Amritsar (November 25, 2011): In a strong worded statement, the Dal Khalsa has condemned the assault on union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar by a person Harvinder Singh who happens to be a Sikh.
New York: United Sikhs has won the $250,000/- ‘Chase Community Giving’ contest on Facebook with a margin of 4969 votes from its closest contestant. The NGO received a total of 22,685 votes. The top eligible charity receives $250,000 and the remaining 99 top charities earn $25,000 through $100,000 awards. “The Chase Community Giving contest a [...]
Ludhiana, Punjab (November 22, 2011): Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee has once again come under strong criticism by Sikh organizations. Dal Khalsa today asked the SGPC to shed its double standards and stop Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for violating the established religious norms and Sikh maryada during the inauguration of the Khalsa Heritage Complex at Anandpur Sahib on November 25.
Systematic Practice of enforced disappearance: Now mass graves are found in South Kashmir tooSrinagar/Kashmir (November 7, 2011): The issue of secret killings during enforced disappearance of civilians in Kashmir by Indian Security forces is has now begin to come in to light. Mass graves are now reported to have been found in Bindu-Kokarnag area of South Kashmir. Auqaf Committee is reported to have confirmed the presence of several unidentified graves, according to various media reports.
Amritsar (October 21, 2011): Bibi Jagdish Kaur, a prime witness in November 1984 carnage, is reported to have said to “Times of India” (TOI) that everyone who had been watching DoorDarshan, India’s Government own TV Channel, saw how filmstar Amitabh Bachchan provoked the violance against the Sikhs. “I wonder why no one in India lodged [...]
Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes (Center), Dr. Julie Smith (left) and Parmjeet Singh Gazi (right) addressing a Press ConferenceAmritsar (October 02, 2011): Simon Hughes, Member of Parliament for Bermondsey & Old Southwark and Deputy leader of Liberal Democratic Party today lend his support to Professor Devinderpal Singh Bhullar by declaring to raise the issue of death penalty awarded to Prof. Bhullar with international rights forums, including United Nations Human Rights Commission and International Commission of Jurists.
New Delhi (September 26, 2011): The Supreme Court of India has declined further adjournment of hearing plea of sentence conversion/reduction for Professor Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, who is facing execution threat in India. The court today pulled up death row convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar’s counsel for seeking repeated adjournments and blaming government for delay in carrying out the execution of the capital punishment.
Chandigarh (September 10, 2011): AISSF and SFJ demanded that SAD (Badal), the ruling party in Punjab should call a “Special Session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha” to pass a resolution demanding Central Government to commute Professor Devenderpal Singh Bhullar’s death sentence respecting the sentiments and demand of Sikhs.
Amritsar, PUNJAB (September 05, 2011): Reacting on Omar Abdullah’s much publicized argument that ” in case J&K assembly had passed a resolution similar to the Tamil Nadu one for Afzal Guru there would have been political storm, the Dal Khalsa said “for how long the leaders representing the minority communities would live and act under fear psychosis and complex”.
Chandigarh (September 01, 2011): As per information received from sources of Sikh Siyasat Network, it is learnt that the SGPC general elections that were to be held on 18 September, 2011 have been postponed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court order.