Vancouver, CANADA (March 21, 2011): The news group Wikileaks revealed on Thursday that Indian Congress Party (INC) leaders showed U.S. officials cash they used to buy the support of MPs in a 2008 confidence vote. This revelation in the cash for votes scandal, described by the Canadian Sikh Coalition (CSC) as typical of Indian politics, also implicates Cabinet Minister Kamal Nath, who personally led a homicidal mob in 1984.
Jalandhar (March 18, 2011): A report on arrest and detention of Sikh leader Bhai Daljeet Singh Bittu, Chairman of Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani) has alleged the misuse of law and legal process.
Hoshiarpur (March 16, 2011): The Dal Khalsa organized a spirited March to pay their rich tributes to Sikh warrior and towering personality of yesteryear Baba Baghel Singh, who is credited with the unfurling of the Nishan Sahib atop the historic Red Fort in 1783.
Vancouver (March 16, 2011): Ajaib Singh Bagri, one of the two men acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombings, is reported to have been suing federal and provincial justice officials for damages and legal costs, saying his charter rights were violated by the failed prosecution.
Vancouver (March 15, 2011) Sohan Singh, an Amritdhari Sikh, died under suspicious circumstances on Monday while in custody of Indian police forces in Punjab. The circumstances indicate foul play, claimed the Canadian Sikh Coalition (CSC), which asserted that Singh was tortured in custody by police for a week before his death.
Amritsar (March 16, 2011): Expressing their grave concern over the custodial death of Sohan Singh in Amritsar interrogation centre, the leaders of the Khalsa Action Committee Mohkam Singh, Gurtej Singh, Kanwar Pal Singh, Harpal Singh Cheema said the police was still practicing the old brute methods of custodial torture and illegal arrests.
Amritsar: Within a week after his arrest by the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), the alleged member of Khalistan Commando Force Sohan Singh alias Sohanjeet Singh died under mysterious circumstances in police custody on Monday.
New York (March 14, 2011): As per information provided by a press release sent by EcoSikh organization, Olav Kjorven, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP, the UN Development Programme has sent greetings to Sikh community worldwide on the celebration of the Sikh Environment Day.
Amritsar, PUNJAB (March 13, 2011): Marking their dissent, the Dal Khalsa released the copies of the original version of the Nanakshahi calendar and rejected the amended one on the basis that it is more in sync with the Bikrami calendar and concurrent Hindu religious events.
Ludhiana (March 13, 2011): Various media reports have suggested that Manwinder Singh Giaspur, who played a key role in bringing out the Hondh massacre, has been asked by his Gurgaon-based company to leave the job.