Hailstones at Golden temple on Friday

HAILSTONES: An Indian girl picked up hail after a hail storm and heavy rain outside the Sikh Shrine Golden temple in Amritsar on Friday. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images).

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Gurdwara Lakhanmajra - 18 KM from Rohtak : Pics

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Akal Takht defers hearing on Amitabh plea on ’84 riots

The Akal Takht on Tuesday deferred indefinitely the case involving Amitabh Bachc-han’s alleged role in inciting violence in 1984 Sikh riots.

Earlier, the hearing was scheduled for December 22 but put off due to unavailability of Sikh high priests for this meeting. As many as five Sikh high priests were supposed to give their verdict on Bachchan’s plea.

Bachchan, in a sealed letter to the Akal Takht, had pleaded his innocence in the riots. He had sent the letter after facing criticism from various Sikh organisations about an invitation pertaining to inauguration of Khalsa Heritage complex, Virast-e-Khalsa, at Anandpur Sahib. As a result of this, he did not attend this function.

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HC issues notices to Centre, Punjab gov on Sehajdhari issue

Chandigarh, Jan 3 (PTI) Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notices to the Centre, Punjab government, SGPC and Gurudwara Election Tribunal for February 8 on a PIL by Sehajdharis (non-baptised Sikhs), seeking fresh elections of SGPC and inclusion of Sehajdhari in revised list. On December 20, the High Court had quashed the Centre's notification debarring Sehajdharis from voting in the Sikh body's polls. The petitioner appealed that till the fresh elcetions are held, newly elected members of SGPC, which is the apex religious body of the Sikhs, be restrained from acting. It was submitted by the petitioner that the election of SGPC held on September 18, 2011 was made conditional and outcome of the writ petitions challenging notification issued by the Central government on October 8, 2003 disfranchising Sehajdharis by the full bench of the High Court as well as by the Supreme Court in the Special Leave Petition.

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Live Broadcast from Takhat Siri Hazur Sahib Now on SikhNet

In memory and celebration of the Prakash Purab (Birthday) of Guru Gobind Singh Ji which occurs this year on Saturday, Dec 31st, we are excited to announce the launch of daily live audio broadcast from Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib.

This will enable thousands of Sikhs all over the world to join in and listen to Kirtan that is happening live from Takhat Siri Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, India.

Although this broadcast channel just became available on SikhNet Radio and on the Gurbani Media Center mobile app, it will continue indefinitely after the coming Gurpurb, so that you will always be able to listen to kirtan from Takht Sachkand Siri Hazur Sahib. It is now a permanent SikhNet Radio channel - Channel 7.

This new live audio broadcast has been made possible by the partnership of SikhNet and the Hazur Sahib Gurdwara management. Special thanks to Dr. P. S. Pasricha (Chairman) as well as Jasbir Singh Dham (Adviser to Chairman) who helped make this new service possible on this auspicious occasion.

Starting early morning on December 31st (India time - Standard Time +05:30 UTC) you can listen to the special celebrations going on at Takhat Siri Hazoor Sahib in celebration of the birth of Siri Guru Gobind Singh ji.

You can listen to the Live Broadcast directly on the SikhNet Radio page (Channel 7) as well as on your mobile device using the SikhNet Radio / Gurbani Media Center mobile apps. In the following week the live audio will also be available directly on the Hazur Sahib website.

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Akal Takht to decide on Big B's plea today

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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's plea of innocence in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots would come up before the highest Sikh body -- Akal Takht -- in Amritsar on Tuesday. The Akal Takht was likely to take a decision over the letter Bachchan had sent it ...

Akal Takht to decide on Big B's plea today

History of Afghan Sikhs & Hindus- In Brief

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Ambassador Madanjeet Singh's interview with Anarkali Honaryar

Afghan Sikh Heroine & 2011 UNESCO Prize laureate Senator Dr Anarkali Kaur Honaryar
Anarkali Kaur modern day “Mata Bhago Kaur”

FRANCE: Afghan women's rights campaigner is the winners of a United Nations award recognizing her outstanding contributions to the promotion of tolerance and non-violence, the UN announced.

Anarkali Kaur, defender of the rights of women and minority groups in Afghanistan received the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence, was honoured in a special ceremony on 9 December 2011 at the agency's headquarters in Paris.

Ms Honaryar is honoured for her work helping women who suffer from domestic abuse, forced marriages and gender discrimination and for her commitment to promote the ideals of human dignity, human rights, mutual respect and tolerance in her country.

After the parliamentary elections of 2010, Anarkali Kaur became the first non-Muslim woman member of Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of parliament.

Source: http://womennewsnetwork.net/2011/11/17/unesco-awards-peace-hero-defenders/

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