Indo-Canadian Ravina Anand :Young Female, wins Diana Award

Outstanding Young Hero From Canada receives Award in Memory of  Princess Diana

Young person from Canada is honoured with ​The Diana Award​ for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change.​ Ravina Anand​ aged 24, from Canada has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – ​The Diana Award​.

Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons, The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex.

Indo-Canadian Ravina Anand​: Age 24

Indo-Canadian Ravina Anand Co-Founded Company Focused on Helping Ambitious Women Entrepreneurs

  Ravina is dedicated to advancing marginalised communities as well as promoting women’s rights. Her initiative ‘​FLIK​’ provides women entrepreneurs resources to accelerate their businesses and access relevant career experiences and mentorship opportunities. By understanding the impact of technological shifts, she has supported thousands of women in 28+ countries and launched educational campaigns online, highlighting stories of women from diverse backgrounds. 

Ravina uses her time and funds to enhance ​FLIK’s online platform​ development, deliver meaningful events, manage the tech product, create technological innovation, and will be launching a scholarship to help young women with their careers. The FLIK platform has allowed women to join an inclusive and safe community and advance women’s economic participation across the world.

Indo-Canadian Ravina Anand (left) and Michelle Kwok, founders of FLIK.

Ravina Anand ​and ​Michelle Kwok, two recently graduated Canadian students, launched FLIK, the first female-focused apprenticeship ​portal, allowing verified female talent to apprentice under innovative female founders and leaders across the world.

Indo-Canadian Ravina Anand (left) and Michelle Kwok, founders of FLIK.

 Tessy Ojo

Tessy Ojo, CEO of The Diana Award, says:

“We congratulate all our new Diana Award recipients who are changemakers for their generation. We know by receiving this honour they will inspire more young people to get involved in their communities and begin their own journey as active citizens. For over twenty years The Diana Award has valued and invested in young people encouraging them to continue to make positive change in their communities and lives of others.”

About The Diana Award
The Diana Award develops and inspires positive change in the lives of young people through three key programmes which include; a mentoring programme for young people at risk, a youth-led anti-bullying ambassadors campaign and a prestigious award which publicly recognises young people – The Diana Award.

Link:https://www.sikhnet.com/news/young-female-ravina-anand-wins-diana-award

From Protests to Pandemic " : How The Sikh Community In The US Serves 'Langar' During Corona Crisis

While the United States is rocked with Black Lives Matter protests &
the deadly pandemic Coronavirus, the Sikh community has risen up to feed those
in need. Be it the protestors, nurses, doctors, or the poor, nobody goes
empty-handed when it comes to the 'Seva' offered by the Sikhs.Regardless of
caste,color,religion,or gender, 'Guru Ka Langar' is for everyone.World Sikh
Parliament has already served 1.47,000 free meals as of now.Not just this,they
have distributed groceries to thousands of families in the USA.

Amir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha: the Partition Saga will Now Include Suffering During Coronavirus Pandemic

Aamir Khan-starrer Laal Singh Chaddha will now be released next year and will incorporate facets of the COVID-19 pandemic. A source says that the movie would have been incomplete without mentioning coronavirus.

There is a discussion about Aamir’s film that the script of this film will be changed now. The story of the film, which is said to be linked to the historical event of the 1947 Partition, is said to contain the Corona epidemic.

According to media reports, Aamir Khan’s film is based on Indian society and historical events. The story seems incomplete without Corona’s crisis. So now the lockdown will add new points to the screenplay of the film. Aamir will start shooting for the film after the lockdown.

 Aamir’s film has covered many important and big events related to freedom. The idea of ​​involving an epidemic like Corona has come to the filmmaker.

However, there is no official mention of Aamir or his team making a comeback.

Link:https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/laal-singh-chaddha-the-partition-saga-will-now-include-suffering-during-coronavirus-pandemic

https://topsnewsbazar.com/aamir-khan-will-cover-corona-in-the-next-movie/

Punjab AAP Leaders Meet Sikh Farmers Facing Eviction in UP

AAP Leaders met Farmers in Bijnor

 To express solidarity with Punjabi farmers who were facing eviction in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, a delegation of Aam Aadmi Party

(AAP) interacted with affected families and promised to highlight the issue.

Harpal Singh Cheema 

Punjab assembly leader of opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema told TOI that the farmers in Terai region were apprehensive that despite assurances, their land records had been changed, depriving them of their right to sell or lease out land.

“We met farmers in Nagina in Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh and Bazpur in Uttarakhand. BJP is trying to favour corporates by usurping the land of farmers. The land is Bajpur even has industrial units and the smaller ones belong to people originally from Punjab,” he said.

