,
Newark and Union City with pomp and pride as usual... |
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Punjabi girl performed Bharatnatyam Arangetram in America
16 July 2008
Dayton: Bahar Cheema, a sixteen year old Punjabi girl living in
Dayton, Ohio, USA performed her Bharatnatyam Arangetram on the stage
of the
Springboro... |
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Supreet Malhi is Miss USA Panjaban
16 July 2008
Washington
resident Supreet Kaur Malhi has won the Miss USA Panjaban award
becoming the most beautiful Punjabi lady in the United States... |
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Mural by Jarnail Singh unveiled
9
July, 2008
SURREY: A mural
depicting the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, painted by renowned
artist Jarnail Singh was unveiled at Gurdwara Singh Sabha on Sunday... |
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US Sikh arrested, his kirpan, turban forcibly
removed
9
July, 2008
CONNECTICUT: A
Sikh truck driver was arrested and his turban forcibly removed after
marshals in a Connecticut court found his kirpan on him when he
went... |
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US man under probe for repeatedly attacking
Sikh youth
9
July, 2008
Houston: A
31-year-old US man is facing possible hate crime charges after a Sikh youth
told Colorado police that he repeatedly pulled his beard and called... |
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12-year-old Sikh girl's hair cut in school
2
July, 2008
NEW
YORK: A twelve-year-old Sikh girl's hair was maliciously cut by
another student. On June 9, Gurprit Kaur, a student at Public School
219 in
Flushing... |
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Sadhu Singh Rikhiraj felicitated
25
June, 2008
SPRINGFIELD:
After a meritorious 6 years of service, Sadhu Singh Rikhiraj was
felicitated by the American Council of Engineering Companies... |
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Sikhs need to evolve an intellectual paradigm
25
June, 2008
GLENWOOD: The
contribution and martyrdom of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was
unique in the annals of struggles for identity and self-respect,
though... |
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Sikhcess comes
to Fremont
25
June, 2008
FREMONT:
Sikhcess, a worldwide community service based organization, unveiled
definitive plans to feed the homeless worldwide through... |
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Smouldering Embers –Punjab’s Disappeared call
out again
25
June, 2008
NEW YORK:
“Smouldering Embers” –the book containing the report which brings
together data of people who disappeared involuntarily in the decade
after 1984... |
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Sneh Mehtani adds another feather in her cap
25
June, 2008
EDISON (NJ):
Popular restaurateur Sneh Mehtani was recently conferred the
International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge... |
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What would you ask Guru Nanak?
25
June, 2008
If
you had the opportunity to ask Guru Nanak one question, what would
you ask?... |
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Sikh Children’s Day
25
June, 2008
Los Angeles: The
Sikh Children’s Day is fast approaching on Saturday, July 26th, 2008
at Lankershim Gurudwara. The deadline to register for the
event is Sunda... |
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Sikhs
mark gurpurab with blod donation drive in
Greenwood
25
June, 2008
GREENWOOD:
Members of Greenwood's Sikh sangat donated blood Sunday with a dual
purpose: to help save lives and to honor a religious martyr... |
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Sikh celebration march
25
June, 2008
HUDDERSFIELD:
MORE than 1,000 Sikhs paraded through Huddersfield, a West Yorkshire
town 306 km north of London, to celebrate a major religious day... |
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Sikh offers opening prayer in Pennsylvania
Senate
18
June,
2008
Pennsylvania:
Ek
onkar satnam. There is but one God,”
began the prayer
that opened the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday... |
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Sikh student wears turban at
graduation ceremony
18
June,
2008
SAGINA (TEXAS):
Inspite of stiff resistance from the viceprincipal of the school,
Ms. Windsor, Simratpal Singh Hayer and his family did not budge and
managed... |
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Giani Hira Singh Award to Punjabi
Sahit Sabha California
18
June,
2008
SACREMENTO:
Amidst a galaxy of Punjabi litterateurs from all over the world, the
Punjabi Sath Giani Hira Singh award would be conferred... |
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Unique Punjabi teaching programme ‘Sojhi’ launched
18
June,
2008
FREMONT: In a
concerned and well thought of move to impart Punjabi language skills
to students from Grade 1 to Grade 8, Harinder Singh, the young
director... |
