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October 16, 2013

Sikh Student barred from Amtrak bus over Kirpan

Davis, California (October 16, 2013): As he has for the past two years, UC Davis student Harsimran Singh arrived at the local Amtrak station early Saturday morning to take a bus to Sacramento, where he would then board a train to visit his family in Selma, south of Fresno.

Despite objections from “Singh Sahib” Sunny Deol starrer “Singh Sahib the great” going ahead

Akal Takht Jathedar Singh Sahib Giani Gurbachan Singh had objected to the title of upcoming Bollywood movie “Singh Sahib the great”. On September 13, 2013 Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh had taken notice of naming of the upcoming Hindi movie as “Singh Sahib”, because as per Sikh tradition the term is used for Jathedars of the Sikh Takhts.

Mann Dal to contest election of “Khalistan issue”; S. Mann rules out election alliance with Rajoana

Anandpur Sahib, Punjab (October 16, 2013):It is learnt that the S. Simranjeet Singh Mann, President of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) has announced to contest upcoming Indian Parliamentary elections on the issue of “Khalistan”.

Amnesty International to launch report on US drone strikes in Pakistan

New Delhi, India (October 16, 2013): According to information sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by Durga Nandini, Media officer of Amnesty International India, “[o]n Tuesday 22 October 2013, Amnesty International will launch a major new report on the US drones program in Pakistan – ‘Will I be next?’ – US drone strikes in Pakistan”.

India: Tribals, backwards observe Mahishasur Martyrdom Day instead of Durga puja

Ranchi, India (October 17, 2013): Over 15 districts spread across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa saw Durga Puja with a difference this festival season. Instead of the goddess slaying Mahishasur, the usual story of the Puja, this year, tribals and people belonging to Scheduled Castes and backward classes in these districts are celebrating the "demon king" as a non-Aryan inhabitant and a just king of the land, with Durga representing Aryan invaders.

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