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July 31, 2014

Dal Khalsa writes to Jathedar of Akal Takht on vital issues including plight of Rajoana

Amritsar, Punjab (July 31, 2014): Sikh body Dal Khalsa has written to Jathedar of the Akal Takhat apprising him of the plight and status of death row convict Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana’s case besides negative fallout of the internal bickering within the community.

India: Children must not be treated as adults under new juvenile justice law

New Delhi, India (July 21, 2014): International human rights body, Amnesty International India has called upon the Indian government to reject proposed amendments to juvenile justice laws that could allow children to be treated as adults in cases of serious crimes, Amnesty International India said today.

India: Cloud brust killed 6, including 2 children in Uttarakhand state

Dehradun, India (July 31, 2014): Another natural calamity, a cloud brust, has been reported from Uttarakhand state of India. At least 6 persons, including 2 children) were reportedly buried under flash flood triggered muck that came down crashing upon Nauthana village of Ghansali tehsil, nearly 60 kilometers away from district headquarter Tehri in Uttarakhand on wee hours today (July 31).

Kush – a film based on 1984 violence against Sikhs wins award at the London Indian Film Festival

London, United Kingdom (July 31, 2014): As per information "Kush", a film said to be based on November 1984 violence against the Sikhs in India, directed by 22-year-old Shubhashish Bhutiani, won the Satyajit Ray Foundation Short Film Competition at the recently concluded London Indian Film Festival.

INDIA: Sikh student prevented from taking part in exam by Rajasthan University because of Kirpan; SGPC warns legal action

Amritsar, Punjab (July 31, 2014): The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) has strongly criticized Ganganagar (Rajasthan) based “University of Kota” also called “Kota University” for banning an Amritdhari Sikh student from entrying the examination hall because of his Kirpan.

SGPC want Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann to apologize for distorting ‘dohra’

Amritsar, Punjab (July 31, 2014): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has sought an unconditional apology from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann for distorting a "dohira": 'Raj karega khalsa aaki rahe na koi' from the Sikh 'ardas' (prayer).

Saharanpur Incident: Punjab CM want Mulayam Singh Yadav to ensure compensation victim families

Chandigarh/ Saharanpur (July 31, 2014): As per media reports Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to personally intervene to ensure compensation for the Sikh families who were affected by recent violence in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur town.

HSGPC issue stuck in court, Political focus back on burning issues of Punjab

Chandigarh/ Punjab (July 30, 2014): Senior Punjab journalist I.P. Singh in one of his recent news with Times of India has pointed out that [w]ith the issue of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) going to the court, the focus is back on matters confronting the Punjab government within the state, including byelections for two assembly seats on August 21.

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