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Sikhs exhibit clout on Capitol Hill as 20
Congressmen attend event
18
June,
2008
Washington:
The hearing room of the Dirksen Senate Building of the U.S. Capitol
was spilling over with people and enthusiasm as over 20 elected... |
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Disney sued by Sikh over worker dress code
18
June,
2008
HOUSTON: A
turban-wearing Sikh who was allegedly sacked by Walt Disney World for
lacking the "Disney look" has sued the company for $1 million... |
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Dewan in memory of the martyrs of
June 1984
11
June, 2008
FREMONT: On 6the
June, the sangat of Gurudwara Fremont held a special Dewan in the
memory of the martyrs of June 1984 attack on Darbar Sahib. After the
Bhog... |
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Sikhs move European Court against French turban ban
11
June, 2008
WASHINGTON: The
United Sikhs, a Sikh non-profit body, has moved the European Court
of Human Rights in Strasbourg challenging a French law, passed... |
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Sikh musicology
chair at Hofstra hailed
11
June, 2008
NEW YORK: The
Hoftsra University's decision of setting up an endowed Chair to
study and teach Sikh musical traditions at the Department of
Religion... |
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Fremont Hockey Club honours touring hockey stalwarts
11
June, 2008
UNION
CITY: Indian Olympian Baljit Singh Saini and Pakistani Olympian
Mohammad Tariq Imran were honoured at a reception hosted at Raja
Sweets... |
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First turbaned Sikh in football team in Canada
4
June,
2008
SURREY: This was one
game that never generated interest among the Sikhs, probably because it also
involves use of the forehead to hit... |
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Sikh Foundation’s Claims Refuted
4
June,
2008
LOS ANGELES: The
Sikh Foundation of Palo Alto has opened a new chapter in, what some
are calling, the quest for destroying Sikhism... |
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` on road to be ‘King’
4
June,
2008
The long wait is over. For the first time in its history, a nation
that began by discounting the votes of African Americans will have a
black man as a major party... |
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Golf mag publishes morphed image of Sikh Guru, feels
sorry
4
June,
2008
Washington DC: An
American magazine Golf Digest carried a picture in its May 2008 issue which
many Sikhs saw as a morphed image of the popular rendition... |
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Guru Granth Sahib Scholarship Established in British Columbia
4
June,
2008
Surrey,
BC (KP) - A scholarship, named Guru Granth Sahib Scholarship, has
been established at the Kwantlen University College... |
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"Agony
Uncle" Harpreet Singh on beck and call
28
May,
2008
QUEENS: Are you fighting with your spouse? Are you facing problems
with admission for your kid on racial grounds? Are you unaware of
the services offered... |
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Jindal silent on Vice-President ticket
28
May,
2008
NEW
YORK: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, apparently short-listed for
the Republican Vice-President ticket, refused to spill the beans on
what transpired... |
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Conclave to acquaint non-profit
forums with tax laws
28
May,
2008
SUNNYVALE: A number
of senior people known for thinking minds from Board of
Equalization, Employment Development Department (EDD), Franchise... |
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Fremont Gurdwara launches Fund Raising drive
on June 7
28
May,
2008
FREMONT: Sikh sangat
has been displaying a great deal of enthusiasm for collecting funds
for Gurdwara Sahib, Fremont. The Fund Raising shall be... |
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Vedanti launches Guru Granth tri-centennial
in North America
21
May,
2008
LOS ANGELES:
Giani
Joginder Singh Vedanti, the head of Sikhs’ highest seat Akal Takhat,
formally launched the Tri-Centennial Celebration... |
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Sikh-owned tech firm secures $100M investment
21
May,
2008
The cash comes
via a New
York private equity firm, Tailwind Capital Partners, which will both
invest in Optimal and arrange financing for it... |
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Western Union announces winner Essay
competition
21
May,
2008
ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO : The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a worldwide leader
in money transfer services, has announced the winner... |
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Kamalnath invite incurs Sikh ire
21
May,
2008
CHICAGO: Protesting
Sikhs outside the prestigious Northwestern University's Kellogg School of
Management again raised the question of international impunity... |
