Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib,Surrey :Sikhs’ Selfless Service Doesn’t Stop In A Pandemic
Since B.C. declared a COVID-19 emergency, Neeraj Walia put his drywall business on hold.He’s spent every day since at the gurdwara volunteering to serve the people of Surrey.
“That’s seva,” he said, the selfless
service that’s a foundation of the Sikh faith.
At the gurdwara, volunteers like Walia
had been prepping welcome packages for the city’s large international student
population since November — blankets, sheets, mattresses and groceries — when
the news of COVID-19 broke. They had given out 4,064 packages at that point...
.“There were
people who actually tested positive and were under quarantine for 14 days,”
said Singh. “We served those people with food, medicine — everything in the
last three months.” He says that volunteers have made about 25,000 trips since
March.
The gurdwara also offered meals to
long-haul truckers and frontline staff at the Surrey and White Rock hospitals.
For those still looking for langar, the gurdwara offered it via drive-through
in the parking lot from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., using its Modi Kitchen food truck.
Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib is located in Surrey at 68th Avenue and 152 Street, sharing a parking lot with a Punjabi supermarket and an intersection with two other places of worship, an Ismaili Jamatkhana and a modern evangelical church called Relate.
MLA Surjit Singh Dhiman Ropes in Activists of Sikh Bodies To Fight Against The Spread of Covid-19
Amargarh legislator Surjit Singh Dhiman with members of Sikh organisations
Amargarh legislator Surjit Singh Dhiman has roped in office-bearers and activists of Sikh organisations to buttress the
fight against the spread of Covid-19 in the region.
Enthusiasts, led by Dr Rupinder Singh Brahampuri and Kulwant
Singh, president and secretary of the Singh Sabha Gurdwara Committee,
respectively, have come forward to spread awareness about causes and
consequences of the spread of coronavirus, besides helping needy families by
providing medicines and ration.
Teji Kamalpuri, political advisor to the legislator, said
Sikh activists owing allegiance to various factions had agreed to work in
tandem with the committee constituted unanimously with the intervention of MLA
Dhiman, who had offered to extend all support in non-political issues.
“Though various Sikh organisations had already been working
for the welfare of society on their own, we tried to resolve certain issues
amicably and activists of various outfits have now agreed to work under the
banner of the committee led by Dr Brahampuri,”said Kamalpuri, while
appreciating that the enthusiasts had started distribution of medicines and
ration among needy families.
Naureen Singh Joins US Air Force Following America Sikh Military Father
Colonel (Ret.) G.B.Singh and Lieutenant Naureen Singh -
father and daughter in their respective formal blues uniforms
in Colorado Springs, CO.
Naureen Singh -- a Coloradan, has
graduated from the United States Air Force Officer Training School. This
accomplishment makes Singh a second-generation Sikh American to serve in the
armed forces as an officer, following her father, Colonel (Ret.) G.B. Singh,
the U.S. Army’s highest-ranking Sikh American to keep his turban while serving
active duty.
Lieutenant Naureen Singh
Naureen Singh, 26, a student and
community organizer from Colorado Springs, has just been appointed a Second
Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
Lieutenant Singh
first started the process to become a U.S. Air Force Officer in 2016. She was
inspired by her father, Colonel (Ret.) G.B Singh’s commitment and courage to
serve while keeping his Sikh articles of faith intact.
Lieutenant Singh is now a second- generation
Sikh American to serve as an officer in the Armed Forces. Her father, Colonel
(Ret.) G.B Singh joined the U.S. Army in 1979, one of a small number of Sikhs
allowed to retain articles of faith, grandfathered in after a change in policy
in the early 1980s forbidding soldiers from exhibiting their religion with
"conspicuous" clothing or style of hair or beard. While the Pentagon
does not track religious affiliations within families serving, Singh believes
they are among the very first to have two generations of Sikh Americans,
serving as officers in the United States Armed Forces.
Lieutenant Naureen Singh
Colonel (Ret.) G.B. Singh furthers, “I am
proud of Naureen and am certain she will be a positive asset to the U.S. Air
Force as she embarks on this journey.”
Lieutenant Singh was a part of
the first class to go through the entirety of the training during the COVID-19 pandemic.Trainees in the program had to go through numerous challenges and
obstacles including assault courses, rigorous academics, drill and ceremony,
and physical training.
“Even though I had
a completely different set of struggles than my dad, I recognize that because
of him and his sacrifices, I was able to move and push forwards. I hope that as
a leader, I can continue to do the same for others about the opportunities that
exist in public service, even if they never considered it in their realm of
possibility,” she explains.
Lieutenant Singh is joining the Air Force
Reserve and plans to continue to pursue her Master’s degree in Criminal Justice
at the University of Colorado at Denver. She hopes to continue a career in
public service and continue to educate communities of their rights and empower
them to organize around issues they care about.
Monday, July 6, 2020
DSGMC:Sanitiser Tunnel Installed at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Rajouri Garden,New Delhi
Sanitiser Tunnel Installed at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Rajouri Garden,New Delhi.Devotees will be given
entry in Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Rajouri Garden; only after passing
through sanitizer tunnel.
Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh
Sabha Rajouri Garden is one of the major Singh Sabha Gurdwara of Delhi and is
the only Singh Sabha Gurdwara which was
open for devotees even during lockdown time.
