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‘Sikhs one of the top targets of hate crimes in USA’
Tuesday, 08/08/2017
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Washington: Sikhs are one of the top targets of hate crimes and sectarian violence in US, the community leaders have said as they remembered victims of the 2012, mass shooting by a white supremacist that claimed the lives of six Sikhs at a gurdwara in the Wisconsin city.
Dhesi advocates fair immigration policy for better UK-India ties
Tuesday, 01/08/2017
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Jalandhar : Terming the strict visa norms as a setback for strong UK-India ties, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, the first turbaned Sikh MP from Slough constituency (UK) Monday advocated the need for a ‘fair immigration policy’, which could boost bilateral relations.
US Sikh’s body found in canal
Sunday, 30/07/2017
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WASHINGTON: A Sikh American has been killed in California, according to community organisations and media reports. Subag Singh, 68, was found dead in a canal after he went missing in the morning of June 23. His body had injuries.
Two Sikh Americans killed in United States
Sunday, 30/07/2017
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Washington: Two Sikh Americans have been killed in separate incidents in California. Subag Singh, 68, was found dead in a canal after he went missing in the morning of June 23. His body had injuries.
First Sikh UK parliamentarian gets rousing reception
Friday, 28/07/2017
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Jalandhar : It was a rousing welcome with loud dhol beats and traditional Punjabi sweets for the first turbaned Sikh MP of UK Parliament, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who reached home in Raipur village of Jalandhar on Thursday. Dhesi flanked by his family and friends back home paid a special visit to Government Senior Secondary School, Raipur and spent time with the students.
UK’s 1st turbaned Sikh MP promises probe into Britain’s role in Op Bluestar
Thursday, 27/07/2017
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AMRITSAR: Stressing that Sikhs have played a pivotal role in economic development of various countries, United Kingdom’s first turbaned Sikh parliamentarian, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, said on Wednesday that raising issues faced by Sikhs will be among his top priorities as a member of the House of Commons.
Sikh asked to take off kirpan in NZ
Thursday, 27/07/2017
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Wellington: A Sikh man in New Zealand’s Auckland city was asked to take off his kirpan and get down from a bus after a panicked passenger called police on seeing the ceremonial dagger, a media report said. Police boarded a busy commuter bus in Auckland on Tuesday after a passenger was seen carrying kirpan, traditionally worn by Sikhs.
2 Punjabis in John Horgan’s British Columbia cabinet
Thursday, 20/07/2017
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CHANDIGARH : Two Canadians of Punjabi origin figured in the cabinet of Premier John Horgan, who was sworn in as the 36th Premier of British Columbia on Tuesday.
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