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Freemont Truck Drivers rue rising prices
21
May,
2008
Freemont: Around 70
Truck drivers and operators convened a meeting here and discussed the
problems faced by them due to rising petroleum prices... |
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Student charged for setting patka on fire
21
May,
2008
HIGHTSTOWN: As soon
as it was clear to the Hightstown High School authorities that their student
Garrett Green had intimidated... |
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New Fremont gurdwara panel exposes huge bungling, sangat shocked
14
May,
2008
FREMONT:
In a shocking but not surprising revelation, the Sangat of Fremont was
informed by the present committee of the details of how hundreds... |
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United Sikhs donates book sunder SATL program
14
May,
2008
NEW YORK:
United Sikhs has donated 30 books on Sikhism to the Hercules Library
in California under its Sikh Awareness Through Libraries... |
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‘Mosque’ raid drill irks Muslims in US
14
May,
2008
SAN
FRANCISCO: American Muslim civil rights groups have denounced
an exercise by US security officials in which a place designated as a
‘mosque’ was... |
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Sikh passengers shun San Francisco airport
14
May,
2008
BURLINGAME: The
Sikh Coalition revealed this week that Sikh passengers are being targeted
for secondary screenings at San Francisco International.. |
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Medical camp at Yuba City Mela
14
May,
2008
Fremont:
Sahaita Incorporation, Fremont, with the collaboration of Punjabi
American Heritage Society, Yuba City and Healthcare providers from North... |
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‘One Light’ to be lit at Danville Film Festival
7
May,
2008
DANVILLE:
- One
Light a film by Angad Singh, which has already won acclaim
worldwide, will be screened at the Danville International Children's Film
Festival... |
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California Governor honours Sant Ranjit Singh
7
May,
2008
SACREMENTO:
In
the presence of more than 30 prominent Sikhs from California, at a
function orgnised by Commissioner Lahori Ram... |
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Sukhvir
is Wrestling runner-up
7
May,
2008
LIVINGSTON:
Sukhvir S. Chahal was placed second at the U. S. Wrestling Greeco
Roman Veteran National Championship... |
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San Jose Punjabis to raise funds for new Punjabi institute
7
May,
2008
SAN JOSE:
To garner funds for the Guru Nanak Heritage Institute for Punjabi
Studies, the State university would be hosting a formal gala fund... |
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SEVA Volunteers become Community Ambassadors
7
May,
2008
FREMONT:
Little
known and less trumpeted, SEVA (Sikhs Engaged in Volunteer
Activities) added another feather to its cap, when ten of their volunteers
graduated... |
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Businessman Dhami Busted For Drug Trafficking
30
April 2008
SACRAMENTO:
The Feds have busted a prominent West Coast businessman who has
been accused of trafficking drugs from Elk Grove... |
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Vedanti will be chief guest at Manhattan Sikh Parade
23 April 2008
NEW YORK:
Akal
Takht jathedar Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti will be the Chief Guest
at the 21st Sikh Day Parade, in Manhattan, NY on April 26, 2008... |
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Sikhs dealt this hate crime with forgiveness
23 April 2008
SILICON VALLEY: Forever shall the Sikh
community be proud of the way it handled this hate crime. At a time... |
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Sikh Religious Society new office bearers
elected
16
April 2008
CHICAGO: First
Board meeting for the newly elected SRS Board (2008-2010) was held
on Saturday, April 12th 2008, in SRS premises and was attended by
the following SRS Board... |
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The Uniqueness of Khalsa: Fremont Mayor, others say it
with Turbans
16
April 2008
FREMONT:
In a dark blue turban, it was Fremont Mayor Bob Wasserman. “It's
very interesting … It feels good.” |
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GGSF award goes to Nishkam Council, Dr. Balwant Singh
16
April 2008
WASHINGTON:
Washington based Guru Gobind Singh Foundation will confer the Sewa
Award 2008 to New Delhi based Nishkam Sikh Welfare Council... |
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Call to Sikhs
for census
16
April 2008
Stockton: The Sikh
Information Centre (SIC) has appealed to all Sikhs in San Joaquin
County, California and a nine-county region surrounding Fayetteville... |
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Sikhs angry at prosecutor's plea that removing a
Sikh's turban is not bias crime
9
April
2008
Hoboken, NJ: Reacting to the