“The general sentiment among farmers is that injustice is being done to them. Farmers shifted there when others were reluctant to take up farming. They showed us marks of snake bites to prove how they struggled to contribute to the development of the areas back then. But now the state governments want to take over their land,” added Cheema.

AAP leaders claimed that statements being made by politicians rang hollow as farmers were up in arms against the move. “We will also support any agitation launched by the landowners. I will prepare a report on the ground situation and send it to the Prime Minister and chief ministers,” said Cheema.

AAP MLA Kultar Singh Sandhwan

 AAP MLA Kultar Singh Sandhwan who is also a part of the delegation, added the matter would be raised in Parliament through the party’s MP, Bhagwant Mann.

The chunks of land in question were allotted to the farmers by the kings of the times, adding that during the land consolidation in 1952, the farmers were registered as owners of the lands. However, in 1963, the farmers were declared as tillers as per the law. These farmers had been tilling these lands ever since.

Taking cognisance of reports of attempts by the Uttar Pradesh government to displace more than 30,000 Sikh farmers by taking over their arable land, Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh last week said he will take up the issue with his UP counterpart, Yogi Adityanath, and Union home minister Amit Shah.

Link:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-aap-leaders-meet-sikh-farmers-facing-eviction-in-up/articleshow/76621116.cms

UNITED SIKHS Team Bangalore is functioning to serve nutritious and hygienic meals to the Frontline Warriors fighting COVID 19

UNITED SIKHS Team Bangalore is functioning to serve nutritious and hygienic meals to the Frontline Warriors fighting COVID 19.

Their volunteers are preparing and distributing more than 220 lunch and dinner meals to the doctors and nurses in Sir C V Raman General Hospital and in Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College).

 We are grateful  UNITED SIKHS Team, their volunteers / supporters for their contribution.

Volunteer with UNITED SIKHS.

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Mr.Lal Singh : TADA Sikh Detainee Set to be Released After 28 Years in Jail

                                     Mr. Lal Singh

The Centre has ordered the release a 61-year-old Sikh prisoner incarcerated in jail for 28 years following his conviction under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (Tada). The release of Tada convict Lal Singh has been sought by Sikh groups many times over the years.

A communic ation received by superintendent of Maximum Security Jail Nabha from M K Chahar, undersecretary (law) in legal cell of Ministry of Home Affairs says that the Director General and Inspector General of Prisons, Gujarat, has passed an order on March 3, 2020, for release of Tada convict Lal Singh, who is undergoing life imprisonment in Nabha jail.

The communication has also asked the jail superintendent to intimate whether the Tada convict has been released from jail in view of the March 3 order of DG and IG Prisons, Gujarat.

Lal Singh, who belongs to Akalgarh village near Phagwara, was awarded life imprisonment in 1997 in an arms recovery case at Dadar railway station in 1992. He is currently out on parole. The issue of Sikh detainees’ release had been taken up by activist Gurbax Singh Khalsa who had gone on a fast in November 2013 and later by Surat Singh Khalsa. The release also figured among Bargari Morcha’s demands.

Lal Singh was among those granted remission by the Centre in November 2019 in view of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, but he was not released as he faced charges in two other cases. His release has been ordered now after an all-clear from Gujarat, where most cases were lodged.

Link:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/tada-sikh-detainee-set-to-be-released-after-28-years-in-jail/articleshow/76636161.cms

Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar,Dubai Charters First Repatriation flight from UAE to Punjab : Arranges Safe Return of 209 NRIs

The chartered flight took off on Thursday from Dubai with a total of 209 passengers.

The Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara Dubai successfully arranged the first ever chartered flight for the people stranded in the country to Amristar. The Indigo flight took off on Thursday from Dubai with a total of 209 passengers.

Passengers of the first repatriation flight to Punjab

“We are thankful to the Indian Consulate and Indian Embassy, UAE for all their support to make this happen. There is has been a huge support from the Khalsa Motorcycle Club UAE who have been tirelessly helping us with this initiative. Special thanks to Punjab Government for their timely approvals,” said Surender Kandhari, Chairman Guru Nanak Darbar Dubai.

“We are in the process of arranging for more chartered flights to Amritsar in the coming days.  The second flight is scheduled for 27th June, two are in the pipeline, and we are working on six more flights in the coming weeks making sure they reach home safely and at the earliest,” he added.

Sikhs have been at the forefront of philanthropic work throughout the world and have been like a pillar of support for victims, providing them with medical aid, food, water, and everyday essentials to fight against the deadly coronavirus disease as the spirit of community service is an integral part of the Sikh faith.

