Sukhdeep Kaur :First Sikh Woman Prison Officer in Hongkong Donning A Blue Turban To Match Her Navy Blue Uniform

Sporting a blue turban matching her navy blue uniform, Sukhdeep is quite noticeable among the prison squad while marching on the premises of Lo Wu Correctional Institution.

Sukhdeep Kaur, hailing from a nondescript village in Tarn Taran, is the first ‘amritdhari’ Sikh woman  prison officer in Hong Kong.

Sukhdeep Kaur with Woo Ying Ming, Correctional Services Department head

It was for the first time that a baptised Sikh woman was given recognition to be placed with the Correctional Services Department (CSD) in Hong Kong.

The CSD gave Sukhdeep Kaur four blue turbans as part of her Uniform .

Sukhdeep said due to communication gap, as majority of people of Hong Kong origin speak Cantonese (a form of Chinese language), initially it was difficult for me to apprise the people about Sikhism.yet she gained attention for being a woman wearing a turban.

Sukhdeep Kaur with husband Shubeg Singh and Hong Kong Commissioner of Correctional Services Woo Ying-ming

She moved to Hong Kong with the support of her relatives a few years back. She did some extensive course as per the Hong Kong curriculum. Thereafter, she underwent a 23-week special Training.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3042168/female-prison-officer-hong-kong-becomes-first-wear

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi

The Directorate of Gurdwara Elections :New Software to be Developed For Preparing Photo Electoral Rolls For 2021 Gurdwara Polls

Rajendra Pal Gautam,Delhi Minister for Gurdwara Elections

Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said a dedicated software will be developed for the preparation and customisation of new photo electoral rolls for Gurdwara elections in March next year. The Directorate of Gurdwara elections has made a request to the Information and Technology department in this regard, he said.

Gautam, who is the Delhi minister for gurdwara elections, said the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections has also requested the Office of Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, to help it match and verify data of electoral rolls with that of state electoral rolls. “This will be helpful in ensuring transparency in the preparation of photo electoral rolls for the elections to Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee,” he said.

To expedite the process, the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections will extend manpower support to the Delhi CEO office, the minister said.

The Directorate of Gurdwara Elections conducts elections to the DSGMC and the members have a term of four years.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/new-software-to-be-developed-for-photo-electoral-rolls-for-gurdwara-polls-120080200562_1.html

Thailand Sikh Society Serving Humanity:ThaiIndianPeaceandProsperityCharityGroup

https://www.facebook.com/ThaiSikhnews/posts/2593447950871847

Danny Singh,Australian Watchmaker :Promoting Sikhism and Bridging Cultural Differences Through His Watches Having ‘Khanda"

"Khalsa should be on everyone’s wrist”; "No other brand had such Power, Culture, Pride, History and Divinity as a part of it".

Promoting Sikhism and bridging cultural differences through his watches having ‘Khanda,’ a Sikh symbol with double-edged sword representing the belief in one god, as its logo on the dial and crown of his luxury range of watches has become the aim of Australian watchmaker Danny Singh.

Danny Singh, whose business found its name on papers at the end of 2019, is of view that his watch brand "Khanda" is also a form of service to Sikhs from his motherland Punjab.

The Oz Sikh watchmaker's family had migrated after Indo-Pak partition in 1947 and, according to him, the family was involved in seva (voluntary service) and philanthropy.

About his logo, he said “Nobody has ever chosen the Khanda as their recognized symbol of excellence. We have started it and are pursuing this forward”.

Claiming that the brand Khanda has already been overwhelmingly well received, he said “This brand is a tribute to the day Khalsa was founded by the hands of the legendary tenth Sikh master Guru Gobind Singh.

When asked whether a commercial brand which also promotes Sikhism will help dispel myths about Sikhs' identity due to which they are subjected to hate attacks in several countries, Danny replied “We are Sikhs and have always fought with foreign raiders who had invaded India. We are about doing selfless service to humanity. We will have even served the haters until we make their hate turn to love”;“The love and the adoration which we received have touched and moved us all” he said in an emotive note.

Stating that his company has created something that’s divine for the people, he further claimed that no other brand had such power, culture, pride, history and divinity as a part of it.

In his collection range, he has also brought out the Kaur range,.”This is a homage to the name carried by girls that literally means princess, and I believes that its appeal is cross cultural” adding that the brand would also make people more curious about the Khalsa and help in getting people to understand a bit more about Sikhs.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/oz-sikh-promoting-religiosity-in-rhythm/articleshow/77314180.cms

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi

Jitender Singh Shunty the "superhero" of the Corona period, celebrated his birthday at the cremation ground

Jitendra Singh Shanti, chief founder of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sevadal, has so far cremated more than 290 bodies from Corona. There were also some families who left the body at the last moment. He has also cremated such bodies by Jitendra Singh Shanti. 

While doing this service, Jitendra Singh Shanti and his entire family and Corona became positive. But with the prayers of the people he won the battle with Corona and again engaged in the service of the people. 

Todayon the occasion of his birthday, he observed a 2-minute silence at Seemapuri cremation ground and celebrated his birthday by paying homage to those who performed the funeral with his own hands.

https://www.facebook.com/Jitendersinghshunty/photos/a.410530249027044/2275334552546595

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi

Webinar Series 'From Internal Quality to Quality internalising' :Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College,University Of Delhi

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College, Dev Nagar,New Delhi has taken an initiative to start a series of talks by eminent and erudite speakers on the topics related to assurance of quality in Higher educational institutions in India, which would be held on 5th of every month. 

Broad theme is titled as 'From Internal Quality to Quality Internalising'  and the inaugural lecture in the series is by Professor Shiv Subramanian,  a notable educationist.

