Centre reviewing cases of 27 Sikhs still on immigration blacklist

NEW DELHI: The Centre is reviewing the background of 27 Sikhs (suspected former militants and their family members) living abroad who are still on the immigration 'blacklist' that bans their entry into India. 

Union home minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the Centre had last month deleted the names of 142 Sikh NRIs from the blacklist after a detailed review while the exercise was still continuing in 27 cases. 

The home ministry had conducted a detailed review of the cases of 169 Sikh NRIs included in the blacklist but could not get "full information" about the activities of 27 individuals during last 15-20 years. Leaving these names in the list pending inquiry, the ministry had decided to remove the other names from the black-list.

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Paramjit Singh Sarna : on mercy petition

ਸੰਗਤ ਜੀ

ਅਸੀ ਕੱਲ (02-06-2011) ਨੂੰ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ (ਪੋ0 ਦਵਿੰਦਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ ਨੂੰ ਇਨਸਾਫ) ਨੂੰ ਯੂ.ਪੀ.ਏ. ਦੀ ਚੀਫ ਸੋਨੀਯਾ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਤਕ ਪਹੁਚਾਣ ਲਈ ਮਿਲਣ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਾਂ।

ਇਸ ਮੀਟਿਂਗ ਵਿਚ ਪੋ0 ਦਵਿੰਦਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ ਨੂੰ ਇਨਸਾਫ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਪੁਰਜੋਰ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਰਖਿਆ ਜਾਏਗਾ।

ਮਿਲਨ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ : ਸ਼ਾਮ 4 ਵਜੇ

ਰਕਾਬ ਗੰਜ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਤੋਂ ਚਲਣ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ : ਸ਼ਾਮ 3 ਵਜੇ

ਸੋ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਹੈ ਸਮੇਂ ਸਿਰ ਪਹੁਚਣ ਦੀ ਕਿ੍ਪਾਲਤਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਜੀ।

ਧੰਨਵਾਦ

By: Paramjit Singh Sarna

President''s decision final on Bhullar case: Kamat

Chandigarh, Jun 1 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Home Gurudas Kamat today declined to comment on the rejection of the mercy petition of death row convict and Khalistan militant Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar saying that the President's decision was final verdict in the matter. "The President gave the decision (rejecting the mercy petition) after consideration of the case. She gave the final decision and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on a decision taken by the President," Kamat, who is also MoS for Communications and Information Technology, told reporters here. The dismissal of the mercy petition resulted in the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab, various other Sikh bodies including the Amritsar-based SGPC and Delhi-based DSGMC and Dal Khalsa raising the demand for review of the rejection of the mercy petition to save Bhullar from death sentence. The Opposition Congress has also demanded that Bhullar's death sentence be commuted with state unit President Amarinder Singh in his "personal capacity" also saying that the death would not solve any problem.

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City’s Harsimar tops all-India PMT

Chandigarh

The All-India CBSE Pre-Medical Entrance Examination results here tonight boosted the city’s morale, especially after the dismal showing by its students in IIT examination, when city girl Harsimar Kaur left thousands behind to bag the first position in the country.

Daughter of a Punjab government SDO, Harsimar created history by topping in the national-level examination.

“I was expecting a position in the top-10 ranking but the first rank has come in as a pleasant surprise. I am thrilled at the achievement. The feeling is yet to sink in but the tears of joy in my parent’s eyes are special to me,” said an elated Harsimar.

In a sequel to last year’s fantastic show, city’s three students made it to the top-10 ranking, while five found place in the top-50 ranking. Last year, six students had made it to the top-100 ranking with the best rank for the city being sixth.

“We have finally done it. The city’s performance in various medical entrance examinations has been getting better year after year. When we got rank 1 in AIIMS last year, we knew we would conquer PMT and look, we have done it!” said a local PMT training centre head.

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Submitted by : 

Bandhan Preet Singh,

Broadband Engineer (TTA),
BSNL, Mohali, Chd., Punjab.

Sd. Paramjit Singh Sarna : Press conference on Mercy Petition ( Part 2 ) : SikhsIndia

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Parmjit Singh Sarna :Apeal To World Sikhs

Parmjit Singh Sarna(President of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee): Briefing his stand & efforts to save Prof.Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar



Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
Univewrsity of Delhi
Dev Nagar
New Delhi-110005

Appeal to Sonia for clemency

JALANDHAR: Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Paramjit Singh Sarna has written to United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi to get Prof Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar's death sentence commuted by the government following rejection of his mercy petition by the President of India. 

In a letter to her, Sarna has argued that in the national interest, this will be a gesture of goodwill to the entire Sikh community. "Through this act of forgiveness, all sides can forgive and forget the unfortunate chapter of militancy in Punjab," he has said. 

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First Hondh-Chillar Mass Grave & now another one in Jammu ?

First Hondh-Chillar Mass Grave & now another one in Jammu ? How many such mass graves exist in various parts of India ? It clearly shows that number of  sikhs killed during 1984 riots were much more than on records. May i request to all of the Shiromani Akali Dal's to look into it seriously.

Sikhism : Informative Books : Sikh Martial Art : Gatka by Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Gatka Master

A MUST BUY Book for Every Gurudwara for its library. Written by Jathedar Gurcharan Singh ji Gatka master, it's a very informative book on Gatka. Jathedar ji is a member of DSGMC for the last many years & winner of many awards including Gold Medals.

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Tom Perez visit to Charlotte Gurudwara in North Carolina ,USA

UNITED SIKHS and the Sikh Gurudwara of Charlotte continue to collaborate with federal law enforcement agencies across North and South Carolina to highlight challenges faced by the Sikh community. On April 14, 2011, Sikh community members hosted Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ/ CRD), U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins of the Western District of North Carolina, and other staff members from the DOJ for a discussion about the civil rights concerns of both the local and national Sikh community.
In light of the recent shooting and killing of two Sikh gentlemen in California -tragedies which are being investigated as hate crimes ,Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez indicated that his department was reviewing several hate crime incidents, land use, and discrimination cases and stated that, “Security concerns can be addressed while maintaining respect for liberties. We can and must do both.” He shared his own story of the importance of diversity in maintaining the fundamental values that make the U.S. an example for civil and human rights.
This visit to the Charlotte Gurudwara is testimony to the diligence with which the North Carolina community has reached out to lawmakers and government agencies in bringing attention to Sikh American civil rights concerns
Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez with Sikh community members outside of the Gurdwara
Sikh delegation with Department of Justice staff

Pushpinder Singh Addressing the Sangat
U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins

Dr. Surendrapal Singh, President of the Sikh Gurdwara of Charlotte said, “Although the Sikh faith is based on principals of equality and freedom more than 500 years ago, the very same Sikhs are facing issues related to civil rights in the 21st century"

Pushpinder Singh,UNITED SIKHS ICHRA,Coordinator for North Carolina said,“Civil Rights are the cornerstone of all modern nations".He highlighted several civil rights challenges faced by the Sikh community including:racial/religious profiling at airports, school bullying, workplace discrimination, and hate crimes.The collaboration between UNITED SIKHS and the DOJ to address many of these issues is highly appreciable as it would further helps in opening interdisciplinary dialogue to foster & facilitate relationships between government agencies and local Sikh communities.

This will certainly make a difference for Sikh community members across the Carolinas as well as across the nation.

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Dev Nagar
New Delhi-110005
INDIA

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