June 9, 2014

Amritsar clash on 30th anniversay: Inquiry by SGPC will have no relevance and credibility, says Dal Khalsa

After swearing in as Finance Minister, Arun Jaitly elected leader of Rajya Sabha now

Hundreds participated in Sikh sovereignty march towards New York based UN headquarters

Two explosions, fresh gunfire heard inside Karachi airport; Indian airports also put on high alert

Facebook post with objectionable images of Dalit Icon – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar sparks violance in Pune

Beas river tragidy – 2 dead bodies recovered, 22 still missing

Armed assault on Karachi Airport leaves 21 dead; JuD chief Hafiz Saeed blame Modi govt for attack

Tota Singh, Dr Daljit S. Chima and Sohan S. Thandal’s names apprared as ministers to be inducted

Sikh Jatha leaves for Pakistan to mark Shaheedi Gurpurb of Guru Arjan Ji; SGPC & DSGMC accused to creating hurdles

Recognise the systematic killing of Sikhs 30 years ago as Genocide – Sikh bodies to David Cameron (Open Letter)

20 Engineering students feared drowned in Beas river in HP

Clash at Akal Takhat on 6 June: Mann dares state government to arrest him

June 9, 2014

Bodies of 5 students recovered from Beas river, 19 other are still missing

June 9, 2014

According to recent media reports the rescue workers today recovered five bodies from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district while the fate of 19 others washed away in the flooded Beas river was still not known.

Peer Mohammad objects to brand name of liqour “Punjaban Rasbhari”; Demands ban

June 9, 2014

Name of the liquor symbolically referring to women of Punjab have irked the Sikh body that has demanded from Punjab government to impose ban on the objectionable name that belittles the importance of Punjab and Punjabi women.

Badal Dal MLA Hari Singh Zira protest for being ignored for cabinet berth, media reports

June 9, 2014

Protesting against being ignored in expanding cabinet by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, Shiromani AKali Dal (Badal) MLA from Zira constituency in Ferozpur district has threatened to resign on Monday evening.

Battle of Paddy plantation to start from June 10 in Punjab

June 9, 2014

Moga, Punjab (June 09, 2014): A day before starting of battle for paddy plantation, the Punjab farmers are making arrangements for irrigation or the labour for the transplantation while Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) is also busy in arranging power for

British Sikh Gets Over £18,000 For Racial Abuse

June 9, 2014

London, Punjab (June 09, 2014): A British Sikh has been awarded over £18,000 as compensation by a Scottish tribunal for being degraded and racially abused by his Muslim boss and colleagues at work.

West Bengal AAP-BJP rift; AAP threatens fast unto death demanding arrest of “BJP goons”

June 9, 2014

A statement of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) state president of West Bengal that the entire unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of West Bengal was being merged into BJP has resulted not into clash between both the parties but also started a rift between the both. According to media reports, the AAP volunteers threatened to sit on a fast-unto-death demanding the arrest of the attackers on Monday.

Five Resolutions unanimously adopted by UK Sikhs during Freedom Rally at Trafalgar Square (London)

June 9, 2014

The systematic killing of Sikhs 30 years ago in 1984 meets the 1948 United Nations legal definition of Genocide and must be recognised as such by the UK Government and the international community.

Two time Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Harbhajan Lakha takes Amrit

June 9, 2014

After famous singer KS Makhan’s induction to Sikhism after being baptized, a two time Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP and a close aide of late veteran BSP leader Babu Kanshi Ram, Harbhajan Lakha, took Amrit by Panj Pyaras (Five beloveds of Guru) at Sri Akal Takht Sahib on the 30th anniversary of June 1984 Sikh massacre. After he was inducted to the Sikh Panth, his name was changed to Harbhajan Singh Khalsa.

Amritsar clash on 30th anniversay: Inquiry by SGPC will have no relevance and credibility, says Dal Khalsa

June 9, 2014

Terming the internecine clash at Akal Takht as sacrilege, the Dal Khalsa said it had pained and shamed all the Sikhs and dampens the spirit of the youth, who otherwise was energetic while observing the 30th anniversary of army attack.