Hudson County Prosecutor's suggestion that telling a Sikh to remove his
turban and physically attempting to do so... |
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Bhai Jandi seeks Sangat's cooperation to
extricate Gurdwara Fremont from acute financial crisis
9
April
2008
FREMONT: The
newly elected members and executive committee of the Supreme Council
of Gurdwara Fremont appealed to the Sangat for whole-hearted... |
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Sikh Childrens Day celebrated with fervour
and devotion
9
April
2008
FREMONT:
Hundreds of Sikh children participated in the various competitions
on the occasion of the Sikh Childrens Day 2008 with religious
fervour... |
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Bhog of Akhand Paths in Fremont Gurdwara on
April 14
9
April
2008
FREMONT: To overcome the
debt of $1 lakh and to complete the $ 7 lakh Canopy building
project, a fund raising will be started, said Harjot Singh Khalsa... |
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'Defamation suit by Indian can continue'
2
April
2008
NEW YORK:
An Indian American lawyer, who claimed he was defamed by an episode of TV
hit series “Law & Order,” can continue pressing... |
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Sikh Children Day on April 5
2
April
2008
The
5th Annual Sikh Children Day 2008 is being celebrated on Saturday April 5th
in Gurdwara Sahib Fremont... |
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San Jose airport workers to knock doors of
Mayor:
Chuck Reed
2
April
2008
SAN JOSE:
Majority of the workers including Sikh drivers at Hertz Rental Car
Company were cheated in violation of City Ordinance. Hertz Company
moved... |
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Harjot Singh Khalsa is Fremont’s new gurdwara committee president
2
April
2008
FREMONT: Gurdwara
Sahib of Fremont's former Supreme Council member S. Harjot Singh
Khalsa will be the President of the new management committee... |
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Finally, Fremont sangat chucks out old guar
26
March 2008
REMONT: In a
major victory and a landmark development in gurdwara management in
the United States, the candidates of the Sadh Sangat Slate... |
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$50,000 Guru Nanak prize for Dalai
Lama
26
March 2008
NEW
YORK: Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso has been selected as the first
recipient of Hofstra's international Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize,
Hofstra... |
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Sikh told to remove turban for photo receives
apology
26
March 2008
CHANDIGARH: The
California department of motor vehicles (DMV) has apologized to
Ramandeep Singh Anand and the Sikh American community after... |
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Sikhs did meet Pope John Paul II with kirpans
26
March 2008
WASHINGTON: While
there has been no further progress on the issue of Sikh delegation
recusing itself from a meeting with Pope Benedict... |
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Attackers of Sikh escape hate crime charge
26
March 2008
NEW YORK: A jury
in Oregon has declined to indict three men for committing a hate
crime when they tore off and did away with a Sikh trucker's
turban... |
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US man pleads guilty to attacking Sikh cabbie
26
March 2008
SILICON VALLEY:
A 21-yearold American man who attacked a Sikh taxi driver and called
him a "terrorist" is facing two years in prison after he... |
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Counting for Fremont gurdwara poll
on March 22
19
March 2008
FREMONT: The
counting for the election held for Fremont Gurdwara’s Supreme
Council will now be held on March 22, 2008, Saturday, thus
leading... |
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New York Congressman says he wants
to join Sikhs’
fight for justice
19
March 2008
New York: Sikhs for Justice, a forum which was the prime force
behind a convention organized to press for a totally new judicial
probe and hammer... |
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Sikhs raise right of self-determination at Geneva
19
March 2008
Geneva:
Sikh representatives from all across the world participated in the
UN Human rights meet at the UN office in
Geneva on March 15 and sought the right to self... |
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Bakersfield proposes Amritsar as
sister city
19
March 2008
AMRITSAR:
With the Punjabi community in Bakersfield, California, pushing for
Amritsar being designated a sister city, a memorandum of
understanding... |
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Fremont poll campaign peaks, change imminent
5
March 2008
FREMONT: As the hectic
activity in the elections to the Supreme Council of Gurdwara Sahib,
Fremont, reaches a crescendo, the victory of the common... |
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Who
Speaks for Sikh Americans?
