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Steinberg, law enforcement leaders talk to Sikh community WEST SACRAMENTO, CA - The Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg spoke at the Sikh Temple in Sacramento Sunday to show solidarity with the community. Steinberg was joined by the West Sacramento police chief and a representative...

Sikh community prays for tsunami victims Monday - Mar 14, 2011, Amritsar - Members of Sikh community gathered in large numbers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday to offer special prayers for the victims of tsunami that struck northeast Japan on Friday. Gurbachan Singh, the...

Two Sikh Gentlemen Gunned Down in California: Law Enforcement Urged to Investigate as a Potential Hate Crime; Community Asked to be Vigilant HIGHLIGHTS: UNITED SIKHS has contacted Members of Congress, US Attorney's Office in California, and Department of Justice to ensure that...

Sardar Joe Mahinder Singh Ji malaysia's premier Video-man and Community Policeman and SEWAK in the spirit of Bhai Ghnaiyah Ji's tradition..was awarded the Prime Ministers Award for COMMUNITY POLICING by the State of selangor. This is a FIRST for a SIKH....BUT Mr. joe is no strabger to this...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Angry protesters interrupted a religious event at a Sikh temple Friday night --- causing Fresno Police to intervene. The protest outside the Sikh temple at Dakota and Fresno centers around a controversial religious preacher --- who has divided the local Sikh...

Although only about 15 people attended Sunday’s open house at Gurdwara Sahib of Plymouth, those that did said they learned a lot about the Sikh faith. “It was wonderful," said Mary Heid of Plymouth. “The more I learn about different religions, the more I believe they are similar.” Heid belongs...

By NIRAJ WARIKOO Detroit Free Press Staff Writer Sitting in the barber's chair, TejKiran Singh was torn. As a Sikh man, he had never cut his hair and kept it wrapped in a turban. But, tired of the laughs and insults from others, he decided to cut it in 1999. For months afterward, he was...

Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) He makes portraits of Sikh youths who study in Australia and drive taxis to earn their living. With his brush strokes, Daniel Connell tries to bring the community closer to Australians in difficult times. Adelaide-based Connell, 40, acknowledges the contribution of...

January 7, 2011 23rd Poh (Samvat 542 Nanakshahi) Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Michigan Seeks to Find a Compromise on the Wearing of the Kirpan Superintendent has Issued a Temporary Ban Until a Resolution/ Compromise has Been Reached[/B] [/SIZE] Highlights: UNITED SIKHS and SALDEF...

"Are they not God-fearing Christians, just like Muslims are also God-fearing? Why then did the organisers remove the sacred crucifixes? Isn’t it logical to deduce that they are not God-fearing beings but Satan-fearing ****-licking politicians who claim to be Christians? God-fearing Christians...

The sample of home-made alcohol was warm and it burned with a blue flame when Jas Sandhu’s father used a lighter to test it for purity. Back in the Punjab region of India, where Sandhu’s father came from, the home-distilled booze called desi-sharab was also called daru, or medicine, by...

Lodi Sikh temple reaches out to community by helping the needy, hosting observance Posted: Monday, December 27, 2010 12:00 am | Updated: 6:43 am, Mon Dec 27, 2010. Lodi Sikh temple reaches out to community by helping the needy, hosting observance By Ross Farrow News-Sentinel Staff Writer...

Sikh community addresses civil & human rights issues at the global conference in Canada SURREY (BC), Canada: Sikh leaders, community members and prominent civil and human rights advocates from around the world gathered in Surrey to address issues that most affect Sikhs worldwide at the 3rd...

The local Sikh community is concerned that a graphic that appeared in a Bay Area English-language newspaper may have sent the wrong message about the origins of the faith, reports Punjabi newspaper Sade Lok. The San Jose Mercury News ran a graphic and informational sidebar to describe the...

A joint statement has been released by the UK Sikh community to condemn the English Defence League. The English Defence League (EDL) has organised events across the country, stirring up hatred, Islamophobia and racism – running riot in some cases and provoking violent attacks on Muslim, black...

He was the pride of the local Sikh community and had hopes of being a deputy sheriff. Now, detectives are trying to piece together why 23-year-old Satwant Rai was gunned down in front of a friend's home Monday night. "He had a very good heart, but he was very brave, so he was not afraid to...

Appointment of Humanities Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies To: UCSC Community From: William A. Ladusaw, Interim Dean of Humanities December 07, 2010 I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nirvikar Singh to the Sarbjit Singh Aurora Chair in Sikh and Punjabi...

Greetings, Kindly have a look on link of PIL moved in the Supreme Court of India to get ban on cow slaughtering in India...................https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1sgTzwqjFr1xlU4uK1HBf-bWPf8B46SzR0yAf1Wo_8Oc. This PIL 381 of 2010 might be taken up on or after 26-11-2010, senior...

Vatican Congratulates Sikh Community on Prakash Divas of Siri Guru Nanak Sahib World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR) P.O. Box 3635, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA Phone: 972.985.9591 Fax: 888-398-1875 E-mail: contact@worldsikhcouncil.org Web: www.worldsikhcouncil.org Contact...

ONDON: Sikh faith leaders from several parts of the UK's are lending their support to promote awareness concerning organ donation at Diwali (Bandi Chor) events. The Department of Health’s Organ Donation Taskforce Campaign has received backing from Sikh leaders, who recognise that more South...