Bhindranwale T-shirts, Made in China, sold in Punjab

Bhindranwale may seem a long way from Beijing, but trust the great Chinese assembly line to go the distance. The face of the Sikh militancy movement is enjoying a surge in popularity in Punjab, and he is doing so riding on Made in China products — ranging from T-shirts to calendars, bumper stickers to coffee mugs and key chains, some carrying his pictures with the message “I will have to make a comeback”.

Youths in villages and towns of the state can be seen sporting bright yellow T-shirts, emblazoned with huge photos of Bhindranwale carrying an AK-47 rifle. And the paraphernalia is being openly sold in prominent markets in Jalandhar, Patiala, Amritsar, Ludhiana and even Delhi.

The numbers are surprising. Sukhdev Singh, a shopkeeper in Amritsar, claims to have sold 1.8 lakh calendars with Bhindranwale’s photos, each priced at Rs 20. He claims that the rush is unabated, something which has prompted the Chinese to enter the market.

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Youth found guilty in killing of Sikh businessman

Melbourne, Mar 4 (PTI) A 22-year-old youth has been found guilty by a New Zealand court of murdering a south Auckland- based Sikh businessman in 2008.

Anitelea Chan-Kee, who fired the fatal shot at liquor store owner Navtej Singh during an armed robbery, was found guilty by a jury in the High Court at Auckland.

However, five other accused -- Myron Felise, 22, Tino Felise, 19, Eti Filoa, 25, Walter McCarthy, 19, and Jason Naseri, 21 -- were found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter, the New Zealand Herald reported.

Mefiposeta Chan-Kee, 26, was discharged after being found not guilty of being an accessory after the killing.

Sentencing will be at the High Court on April 23.

The Indian was shot dead during a robbery at his Riverton liquor store in Manurewa East on June 7, 2008.

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Pak authorities not giving gurdwara control to Sikhs

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Peshawar, Mar 3 (PTI) The Sikh community in this northwestern Pakistani city today complained that the local administration is not giving it control over a gurdwara despite repeated requests to concerned authorities.

Leaders of the Sikh community said they had sought control of the gurdwara in Jogiwara area as the only other prayer hall in the interior of city is often crowded due to an increase in the number of worshippers.

"We are not being given control of the gurdwara in Jogiwara for the past seven years despite the fact that we have submitted many applications to officials in the district administration," Sahib Singh, former member of the district assembly of Peshawar, told PTI.

"We can look after the gurdwara and we can arrange funds for its repair on our own, provided the government gives it to our control," he said.

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Amitabh feels drawn towards Sikhism

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Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, whose mother was a Sikh, says he feels drawn towards the religion and wants to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar with his children Abhishek and Shweta but can't because of time constraints.

Abhishek shoots in the holy city of Amritsar and his sister Shweta joins him to pay homage and prayer at the Harmandir Saheb. I wish I could do the same, but am unable to. Soon however I shall find the time. Or as they say in such situations, when the time comes He will call you...," Amitabh posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.

The actor, whose mother, late Teji Bachchan, belonged to a Sikh family, says the Sikh bloods in him 'beckons'.

The Sikh blood in me beckons and I must honour it. It is rather strange, but in the last few months, my attraction and interest towards my Sikh links attain some prominence and I feel drawn towards it," he said.

Amitabh says he wears two lockets of Guru Nanak all the time and even has a photograph of all the Gurus, presented by director Raj Kanwar, that finds space at his place of worship.

I seek blessings from them each morning - Sat Naam Wahe Guru , I recite, as I touch their images and a strange sense of fulfillment and strength consumes me," he added.

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Two kidnapped Sikhs rescued in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces on Monday recovered two of three Sikhs kidnapped for ransom in the country's volatile northwest, a security official said, days after the body of the third Sikh was found.

The three Sikhs were abducted from the Khyber region on the Afghan border in January. The decapitated body of one of them was found last week.

Government forces launched an operation early on Monday and rescued the remaining two Sikhs.

"Some terrorists have also been killed in the fighting," a security official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters.

Sikhs are a tiny minority in predominantly Muslim Pakistan, but a sizeable community has lived in Khyber and elsewhere in the northwest. Most of them run private businesses.

Khyber has long been a den for criminal syndicates involved in kidnapping, smuggling, drug trafficking and car-jackings. Criminals are also believed to have established links with Islamist militants in recent years.

Three militants were also killed in a shootout with security forces near the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, while the bodies of five militants were found in the northwestern Swat region on Monday, security officials said.

(Reporting by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Michael Georgy and Paul Tait)

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Punjab & Haryana on High alert

Punjab & Haryana are on high alert after widespread violence reported in Mansa, Kaithal, Jind, Sirsa, Abohar, Narwana, Fatehabad, Karnal, Moga, Barnala, Ludhiana, Ferozpur as well SriGanga Nagar & Hanumangarh in Rajasthan. A number of buses, three trains, a post office, a telephone exchange, a BDO office, a DC office have been burnt. The trouble started after CBI registered a case of Murder against Baba Ram Raheem Dera. Para Military has been asked by both the states. It is being said that some masked persons are involved in this violence.

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