July 2014 Archive

Dal Khalsa writes to Jathedar of Akal Takht on vital issues including plight of Rajoana

Amritsar, Punjab (July 31, 2014): Sikh body Dal Khalsa has written to Jathedar of the Akal Takhat apprising him of the plight and status of death row convict Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana’s case besides negative fallout of the internal bickering within the community.

India: Children must not be treated as adults under new juvenile justice law

New Delhi, India (July 21, 2014): International human rights body, Amnesty International India has called upon the Indian government to reject proposed amendments to juvenile justice laws that could allow children to be treated as adults in cases of serious crimes, Amnesty International India said today.

India: Cloud brust killed 6, including 2 children in Uttarakhand state

Dehradun, India (July 31, 2014): Another natural calamity, a cloud brust, has been reported from Uttarakhand state of India. At least 6 persons, including 2 children) were reportedly buried under flash flood triggered muck that came down crashing upon Nauthana village of Ghansali tehsil, nearly 60 kilometers away from district headquarter Tehri in Uttarakhand on wee hours today (July 31).

Kush – a film based on 1984 violence against Sikhs wins award at the London Indian Film Festival

London, United Kingdom (July 31, 2014): As per information "Kush", a film said to be based on November 1984 violence against the Sikhs in India, directed by 22-year-old Shubhashish Bhutiani, won the Satyajit Ray Foundation Short Film Competition at the recently concluded London Indian Film Festival.

INDIA: Sikh student prevented from taking part in exam by Rajasthan University because of Kirpan; SGPC warns legal action

Amritsar, Punjab (July 31, 2014): The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) has strongly criticized Ganganagar (Rajasthan) based “University of Kota” also called “Kota University” for banning an Amritdhari Sikh student from entrying the examination hall because of his Kirpan.

SGPC want Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann to apologize for distorting ‘dohra’

Amritsar, Punjab (July 31, 2014): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has sought an unconditional apology from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann for distorting a "dohira": 'Raj karega khalsa aaki rahe na koi' from the Sikh 'ardas' (prayer).

Saharanpur Incident: Punjab CM want Mulayam Singh Yadav to ensure compensation victim families

Chandigarh/ Saharanpur (July 31, 2014): As per media reports Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to personally intervene to ensure compensation for the Sikh families who were affected by recent violence in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur town.

HSGPC issue stuck in court, Political focus back on burning issues of Punjab

Chandigarh/ Punjab (July 30, 2014): Senior Punjab journalist I.P. Singh in one of his recent news with Times of India has pointed out that [w]ith the issue of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) going to the court, the focus is back on matters confronting the Punjab government within the state, including byelections for two assembly seats on August 21.

Crucial meeting of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGPC) on 31 July

Kaithal, Haryana (July 30, 2014): As per information the first and crucial meeting of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGPC), which was scheduled to be held at Manji Sahib Gurdwara, Kaithal on July 29 would now be held on July 31.

Situation of Languages and Linguistics policy of India (Special Talkshow with Prof. Joga Singh)

Prof. Joga Singh said that Languages in India were not recognized in accordance with linguistic norms, rather the politics played it's part in this matter and many languages were not recognized in their independent form. Such languages were merely declared as sub-forms of Hindi. For example as per linguistic parameters Bhojpuri was an independent language but it was declared as a sub-form of Hindi.

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa opposes Sanskrit language week celebrations in schools

In a letter addressed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalaithaa said: "Tamil Nadu has a rich cultural heritage based on the ancient Tamil language. There has also been a strong social justice and language movement in the state. Hence, any official celebration of 'Sanskrit week' in Tamil Nadu is highly inappropriate".

HSGPC Issue: DSGMC, Badal Dal held demonstration outside Sonia Gandhi’s house in Delhi

New Delhi, India (July 19, 2014): The officials of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and the leaders/ activists of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) Delhi unit yesterday held a demonstration outside Congress President Sonia Gandhi's house.

Badal Dal preparing ground for physical clash with HSGPC; Task-force deployed in Haryana Gurdwaras

Chandigarh/ Punjab (July 19, 2014): Badal Dal, led by Parkash Singh Badal and his clan, which also controls Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) seems to have decided to go for physical clash with the HSGPC, a newly formed body for managing affairs of Gurdwaras in Haryana.

Centre terms HSGPC legislation “illegal”; MHA shot off to Haryana to “undo” move; “No going back”, says Haryana Sect.

New Delhi, India (July 19, 2014): Continues efforts of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal to pursue BJP led Government of India (GoI) to interfere into HSGPC issue showed some “results” yesterday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) termed the legislation passed by Haryana assembly as “illegal” and “unconstitutional”.

Vibgyor High School rape incident again highlighted alarming problem of Child sexual abuse in India

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is one of the worst perils that India is facing today. The rape of a six-year-old child in school premises on July 17 in Bangalore is just an example which has thrown open a can of worms.

Sikh-Americans seek official documents on use of Ethnic Slurs

Washington, United States (July 18, 2014): A Sikh advocacy group in the US has asked the National Security Agency and the FBI to provide them information about alleged use of ethnic slurs in surveillance programmes targeting their community.

USA: Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) opposes immunity to Ex-Indian PM Manmohan Singh in human rights lawsuit

New York, United States (July 18, 2014): Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) filed a motion asking the Washington court to reject the US Department of State’s “suggestion of immunity” to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the pending human rights violation case, a press statement by the group said.

Situation turning dangerous and volatile: Egoistic Badals preparing ground for physical showdown with Sikhs of Haryana

Amritsar, Punjab (July 18, 2014): The Dal Khalsa has observed that due to egoistical reasons the Badal Dal led by chief minister Parkash Singh Badal were preparing the ground for physical showdown with Sikhs of Haryana on the issue of HSGPC.

Sikh basketball players asked to remove turbans under disguise of ‘dangerous objects’ FIBA rule

Wuhan, China (July 18, 2014): Last Saturday night in Wuhan, China, moments before the beginning of the Asia Cup’s India vs. Japan game, referees told two Sikh player paying for Indian team – Amrit Pal Singh and Amjyot Singh that they were violating Article 4.4.2 of FIBA’s official rules, which states that “Players shall not wear equipment (objects) that may cause injury to other players.”

Pak says No Evidence against Hafiz Saeed & he can’t be jailed just to please anybody

New Delhi, India (July 18, 2014): In a statement that is being seen as a major embarrassment for the Indian state, Pakistan's High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Friday (July 18) said that Pakistan can't put Hafiz Saeed in jail just to please anyone.

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