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August 3, 2013

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Oak Creek Tragedy: Healing Communities and Remembering the Victims of Oak Creek

This Monday, August 5th, marks the one-year anniversary of the senseless murders of six Sikh worshippers – Satwant Singh Kaleka, Paramjit Kaur, Prakash Singh, Ranjit Singh, Sita Singh and Suveg Singh – at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, in Oak Creek, at the hands of a lone gunman. This heinous act of hatred and terror also seriously injured several other worshippers, as well as Oak Creek Police Lieutenant Brian Murphy, who was shot 12 times at close range while attempting to save others.

ASGPC expressed grief on the first anniversary of Oak Creek Sikh Gurudwara tragidy

Wisconsin, United States (August 03, 2013): As per media reports, in wake of the first anniversary of Gurdwara Oak Creek (Wisconsin) tragedy, the American Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (ASGPC) expressed grief with the victim families. It is notable that in August 2012 a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist had opened gun-fire in Oak Creek Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in which six people were killed.

Bhai Rajoana sentenced to 2 years imprisonment in Arms Act case by Patiala court

Patiala, Punjab (August 03, 2013): It is learnt that a Patiala court has convicted Sikh political prisoner Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana in an 18 years old Arms Act case and sentenced him to undergo two years of imprisonment. As per information this case was registered at Patiala on December 25, 1995 under the Arms Act.

Sikhs of Kutch may face fate like Sikhs of Uttaranchal’s Escort Farm – Issue requires proper attention of the Sikh nation

Chandigarh/ Punjab (August 03, 2013): The Sikh farmers' of Gujrat's Kutch area are facing threat of displacement. A report by India's National Commission for Minorities (NCM) said the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government had prima facie discriminated against the state's 500-member Sikh community in Kutch by ordering them to sell their land and return to Punjab because they were not Gujaratis, citing the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948.

Day and Night News goes off from DTH service; It’s defeat of those who believe in freedom of Press: Kanwar Sandhu

Chandigarh (August 03, 2013): Journalist Kanwar Sandhu, managing director of Day and Night News, addressed the viewers on the TV channel and made a declaration that Day and Night News shall remain accessible on Cable networks in Himachal and Haryana. He declared that the operations of DNN shall be cut down and he shall not be part of this project from 1 August, 2013.

Might of Badal regime prevailed: Day and Night News goes off from DTH service

Chandigarh (August 03, 2013): It is learnt that on August 01, 2013 the Day and Night News (DNN) channel was called off from the Direct to Home (DTH) services. It may be recalled that soon after it's inauguration the channel was removed from the Cable TV network in Punjab because of political reasons.

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