Dr.Deepak Sharma
Associate Professor
IQAC Coordinator
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi

DSGMC's "Langar On Wheels": Guru Ka Langar

Langar Sewa by Gurdwara Sri Bangla Sahib continues in Badarpur, Gajipur and Village Jait Pur.

Pics Courtsey,
Mr.Manjinder Singh Sirsa
President,DSGMC 

Khalsa Aid Canada:Delivered Fee Food to Health Sciences Centre’s Nurses/Healthcare workers

Team #Winnipeg delivered more than 100 trays of food to Health Sciences Centre’s Nurses/Healthcare workers with the help of Nimmi Ramgotra.

https://www.facebook.com/khalsaaidca

USA Man Accused Of Running Over Sikh Man Charged With Hate Crime

 

DENVER,USA—A man accused of running over the Sikh owner of a suburban Denver liquor store after reportedly telling him and his wife to “go back to your country” is now facing a hate crime charge in addition to 16 other charges, including attempted murder.

Prosecutors said the hate crime charge was filed against Eric Breemen on Tuesday nearly three months after the alleged assault in the parking lot of the Lakewood store Lakhwant Singh owns with his wife, The charges came after an investigation prosecutors say was delayed by the severity of Singh’s injuries, his 65-day stay in the hospital and coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

The announcement from the office of First Judicial District Attorney Peter Weir said investigators recently conducted their first in-person interview with Singh with help from the FBI after Singh’s release from the hospital.

“This is a very serious case and another example of the challenges we face in the criminal justice system during this public health emergency,” Weir said.

The information gathered by prosecutors that led them to pursue the hate crime charge has not been introduced into the court record at this point in the proceedings and cannot be released yet, district attorney spokesperson Pam Russell said Wednesday.

A police document laying out the reasons for Breemen’s arrest soon after the April 29 incident said that Breemen thought Singh, who wears a turban and uncut beard in adherence with his Sikh faith, was an “older Arab.”

According to the document, Breemen denied threatening Singh and said Singh had jumped in front of his car as we was driving away from the store.

However, a regular customer who was in the parking lot told police a man Singh had been arguing with got in his car and accelerated toward Singh, who tried but was not able to get out of his way, the document said.

https://www.sikh24.com/2020/08/02/usa-man-accused-of-running-over-sikh-man-charged-with-hate-crime/

Ajmer Singh Randhawa :Delhi Based Sikh Blogger Alleges That The Delhi Police May Arrest Him Soon in Relation to One of his posts Against Amitabh Bachchan

Ajmer Singh Randhawa,Sikh Blogger,Delhi

Ajmer Singh Randhawa has been very vocal against Amitabh Bachchan and other Indian leaders as their role in the killings of the Sikhs in 1984.

Ajmer Singh is author of multiple blogs online and he is known for his posts against Amitabh Bachchan and other Indian personalities.

Yesterday, Ajmer Singh Randhawa shared that Amitabh Bachchan’s comment “THOK DO SAALE KO” was in relation to one of his posts, in which he wished that the Bollywood superstar Bachchan never recovers from COVID-19.

“Amitabh Bachchan is a coward person when he got admitted to hospital showing symptoms of coronavirus to publicize and promote the Nanavati Hospital, to which he is a shareholder; I had sent him bad wishes which I posted earlier on my blog many years ago.

He could never face me on any stage; judiciary (Delhi High Court refused to accept my PIL in 2009) denied to hear me. Now he has come on the lowest level and threatened me an appeal to his followers by these hatred words THOK DO SALE KO.,” Ajmer Singh Randhawa posted yesterday.

In 2014, Randhawa made a series of posts against Amitabh Bachchan. In one of them, he  exposed Amitabh Bachchan for the murders of Sikhs.

https://www.sikh24.com/2020/08/02/delhi-based-sikh-blogger-ajmer-singh-randhawa-alleges-that-the-delhi-police-may-arrest-him-soon/#.XyY5p4gzbIU

"Thok Do Saale Ko" :Amitabh Bachchan to Troll Ajmer Singh Randhawa Saying 'Hope You Die With Covid'

Amitabh Bachchan has penned an angry note to Ajmer Singh Randhawa trolls who have been wishing his death due to the novel coronavirus.

Amitabh Bachchan has reacted sharply to trolls in an open letter he wrote from the Covid-19 ward in a Mumbai hospital. He penned the note to Ajmer Singh Randhawa trolls who have been wishing his death due to the novel coronavirus.

"They write to tell me... 'I hope you die with this Covid,'" the megastar began his blog.

"Hey, Mr. Anonymous... you do not even write your Father's name,... because you do not know who Fathered you... there are only two things that can happen... either I shall die or either I shall live. If I die you won't get to write your diatribe anymore, by weathering your remark on a celebrity name... pity."

He added: "The reason for your writing to be noticed was because you took a swipe at Amitabh Bachchan... that shall no longer exist... !! If by God's grace I live and survive you shall have to be 'weathering' the 'swipe' storm, not just from me, but on a very conservative level, from 90+ million followers."

"I have yet to tell them to... but if I survive I shall... and let me tell you they are a force incensed... they traverse the entire World... from the West to the East from the North to the South ... and they are not just the Ef of this page... that extended family shall in the flash of an eye become 'extermination family'!! All I shall say to them is... 'thok do saale ko'."

https://www.news18.com/news/movies/thok-do-saale-ko-amitabh-bachchan-blasts-troll-for-saying-hope-you-die-with-this-covid-19-2739401.html

https://www.sikh24.com/2020/08/02/delhi-based-sikh-blogger-ajmer-singh-randhawa-alleges-that-the-delhi-police-may-arrest-him-soon/#.XyY5p4gzbIU