Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Drug Mafia in Punjab, India traps 10% girl and 33% boy students
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Bhullar mercy plea: Supreme Court notice to Govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre and Delhi government on a writ petition filed by the wife of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, a convict in the 1993 Delhi car bomb blast case.
Navneet Kaur contended that execution of a mentally unstable prisoner was in violation of the Constitution.
with thanks : NDTV : link above for detailed news.
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Does India need a separate prevention of communal violence bill?
Plz view Mr B S Vohra in this Debate.
with thanks : NDTV 24x7 : link above.
with thanks : NDTV 24x7 : link above.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Watch NDTV 24x7 : A programme on "Communal violence Bill " :
Watch NDTV 24x7 :
A programme on "Communal violence Bill " :
Sunday 10th July at 8 pm.
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Pak begins construction work at gurdwaras, temples
AMRITSAR: To accommodate the large turnout of Hindu and Sikh devotees from across the world in various gurdwaras and templesof Pakistan on different religious occasions, Pakistan Evacuee Trust Property Board (PETPB) has undertaken massive construction work in gurdwara and temple premises to provide comfortable stay to pilgrims.
For the first time the PETPB has constructed a common cremation ground for both Hindus and Sikhs in Lahore. Giving information about the development work carried out in Pak gurdwaras and temples, deputy secretary PETPB, Sayed Faraz Abbas told TOI over phone from Lahore on Thursday that work for the conservation of Hindu temples including Samadhi Ganga Ram, Krishna Mander Lahore, Krishna Mander Rawalpindi, Shamshan Ghat Lahore, Agrwal Ashram Lahore, Katas Raj, Sadhu Bela had begun and would be completed in the near future.
with thanks : Times of India : link above for detailed news.
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Fauja Singh, Britain’s most popular Sikh
He replaced David Beckham as Adidas’s new poster boy. On the Adidas billboards, spread across London, he was sitting cross-legged; as if cooling his heals after a day’s work out, peeping over Londoners, tired and overworked, telling them the secrets of his unfailing energy.
He is threatening to break his own world record of 5.40 hours in the 90 plus age bracket that he set previously. While running Marathon races in London, New York and Toronto, he raised thousands of pounds for various charities promoting Sikh culture around the world. He has also raised money for B.L.I.S.S., a charity dedicated to the care for premature babies. He describes it as the ‘oldest running for the youngest.
Fauja’s jogging skills were developed on an Indian farm in Punjab, and then at the magical age of 81, when he moved to the UK, his love for the sport became more “serious”.
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100-year old Sikh marathoner's biography released in Britain
"Turbaned Tornado", a biography of 100-year-old UK-based marathon runner of Indian descent Fauja Singh, was release in Britain's House of Lords.
The 114-page book, penned by journalist-cum-writer Khushwant Singh, captures Fauja Singh's zest for life and his invincible spirit. Lord Anthony Young of Norwood Green formally released the biography of Fauja Singh, a world record holder marathoner in his age bracket, last evening.
The book traces the runner's roots and tries to capture his life's journey, understanding the impact of Fauja on the world around him.
For Fauja "impossible is Nothing", Khushwant Singh told the gathering.
Khushwant Singh, also the author of best-selling Sikhs Unlimited, a travelogue from UK to USA, featuring extraordinary Sikhs, told the gathering that he first met the world's half marathon runner in 2005 "when I was working on my first book, Sikhs Unlimited."
with thanks : Indian Express : link above.
Kartarpur Sikh Pasage: Pak yes to corridor
Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan has offered to set up a special corridor for Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, barely 3 km from the border, a senior official has said.
Pakistan is ready for talks with India to create such a special corridor for a safe passage for pilgrims, Syed Asif Hashmi, chief of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) that is responsible for maintaining shrines of minority communities in Pakistan, told reporters at Hasanabdal on Friday.
Organisations representing Punjabi Sikhs have been demanding the establishment of a passport and visa-free passage between Dera Baba Nanak on the Indian side and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan’s Narowal district.
According to Sikh history, Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent 17 years at the site where Gurdwara Kartarpur is situated.
Hashmi also said the ETPB has spent more than Rs 400 million for the upkeep, maintenance and improvement of facilities at gurdwaras to make visits by Sikh pilgrims comfortable.
A 500-gallon water tank has been constructed at Nankana Sahib and 20 washrooms have been established at Dera Sahib, Kartarpur and Sacha Saoda.
Work on Dewan Hall in Kartarpura temple will begin during the next fiscal year, he said. More than 100 Indian Sikhs have arrived for a visit to Gurdwara Punja Sahib to participate in religious rituals. They are on a 10-day pilgrimage in connection with a function marking the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
ETPB Deputy Secretary (Shrines) Syed Faraz Abbas said the Sikhs are being provided foolproof security during their stay in Pakistan.
with thanks : sikhsangat : link above.
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