Gurudwara’s President Mr. Harmanjeet Singh said that though from the beginning of the lockdown , devotees were requested to listen to the Gurbani Kirtan at home; we allowed their entry only after following strict instructions/guidelines given by the government. Only after observing their body temperature and after sanitizing their hands ,they were allowed to enter inside the Gurdwara.
Gurudwara’s President Mr. Harmanjeet Singh said that though from the beginning of the lockdown , devotees were requested to listen to the Gurbani Kirtan at home; we allowed their entry only after following strict instructions/guidelines given by the government. Only after observing their body temperature and after sanitizing their hands ,they were allowed to enter inside the Gurdwara.
With the support of the Sangat/Community a
tunnel has now installed at the main gate of Gurdwara through which the devotees will be able to enter the
Gurdwara only after complete sanitation.
Mr.Harmanjeet Singh said
that there would be no compromise in security, so all the safety parameters are
being followed. Regularly Gurdwara is being sanitized both in the morning and in the evening.
Aryuvedic kara (Medicine) is also made available for the devotees both times in
the morning and evening. A dialysis center and dispensary is also running in this
Gurudwara with complete security
measures.
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E-Registeration For Travellers to Punjab Mandatory From Monday Midnight i.e.7th July 2020
Travellers can self-register online from the comfort of their homes, as
per the guidelines issued by the government, and ensure hassle-free travel for
themselves
After Chief Minister
Capt. Amarinder Singh ruled out dilution of the 14-day home quarantine norm for
domestic entrants, in the light of the high-risk posed by those coming from
Delhi/NCR in particular, the process of e-registration for all travellers to
the state has been made mandatory from Monday midnight.
Travellers can self-register online from the comfort of their
homes, as per the guidelines issued by the government, and ensure hassle-free
travel for themselves.
Travel Registeration sample
The state government has strongly advised road travellers
entering or transiting through Punjab to self-register, either through Cova app
or through a weblink, https://cova.punjab.gov.in/registration, before embarking
on the journey.
The objective of e-registration is to avoid any inconvenience to
the travellers due to crowding and long queues at the border check points.
For passengers who are entering
the state and not merely transiting it, after successfully crossing the
check-point, those who are asymptomatic will have to undergo self-quarantine at
their homes for 14 days. During quarantine, they will be required to report
their medical status daily either by calling 112 or through the Cova App. In
case of symptomatic passengers, appropriate instructions will be given at the
check-point, said a government spokesperson.
The spokesperson said all
relevant details about the visitors/residents coming into Punjab would be
shared with the health authorities concerned and police stations through a
real-time alert system. The police stations concerned would keep a regular
check, both through physical and technical means (geo-fencing etc.), on the
incoming visitors at their given addresses for their protection and the health
and safety of the people of Punjab.
DSGMC : ‘Langar on Wheels’ is Dishing Out Thousands Of Meals Daily in Delhi
"Langar on Wheels" at Karol Bagh, Inder Puri and Piragarhi
Harkirat Singh Kandola Got 1st Position in online Naam Bani Simran Gurmat Competition
Harkirat Singh Kandola s/o Jaswinder Singh Kandola ,Grade 3 student of A.A.Chak Mander participated in online Gurmat competition organized by Gurmat Education Society.
He got 1st position in Naam Bani Simran competition .He is also honoured by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee members of Gurudwara Charan Kawal Sahib, Jindowal ,Banga, Nawanshahr.
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Selfless Sikhs Serve 1,325 Free Meals to Starving Housing Commission Residents Who Were Forced Into Total Lockdown in Melbourne
Selfless Sikh volunteers have served more than 1,300 free meals to housing commission residents
Sikh
volunteers have served 1,325 free meals overnight to housing commission
residents who were suddenly forced into coronavirus lockdown
in Melbourne.
The hard
lockdown was imposed by Victorian Government on Saturday in a bid to contain an
outbreak after 27 people in the towers tested positive to coronavirus.
The group drove their specialised 'free food' vans to the neighbouring suburbs on Sunday night and left the meals outside on tables
More than
3000 tenants were unprepared for the sudden lockdown and many had been left
without groceries and other supplies.
The group drove their specialised 'free food' vans to the neighbouring suburbs on Sunday night and left the meals outside on tables
Sikh
Volunteers Australia on Sunday drove to the public housing blocks in Kensington
and Flemington, in the inner northwest, to deliver free meals to desperate
residents.
'With the help and coordination of Victorian
Department of Health and Human Services and Victoria Police today we were able
to served 1325 meals,' the group wrote on Facebook.
'Thank you
everyone for your kind support.'
Sikh Volunteers Australia on Sunday provided 1,325 free meals to residents at public housing blocks in Kensington and Flemington, in the inner city
Volunteers
didn't come into contact with any residents in order to prevent potential
spread of coronavirus beyond the towers.
'We are
not making any direct contact with anyone. We leave food on the table, people
come there one by one and take food from there,' an organiser said.
Premier
Andrews ordered the closure of the nine public housing towers from 4pm on
Saturday amid fears the virus is spreading rapidly within their walls.
The 'hard
lockdown' will see 3,000 people in towers across Flemington, Kensington and
North Melbourne forced to stay inside - with armed police on every floor of
every block ensuring they do not leave for any reason over the next five days.
A 'total' or 'hard' lockdown where residents are completely confined to their homes is a first for Australia during the pandemic
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8492361/Sikhs-serve-1-325-free-meals-housing-commission-residents-coronavirus-lockdown-Melbourne.html
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