After swearing in as Finance Minister, Arun Jaitly elected leader of Rajya Sabha now

June 9, 2014

Rejected by people of Amritsar in recent Lok Sabha elections, Union Finance Minister and BJP politician Arun Jaitley has been appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, while Congress' veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad has been made the Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House. Former Punjab chief minister captain Amrinder Singh had defeated him with a margin of over 1 lakh votes.

Hundreds participated in Sikh sovereignty march towards New York based UN headquarters

June 9, 2014

It is learnt that hundreds of Sikhs from New York and neighboring States took part in a “Sovereignty March” outside the United Nations Headquarters on June 06, 2014. The march was organized by US based Human Rights and advocacy group called "Sikhs for Justice". The march was held to mark the 30th anniversary of Indian army attack on Darbar Sahib (Amritsar) and other Sikh gurdwaras in June 1984.

Two explosions, fresh gunfire heard inside Karachi airport; Indian airports also put on high alert

June 9, 2014

According to media reports two explosions and fresh gunfire was heard inside the Karachi international airport in Pakistan around 10:00 am today.

Facebook post with objectionable images of Dalit Icon – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar sparks violance in Pune

June 9, 2014

Pune, Maharashtra (June 09, 2014): According to a news reported by The Hindu [t]he posting of allegedly objectionable images of Dalit leader Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Facebook on Saturday night, sparked stray incidents of arson in Pune, Aurangabad and Solapur on Sunday, the police said .

Beas river tragidy – 2 dead bodies recovered, 22 still missing

June 9, 2014

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh (June 09, 2014): According to recent information the rescue teams recovered two bodies of Students from Beas river at Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district while the fate of 22 others is still not known.

Armed assault on Karachi Airport leaves 21 dead; JuD chief Hafiz Saeed blame Modi govt for attack

June 9, 2014

According to media reports heavily armed persons launched an armed assault on Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi, leaving at least 21 dead including 10 attackers in a six-hour siege that the army quelled at dawn.

Tota Singh, Dr Daljit S. Chima and Sohan S. Thandal’s names apprared as ministers to be inducted

June 9, 2014

According to media reports, Jathedar Tota Singh, Dr Daljit Singh Chima and Sohan Singh Thandal may be given berth in the Punjab cabinet. Released with reference of sources, Babushahi.com reported that the names of these MLAs are at the priority of state government. The Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal is likely to expand his cabinet on June 10.

Sikh Jatha leaves for Pakistan to mark Shaheedi Gurpurb of Guru Arjan Ji; SGPC & DSGMC accused to creating hurdles

June 9, 2014

A Sikh Jatha comprising 281 yatris yesterday crossed over to Pakistan by road from Atari-Vagha international border. This Jatha was sent by Shiromani Akali Dal (Sarna faction), Khalra Mission Committee (KMC), Nankana Sahib Sikh Yatri Jatha and Bhai Mardana Yadgari Committee; while the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), controlled by Punjab's ruling party Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), refrained from sending Jathas to Pakistan in Nanakshahi Calendar row.

Recognise the systematic killing of Sikhs 30 years ago as Genocide – Sikh bodies to David Cameron (Open Letter)

June 9, 2014

Tens of thousands of Sikhs from across the UK have today gathered in central London to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the June 1984 attack on the Sri Harmander Sahib Complex.

20 Engineering students feared drowned in Beas river in HP

June 9, 2014

At least 20 Engineering students from Hyderabad were feared washed away by the Beas river near Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, officials said.

Clash at Akal Takhat on 6 June: Mann dares state government to arrest him

June 9, 2014

Breaking the silence over the “clash controversy” at Akal Takhat Sahib on June 06, 2014, president Shiromani Akali Dal Mann (SAD-M) Simranjeet Singh Mann has dared state government to arrest him if he is guilty. He accused Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar of conspiring to defame him by proving him guilty of 6 June clash.