5
March 2008
While
Sikhs have lived in the U.S. for over 100 years, our numbers have
grown tremendously after 1960s immigration reform. With this
increase in numbers... |
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WSC
will stay away from inter-religious meet with Pope
5
March 2008
WASHINGTON: The World
Sikh Council - America Region (WSCAR) was rendered unable from
attending the interreligious meeting with Pope Benedict... |
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Contest throws up many issues
27
February 2008
FREMONT:
The unnecessary burdening of Gurdwara Sahib Fremont with loans
of lakhs of dollars has emerged as a key issue in the upcoming... |
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Navjeet K. Bal Appointed Commissioner of the
Department of Revenue
27
February 2008
New York:
Navjeet K. Bal, an Indian-American has been appointed as
commissioner of the Department of Revenue (DOR) in Massachusetts... |
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EEOC visits Dallas gurdwara to create greater awareness
20 February 2008
NEW YORK: The Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) visited Dallas'
Gurdwara Singh Sabha recently, in an effort to educate... |
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SYA warns against
proclivity to repress Sikh struggle
13 February 2008
SAN FRANCISCO:
The Sikh Youth of America has termed the arrests of Bhai Daljit
Singh Bittu, Akal Takht's former jathedar Bhai Jasbir Singh... |
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Woman arrested for trying to rip Sikh's turban
6 February 2008
WASHINGTON: A New Jersey woman has
been arrested on charges of bias intimidation and harassment after she tried
to rip off a Sikh man's turban... |
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Sikhs participate to honour Martin Luther King's
services
6 February 2008
Washington:
Guru Gobind Singh Foundation represented the Sikh community in the
InterFaith Conference’s InterFaith Prayer Service marking the
birth... |
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Fremont brothers cremated
30 January 2008
PATIALA: After a
more than month-long wait, the bodies of Fremont's Kalsi brothers —hirtyyear-
old Paramjit Singh and fortytwo- year-old Ravinder Singh... |
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2nd Annual Guru Nanak Celebration on US Capitol Hill
23 January 2008
Washington: On Sunday, January 20, 2008 Sikhs
from around the Nation congregated in celebration of Siri Guru Nanak Devji’s
Birth Anniversary... |
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Another Indian student killed in campus violence
23 January 2008
WASHINGTON: After another Indian student was killed in the US on
Monday, the police said the murder in North Carolina does not appear to be a
case... |
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Punjab-origin NRI shames community, kills infant daughter
23 January 2008
CHANDIGARH: Punjabis will have to clearly do a
lot more to get rid of blots like this. Just two weeks after an
Indian-American with roots in Ambala set... |
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NY Sikh seriously injured in unprovoked attack opposite gurdwara
23 January 2008
Jamaica, NY: A Queens resident living opposite a gurdwara has been charged
with a hate crime for breaking the nose and jaw of a Sikh worshiper... |
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Jindal sworn in as Louisiana guv
16 January 2008
WASHINGTON: With his hand on a
bible and “thanks be to Almighty God,” Bobby Jindal was sworn in on Monday
as the first governor... |
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Research grant for student from India
16 January 2008
MINNEAPOLIS: An Indian student
in Kolkata, Shrey Garg, has received a $1,700 University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Research Opportunity... |
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Intellectuals Mull over Whither
16 January 2008
THE
operation Blue Start of June 1984 created turmoil in Sikhs’ relationship
with the Indian nation state. If 9/11 attack on twin towers rocked... |
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Hillary’s fortunes take U-turn after New Hampshire win
9 January 2008
WASHINGTON: Defying all
prepoll projections, Hillary Clinton stormed to a dramatic win in the
New.... |
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Richmond killings leave community shocked,
police still groping for motive
2 January 2008
RICHMOND: The new year began on a rather sad note with the blind
killings of two Sikh brothers – Ravinder Singh and Paramjit Singh
Kalsi – leaving... |
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United Sikhs becomes first Sikh NGO to be
associated with UN
26 December 2007
United Nations: United Sikhs has become the first
Sikh advocacy, humanitarian relief and human development Non Governmental... |
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Manmohan’s daughter asks White House, FBI to
produce
26 December
2007
WASHINGTON: The American
Civil Liberties Union ( AC LU ), of which the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh’s daughter Amrit Singh is a key... |
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Lessons from Louisiana and Gurgaon for Punjab
26 December,
2007
The murder of Chandrasekhar Reddy and Kiran
Kumar, the two Indian Louisiana State University students.... |
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Sikhs donate blood at Lankershim gurdwara
26 December,
2007
LOS ANGELES: Seventy-five people donated blood
at the annual American Red Cross holiday blood drive on December 9 at the
Sikh Temple.... |
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Pastor, who once banned Langar, quits Mission
26 December,
2007
SHASTA COUNTY, Sacramento: Jim Dahl,
who had once told the Sikhs that they cannot be allowed to serve langar at
the Good News Rescue.. |
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First Senior Recources Information Day organized in
Fremont Gurdwara Sahib
19 December, 2007
FREMONT: Notwithstanding the great
