Monday, June 13, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The Foundation Stone Ceremony : The beautification plan of Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee under the dynamic leadership of President S. Paramjeet Singh Sarna, laid foundation Stone, today Morning ( 12th June ) at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib under its beautification plan.Several prominent dignitaries and thousand of devotees were present to grace the occasion.
Today's ceremony will be remembered as an extremely important event in Sikh history.It has a very special meaning because it marks much more than the beautification of a Gurdwara Complex.It also signifies the dedication to the preservation of spiritual values in the memory of Shield of Nation ( Protector of Hindus :HIND KI CHADAR); ninth Sikh Guru: Guru Tegh Bahadur who sacrificed his life for protecting the sacred thread of the Hindus ,for freedom of conscience and worship, and for the sake of dharma and righteousness.
"Give up your head,but forsake not those whom you have undertaken to protect,says Tegh Bahadur,sacrifice your life,but relinquish not your faith."
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Dev Nagar
New Delhi-110005
Today's ceremony will be remembered as an extremely important event in Sikh history.It has a very special meaning because it marks much more than the beautification of a Gurdwara Complex.It also signifies the dedication to the preservation of spiritual values in the memory of Shield of Nation ( Protector of Hindus :HIND KI CHADAR); ninth Sikh Guru: Guru Tegh Bahadur who sacrificed his life for protecting the sacred thread of the Hindus ,for freedom of conscience and worship, and for the sake of dharma and righteousness.
"Give up your head,but forsake not those whom you have undertaken to protect,says Tegh Bahadur,sacrifice your life,but relinquish not your faith."
Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
Dev Nagar
New Delhi-110005
Saturday, June 11, 2011
B S Vohra :
With Thanks : Delhi Aaj Tak & YouTube.
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Bhai Sahib Bhai Vir Singhji
54th death anniversary of Bhai Sahib Bhai Vir Singhji is being observed with great devotion on Friday, 10th June, 2011, from 10.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. in Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan. Prominent Ragi Jathas including Anhand group will perform Shabad Kirtan followed by release of Sadan's publications by Prof. A.S. Brar, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, wife of Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India, and other prominent citizens will be joining .
Dr. Mohinder Singh (Hony. Director, BVSSS ) requests all to join with their family at the function and Langar thereafter.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Baptised Sikhs staff allowed to carry kripan at A''sar airport
Amritsar, Jun 7 (PTI) Baptised Sikh employees and security personnel at the Rajasansi Airport here were today allowed to carry kripan, after Shriomani Gurdwara Pharbandhak Committee threatened to hold protest against the ban on the ceremonial daggers. "Baptised Sikhs were allowed to perform their duty at the airport while wearing kripan, even at sensitive zone," Kahan Singh Pannu, Deputy Commissioner-Amritsar, said. Many employees also confirmed that Sikhs were allowed to carry six-inch daggers.
with thanks : IBNLive : link above for detailed news.
SikhsIndia
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
KIRPAN BAN LIFTED AT AMRITSAR AIRPORT
Amritsar, Panjab, 7th June, 2011 – The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has today lifted the ban it had imposed in April on the wearing of a Kirpan by employees working on the airside at the Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport, Amritsar, following a campaign by the UNITED SIKHS and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)
“The ban has been lifted so that Sikh employees working on the airside at Amritsar airport may wear a Kirpan on the same terms as passengers are allowed to wear it on domestic flights. I am sorry for any inconvenience caused by the recent ban,” Mr Sharad Kumar, the Commandant of CISF who initially announced the ban, told UNITED SIKHS by telephone.
“A right accorded under the constitution cannot be taken away by any law or order or rule by any agancy. Hence the Kirpan ban imposed by CISF on April 25th was illegal,” said Mejindarpal Kaur, UNITED SIKHS Legal Director.
“We are pleased that good sense has prevailed and that the CISF and the Civil Aviation Bureau has responded by upholding the constitutional rights of Sikhs to wear a Kirpan at all times in India.
“UNITED SIKHS would like the Government to take measures to ensure that all their ministries and agencies are familiar with people’s constitutional rights so that no one would have to suffer the arbitrary withdrawal of his/her constitutional rights, as Nirmal Singh and 18 other Sikhs suffered when they were not allowed to wear their kirpan on the airside at Amritsar airport since Apr 25th to date,” she added.
“I am very grateful to God that I will now be able to continue working at the airside whilst wearing the Kirpan, which I haven’t been able to do since April 25th, “ said Nirmal Singh, 37 years old, Air India security staff who was affected by the ban.
Following the imposition of the ban, UNITED SIKHS had written to the Director General of CISF, N.R. Dass asking him to revoke the ban that was enforced on 25th April 2011, because it was unconstitutional as it contravened article 25 of the Indian Constitution, which specifically allows Sikhs to wear a Kirpan at all times.
UNITED SIKHS had also filed a Right To Information application to the Prime Minister’s office, Home Affairs Ministry and the CISF seeking information to establish the grounds and lawfulness of the ban.
You may read our previous press release on UNITED SIKHS’ campaign to revoke the ban on wearing the Kirpan at Amritsar airport at http://www.unitedsikhs.org/PressReleases/PRSRLS-14-05-2011-00.html
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