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Members of the local Sikh community and other South Asian, Arab and Muslim New Yorkers held a community hearing in Midtown on Saturday to discuss discrimination they endured in the wake of the September 11th attacks and what can be done to make it stop. NY1's Nicole Ward filed the following...

Sikh community centre project among Trillium grant recipients WATERLOO REGION — The Sikh community in Cambridge is half a million dollars closer to the construction of a new temple and community centre after receiving a large grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The grant for the...

Mayor and Mrs. Ballard, and Mr. David Kane visited the Sikh Temple (Acton Road) in Indianapolis on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Their visit is a part of our deep and sustained commitment to learn about leaders and their vision for our City and State as it relates to the communities that make central...

KARACHI: Former Federal Minister for Human Rights, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Senator (retd) Iqbal Haider has condemned action against the Sikh community in Lahore. A section of the press reported on July 17 that the Sikh community in Lahore was prevented on July 13 and 16 from performing...

Sikh community in Lahore prevented from celebrating festival Islamabad The Sikh community in the eastern city of Lahore has been barred from organising a religious celebration at a disputed gurdwara after a religious group persuaded authorities that celebrating the Muslim holy day of...

By Gurpreet Singh, July 12, 2011 A resolution to bar nonbaptized members from top executive positions at Surrey’s Guru Nanak Sikh temple has once again divided the local Sikh community. Passed by a show of hands by conservative Sikhs—who outnumbered moderates at a stormy temple meeting last...

by G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN The birth of a Greater One-horned Rhinoceros calf about ten days ago in Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, is being seen as proof of continuing success of the programme to reintroduce the species in the habitat that began in 1984. Starting with a population of...

ANGSAR: EVEN as they gathered together to celebrate their close-knit community, the Malaysian Punjabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MPCCI) last night gave back to the less privileged in our society. MPCCI secretary general Harjinder Singh said: "We raised funds for this particular charity...

The Sikh Spirit Foundation is searching for partners who share in its commitment to advancing the global Sikh community. Established in 2004, the Sikh Spirit Foundation aims to advance the state of the global Sikh community. The Foundation offers its resources to individuals and...

Punjabi community feels 'Canucks fever' BY STEPHANIE LAW, VANCOUVER SUN JUNE 13, 2011 Prayers, a popular bhangra song and Punjabi-language hockey broadcasts have propelled the Sikh community fulltilt into the Vancouver Canucks' run for the Stanley Cup. "Canucks fever has taken...

Harkrishen Kung may be retired but his involvement in Hamilton's Indian community keeps him busier than ever. The former dairy farmer and father of four has been awarded a Queen's Service Medal for his services to the Indian community. His involvement with the New Zealand Sikh Society has...

A University of Leicester appeal to build a vital heart research unit at Glenfield Hospital has received support from local members of the Sikh community. Construction has already started on the £12.6m state-of-the-art facility which will effectively double the size of the research space...

May 22, 2011 Sikh community to renovate damaged Baghdad gurdwara Yudhvir Rana, TNN | May 22, 2011, 04.12pm IST AMRITSAR: After restoration of Gurdwara's of Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Sikh community have now taken up the task of renovation of 15th century Gurdwara of Guru Nanak Dev...

April 27, 2011 Tibetan exile community get new political leader By ASHWINI BHATIA, Associated Press 1 hr 50 mins ago - April 27, 2011 DHARMSALA, India – A Harvard legal scholar has been elected the next prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile, officials announced Wednesday...

Singapore: Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo on Sunday hailed the contribution of the Sikh community in the development of the city state's multi-ethnic society. "Singapore is not Singapore without its vibrant Sikh community and its Khalsa spirit," said Yeo while applauding the community...

FOX40 cameras went inside the Sacramento Sikh temple Sunday to get a very personal look at a what some describe as a misunderstood faith. In the last few months, 3 Sikh were attacked locally -- two shot, one fatally and another beaten, and it's entirely possible those attacks can be blamed on...

ELK GROVE, CA- The families of two elderly Sikh men gunned down on March 4th are frustrated there have been no arrests almost 30 days after the brutal crime. Surinder Singh lost his life, his friend, Germej Atwal is still hospitalized fighting for his life. "My father is making slow...

April 1, 2011 The international community must intervene – in Japan Just as the international community had to come together to stem the financial meltdown from contaminating the entire world economy or prevent massacre in Libya, it must now intervene in Japan to prevent radiation from...

Roots of Love: Exploring Hair in the Sikh Community Posted by Sundari | Sunday, March 20, 2011 – 9:05 pm Conversations about hair are often emotional for Sikhs – and therefore they are conversations which we tend to avoid. For many Sikhs, it is a constant struggle to explain the historical...

SACRAMENTO, CA - Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones is telling members of the Sikh community that a killer will be brought to justice. Two weeks ago, two elderly Sikh men were gunned down in Elk Grove while they were walking. One man, 65 year-old Surinder Singh died. His friend Gurmej...