NRI News
Lord Singh of Wimbledon’ scripts history -Indarjit Singh will be first turbaned Sikh to sit in UK’s House of Lords
Thursday, 08/09/2011
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110908/main6.htm
The first turbaned Sikh selected to sit in the UK’s House of Lords says he is likely to be styled Lord Singh of Wimbledon, not because of his fondness for tennis but because that is the name of the London suburb where he lives.
Facilitation centres for NRI voters soon
Thursday, 08/09/2011
http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HC/2011/09/08/ArticleHtmls/Facilitation-centres-for-NRI-voters-soon-08092011017023.shtml?Mode=1#
Ahead of the assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to set up facilitation centres for NRIs in each district of the state, where they can check their names in voter-list of respective villages and towns.
Video conferencing service to redress problems of NRIs
Wednesday, 07/09/2011
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/video-conferencing-service-to-redress-problems-of-nris/813384.html
Jalandhar, Sep 6 (PTI) The NRI cell of Punjab Police has started an integrated video conferencing service to help in redressing problems of the state's Non-Resident Indians. The service is targeted to be a one-stop solution to various indigenous problems of the NRIs, especially property- related and marital disputes, through which they will be able to put forward their issues directly before the police, Inspector-General (NRI Affairs) Gurpreet Kaur Deo said here.
Post 9/11 Sikh and Muslim experiences get a hearing
Tuesday, 06/09/2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Post-9/11-Sikh-and-Muslim-experiences-get-a-hearing/articleshow/9871759.cms
At an event here August 27 to mark the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, harrowing stories were related of bullying in schools, workplace harassment, hate crimes based on religious affiliations and persecution by law enforcement agencies due to wearing faith-based hair coverings.
China honours Indian with highest literary award
Monday, 05/09/2011
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/nri/nris-in-news/china-honours-indian-with-highest-literary-award/articleshow/9833418.cms
China has conferred its highest literary award on Prof. B R Deepak for his book, which is a translation of 88 classical Chinese poems into Hindi.
Darra Singh, a prominent Sikh social worker in Britain, to head panel to hear from communities hit by UK riots
Sunday, 04/09/2011
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/nri/nris-in-news/darra-singh-a-prominent-sikh-social-worker-in-britain-to-head-panel-to-hear-from-communities-hit-by-uk-riots/articleshow/9861645.cms
Darra Singh, a prominent Sikh social worker in Britain, will head a panel that is tasked to ask "difficult, searching questions" into the causes of the recent English riots.
US group seeks separate registration of Sikh marriages
Saturday, 03/09/2011
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/US-group-seeks-separate-registration-of-Sikh-marriages/articleshow/9827127.cms
A US-based Sikh community advocacy group has sought UN intervention to persuade India to pass a law for separate registration of Sikh marriages.
US Sikh group seeks independent religious status
Friday, 02/09/2011
http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HC/2011/09/02/ArticleHtmls/US-SIKH-GROUP-SEEKS-INDEPENDENT-RELIGIOUS-STATUS-02092011002006.shtml?Mode=1
A US-based Sikh group has approached the United Nations seeking its intervention to press upon the Indian government to grant Sikhism the status of an independent religion after a separate marriage act for the community was turned down by the Centre.
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