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Courtroom Victory! New Policy on Harassment and Non-discrimination in Place. UNITED SIKHS advocated for policy amendments after Sikh was asked to remove turban in courtroom. The Pike County Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual now includes the harassment and non-discrimination...

(RNS) Sikh and Muslim transit workers in New York City are celebrating the settlement of a federal lawsuit that will allow them to wear turbans on the job, in public and without affixing Metropolitan Transit Authority logos to them. They will just have to be the same blue color as the MTA...

A new National Policy on Older Persons, incorporating a range of welfare measures and an institutional framework for effective implementation, is expected to be unveiled soon. The policy will be based mostly on the Draft National Policy on Senior Citizens, 2011 headed by V. Mohini Giri, Union...

BLOG POST about MIGRATION posted on MAY 26, 2011 by SATNAM SINGH Early 20th century Canadian immigration policy is marred with racist laws formed to prevent the coming of Asians to British Columbia. The story of Asian immigration is almost as old as British Columbia itself. The first...

Sikh inmate sues Calif prison over grooming policy The Associated Press Posted: 02/25/2011 06:44:42 PM PST Updated: 02/25/2011 06:44:43 PM PST LOS ANGELES—A Sikh inmate in a San Luis Obispo prison is suing the state Department of Corrections, alleging that he was unfairly disciplined for...

Faith should only be reported where it is directly relevant to the story. Particular care should be taken when reporting about minority faith communities so as not to feed into existing prejudices and stereotypes or create new ones. Although Canadian media are usually quite careful in this...

http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/dec/ethnicity.htm Ethnicity, Religion, Military Performance and Political Reliability — British Recruitment Policy and The Indian Army — 1757-1947 Maj (Retd) AGHA HUMAYUN AMIN from WASHINGTON DC writes about British recruitment policy in the...

Policy of Discrimination Reversed: Sikh American Child Allowed to Enroll In Texas Public School October 28, 2010 (Clute, TX) - SALDEF in collaboration with the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) has succeeded in overturning a long-standing policy of discrimination against religious headgear...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/China-has-no-regrets-about-one-child-rule/Article1-604684.aspx An only child, Vicky Zhang is almost as old as China's one-child policy that turned 30 this weekend. But...

NATIONAL LEGAL MISSION TO REDUCE AVERAGE PENDENCY TIME FROM 15 YEARS TO 3 YEARS NATIONAL LITIGATION POLICY DOCUMENT RELEASED NATIONAL LITIGATION POLICY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 1ST JULY,2010 17:39 IST...

Mumbai:enkatesan Vembu / DNASunday, May 2, 2010 1:45 IST Why does the Indian government refuse to declassify a report on the Sino-Indian war even now, nearly 50 years later? And how does this affect India’s efforts to work things out with China and explore options for strategic co-operation...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/dont-let-diaspora-politics-twist-canadas-foreign-policy/article1545009/ April 24, 2010 Don't let diaspora politics twist Canada's foreign policy By Jeffrey Simpson From Saturday's Globe and Mail Ethnic disputes elsewhere should stay...

DHS Scraps Nationality Based Profiling In Screening Policy UNITED SIKHS Applauds the Step; Concerns Remain on Continued Profiling of Sikhs April 2, 2010, Washington, D.C.: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new measures to strengthen aviation security. These new...

The Hindu : National : Frame policy on unauthorised religious structures, Supreme Court tells States <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> The Supreme court has asked the States and Union Territories to formulate comprehensive policy on removal, relocation and regularization of...

source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100218/main2.htm Surrender policy not for Sikh militants, says Chidambaram Jupinderjit Singh Tribune News Service Jammu, February 17 The “new surrender policy” for militants being drafted by the state and Central governments is limited to...

Ten myths of Indian economic policy - By Shankar Acharya Economic policy in India, and perhaps in many other countries, is constrained by powerful prevailing myths and prejudices. Sometimes these myths simply reflect lazy thinking or an apparent immunity to facts. Sometimes they are shored...

Aurangzeb was the third son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan; his mother was Mumtaz Mahal, who is buried in the Taj Mahal. Aurangzeb showed his ability in administrative and military matters in various appointments, which gradually caused him to envy his eldest brother Dara Shikoh, the...

Headline: New York City Council Majority Demands End to MTA's "Turban-branding" Policy Byline: After years of post-9/11 discrimination, Sikh transit workers and 27 City Council members say "Enough is enough" New York, NY ? On Tuesday, a majority of the New York City Council called on the...

US reviews policy to allow Sikhs to join army 6 Jun 2009, 0905 hrs IST, PTI Print Email Discuss Share Save Comment Text: WASHINGTON: Following an outcry from the Sikh community, the US defence department has decided to review its policy which prevents Sikhs from joining...

Under the new policy, Transportation Screening Officers would specifically inform Sikh travelers at airports of their rights to be screened by a 'puffer machine' where that option is available, self pat down or a TSO pat-down, in that order, United Sikhs, an advocacy group said. More...