JALANDHAR: A Sharjah court ordered the release of 17 Punjabi youth who were on death row for the murder of a Pakistani, Misri Khan. They were sentenced to two years imprisonment in bootlegging case which they had already served as they were in jail for the last three and half years. However, their release from the jail may take a few more days as the authorities would be checking from other places... 

Lt.Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan, has become the first Sikh in Canada to take command of a British Columbia regiment. In a historic ceremony, a change of command in the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) took place on September 11, 2011, at the Beatty Street Armoury in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lt.-Col. Bruce Kadanoff relinquished command of the regiment to Lt.-Col. Harjit... 

13.9.2011 (UNI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a plea by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) seeking prosecution of former Advocate General Harbhagwan Singh for providing false evidence in the court in the case relating to Sehajdhari Sikhs’ demand for voting rights in the SGPC elections. The full bench of the court, comprising Justices M M Kumar, Alok Singh and Gurdev... 

Releasing a statement today through the press, former Jathedar of Sri Akaal Takht Sahib, Singh Sahib Bhai Jasvir Singh Khalsa appealed to the UK Sikh Sangat that in order to bring together the Khalsa Panth on a worldwide level the International Panthic Dal (I.P.D) had been established. For this need of unity he urged all Sikhs to become members of this organisation. Singh Sahib stated that after the... 

He’s the world’s oldest marathon runner – and at the grand old age of 100, Fauja Singh is certainly showing no signs of slowing down. The quick-footed centenarian, who has completed seven marathons since turning 89, has become the first person to sign up to the 2012 Edinburgh race. And he has revealed the key to conquering his daily 10-mile training regime is eating plenty of ginger... 

The central government on Friday clarified that no changes had been made in the norms of elections to the Sikh religious body Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and that the exercise would be held according to schedule on September 18. The clarification came a day after a central government counsel told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that a 2003 notification preventing Sehajdhari or... 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana  High Court on Thursday ordered the Gurdwara Election Commission to withdraw the notification for general elections of SGPC to be held on September 18. Subsequently the government of India withdrawn the notification. The court decision came on the petition filed by Sehajdhari Sikh Federation which challenged the election process on the ground that Sehajdhari voters shall... 

NEW YORK: Sikhs in the US will be allowed to wear turbans and grow beards in federal agencies like the police department and transit authority after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will ensure freedom for employees to practice religious beliefs at workplace. The ‘Workplace Religious Freedom’ bill was initiated by civil rights group Sikh Coalition... 

Amritsar While the Centre’s refusal to enact Anand Karaj (Marriage) Act has taken the Sikh circles by a storm, they point to the case of Pakistan where a separate law to register marriages of the community was framed four years ago. Pakistan had passed Sikh Anand Marriage Act 2007 to validate the marriage ceremony but in India they are registered under the Hindu Marriage Act. So strong is the law... 

Vspb2010@gmail.com is the email ID that the Punjab Police is using to gather intelligence inputs on the political opponents of the ruling alliance, just as Punjab gears up for the SGPC and Assembly elections. The techno-savvy Punjab Police has relegated to the trash can the system of compiling hard copies of reports gathered from its “agents” in different towns and areas and has logged on to the...