track record of the City of Fremont Human services department
of partnering with community organizations in serving older adults, a
significant... |
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New Jersey abolishes death penalty, hopes soar in
Punjab
19 December, 2007
Trenton, New Jersey, 19 December: In
recent times, there have been few instances when hope is read in a news
item. In less than 72 hours since the New Jersey legislature... |
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FBI joins probe into killing of Indian
students
19 December, 2007
WASHINGTON: As a fouragency task force stepped up its hunt for
the killers of two Indian students at a US university with help from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it was... |
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Sikh air travellers to be informed of
rights
19 December, 2007
New York: Security officers
in the US will now be required to “proactively” inform Sikh air travellers
of their rights under turban screening procedure after the authorities... |
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Guru Nanak Heritage Institute Set Up
19 December, 2007
San Jose: To provide a respectable and befitting place for Punjabi
language and culture in California, activists of the Punjabi community
achieved a major breakthrough... |
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Slowing winds raise hopes in California
31 October, 2007
San Diego: Flames drew perilously close toward
thousands of homes in Southern California’s firestorm on Thursday, despite a
break in the harsh winds and a massive aerial assault... |
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Sikhs turn to schools with DVD to tell their story
12 December, 2007
Since 2005, California Sikhs have pointed out to
the State Board of Education that Sikh culture and Sikh
contributions to California history... |
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Dr. Tarunjit Singh is Trustee of Global Religious
Panel
12 December, 2007
SAN JOSE: The Chair of the Interfaith Committee
of the World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR), Dr. Tarunjit
Singh, has been elected... |
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Sikhs disappointed with Congressional defeat of hate
crimes bill
12 December, 2007
Washington: The recent defeat of vital hate
crime legislation in Congress has been seen as a set back by many of
America's minority ethnic groups... |
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59-Yr-Old man attacked yards from his doorstep
12 December, 2007
Richmond Hill, NY: Gurjit Singh, a 59 year old
resident, was viciously attacked during a robbery by three youths,
only a few doors away from his home last month. He was... |
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Sikhs set up forum to help seniors avail full range of
services
5 December, 2007
FREMONT: There has been a great need in our community to
assist our seniors in accessing City provided services. Due to lack of
knowledge and better understanding... |
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Punjabi Studies Program organizes
symposium on the Guru
5 December, 2007
SAN JOSE: The Punjabi Studies Program
at San Jose State University organized a Symposium on Guru Nanak and
his Teachings on Saturday, December 1, 2007 commemorating... |
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Hundreds converge for vigil for Sukhvir Singh
5 December, 2007
SEATTLE: More than 300 members of the
Sikh community gathered last Wednesday for a candlelight vigil in support of
Sukhvir Singh, the cab driver... |
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JFK airport to create worship room for Sikhs
5 December, 2007
QUEENS NY: At a meeting convened last
week for the Sikh community, by New York City Assemblyman, Rory Lancman, the
Port Authority has... |
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President Bush greets Sikhs
on Gurpurab
28 November 2007
Washington: Sections of the
community see it only as a fixed-template message, while many others see it
as some kind of a ... |
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New Lodi gurdwara opens after a year's delay
28 November, 2007
LODI: Local Sikhs
observed the grand opening of a new gurdwara in Lodi with a parade and
service on Sunday. The parade began at 9:30 a.m. and was confined to the
immediate vicinity... |
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Fremont Gurdwara holds seminar on higher education
21 November, 2007
FREMONT: A path breaking seminar, focusing on
the admissions process and financial aid opportunities... |
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Clintons skip Bakersfield Sikh Parade, leave community
unhappy
21 November, 2007
BAKERSFIELD, CA: For days, the excitement was in
theFair. The Clintons were to participate in the bakersfield Sikh parade... |
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Walnut gurdwara celebrates Diwali, Bandi Chorr
Diwas
14
November, 2007
Diwali and Bandi Chhor diwas was
celebrated with much gusto and religious fervour at Gurudwara Walnut
on November 9, 2007. More than 2500 people attended... |
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TSA to recruit Sikh youths to screen Sikh
passengers
14
November, 2007
San Francisco: Sikh air passengers
travelling to the United States will no longer have to remove their
turbans at screening checkpoints... |
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Portrait of Hon. Congressman Dalip Singh Saund
Unveiled in the U.S. Capitol
14
November, 2007
Washington: Under the dome of the capitol
building, this son of Punjab was honored in the Rayburn Room of the
US Capitol. The official portrait of the late Dalip Singh... |
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Indian students still largest group in US
14
November, 2007
New Delhi: For the
sixth year in a row, Indian students have emerged as the largest group of
international students in the US. According to the latest... |
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Dalip Singh Saund finally framed, with great honor!
