Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit pays her respects at the Golden temple in Amritsar on June 23, 2012. Dikshit visited the city to attend the inauguration ceremony of Guru Teg Bahadur Niwas on June 24.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Inauguration of Guru Teg Bahadur Niwas in Amritsar ( Pic 2 )
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit (3L), Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President, Paramjit Singh Sarna (R), Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Om Parkash Soni (C), and Delhi Education Minister, Arvinder Singh Lovely (L), sit as they listen to the speaker during an inauguration ceremony of Guru Teg Bahadur Niwas building in Amritsar on June 24, 2012. Dikshit visited the city to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Guru Teg Bahadur Niwas building and visit the Sikh Golden Temple.
Link with Thanks : http://www.firstpost.com/topic/place/new-delhi-delhi-chief-minister-sheila-dikshit-3l-delhi-si-image-08qggbP8kJdZ4-140-1.html
Inauguration of Guru Teg Bahadur Niwas in Amritsar ( Pic 1 )
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit holds a sword presented by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President, Paramjit Singh Sarna (2R) and members of the DSGMC during an inauguration ceremony of Guru Teg Bahadur Niwas building in Amritsar on June 24, 2012. Dikshit visited the city to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Guru Teg Bahadur Niwas building and visit the Sikh Golden Temple.
Link with thanks : http://www.firstpost.com/topic/place/new-delhi-delhi-chief-minister-sheila-dikshit-holds-a-sword-image-04WrbmNaCd74m-140-1.html
18 Sikh saves accident victims
Imphal, June 23 2012:
In a miraculous incident today, two persons who were visiting on a
Maruti Van have evaded death when their van plunged into a pond outside
the Tulihal Airport in front of 18 SIKH location, according to a press
release of PRO IGAR (S) .
The two persons were travelling in the van loaded with chicks for a poultry farm in Imphal market when the driver of the van fell asleep due to which the van went off road and fell into the pond.
Immediately, a team of 18 SIKH of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR (S) rushed to the spot and managed to pull out both the passengers.
The van however was stuck deep inside the pond.
A heavy vehicle from 18 SIKH unit and a JCB were used to pull out the vehicle.
The injured victims were administered first aid and immediately evacuated to RIMS hospital for further treatment.
The quick action from 18 SIKH helped in saving lives of the two persons, the release added.
The two persons were travelling in the van loaded with chicks for a poultry farm in Imphal market when the driver of the van fell asleep due to which the van went off road and fell into the pond.
Immediately, a team of 18 SIKH of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR (S) rushed to the spot and managed to pull out both the passengers.
The van however was stuck deep inside the pond.
A heavy vehicle from 18 SIKH unit and a JCB were used to pull out the vehicle.
The injured victims were administered first aid and immediately evacuated to RIMS hospital for further treatment.
The quick action from 18 SIKH helped in saving lives of the two persons, the release added.
with thanks : E-pao : link
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After Rajya Sabha, Ahluwalia loses Patna Sahib poll
JALANDHAR: After his defeat in Rajya Sabha election from Jharkhand, BJP leader S S Ahluwalia lost his election in Takht Patna Sahib Management Board
on Sunday. He lost it to former Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Managing Committee
president Harvinder Singh Sarna, who is also general secretary of SAD
(Delhi). Ahluwalia had earlier remained president of the board for
several years in his Congress days and then after he switched sides to
BJP. Even when he was not president he called the shots in the board and
his confidants controlled it.
With this loss, he has finally lost the clout in gurudwara management of Patna Sahib, which also happens to be a Takht of the Sikhs. The SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar, who had reached Patna Sahib for the election and had advocated a consensus, did not cast his vote. Makkar confirmed the development to TOI on phone from Patna Sahib. "I tried for a consensus and had told that if election would be held then I would not be casting the vote," Makkar said. Sources said Ahluwalia had the support of Parkash Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal, but Badal's bete noir Sarna got nine votes, while Ahluwalia could muster only four votes. The board had 14 members (Makkar abstained from voting) and it was to elected 15th member.