Guru Nanak Darbar Gurudwara Dubai has been distributing meals to around 1500 people everyday since March with the help of Indian consulate and few volunteers to the blue collared workers and the needy in the UAE during these difficult times of Covid-19. This is our commitment towards the society, as it also reminds us of our shared responsibility to treat others as we wish to be treated ourselves and the basic principles that bind people of different faiths together.

Mr.Surender Singh Kandhari, chairman of the Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar, Dubai

“We are happy to see that our brethren are being repatriated to their homes during this difficult situation in Dubai and hope that are all well settled and reunite with their families after their quarantine at the earliest,” said  Surender Singh Kandhari. More than 200 chartered flights have been operated, besides the special flights operated by Air India under the Vande Bharat Mission launched on May 7 to repatriate Indians stranded in the UAE due to Covid-19 situation. More than 60,000 UAE-based NRIs have returned to Indian safely.

“This is our commitment towards the society, as it also reminds us of our shared responsibility to treat others as we wish to be treated ourselves and the basic principles that bind people of different faiths together.”

Link:https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2020/06/25/gurudwara-arranges-safe-return-of-209-nris#:~:text=The%20chartered%20flight%20took%20off,a%20total%20of%20209%20passengers.&text=The%20Guru%20Nanak%20Darbar%20Gurudwara,in%20the%20country%20to%20Amristar.

Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa :Book Sonia Gandhi and Rahul for deceit with nation and Treason for getting monetary benefits from China

Mr.Manjinder Singh Sirsa :DSGMC President and National Spokesman of the Shiromani  Akali Dal

The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management  Committee (DSGMC) President and National Spokesman of the Shiromani  Akali Dal Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa demanded that a case of deceit with nation and treason should be registered against AICC working President Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and ex President Mr. Rahul Gandhi.

 In a statement released here today, Mr. Sirsa said that in a shocking and sensational revelation it has emerged that both these leader took money from China in the name of the their Rajiv Gandhi foundation. He said that this is the main reason why Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and Mr. Rahul Gandhi were consistently attacking our soldiers, our nation and were issuing statements favoring China, which has martyred our 20 soldiers.

  Mr. Sirsa said that earlier Mr. Rajiv Gandhi has sold the nation by taking bribe for purchase of Bofors guns and now it has come to light that both these members of the Gandhi family have took money from China in the name of their foundation. He said that this is clear case of deceit with nation and treachery. He said that both leaders should be booked on these charged.

The SAD leader also said that they have sold interest of the country with China which is regularly trying to usurp our land in Ladakh and other regions.  He said that this issue is related with the security of our country and our brave soldiers who are braving very harsh weather condition to safeguard our motherland from the enemy. He said that it is shameful to note that they have sold interest of nation to the enemy country. He said that it should also be probed on what deal they have done with China to support it against our own country. He said that nation cannot forgive such actions of the Congress leaders particularly Gandhi family which is hell bent on causing damage to the nation.

With Thanks,

Sudeep Singh

Honorary Media Advisor

DSGMC

Northampton's Sikh Community Feeding 300 Vulnerable People Each Week in Lockdown

The Sikh community in Northampton in action.

The Sikh community in Northampton has been supporting the homeless and vulnerable for more than 40 years, but since lockdown, they have seen a huge rise in demand for their services.

They are now feeding around 300 people every week - triple the amount they were doing before.

Amarjit Singh Atwal is the Trustee for the Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club and the Siri Guru Singh Sabha Northampton.

Both charities have been working in partnership with Northampton Hope Centre to keep up with demand.

The Sikh community are now feeding 300 people each week.

Amarjit Singh Atwal said: "Before this we were providing maybe 80-90 meals a week, but we're probably up to maybe 300 and more some weeks so that's the hot food side of it. We've now started to do a small foodbank providing food for people with a specific cultural needs, so that's quite busy as well.

"We've helped people where they've needed furniture, so they might have been moved to somewhere where it's a safer place for them to live. And some of the volunteers who have been in isolation have been making PPE for the general hospital."

Sikhs in Northampton have been doing this for more than four decades - it is part of their faith to go out and help as many people as possible.

It is called seva, which means selfless service.

Their hard work has not gone unnoticed. They recently won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the highest accolade a voluntary organisation can receive.

"We were really delighted that we'd won such a big award," Mr Singh Atwal said.

"The Sikh community in Northampton has been volunteering and working with other organisations for probably over 40 years now. It was great for us as a community to get that recognition."

Mr Singh Atwal and his team of volunteers will continue to help out as long as they're needed, which a. be for many more months to come.

Link:https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-06-25/northampton-s-sikh-community-feeding-300-vulnerable-people-each-week-in-lockdown/