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Three Sikh outfits in Canada's terror list
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http://headlines.sify.com/2475news3.html?h...9;s~terror~list Vancouver: Canada banned three Sikh militant groups as "terrorist" organizations including one allegedly linked to the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight, a foreign news agency reported on Thursday. Federal Solicitor General Wayne Easter said Ottawa had determined that Babbar Khalsa, Babbar Khalsa International and the International Sikh Youth Federation "knowingly engaged in terrorist activity." It also banned Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, bringing the number of groups on Canada's prohibited list to 31. The three Sikh groups support the creation of an independent Sikh homeland in Punjab. ANI
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030619/asp/...ory_2082538.asp The Telegranph, Calcutta Healing touch in date with Sikhs K.P. NAYAR Advani Vancouver, June 18: Deputy Prime Minister .K. Advani’s just-concluded visit to the US may speed up a healing process, ending one of the longest schisms among the Indian community in North America which led to the terrorist bombing of an Air-India plane 18 years ago. On the penultimate day of his stay in the US, Advani met a group of 10 prominent Sikhs from the Canadian province of British Columbia and several leaders of the Sikh community in the US. The meeting came at the initiative of B.K. Agnihotri, India’s ambassador at l…
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wjkk wjkf hey check this out, it's tooo funny, you need speakers for this one click on: http://members.cox.net/kbk2002/india.shtml :oo:
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AMRITSAR: The unity of the Akali factions of former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and Akali veteran Gurcharan Singh Tohra could be viewed as a wise political decision. For Tohra, the move would mean survival in Punjab’s polity. The hope of the BJP at the centre has also been revived. The BJP is not only looking towards capturing maximum Parliamentary seats during the impending Lok Sabha elections but is also expecting to make a clean sweep of the panchayat polls. Political observers here believe that both Badal and Tohra were in a no win situation and had got together out of their own political compulsions under the pressure of BJP’s central leadership. The…
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Sex education call by leaders Jun 17 2003 By Sophie Blakemore, Birmingham Post Religious leaders have called for communities in Birmingham to abandon taboos and support the provision of sex education in the city's schools. The city's Council of Sikh Gudwaras said the health and well-being of young people was more important in today's society than out-dated beliefs. Sewa Singh Mandla, chairman of the council, said it was time to make sure youngsters were properly educated about safe sex but it was also important to consult religious leaders about these sensitive matters. "At one time sex education was not freely talked about but now we have to talk about it because …
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Khalistan isn't a reality
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i think bascially punjabis should stop worrying about khalistan. there is no need anymore. i used to support khalistan, but i find there is no use for it. think about it, punjabi people are stupid enough to vote for congress, even sikhs voted for congress. then who's to say that they would want khalsitan. i think there were gross human abuses, but instead of separating, lets try to make punjab a beacon of democracy for the rest of india. instead ofkilling those who killed our people, go to various pinds and support charitable organizations india shouldn't be a hindu country. Sikhism should be India's relgion. I honestly belive if people did parchar in Goa, Tamil N…
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Suggestion for webmaster of saintsoldiers!!!!!!
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Dear Webmaster, I would like to suggest that you should have one article section in which there should be in depth information of all the modern Shaeeds. Your site should be informational not just a museum of whatever happend. I would like to see articles for all the sikh shaeeds with same respect as Baba Jarnail singh ji on saintsoldiers.net. Thanks,
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iraqi man hid 22 yrs in a wall
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/927602.asp?0cl=cR awsome story id rather die fighting then hide though
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Check this amazing beer-rass kirtan file: http://media.waheguroo.com/Akhand_Keertan/...ar_Kaur_Jee.mp3
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The Metropolitan Police said serving Muslim officers in London had asked to be allowed to wear their turbans. A spokesman said: "Whilst many Muslim officers will not necessarily choose to wear the turban there are serving Muslim officers who will benefit from this new policy and have asked for it. "Authority has now been granted for them to wear their turbans instead of the current headwear." Sikh officers in the Met have been able to wear turbans while in uniform for many years. Last year female Muslim officers were told they would be allowed to wear their traditional headscarves, or hijabs, on duty. Mohammad Mahroof, Secretary General of the Association of Muslim P…
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Jim Walsh The Arizona Republic Jun. 16, 2003 01:00 PM A defense attorney conceded in court Monday that in the days following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, his client shot to death a Sikh gas-station owner and committed driveby shootings at a Lebanese-owned gas station and an Iraqi man's home. Lawyer Dan Patterson made the admission as part of a guilty-but-insane defense strategy he plans to use in the upcoming trial of Frank Roque, 43. The Mesa man is accused of gunning down Balbir Singh Sodhi, 49, in retaliation for the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City and at the Pentagon building near Washington, D.C. During his arrest, according…
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CHANDIGARH: The Sikhs have finally adopted the ‘‘Nanakshahi Calendar'' as the Punjabis in general and the Sikhs in particular observed the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev on Monday by organising langar and chhabeels throughout the state. According to the government calender, the martyrdom day was on June 4 and the state government had declared it a holiday. Because of initial confusion, people who had already made preparations observed it on June 4 but the scale of participation of people clearly indicated that now onwards people would celebrate Sikh festivals including ‘‘Gurpurabs'' according to the Nanakshahi Calendar. The Nanakshahi Calendar has already been adopted …
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A Warning to the Sikh community about Gurbakhsh Singh Kala-Afghana. The Sikh community outside of India has managed to prosper in a relatively short period of time as a result of devoted service, hard work, meeting multiple challenges internal and external, and enduring in many cases much hardship. It has become a robust, vibrant community and slowly people everywhere are taking note of the values and teachings of the Sikh Gurus. The Sikh heritage and history are replete with the finest examples of personal sacrifice and nobility of spirit. There are people who would change history and undermine the Gurus teachings by spreading false concepts to the congregations and …
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To the Sikh Sadh-Sangat at large: Please note that a heretic group headed by a self-styled ‘guru’ is aggressively recruiting unsuspecting people on-line and at their local base in Toronto. These people espouse beliefs that are counter to the teachings of the Sikh Gurus and include: 1) the belief in living a Guru. The present guru is known by the name Nariender Grewal. His followers bow their heads to his feet instead of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. 2) like the Kala-Afghana group, they do not believe in the institution of Panj Piarays or Amrit Sanchaar. 3) they claim that ‘Satnaam’ is the real Gurmantar and not ‘Waheguru’ 4) they have changed Panthic Parvaant GurFateh f…
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Indira Gandhi's Body guards????