7 November, 2007
The official portrait of The Honorable Dalip Singh Saund, the first
Asian American to serve in the U.S. Congress will be unveiled... |
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Turban target of 'bomb' slur
7 November, 2007
WASHINGTON: A Sikh civil rights group has filed a complaint with
Fairfax County police after an officer allegedly used a religious
slur to justify searching.... |
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Immigration Detention Center Reverses Turban Ban After
Coalition Intervenes
7 November, 2007
Elizabeth, New Jersey: An immigration detention center in Elizabeth,
New Jersey reversed a ban against turbans last week. Three detained
Sikh men.... |
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28th Annual Sikh Parade in Yuba City
Draws Record Crowd
7 November, 2007
YUBA CITY, CA: The 28th Annual Sikh
Parade in Yuba City saw an estimated 75,000 .... |
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Lt John Garamendi, top Sutter County brass
assure support
7 November, 2007
YUBA: Three-day celebrations of 28th
Annual Sikh Parade in Yuba City started with fireworks on Friday,
November 2, 2007. An open seminar was... |
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Clintons invited to Bakersfield by Sikh
community
31
October, 2007
BAKERSFIELD: The hosts are
confident Hillary and Bill Clinton will be on hand for a breakfast
fundraiser Nov. 18 at the Kern County Fairgrounds, even though
campaign managers.... |
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Earthquake shakes Bay Area, no casualty
31 October, 2007
SAN JOSE: The San
Francisco Bay area was shaken by an earthquake which registered a
magnitude-5.6 earthquake on Tuesday night. The temblor rattled... |
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New bus service is bone of contention between
gurdwara managers, locals
31 October,
2007
FREMONT: Locals have protested against a bus service which had made
it possible for the large number of Sikh devotees to reach the
gurdwara... |
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Slowing winds raise hopes in California
31 October,
2007
San Diego: Flames drew perilously close toward thousands of homes in
Southern California’s firestorm on Thursday, despite a break in the
harsh winds and a massive |
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California Burning
24 October,
2007
SAN DIEGO:
California is burning, and it is no overstatement. Some 500,000 have fled
their homes as flames blaze through Southern California... |
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Bobby Jindal Faces tough task ahead
24 October,
2007
New York: Bobby Jindal, the
Oxford-educated son of Punjabi immigrants, who scripted history by winning
the Louisiana Governor race, faces daunting challenges ahead when he takes .... |
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Sikhs welcome TSA turban rule change
24 October,
2007
WASHINGTON: The modification in the
rules regarding security made by the Transportation Security
Administration to correct the policy of indiscriminate screening of
Sikhs' turbans at .... |
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Turban at the Airport: TSA makes nuanced change, accomodates Sikhs' concerns
17 October, 2007
Washington: Introducing a nuanced change
in the wording of the controversial policy of invasive patdowns of
Sikhs' turbans at airports as per the recently introduced... |
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Experiences of a A United Sikhs' volunteer
17 October, 2007
This year's United Sikhs Oxford University Travel Aid (USOUTA)
project team in Amritsar consisted of four Oxford University
students - Emily Corran, Laura... |
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Sirdar Kapur Singh Scholar makes mark as Harvard-Wharton joint degree
student
17 October, 2007
Philadelphia: Sonu Kaur, the first Sirdar Kapur
Singh scholar under the Sikh Education Foundation chapter set up by
United Sikhs at... |
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Obama’s raised the most money, exclaims proud
wife
17 October, 2007
Washington: Before leaving for a campaign visit to Britain, the wife
of Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential contender, has
delivered... |
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Record Indians apply to US universities
17 October, 2007
New Delhi: A record number of Indians,
both visitors and students, went to the US last year. With 80,000
Indian students already on American... |
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Man Shot During Murray Hill Stabbing
Rampage
17 October, 2007
A homeless man was shot in the stomach by an
off-duty transit police officer after he stabbed two people randomly
in Murray Hill yesterday afternoon... |
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Poll gives Clinton edge in New
Hampshire
17 October, 2007
Hillary Clinton has a 21-point lead over fellow Democrat Barack
Obama in New Hampshire, one of the first states to vote in the
nominating process for... |
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Al-Qaida
regenerated safe haven in Pak: US
17 October, 2007
Washington: Al-Qaida has regenerated a
safe haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas, a latest US policy document
has said, with a top American official blaming the failure of a
peace... |
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United States Court Of Appeal For The Ninth Circuit
17 October, 2007
JOHN ASHCROFT, Attorney General, OPINION Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals.... |
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Beware of Education Scams!
