Bookmark?Remove? Rohingya Muslims still in search of a home Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau Thrown out by the Nobel Prize laureate Aung Sang Suu Kyi led Myanmar government following organised ethnic cleansing one year ago, the Rohingya Muslims are still in search of a home with Bangladesh and Myanmar negotiating return to Rakhine from where they were... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Dera Sauda, one year on since pseudo-Baba arrest Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau A year ago, there was mayhem on the streets of Panchkula, near Chandigarh when Dera Sauda followers went berserk after the pseudo-saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim was sentenced for 20 years for rape of his lady followers. One year ago, the followers have dwindled, prop... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Kartarpur corridor is a prayer, which must come true Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau Bhabishan Singh Goraya has been campaigning for the Kartarpur corridor since 1994, when he visited the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib and found it in shambles. After chastising Navjot Singh Sidhu, now the Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has written a note to Indian Extern... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikh migrants to US freed on bail from Oregon Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau USA After spending 12 weeks in prison when US President Donald Trump ordered the new immigration policy, 5 of the 52 immigrants detained at the Sheridan prison in Oregon, were released on bail. Most of the immigrants are Sikhs and have received logistical assistan... More »
Bookmark?Remove? UK MP Tan Dhesi discusses Amritsar-London direct flights with Indian ministers Published 8y ago - WSN India Desk UK MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi met Indian Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha and Minister Vijay Sampla for a direct flight service between Amritsar and London. He reiterated his proposal at a meeting in Delhi, attended by SGPC member Paramjit Singh Raipur. The... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Punjabi activist imprisoned for defacing English-Hindi sign boards in Chandigarh Published 8y ago - WSN Punjab Desk Baljit Singh Khalsa, a die heard Punjabi protagonist who for the last many years has been upholding the cause of Punjabi language in Chandigarh -the capital city of Punjab has been imprisoned. In August 2017, he was detained for defacing a sign board in the pr... More »
Bookmark?Remove? DSGMC accuses Sikhs for Justice for attack on Manjit Singh GK Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau DSGMC leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa and others have accused Sikhs For Justice for attempted attack on DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK in New York as one of the activists is reported to have SFJ ties. Sirsa said that they would not buckle under pressure and liai... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Manjit Singh GK booed in New York Published 8y ago - WSN Special Correspondent DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK faced rough weather in Richmond Hill, New York when a section of Sikhs protested against him. They also booed him when he returned from an interview from the studios of a local channel there, accusing him for his responsibility ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Shillong Update: 80 day old curfew goes, Shillong prepares for illegal inventory survey Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau After clashes with the Sikhs in the Punjabi lane on 31 May, curfew was imposed which after a few weeks was only a night curfew and which has now been withdrawn. Meanwhile the so-called high level committee of the Meghalaya government has asked the Shillong Mun... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikh hijackers Judgement in 37 year old case on 27 August in New Delhi Published 8y ago - WSN Special Correspondent Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pande will pronounce judgement at Patiala House on Monday, 27 August at 11 am for a case of waging war and sedition against Sikh hijackers Satnam Singh Paonta Sahib and Tejinder Pal Singh in a case registered after 37 years. The ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikh family in Hisar still not out of the red Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau In an inebriated state, four law students, one of whom is a son of the local politician and Bar Council chief of Hisar, beat up a Sikh family outside a restaurant. To add insult to injury, attempt to murder charges are framed against the Sikh family including ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Badal Dal decides to contest assembly elections in Haryana Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal has decided to contest elections to all assembly seats in Haryana. In this first-ever all-out foray out of Punjab, the party has said that it will win elections and form a government too. Significantly, this call wil... More »
