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May 11, 2015

Sikhs – Agents of Change: SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival Announces Theme for 2015

The SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival has announced the theme for this year’s festival as: “Sikhs - Agents of Change”. A press release by the SikhNet says: [w]ith this theme, SikhNet hopes that young Sikh film-makers will create original films exploring how putting Sikh values and practices into action locally can positively impact and heal the world as a whole.

Bangkok Sikh adopts 100 families of suicide victims in Punjab

Bangkok-based Sikh Pinderpal Singh today adopted 100 families of suicide victims at a programme here. Pinderpal will provide a financial assistance of Rs 1,000 to each family every month. He handed over a sum of Rs 1,500, including Rs 500 special assistance, to the families. Pinderpal promised to provide the assistance to them in the future on the condition that their children continue their studies.

Torture on students: Now Congress leaders meets families

Youth Congress leader and Gidderbaha MLA Amrinder Singh Raja Warring yesterday visited Deep Singh Wala and Ghudduwala villages in the district to meet families of 11 youths who were arrested on May 6 for damaging a private bus.

Sikh bodies mark martyrdom day of Khalistan Shaheed Darshan Singh Takhanwadh

Sikh bodies, including Sikh Youth Front, Sikh Youth Federation Bhindranwala (Amritsar), Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Club (Takhanvadh) today marked 26th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Bhai Darshan Singh Takhanwadh. A Shaheedi Samagam was held on this occasion at village Takhanwadh.

German Sikh bodies pay homage to Bapu Tarlok Singh

Germany based Sikh organizations have expressed deep grief over the demise of Bapu Tarlok Singh (father of Shaheed Bhai Satwant Singh).

Delhi Committee takes on Centre, Delhi govts. over politics on Nov. 1984 Sikh massacre

In a written statement issued here on May 09, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) took on the Aam Aadmi Party led Delhi Government and the Bhartiya Janta Party led Central government on the issue of justice and compensation to the victims of November 1984 Sikh genocide.

Committee on Nanakshahi Calendar issue put on back burner

Committees constituted to 'sort out' Nanakshahi Calendar issue and to prepare the draft for norm regarding appointment, retirement and jurisdiction of Jathedars of Sikh Takhats, have been put in cold storage.

Sarna lashes out at Badals for politicizing Yatra showcasing relics of Sikh Gurus

Paramjit Singh Sarna, President of Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) and former president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), has strongly the condemned the Badal family of Punjab for politicizing the yatra showcasing relics of Sikh Guru Sahibs.

No Sikh MPs in UK Parliament this time

The UK’s General Election has resulted in a Parliament without any elected representatives from the Sikh community for the first time since 1992, the country’s largest Sikh body has claimed.

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