Bookmark?Remove? Love wins, hate loses; Ravi Bhalla is Hoboken’s first elected Sikh mayor Published 8y ago - WSN News Desk Ravi Bhalla is the mayor-elect of Hoboken in New Jersey and will be the first Sikh mayor to be elected after a seven year stint as a successful councilman. Despite a last-minute attempt to influence the electorate by calling him a terrorist, two-time councilma... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Transport Canada allows small Kirpans on flights, Sikhs pleased Published 8y ago - WSN News Desk Come 27 November and practising Sikh Canadians will be allowed to carry their kirpans on domestic and international flights, except those going to the US announces Transport Canada. In a welcome relief to all practising Sikh Canadians, Transport Canada has tak... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikh pilgrims to visit Nankana Sahib on Guru Nanak Birth anniversary Published 8y ago - WSN News Desk After dilly-dallying over the last few days, finally the Indian government allows a Sikh Jatha to travel to Nankana Sahib -the birth place of Guru Nanak during the forthcoming Guru Nanak Gurpurab celebrations Amritsar –Succumbing to pressure of Sikh pilgrims, ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikkim High Court orders status quo at Gurdwara Gurudongmar Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk Hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the efforts being made by a Buddhist sect to convert Gurdwara Gurudongmar into a Buddhist monastery, the Sikkim High Court today ordered status quo till 6 October 2017. The Sikkim High Court hearing a bunch of petition... More »
Bookmark?Remove? ਕੈਦੀ ਨੰਬਰ 1997 ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਰਾਮ ਰਹੀਮ ਨੂੰ 20 ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਬਾ-ਮੁਸ਼ੱਕਤ Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk 15 ਸਾਲ ਦੇ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਕੇਸ ਅਤੇ 7 ਦਿਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, ਪੰਜਾਬ ਅਤੇ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੜਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਲਕ ਭਰ ਦੇ ਟੀ ਵੀ ਚੈਨਲਾਂ `ਤੇ ਖੇਡੇ ਗਏ ਦਰਦ ਭਰੇ ਡਰਾਮੇ `ਤੇ ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਪਰਦਾ ਡਿੱਗ ਗਿਆ ਜਦ ਕੈਦੀ ਨੰਬਰ 1997- ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਹੀਮ ਨੂੰ ਜਬਰ ਜਨਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਜ਼ਤ ਨਾਲ ਖਿਲਵਾੜ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਕੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ 20 ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਸਜ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Prisoner Number 1997 Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentenced to 20 years imprisonment Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk Curtains are drawn on a 15-year old case and a 7-day public catastrophic spectacle played out on streets of Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh and on television channels across the country with 20 years imprisonment of Prisoner No. 1997 -Gurmeet Ram Rahim in a rap... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Dera Sauda Chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim convicted Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk PANCHKULA: Nemesis catches up, even though after two decades. Judge Jagdeep Singh of the CBI Special Court in Panchkula, Haryana, with a no-nonsense reputation, has put to nought the patronisation of the political machinery of the Indian state which has been s... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Jathedar Akal Takht appeals to be ready for self-defence in the wake of Dera Sauda chief impending court verdict Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk AMRITSAR: Despite governmental claims of readiness and police imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 144, thousands of Dera Sauda Sirsa followers have managed to reach Panchkula where tomorrow a judgement is likely to be announced in a sexual assault c... More »
Bookmark?Remove? 2 Sikh Cadets complete US military training Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk NEW YORK: breaking new ground in over two centuries, Arjan Singh Ghotra and Gurjiwan Singh Chahal have completed their Cadet Basic Training at the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point with full traditional Sikh gear as they were granted ful... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Amrith Kaur is new Sikh Coalition Legal Director Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk NEW YORK: With eleven years of litigation experience, Amrith Kaur joins the Sikh Coalition legal team. She has worked as an assistant in the state’s attorney office in Cook County, Illinois. During this time, she also served on Cook County’s Hate Crime Advisor... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Punjab farmers’ problems of groundwater and soil erosion to be studied by IIT Ropar Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk Ropar: As ground-water and soil erosion problems continue, the IIT Ropar has decided to set up a special farm of 2.5 acres to conduct on field studies in an objective manner. The only IIT in Punjab has acquired specialist equipment to study the Satul-Doab re... More »
Bookmark?Remove? The Black Prince of the Sikh kingdom beckons you Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk Keep your date with the charming last king of Punjab -Maharaja Duleep Singh, called Black Prince by his caretaker Dr. John Login. He will meet at you at a theatre near you and beckon you to reclaim the Sikh kingdom snatched from him by chicanery and deceit by ... More »