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Justice Markandey Katju appeals for Prof. Bhullar; Points out legal flaws of case, opposes execution 18 May 2013 | 1:24 am  New Delhi, India (May 18, 2013): It is learnt that the Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju has written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking pardon for Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar whose execution was cleared by Supreme Court of India on April 12 despite substantial and procedural legal flaws. A copy of petition submitted by Justice (retd.) Markandey Katju has been accessed by Sikh Siyasat News (and it’s reproduced below this post).
J. Katju said that Bhullar has been in detention since his arrival in India in January 1995 i.e. over 18 years and added that he... - | Australia’s Bauer Media apologises for offensive article about Nihang Sikh in Porn Magazine 18 May 2013 | 12:22 am  Perth, Australia (May 18, 2013): As per a community alert (dtd. May 17, 2013) issued by an NGO named United Sikhs: “Bauer Media Ltd, a large media company, has this week apologised and expressed regret to United Sikhs for any offence felt by any member of the Sikh community by the publication of an article and photograph of a Nihang Sikh in their porn magazine in January this year”.
“This apology was expressed in an agreement mediated by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), following a complaint filed by United Sikhs”, the alert reads further.
“We filed a complaint with the... - |
Trouble for Honey Singh – Punjab police registers FIR for vulgar songs 17 May 2013 | 11:35 am  Nawanshehr, Punjab (May 17, 2013): According to a news report by YesPunjab.Com: “[i]t took Nawanshahar Police five and a half months and some indirect ‘lessons’ in policing by Punjab and Haryana High Court to register an FIR against high profile Punjabi Rapper, Bollywood Singer Yo Yo Honey Singh, but finally it has taken the plunge and registered an FIR against the controversial singer for his much hyped, vulgar and obscene songs”.
Punjabi rapper Honey Singh – who is facing opposition for singing vulgar songs
It is learnt that FIR No. 79 has been registered at Police Station City Nawanshahr IPC against... - | International film maker Meera Dewan produced documentary on “Langar” 17 May 2013 | 11:19 am  Khadoor Sahib, Punjab (May 17, 2013): According to a press release by PRO Nishan-e-Sikhi: “after dedicating many documentaries to society disseminating positive messages before it, the international award winning film maker Meera Dewan now came with her new production piece “Gur Prasad; The Grace of Food”, an interesting and introductory documentary of 58 minutes on India’s tradition of food sharing (called ‘Langer’ in Sikh tradition) basically made for Film division of ministry of information and broadcasting, Government of India”.
She visited historical and sacred place Khadur Sahib to present its first copy to Baba Baldev Singh, representative of Kaar Sewa Khadur... - |
Australian Porn Mag Apologises to Sikh Community for Offensive 'Turban Legend' Article 17 May 2013 | 11:49 am Bauer Media makes out of court settlement with United Sikhs over a photo of a Nihang Sikh in lad’s mag The Picture. - |
Include Hindus and Sikhs among hate crime victims: Attorney General Eric Holder 16 May 2013 | 6:35 pm Meeting one of the long-pending demands of Sikhs and Hindus in the US, attorney general Eric Holder has recommended widening the FBI's mandate to include the two communities among victims of growing hate crimes. - |
US justice dept supports Sikhs, Hindus as hate crime victims 16 May 2013 | 6:55 am Meeting one of the long pending demands of Sikhs and Hindus in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder has recommended widening the Federal Bureau of Investigation's mandate to include the two communities among victims of growing hate crimes. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Holder said he made this recommendation to the Advisory Policy Board of the FBI to ... - |
Efforts to decrease hate crimes against Sikhs in USA 15 May 2013 | 10:26 am Amritsar, May 15 (ANI): In an effort to decrease the increasing hate crime against Sikhs in the United State of America, the American Sikh Congressional Caucus (ASCC) requested congressmen to sign its first act "hate crime statistics against Sikhs". - |
Reading and Wokingham Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi 9 May 2013 | 3:18 am Hundreds of Sikhs paraded through Reading as they celebrated the festival of Vaisakhi on Sunday. - |
Sikhs unite against Sajjan 7 May 2013 | 2:30 pm India, May 8 -- The Sikh rally held at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday was possibly the largest gathering of Sikhs in the Capital.They had gathered to protest the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case by a Delhi court on April 30.The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (DSGPC) and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) had mobilised Sikhs from Delhi ... - |
Saturday, May 18, 2013 SORAT'H, FIFTH MEHL: Sing the Glorious Praises of the Perfect, Imperishable Lord, and the poison of sexual desire and anger shall be burnt away. You shall cross over the awesome, arduous ocean of fire, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. || 1 || The Perfect Guru has dispelled the darkness of doubt. Remember God with love and devotion; He is near at hand. || Pause || Drink in the sublime essence, the treasure of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and your mind and body shall remain satisfied. The Transcendent Lord is totally permeating and pervading everywhere; where would He come from, and where would He go? || 2 || One whose mind is filled with the Lord, is a person of meditation, penance, self-restraint and spiritual wisdom, and a knower of reality. The Gurmukh obtains the jewel of the Naam; his efforts come to perfect fruition. || 3 || All his struggles, sufferings and pains are dispelled, and the noose of death is cut away from him. Says Nanak, God has extended His Mercy, and so his mind and body blossom forth. || 4 || 12 || 23 ||
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