10 October, 2007
The WSN readers,
particularly those with live and throbbing India connections, can
warn their kin back home of the many dangers posed by the so-called
consultants in visa process etc... |
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Sikh taxi driver shot; robbery
suspected motive
10 October, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO: A
young Sikh taxi driver was shot at several times near the Golden
Gate Park Sunday morning. Twenty five years old Hariqbal Singh of South San
Francisco was... |
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CIA’s detention cells active, admits
US
10 October, 2007
Washington: A
secret CIA overseas detention program revealed by President George
Bush last year remains active and has held at least one al-Qaida
militant since then, a US official... |
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Over 400 officials receive Sikh
cultural competency training
10 October, 2007
Washington:
In late September, a Sikh non-governmental organisation, the Sikh
American Legal Defense and Education Fund, trained over 150 law
enforcement officers... |
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Punjabi youth murdered in mysterious
circumstances
10 October, 2007
Fremont:
Police are working on many aspects in its effort to untangle the
mystery behind the murder of Malkit Singh Jheeta , the 35 year old
youth who was murdered a few days back... |
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Sikhs
hail Passage of Hate Crimes Prevention Act
3 October, 2007
Washington: Minority communities in the United States in
general, and the Sikhs in particular, have hailed the fact that
on September 27, the Senate passed the Local Law Enforcement... |
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Plea for
inclusion of Sikhism's study in school curriculum
3 October, 2007
CALIFORNIA: A well known Sikh intellectual activist has argued
for inclusion of Sikhism in a book meant for California schools
which does include other major religions... |
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New
questions in US citizenship now
3 October, 2007
Washington: What do the 13 stars on the American flag represent?
What territory did the US buy from France in 1813? What did
Susan B Anthony do? What major event happened on... |
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Mayor of
Fremont Inaugurates the Genius Kids Mission Campus
3 October, 2007
FREMONT: September 27, 2007 saw the official opening for the Genius
Kids Mission Campus located in the new Mission Courtyard across from
Ohlone College. The Mayor of Fremont, Bob Wasserman... |
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San Jose State University Sharing of Our Cultural Diversity
3 October, 2007
San Jose:
San Jose
state is celebrating 150 homecoming week from Oct 2nd - Oct 6th.
Punjabi studies program under Dept of foreign language is
presenting Glimpses of Traditional Punjabi... |
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US, Indian citizens decry bid to hail Gandhi as apostle, face verbal
abuse
3 October, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO:
Irrespective of how much more is now known and understood about the
role of Gandhi during India's struggle for political freedom, and
how he is widely seen as the man who... |
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Sikh Heritage Week starts in New York
26 September,
2007
New York: The New York City started a “Sikh Heritage Week” from
Saturday coinciding with an annual festival here to showcase the
arts, culture and tradition of the community... |
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RJ calls turban diaper; Sikhs call
for awareness
26 September,
2007
Los Angeles: Sikhs in Los Angeles are planning a protest against a
radio station after one of its radio jockeys (RJs) referred to
turbaned Sikhs as wearing a “diaper” on their head... |
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Grand Jury indicts schoolboy on 9 charges for
forcibly cutting Sikh...
26 September,
2007
Queens, NY: A
Grand Jury has filed an indictment against Umair Ahmed, a 17 year
old schoolboy, for forcibly cutting a 15 year old Sikh schoolboy’s
hair, accusing him of 9 charges... |
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Sikhs targeted in hate crime, complaint lodged
26 September,
2007
Chandigarh: Sikh-American legal defense and education fund (SALDEF)
has filed a formal complaint with the federal bureau of
investigation (FBI) and Montgomery County police... |
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Sikh Youth Gurmat Camp at Lazarus, Delaware, Ohio
26 September,
2007
Dayton(Ohio): The Sikh Youth Federation of USA organized a Sikh
Youth Gurmat Camp at Lazarus, Delaware , (Ohio). About 100 boys and
girls from USA and Toronto (Canada) attended. According... |
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Bias
against Sikh students in NY
26 September,
2007
Dayton(Ohio): The Sikh Youth Federation of USA organized a Sikh
Youth Gurmat Camp at Lazarus, Delaware , (Ohio). About 100 boys and
girls from USA and Toronto (Canada)... |
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Sikh woman says no respect lost in taking off
turban, triggers boycott call
26 September,
2007
FRESNO: Even as the new federal rules enabling and empowering
airport screeners with discretion to inspect turbans worn by Sikh
men have enraged the Sikhs who feel... |
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US Senators respond to Sikh constituent
concerns
26 September,
2007
Washington: At the
urging of the Sikh Coalition and their Sikh constituents, four
Senators have sent a joint letter to the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA), demanding an... |
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Phoolka
honoured in the US
20 September, 2007
LOS ANGLES:
H.S.Phoolka, known for deploying all his legal skills in the service
of the Sikh community and once named by India's leading Outlook
magazine as among the... |
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Chairs of Congressional Committees Say No to
TSA's Turban Screening Policy
20 September, 2007
Washington: At
the request of the Sikh Coalition, key Congressional C
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