UK Sikh cop wins discrimination caseOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A Brit Sikh police officer, who was told to remove his turban during training, has won his discrimination case. Police constable Gurmeal Singh, 31, is in line for a payout after being made to do the riot course while off work with stress, reports the Daily Express.
Sikh pilgrims in Lahore for Guru Nanak's death annivesarySeptember 22nd, 2009 LAHORE - A group of 379 Sikh devotees from India have arrived here for ceremonies to mark the 470th death anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, the world's youngest religion. The 'jatha', under the aegis of Sikh apex body Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC), will visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib situated in Narowal district of Pakistan's Punjab province, Geo TV reported.
Sikh clergy hails California bill on kirpan'September 2nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Sikh clergy Wednesday welcomed the decision of the California state legislature in the US that passed a bill to train security personnel about Sikhs and the religious importance of 'kirpans'. We are very happy with this move of the US government.
'Victoria made sure Maharaja Ranjit Singh had no descendants'August 16th, 2009 LONDON - An Indian-origin writer has made the startling claim that Queen Victoria forbade the wife of the only married grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from having children so that the British Raj could tighten its grip on Punjab. Peter Bance, a specialist in the history of Sikhs in Britain, writes about the reported instruction by Queen Victoria in his latest book, "Sovereign, Squire & Rebel", a biography of Duleep Singh, son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Queen Elizabeth II swaps bearskin hats for turbans, as Sikh soldiers take up guard dutyJuly 31st, 2009 Sikh soldiers guard Queen Elizabeth IILONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has switched bearskin hats for turbans outside Buckingham Palace, where Sikh soldiers have begun guarding the monarch and her treasures, Britain's defense ministry said Friday. Signaler Simranjit Singh and Lance Cpl.
Balle balle! British Queen to be guarded by SikhsJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - Two years after the British army abandoned a proposal to raise a Sikh regiment, the country's reining monarch has got her first Sikh bodyguards. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's 83-year-old sovereign, will be guarded by two turbaned and bearded men in their 20s.
British Queen gets her first Sikh bodyguardsJuly 29th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's reigning monarch has her first Sikh bodyguards, a newspaper reported. Queen Elizabeth II will be guarded by Signaler Simranjit Singh, 26, and Lance Corporal Sarvjit Singh, 28, the paper said.
Malay-Sikh community: a tale of triumph over hardshipsJuly 19th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The inspiring tale of Malay Sikh community, which gave its blood, sweat and tears to carve a niche in Malaysia, has been narrated in Darshan Singh Gill's book, 'Sikh Community of Malaysia.'
His book traces roots of two-year-old, Jaevina Kaur, whose great grandfather Boor Singh Gill came to Malaysia from his native village in Punjab in 1911. He started a cattle farm in Menglembu, Perak, with a few cows.
Sarkozy assures PM no ban on Sikh turbansJuly 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has assured Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that there is no ban on Sikhs wearing turbans in his country. Sarkozy's assurance came after Manmohan Singh handed over to him a 'non-official' memo two days ago in Paris, official sources said here Thursday.
US Library of Congress launches collection of Sikh historyJune 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Library of Congress has launched a Sikh Collection Initiative to bring together a wide range of literature and other research material on Sikh history at the prestigious institution. The initiative was launched last week with a two-day international conference on Sikhism at the Library in recognition of the significant place the Sikh-Americans have occupied among the immigrant communities in the US.
Sikhs in US say Vienna violence setback to their imageMay 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - The Sikh community in the US has condemned the violence in a Vienna gurdwara that led to the killing of a religious leader and triggered large-scale violence in Punjab, calling it a "major setback" to the community's image. In a statement Tuesday, prominent Sikh leaders said they were saddened by the tragedy and the subsequent violence.
The British Empire was terrified of Punjab's last MaharaniMay 25th, 2009 LONDON - It has now been revealed that at the height of its power in the middle of the nineteenth century, the British Empire was wary and quite terrified of Punjab's last Maharani (Queen), Jind Kaur, who was the fourth wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. That fear, according to The Independent, came to an end on August 1, 1863, shortly after 6:15 in the evening, when a frail and partially blind Jind Kaur died in her bed on the top floor of a Kensington townhouse.
Malaysian Indian Congress elects its first Sikh leader after 34 yearsMay 21st, 2009 KANGAR - For the first time in 34 years, a Sikh has been elected to a top post in the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). Pritpal Singh was elected deputy chairman in the Kangar division elections on May 8.
British Sikh police want bulletproof turbansMay 8th, 2009 LONDON - Sikh police officers in Britain want special bulletproof turbans to be developed so they can serve in firearm units, a media report said. The Sikh religion requires its male followers to wear the turban, but existing police safety helmets do not fit on top of them, the Guardian reported Thursday.
Taliban capture Sikh property in FATA over failure to pay "protection money"April 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban has forcibly captured three houses and ten shops belonging to people of the Sikh community in the Orakzai Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after they failed to fulfill their demands of huge protection money. According to the sources, armed Taliban gunmen forced all the 24 family members of one Kalyan Singh out of their houses and shops.
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