Sikh News

Six days of renewal and spiritual growth for a group of about 400 Sikhs took place from June 26 to July 1 at the Crowsnest Centre.

Raj karega Khalsa, masha'allah, subhanallah and jazakallah khair! Topic started by akcheema on Jul 3, 2009 5:53:20 pm not long ago I posted a thread here asking the sikhs about sources on the internet useful for those wanting to learn about it .... this was on behalf of a friend in England .... what I didn't realise was that he already knew a fair ...

Tajikistan News.Net Monday 6th July, 2009 Malaysia's civil high court Monday ruled that deceased art director Mohan Singh had converted to Islam, rejecting a plea of his family that his body be released for funeral rites as per Sikh faith.

A British-era law that India kept on the books for over 150 years that criminalized gay sex has been lifted - but only in New Delhi , not the entire country.

Strongly criticising a Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexuality, Sikh clergy and religious leaders in Punjab Thursday called the ruling a 'black day' for mankind.

Unless Army officials act quickly, Capt. Kamaljit Singh Kalsi and 2nd Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan will soon be compelled to choose between obedience to God and service to country.

Ranjit Singh consolidated the power of misls under one head, brought some order and established one of the strongest kingdoms of that time.

The Banner-Herald's regular Voices of Faith feature includes symbols for major world religions, but I notice that Sikhism, ranked among the top 10 religions in terms of adherents, is absent from those symbols.

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College has landed itself in controversy by offering 20 per cent relaxation in cutoffs to Sikh students.

Sikh nation in the Punjab. He was a champion of Sikh rights against the dominant Hindus, Muslims, and British.

Tajikistan News.Net Wednesday 24th June, 2009 The sudden death of Malaysian Mohan Singh, 41, came as a shock to his family.

KATHMANDU: The frequent strikes across Nepal have not only crippled daily life, but have badly hit the business of Sikh community forcing majority of its members to emigrate to India.

WASHINGTON, JUNE 22: Leaders of the American Sikh community have asked US lawmakers to help Sikh youths win the right to serve the US Army with their 'identity' intact.

The US Library of Congress has launched a Sikh Collection Initiative to bring together a wide range of literature and other research material on Sikh history at the prestigious institution.

An Indian man who says he was denied the opportunity to get his motorcycle licence because his religious beliefs dictate he cannot remove his turban has taken his case to the Equal Opportunity Commission.

The Sikh Experience: Grade 3 students Sean Morrison and Curtis Munroe from St. Gerard Catholic school visited the Sikh temple along with their classmates yesterday.

Chanting and waving placards, approximately 500 protesters got what they wanted tonight as they stopped a controversial figure from speaking at the Sikh temple on Blueridge Drive.

Attari , June 17 : After observing 403rd Martyrs Day of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th master of the Sikhs, the Sikh Jatha of nearly 200 devotees returned at Attari railway station from Pakistan on Wednesday through a special train.

Not since the early 1970s has a member of the South Asian community been elected to Vancouver city council.

SANGRUR, PUNJAB: The Sikh leadership in Punjab is furious over attempts by a sect to replicate the design and structure of their holiest shrine - the Golden Temple or Harmandar Sahib at Amritsar.