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Gurbani (151-185)
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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
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Kaafee (761-762)
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Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
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Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
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Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
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Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 140746" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>Kirpan demands 'respect,' Ignatieff tells Quebec </strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>Montreal— The Canadian Press </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Published Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 4:18PM EST</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Last updated Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 5:35PM EST</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The Liberal Party has defended the right of devout Sikhs to wear religious ceremonial daggers in legislatures, chiding a Bloc Québécois proposal to ban their presence in Parliament.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The announcement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Thursday, which echoes the position of the NDP, makes it clear that any attempt to ban the kirpan would face resistance in Parliament.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">That puts Mr. Ignatieff at odds with the Quebec National Assembly, which earlier this week barred entry to a group of Sikhs who were wearing their kirpans.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">It now appears clear that the Bloc would never receive the all-party consensus it needs to have the Board of Internal Economy declare the kirpan a security threat.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"The kirpan is not a weapon," Mr. Ignatieff told reporters in Montreal. "It's a religious symbol and we have to respect it."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Those comments leave the Conservative government as the only remaining national party that has yet to take a position on the issue.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Requests for comment from Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who is responsible for multiculturalism, were met with a response that he was travelling on Wednesday and again on Thursday. The Prime Minister's Office also declined to comment.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">On Thursday a Kenney spokesman sent the following emailed response: "Our Government does not believe parliamentary security should be directed by partisan politics. Specific questions on the security of the House of Commons should be directed to the Sergeant-at-Arms."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The issue surfaces on the same week that the Tories have made a visible display of wooing the Sikh vote in suburban Toronto.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">A party candidate in Brampton-Springdale issued a news release this celebrating defections from the riding association of his rival, Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla, and declaring that the Conservative Party cared about delivering results for new Canadians.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">At the same time the Tories are hoping to gain ground in Quebec – where the kirpan ban has ignited no major opposition and, based on initial reaction, may be quite popular.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">If the kirpan issue causes political dilemmas for some, the Liberals and NDP have taken an unequivocal line. New Democrats have already called the Bloc move shameful.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">When asked about the issue Thursday, Mr. Ignatieff replied that it should be treated as a question of religious freedom rather than simply a security matter.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"All Canadians have the right to have access to democratic spaces and legislatures," he said in French. "I was sorry to hear about the Bloc's proposals on the issue."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Mr. Ignatieff was in Montreal as part of a cross-country tour of ridings the Liberals will target in the next election. Among those ridings is Jeanne-Le Ber, which Liberals narrowly lost to the Bloc in 2008.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>source:</strong> </span></span><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/kirpan-demands-respect-ignatieff-tells-quebec/article1877737/" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/kirpan-demands-respect-ignatieff-tells-quebec/article1877737/</span></span></span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 140746, member: 884"] [SIZE=5][COLOR=navy][B]Kirpan demands 'respect,' Ignatieff tells Quebec [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]Montreal— The Canadian Press [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Published Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 4:18PM EST[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Last updated Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 5:35PM EST[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=navy]The Liberal Party has defended the right of devout Sikhs to wear religious ceremonial daggers in legislatures, chiding a Bloc Québécois proposal to ban their presence in Parliament.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The announcement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Thursday, which echoes the position of the NDP, makes it clear that any attempt to ban the kirpan would face resistance in Parliament.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]That puts Mr. Ignatieff at odds with the Quebec National Assembly, which earlier this week barred entry to a group of Sikhs who were wearing their kirpans.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]It now appears clear that the Bloc would never receive the all-party consensus it needs to have the Board of Internal Economy declare the kirpan a security threat.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"The kirpan is not a weapon," Mr. Ignatieff told reporters in Montreal. "It's a religious symbol and we have to respect it."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Those comments leave the Conservative government as the only remaining national party that has yet to take a position on the issue.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Requests for comment from Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who is responsible for multiculturalism, were met with a response that he was travelling on Wednesday and again on Thursday. The Prime Minister's Office also declined to comment.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]On Thursday a Kenney spokesman sent the following emailed response: "Our Government does not believe parliamentary security should be directed by partisan politics. Specific questions on the security of the House of Commons should be directed to the Sergeant-at-Arms."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The issue surfaces on the same week that the Tories have made a visible display of wooing the Sikh vote in suburban Toronto.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]A party candidate in Brampton-Springdale issued a news release this celebrating defections from the riding association of his rival, Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla, and declaring that the Conservative Party cared about delivering results for new Canadians.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]At the same time the Tories are hoping to gain ground in Quebec – where the kirpan ban has ignited no major opposition and, based on initial reaction, may be quite popular.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]If the kirpan issue causes political dilemmas for some, the Liberals and NDP have taken an unequivocal line. New Democrats have already called the Bloc move shameful.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]When asked about the issue Thursday, Mr. Ignatieff replied that it should be treated as a question of religious freedom rather than simply a security matter.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"All Canadians have the right to have access to democratic spaces and legislatures," he said in French. "I was sorry to hear about the Bloc's proposals on the issue."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Mr. Ignatieff was in Montreal as part of a cross-country tour of ridings the Liberals will target in the next election. Among those ridings is Jeanne-Le Ber, which Liberals narrowly lost to the Bloc in 2008.[/COLOR] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][/SIZE][URL="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/kirpan-demands-respect-ignatieff-tells-quebec/article1877737/"][U][SIZE=2][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/kirpan-demands-respect-ignatieff-tells-quebec/article1877737/[/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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