Now, after three weeks its president and other office bearers would be elected. It is learnt that Makkar preferred to stay away from voting after it was clear to him that majority of the members were siding with Sarna and when he advocated consensus these members said that then consensus should be on Sarna to which Makkar could not agree and said that some other name should be suggested. Sarna had said that he would support election of a local member as the president. Earlier, leaders from Punjab had also been holding the post which had not been going down well with local community leaders.
Former SGPC secretary general Manjit Singh Calcutta said during Operation Bluestar and during subsequent turbulent times for Sikhs, Ahluwalia sided with Congress but now apparently SAD was siding with him due to his political ends, as he was now in BJP. "This election has also confirmed that SAD's influence was confining to Punjab alone and it was losing confidence of Sikhs living in other states," he said, adding "diaspora Sikhs have already rejected the changes affected by SGPC in Nanakshahi calendar".
With this loss, he has finally lost the clout in gurudwara management of Patna Sahib, which also happens to be a Takht of the Sikhs. The SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar, who had reached Patna Sahib for the election and had advocated a consensus, did not cast his vote. Makkar confirmed the development to TOI on phone from Patna Sahib. "I tried for a consensus and had told that if election would be held then I would not be casting the vote," Makkar said. Sources said Ahluwalia had the support of Parkash Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal, but Badal's bete noir Sarna got nine votes, while Ahluwalia could muster only four votes. The board had 14 members (Makkar abstained from voting) and it was to elected 15th member.
Now, after three weeks its president and other office bearers would be elected. It is learnt that Makkar preferred to stay away from voting after it was clear to him that majority of the members were siding with Sarna and when he advocated consensus these members said that then consensus should be on Sarna to which Makkar could not agree and said that some other name should be suggested. Sarna had said that he would support election of a local member as the president. Earlier, leaders from Punjab had also been holding the post which had not been going down well with local community leaders.
Former SGPC secretary general Manjit Singh Calcutta said during Operation Bluestar and during subsequent turbulent times for Sikhs, Ahluwalia sided with Congress but now apparently SAD was siding with him due to his political ends, as he was now in BJP. "This election has also confirmed that SAD's influence was confining to Punjab alone and it was losing confidence of Sikhs living in other states," he said, adding "diaspora Sikhs have already rejected the changes affected by SGPC in Nanakshahi calendar".
with thanks : Times of India : LINK
Sikh In Kabul, Afghanistan - FULL DOCUMENTARY FILM 2012
Synopsis: Documentary focuses on the Sikh community of Afghanistan that
have dwindled from 80,000 to a mere 1000 as of 2012. The proud Afghan Sikhs have
been a part of the culture and heritage of Afghanistan ever since the founder of
Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev Ji visited Kabul on his return from Baghdad and Mecca to
India in the 16th century.
This film has captured the testimonies of the surviving Sikh families of Kabul who live in appalling conditions within their damaged Gurdwaré (Sikh place of worship) where 2 families are confined to a room. Since the American invasion of 2001 numerous wealthy Sikhs fled in haste to Pakistan and Europe, but some unable to flee were stranded and today their dilemma is worse than ever.
Walk on with Náám in your heart and, you'll never walk alone.
Pritpal Singh
ਸਰਦਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ
सरदार पिर्तपाल सिंह
This film has captured the testimonies of the surviving Sikh families of Kabul who live in appalling conditions within their damaged Gurdwaré (Sikh place of worship) where 2 families are confined to a room. Since the American invasion of 2001 numerous wealthy Sikhs fled in haste to Pakistan and Europe, but some unable to flee were stranded and today their dilemma is worse than ever.
Walk on with Náám in your heart and, you'll never walk alone.
Pritpal Singh
ਸਰਦਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ
सरदार पिर्तपाल सिंह
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