Subscribe Feed (RSS)In the second leg of this 2-part interview we asked for Bhai Jarnail Singh Journalist’s perspective on issues including Indian Media on 1984, his expulsion from Dainik Jaagran, loss of job and his ongoing projects (where you [the reader of this interview] can also help him out). Go on do read it!
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Archive for October, 2009
The Lion uproars (Part-II: Interview with Bhai Jarnail Singh)
October 22nd, 2009 by Manpreet Singh | No Comments | Filed in Articles, NewsCanada to witness Punjabi as 4th biggest language by 2011
October 8th, 2009 by Manpreet Singh | No Comments | Filed in News
TORONTO – Punjabi is set to become the fourth largest spoken language in Canada by 2011 after English, French and Chinese, according to Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
The minister made the announcement Friday night after inaugurating the seventh Spinning Wheel Film Festival at the Royal Ontario Museum here that will feature films by or about Sikhs.
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Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib closed for winter
October 6th, 2009 by Manpreet Singh | No Comments | Filed in News
The famous Sikh shrine and Tap Asthan of Dhan Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj( Sri Hemkund Sahib) in Chamoli district was closed today for pilgrims for the winter.
The doors of the shrine were closed with rituals following which Granthis took the Guru Granth Sahib to Gurdwara Sahib in Gobindghat, for the rest of the winter.
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Pakistan trust sells Sikh gurdwara and shrine lands
October 6th, 2009 by Manpreet Singh | No Comments | Filed in News1.4 Million New Jersey Students to Learn About Sikh Faith
October 5th, 2009 by Manpreet Singh | No Comments | Filed in NewsNEW JERSEY: The New Jersey State Board of Education (NJBOE) voted to adopt a statewide curriculum standard that includes Sikhism last week. The adoption also marks the first time the Coalition has worked with the community to persuade a state to adopt curriculum standards that include Sikhism.
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British Sikh Policeman wins tribunal case on turban wearing rights
October 3rd, 2009 by Manpreet Singh | No Comments | Filed in News
An employment tribunal ruled Gurmeal Singh, 31, will receive compensation by an employment tribunal, after being subject to “indirect discrimination” and harassment.
Gurmeal Singh, who joined Greater Manchester police in 2004, had objected to removing his turban for the course on religious grounds. In a long-running dispute with the force, a sergeant said: “Can you take that thing off?” the tribunal heard.
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