NEW DELHI – Jagdish Kaur, a witness of November 1984 Sikh massacre, during her cross examination in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta identified Sajjan Kumar as a person instigating the mob during the massacre. Along with Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Kaur identified Sajjan Kumar’s nephew Balwant Khokkar, Girdhari Lal and Captain Bhagmal as accomplices
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Witness Identifies Sajjan Kumar In 1984 Massacre Of Sikhs Case
TORONTO – A Canadian Sikh security guard in Toronto, who moved the Ontario provincial human rights commission for being forced to wear a hard helmet by Home Depot, has won his case against the world’s largest home-improvement retailer. In its ruling, Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal said Home Depot (Canada) discriminated against Deepinder Loomba by “enforcing” a hard hat on him and threatening him with dismissal if he didn’t comply. Headquartered near Atlanta in the US, Home Depot has about 180 stores across Canada.
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Canadian Sikh Wins Discrimination Lawsuit Against Home Depot
Parambir Singh Salar posted a photo: This is on of the highest and the most beautifiull lakes in the world , nested deep in North Sikkim at breath taking(litereally ’cause of the height) altitude of 17000+ft ASL. The lake is named after Padmasambhava, the Indian tantric Buddhist who conducted rituals here. It is said that this is why, even at the height of winter, one portion of the lake never freezes
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Gurudongmar lake
The Queen has recently given the Sikh Nishkam Centre in Birmingham an award for its exemplary voluntary services to society. The group running the centre is headed by “Bhai Sahib” Mohinder Singh, whom I previously discussed in the “Music of Unity/Politics of Division” article. Bhai Sahib is also the chairman of the British Sikh Consulative Forum (BSCF), and has been heavily involved in numerous charitable and humanitarian activities along with interfaith bridge-building efforts for many years.
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Sikh centre given an award by the Queen
Ankur Thatai | A T Images posted a photo: Punjabi village girl dressed up with cultural costume peeping through her muddy house wall. Copyright Ankur Thatai | A T Images All Rights Reserved Caution: Using picture without photographer’s written consent is a criminal offence.
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Punjaban!
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday framed charges of murder and rioting against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which six persons were killed in Sultanpuri in New Delhi. Additional Sessions Judge Sunita Gupta, after finding prima facie evidence against the Congress leader and others, decided to record statements of witnesses from August 23. DETAILED NEWS CAN BE VIEWED FROM THE LINK IN HEADLINE ABOVE.
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1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Charges framed against Sajjan Kumar
NEW DELHI: After seeking exemption from deposing before the court on Monday citing ill-health, a key witness in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case allegedly involving senior congress leader Sajjan Kumar once again failed to get her statement recorded after she developed uneasiness during the proceedings on Tuesday. Additional sessions judge Sunita Gupta posted the matter for Wednesday as Jagdish Kaur, a key witness in the Delhi Cantonment case, developed high blood pressure while in court
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Anti-sikh riots witness again fails to record statement due to ill-health
Amritsar Sikh bodies protest move; SGPC says the doors will be back in a year Amid controversies related to their origin, the centuries old and huge gates at Darshani Deori, which serve as entrance to the sanctum sanctorum of Golden Temple, were removed on Sunday for “preservation”. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) decided to remove the gates as they were in need of immediate repairs
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210 years on, Golden Temple gates removed for repairs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Inviting sharp reactions from Congress, Kerala CM V S Achuthanandan has alleged that former PM Rajiv Gandhi led the massacre of Sikhs in Delhi in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination. The CM made the controversial remarks while inaugurating a CPM office in Alappuzha on Saturday.
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VS links Rajiv to Sikh riots, Anderson escape
LUDHIANA: A leading clothing retailer operating from the US has decided to withdraw its designs carrying the objectionable use of the Kbanda religious insignia and an image of the Sikh guru on its products, including underwear and thong collection. Following an outrage in the Sikh community settled in the US, CafePress , an online retail chain that imports from Punjab and Kerala-based garment manufacturers, said its products did not carry “any malicious intent” and offered an apology “for any offence its products had caused” to the community
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‘Khanda’ On Underwear – US Firm Calls back Design