Sikh wins compensation over prison turban challenge

A Sikh solicitor has won undisclosed compensation after being barred from entering a prison to visit a client because he had pins in his turban.

Amrik Bilkhu, a criminal defence solicitor, was told to remove the pins even though he pointed out it would make the religious garment fall apart.

He brought a religious discrimination claim against the Ministry of Justice, which has now settled out of court and agreed to pay Mr Bilkhu’s legal costs.

Mr Bilkhu arrived at Belmarsh prison in south-east London to visit a client who was on remand in October 2013.

He had previously been allowed into the jail without any problems but on this occasion was refused entry because of the four pins holding together his turban.

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Justice Wears a Turban in Popular Kickstarter Comic Book

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Meet the world's newest action hero – Secret Agent Deep Singh aka "Super Sikh."  At night, he's on undercover missions destroying the plans of evil villains. By day, he's working a mundane technology job as a cover. Quite frankly, he's exhausted.  Deep Singh decides it's time to take his dream vacation to see Elvis Presley's Graceland. However, one particularly crazy gang of Taliban terrorists decides to make it their mission to follow him to the United States and get rid of him once and for all.

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Harbhajan Singh named 23rd most powerful Sikh

Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has been named as the 23rd most powerful Sikh in an announcement made by the Sikh Directory named, ‘Sikh 100′.

According to a report in yespunjab.com, Harbhajan occupied the 23rd spot while former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh occupied the top slot in the list. The list also featured names of Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Prakash Singh Badal, Sant Baba Iqbal Singh Ji, Sukhbir Singh Badal and Khushwant Singh.

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Skydiving from 14000 feet with Turban in St Kilda, jumping for religious freedom

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Sikh bonfire festival in Livingston marks end of winter

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Sikh multimedia museum in Bangla Sahib Gurdwara becoming a popular attraction

Delhi's first religious multimedia museum - 'Baba Baghel Singh Sikh Heritage Multimedia Museum' – is becoming a popular attraction not only for the Sikh community but also for people from other religions.

The museum, located inside Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, has been named after Baba Baghel Singh, a brave Sikh soldier, who played a significant role in defending Sikhism. He conquered the Red Fort in Delhi in 1783 and established seven historic gurdwaras in Delhi.

The force behind the ideas was International President of World Punjabi Organisation (WPO), Vikramjit Singh Sahney. Sahney conceptualised and started the museum in the memory of his father, late Gurucharan Singh Sahney.

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Sikh bodies seek ban on Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's debut film Messenger of God

Controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's yet-to-be-released film Messenger of God (MSG) has kicked off a controversy even before its release.

Various Sikh organisations are up in arms against the dera chief's debut film MSG which is slated for a January 16 release .

All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) on Sunday said that it will soon move the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a ban on the film. AISSF president Karnail Singh Peermohammad said even the film's teaser is controversial as it shows the dera chief challenging people (Sikhs) with his dialogue "Jo hamse takrayega" (who will try to confront me).

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110-year-old 'Christmas- loving' Sikh is oldest man in Britain

LONDON: An Indian origin 110-year-old man will be celebrating his 111th Christmas in 2014. 

Nazer Singh, who was born in Punjab and had not heard of Christmas until he moved to England in 1965, said that since he came to England he takes pride in receiving gifts and giving presents, but he is running out of items to ask for, the Daily Express reported. 

The ex-labourer, who lives with the 61-year-old son Chain in Sunderland, is planning to spend the day with family, won't be seeing all his nine children, 34 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren. 

Chain said that they always get warm clothes and whisky for Singh, who is the 3rd oldest man in the world after two 111-year-old Japanese men, Sakari Momoi and Yasutaro Koide.

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$7K of items stolen from Sikh temple in Jacksonville

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