September 24, 2014

Anandpur Sahib, Punjab: The restoration work on five forts built by Guru Gobind Singh was started by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee here today. The restoration of the forts is part of a year-long celebration of the 350th anniversary of Anandpur Sahib, which was founded on June 19.

Sacramento Sikhs split with Bera over Indian government’s role in 1984 massacre

September 24, 2014

Since his first run for Congress in 2010, Ami Bera has been backed by many members of the Sacramento region’s large Sikh community, including doctors, lawyers, business people and educators who have voted for him and attended his fundraisers.

Badal Dal declares it’s first candidate for Haryana assembly elections

September 24, 2014

Karnal, Haryana: Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president yesterday declared former SGPC member Balkaur Singh Kalianwali was party candidate for Haryana Lok Sabha election from Kalianwali reserve constituency.

Aiming to create awareness against social problems, SYP to organize Youth conference on Sep 30

September 24, 2014

Amritsar, Punjab: The Sikh Youth of Punjab (SYP) will be organizing a youth conference aiming to create awareness against drug menace, criminalization of politics, crime against women and vulgarity in culture at UT market opposite GNDU, Amritsar on September 30.

SGPC condemns attack on Sikh Gurdwaras in Greece

September 24, 2014

Amritsar, Punjab: The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) has strongly condemned the attack on two Sikh Gurdwara Sahibs in Greece. In a statement released here, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said the Greece government must trace the miscreants involved in the attack and take strict action against them.

Scotland Referendum – Significance and Implications for the States & the Struggling Nations

September 24, 2014

A referendum on the issue of Independence was held in Scotland on 18 Sept. 2014 and the results were declared on 19 Sept. About 45% people vote for Independence of Scotland where as 55% voted in favor of staying with the United Kingdom. The Scotland Referendum 2014 holds a unique significance as it has clearly broken the notion that the boundaries created by (so-called) Nation-States can't be altered. Secondly, Scotland referendum establishes that in civil societies and working democracies will of the people matters more than superficial notions of territorial unity and integrity. Scotland referendum has established that Nation-State boundaries are not any divine creation and the world map can witness changes according to the will of the people.

Custodial torture: Two women given electric shock by police in Bolath (Kapurthala)

September 24, 2014

Bholath/Kapurthala, Punjab: In a shocking incident two women have reportedly been given electric shocks by Punjab police inside a police station in Bholath area of Kapurthala. The women were admitted to a private hospital where they were referred to a civil hospital in Kapurthala. Their condition is stated be normal.

Global film industry perpetuates discrimination against women: UN Women report

September 24, 2014

New York: The first-ever global study on female characters in popular films, launched today, reveals deep-seated discrimination and pervasive stereotyping of women and girls by the international film industry. The study was commissioned by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, with support from UN Women and The Rockefeller Foundation and conducted by Stacy L. Smith (PhD) and her research team at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California.

SCI rules for independent probe into encounter killings; Punjab cases to be acid test for impact

September 24, 2014

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India (SCI), on Sept. 23, passed directions that each police encounter resulting in death should be thoroughly investigated by an investigative agency. The directions came in an order passed on a plea by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL). The SCI ruled that that there should be an investigation by an independent agency like the Crime Investigation Department in encounter cases.

September 24, 2014

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