AMRITSAR: The Sikh community has hailed Union law minister Salman Khurshid’s statement regarding implementation of the Anand Marriage Act (Sikh’s separate marriage Act) in the near future. Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh said, “I appreciate Khurshid’s gesture as it is acknowledgment of Sikh’s separate identity”. He said the law minister should now ensure... 

Your support is required to stop Mohammed Izhar Alam ‘Sena’ becoming an candidate for the Panjab Assembly Elections in 2012. Petition will be handed over to Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and the Chief Minister of Punjab to highlight the concerns and disgust of the Sikh Community around the globe at Mohammed Izhar Alam contesting in the Punjab elections. The petition is in support for... 

JALANDHAR: Challenging the tradition of having a Jat Sikh chief minister in Punjab, former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committtee (PPCC) president Shamsher Singh Dullo now wants his ‘secular’ party to play the Dalit and Hindu card. He has demanded that the “principle of rotation” should be implemented in Punjab instead of traditionally choosing a Jat for the CM’s post. “This... 

Reiterates Lokpal Bill will be presented in winter session of Parliament Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said all legislation “towards making a separate law to register marriages under the Anand Marriage Act have been approved by the law ministry” and it was awaiting approval by the Legal and Human Rights Department. “We are sure the amended Act will soon be implemented,” he told... 

Who is Mohammed Izhar Alam and why is this causing such a storm within the Sikh Diaspora and Sikhs in India particularly Punjab. His name first came to prominence back in February 1986 when during a peaceful protest by Sikh Students in Nakodar, Jallandhar, without provocation 5 were shot dead, Mohamaed  Izhar Alam was SSP (Senior Superintendent of Police) at the time of that area, the bodies of the... 

Former DGP, Mohammad Izhar Alam’s SAD (B) candidature from Malerkotla for the 2012 Assembly elections has brought not only the officer back into the limelight but also the dark times of Punjab. The officer, interestingly, evokes extreme reactions. For the radicals his so called ‘Alam Sena’ worked beyond the purview of law and indulged in human rights atrocities in Punjab, but for others it was... 

In an apparent attempt to gain media publicity, four persons attempted to manhandle Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted for assassinating Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. Much to their embarrassment, one of the four was slapped by the well-built Hawara after he attempted to push the convict. Claiming to be activists of a right-wing Hindu outfit Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Suraksha Samiti, the four had reportedly... 

A victim of the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, Jagdish Kaur, has filed an application/transfer petition seeking transfer of the trial of Sajjan Kumar and all the other accused, charged with murdering and rioting in connection with anti-Sikh riots, before the bench of District & Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta, Tis Hazari, New Delhi. The applicant has stated in her transfer petition that the trial was presided... 

“I have sold my body and mind to the Guru, and I have given my mind and head as well” Dhan Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji – Ang 20 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Founder of International Panthic Dal Singh Sahib Bhai Javisr Singh Ji Khalsa and all members congratulate the Sikh Panth on the Avtar Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.  May the light of Guru Ji be the beacon of our life and guide us to their... 

KAPURTHALA: Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday said it was unfortunate that despite being a Sikh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had not been able to provide justice to the victims of 1984 riots and, asked the people to teach a lesson to the Congress in next year’s Punjab assembly polls. “It was very unfortunate that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh being a Sikh has failed to provide justice to the...