By Michael Utzinger With all of the discussion of the midterm elections, I would like to rewind the clock to a bizarre little incident from the ghost of news cycles past.
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Psalm 109:8: Trivia or Conspiracy
The State isn’t in the business of determining what is ‘authentic” or not. So when a school expelled a 14 year old for violating the dress code by wearing a nose ring the mother took action. Mother and daughter both say the nose is a part of their religious devotion perhaps as much as a
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Judge Orders School To Take Church of Body Modification Girl
Another incident of acquisition of land belonging to Hindu and Sikh shrines in Pakistan has come to light, and Pakistan authorities have been approached by minorities to take this issue seriously. According to the News, a delegation headed by Pakistan Hindu Sikh Social Welfare Council President Jag Mohan Arora approached Pakistan Evacuee Trust Property Board Chairman Syed Asif Hashmi to apprise him about the illegal occupation of a cemetery ground and demolition of temple in front of Rawalpindi Medical College.
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Land belonging to Hindu, Sikh shrines targeted in Pakistan
CHAPAR CHIRI: (SAS Nagar): The 300 years of inception of first Sikh Rule in India, that marked a beginning of struggle for freedom was celebrated here Saturday with Sukhbir Singh Badal, President Shiromani Akali Dal laying foundation stone of Rs 48 crore Memorial to be built at the historic battle ground that was witness to Sikh Warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. Baba Banda Singh Bahadu had defeated the most cruel Mogul Governor Wazir Khan. The establishment of Sikh War memorial to be constructed by L&T, was the initiative Punjab Chief Minister, to perpetuate the unparalleled bravery of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and his five Generals including Fateh Singh.
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Punjab Dy CM lays foundation stone of eastablishment of first Sikh Raj memorial
Over 700 applicants ignored the boycott call given by the Danga Peerat Welfare Association and turned up at the Guru Nanak Bhawan on Thursday to get their documents verified. A camp was organised by Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tiwari to check the documents pertaining to the allotment of flats to the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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Riot victims ignore boycott call, attend camp
About 10 minutes’ drive from the centre of Norwich a group of men and women are putting the finishing touches to what will be Norfolk’s first Sikh gurdwara or temple. Some of them are levelling out the gravel at the side entrance to the flat-roofed shoebox-shaped building.
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Local Sikhs fulfil their temple dream for Norwich
Wellington, Oct 8 (ANI): An Indian origin man, Daljit Singh, who is a Labour candidate running for the Papatoetoe local boards, has been named as one of two men charged over an alleged voting scam in New Zealand. Singh, a real estate agent and chairman of the Supreme Sikh Council of New Zealand, has been charged with forgery to influence the Auckland super-city council election.
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Kiwi-Indian candidate implicated in alleged Auckland city council voting scam
FATEHGARH SAHIB: Prince Charles who visited Punjab for the second time on Monday, during his previous visit in 2006 and on several other occasions went overboard to shower praises for Sikhs, Punjab farmers and contribution of the border state in the green revolution of India. Having special love for farmer community, Prince Charles see a great future for organic farming in Punjab. During both visits his main emphasis remained wooing farmers for organic farming
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Prince Charles leaves behind impressions of his love for Punjab and Sikhs
Amritsar : B efore President Pratibha Patil paid a visit to the Golden Temple on Wednesday, the Sikh shrine had another set of high-profile visitors. They were Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, her husband Robert Vadra and their children who paid obeisance in the morning.
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Priyanka & Robert visit Golden Temple, listen to Gurbani for a while
This is the kind of thing that’s elevating hope’s audaciousness to new heights : In documents released Wednesday, the national oil spill commission reveals that in late April or early May the White House budget office denied a request from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make public the worst-case discharge from the blown-out well.
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That Sinking Feeling