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Nigeria attack: Students shot dead as they slept http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24322683 Suspected Islamist gunmen have attacked a college in north-eastern Nigeria, killing up to 50 students. The students were shot dead as they slept in their dormitory at the College of...

New Report Finds Sikh And Asian Students Suffer Increasing Harassment In NYC Schools http://www.eurasiareview.com/05092013-new-report-finds-sikh-and-asian-students-suffer-increasing-harassment-in-nyc-schools/ The Sikh Coalition and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund...

'Patit' Sikh students can't study at SGPC-run colleges: SGPC president Our Correspondent Khanna, March 13 SGPC President Jathedar Avtar Singh declared that 'patit' Sikh students would not be allowed to continue their study in SGPC-run colleges and schools until they grow their hair. He...

Survey of school leaders finds universal concern over pastoral support offered at higher education institutions Universities are failing in their duty of care to undergraduates by ignoring the binge drinking culture and failing to help young people settle into student life...

Local Sikh Brings India to Students by P. Louise Shaw http://www.davisclipper.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Local+Sikh+brings+India+to+students%20&id=21443768&instance=comments KAYSVILLE – Their population is four times that of the United States, they were the first to mine...

Sent to me via email message... My name is Michael Jerryson and you were graciously enough to allow my class and I to visit your gurdwara, December 2. I would like to thank you for your extraordinary hospitality and kindness. My students really enjoyed the visit-- and it helped solidify...

1.3 Million Students Have Access to Sikh Studies in Schools By Anju Kaur, SikhNN staff writer, Washington Bureau http://www.sikhnn.com/headlines/2396/13-million-students-have-access-sikh-studies-schools Reporting from Bethesda, Maryland - At least 1.3 million grade-school students have...

SURREY, BC, Canada (October 17, 2012)–On October 11, 2012, in celebration of the International Day of the Girl, representatives of SAFAR (The Sikh Feminist Research Institute) visited Khalsa School Surrey for a eighty minute dialogue with high school girls on the seemingly obvious question...

We Have Made Good Development, His Holiness Told Tibetan Students Friday, 01 June 2012 15:38 Hamsini, The Tibet Post International Dharamshala: On the morning of June 1, the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama started his 3 day teaching to introduce...

Only 7.2% rural students reach college: PAU study Jangveer Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 10 Only 7.2 per cent of the rural students in Punjab reach the college level and even lesser 0.4 per cent of them opt for post-graduation, as per a study conducted by the Punjab...

Indian students rank 2nd last in global test Hemali Chhapia, TNN | Jan 15, 2012, 02.24AM IST MUMBAI: Across the world, India is seen as an education powerhouse - based largely on the reputation of a few islands of academic excellence such as the IITs. But scratch the glossy surface of our...

by Prabh Singh Jalandhar (November 03, 2011): More than two hundred students of Layllpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar donated their eyes in the memory of thousands of Sikhs massacred during November 1984 genocidal violence against Sikhs. In a brief samagam held at Gurudwara Sahib of Layllpur...

Moderators please do not remove contact information from this article. Thanks. spnadmin Carrie Gelson has issued an appeal for help for children attending her inner-city school. They need snacks, socks, shoes and people who care. VANCOUVER -- Metro residents are opening their hearts...

By AMY TAXIN, The Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A California jury found 10 Muslim students guilty Friday of disrupting the Israeli ambassador's university speech about U.S.-Israel relations, a case that stoked a debate about free speech. The jury also convicted the students of...

Social networking websites like Facebook have negative effects on children, and those who frequently use such websites are more likely to get lower marks in school, says a new American study. Such students are also likely to have behavioural problems and “narcissistic tendencies” from...

Young saviours pull out rickshaw pullers from the abyss By Roohi Saluja Sehgal At first glance, 43-year-old Jamun looks like any other rickshaw puller in Delhi - a lean body and a face with distinct cheekbones and unkempt graying stubs. As he pulls his rickshaw closer, his face glows...

PATIALA: Yadavindra Public School, here known as YPS Patiala has asked its Amritdhari students to remove Kirpan or leave the school. On one hand Sikh students in foreign countries has been fighting for turban and other religious belief but in its home state the school named after Sikh Raja...

March 29, 2011 Quest students, Sikh Society come to Japan's aid Two Squamish groups raise more money for disaster-ravaged country Ben Lypka blypka@squamishchief.com The support for Japan just keeps coming from Squamish as two more groups stepped up recently to help the country rebuild...

Community Encourgaed to Contact Senators to Support Bullying Bill Last week, on March 10, 2011, Jasjit Singh, Associate Executive Director of SALDEF, was invited as a representative of the Sikh American community to the White House Conference on Bullying...

SALDEF's Congressional Internship Program partners with congressional offices to place exceptional Sikh American college students and recent graduates in internship positions on Capitol Hill. Through this program, Sikh American young leaders will have access to a competitive opportunity that...