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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! I always wonder why Indira Gandhi kept Sikh bodyguard even thought she knew that they would have hostility towards her and it could be dangerous for her? I'm always curious to know the truth? Was she out of her mind? I mean as you can see every Khalistan supporter tells that she hated Sikhs then why she kept two Sikh body guard even after blue star? Also, why she had Sikh body guards though? Let me know your feedback?
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Video on the tale, gurdwara, and manuscript: link As the story goes, during the Vadda Ghallughara genocide against the Sikhs perpetrated by the Afghan Durrani Empire on 5–6 February 1762, not only were Sikh lives lost, but our original Damdami Sahib Bir recension was also lost in that carnage. However, over the years I have spent researching our history, many claimed it was taken back to Afghanistan by Ahmad Shah Abdali's troops as loot whilst others said it was secretly hidden somewhere by the Singhs for safe-keeping. As of today, it remains untraceable and I presume it is gone for good. However, I came across a couple of articles stating that there were actually around five master-copies of the original Damdami Bir, with one of these copies being safeguarded by the jatha of Bhai Sudha Singh of the Shaheedan Misl. "It is said that the tenth Sikh master Guru Gobind Singh had got five birs written at Damdama Sahib. The bani (writings) of the ninth Sikh master Guru Tegh Bahadur were incorporated in these birs. These five birs were given to different jathas (groups) of Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh to be safely installed. One bir was being taken by Sudha Singh who was leading a jatha of 19 Sikhs, when Abdali'[s] forces stormed Kup-Rohira and killed thousands of Sikhs. Though all 19 Sikhs were massacred by Abdali, Sudha Singh somehow brought the bir to Kuthala. Since then it has been kept at village gurdwara." (Times of India, 2012) The gurdwara today [Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Sudha Singh Ji in Kuthala] has a certain historical manuscript that they claim is one of the five master-copies of the Damdama recension. You can see close-up shots of the bir in the video posted. I will also share close-up images of its folios in the comment section. I will also provide a faithful English translation of the video's narration so non-Punjabi speakers may benefit from this post. I will leave the question on whether this bir is authentic or not to your judgement but I will provide my own analysis below. English translation of the video's narration: The Guru-form Guru Khalsa Holy Congregation (Sadh Sangat) Ji, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. The Gurdwara Sahib that the congregation is currently beholding is situated in Village Kuthala, near Malerkotla, in the Sangrur district of Punjab. A very great treasure is preserved within this Gurdwara Sahib. The history of this Gurdwara Sahib is very closely related to the Vada Ghalughara (The Great Holocaust) that took place in February 1762. Baba Sudha Singh Ji, the third head of the Shaheedi Misl, arrived at this location considering it a safe place. He brought with him that sacred holy scripture (Saroop) which the Tenth Father, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, had personally dictated to Bhai Mani Singh Ji on the holy land of Damdama Sahib. Upon arriving, he personally performed the last rites (cremation) of 19 martyred Sikhs at this site. As he prepared to leave to take command of the Jatha (the Sikh contingent), the sacred holy scripture he had brought was enshrined at this very location. At that time, this place was known as Dera Jaga Sidh, but nowadays, a very beautiful building stands here in the name of Gurdwara Sahib Shaheedi. The sacred holy scriptures that were enshrined at that time are today ceremoniously displayed (Prakashwan) with great respect every Channi Dashmi (the tenth day of the bright lunar fortnight) for the congregation to behold. Devotees from within the country and abroad arrive to catch a glimpse of these sacred scriptures and receive the Guru's blessings. Every year, an annual Gurmat Samagam (religious congregation) is held for five consecutive days in memory of the martyrs of the Great Holocaust, concluding on Magh Sudi Dashmi. Furthermore, a book containing the full detailed history—titled after Shaheed Baba Sudha Singh Ji and the Hand-written Holy Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji—was released in February 2013 by the managing volunteers based on historical research. It was released by the 14th head of the Shaheedi Misl, Singh Sahib Baba Makhan Singh Ji (the current head of Baba Bakala Sahib), the Meet Jathedar Singh Ji, and Sant Gurdev Singh Ji of Anandpur Sahib (the current head). The congregation can obtain spiritual benefit by reading it. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. My analysis: In my humble opinion (which may be incorrect), this bir is not a master-copy of the Damdami Bir. It more closely resembles the highly-decorated birs of the Kashmiri-style that were created during the reign of the Sikh Empire in the first half of the 19th century. We can see this bir has highly illuminated and illustrated angs (folios), which took the great skill of a master artisan to make, which required resources to pay and patronize. Usually, the manuscripts during the Sikh Empire were the most elaborately decorated, as this was when the Sikhs were at a high-point, masters of the land, possessing vast amounts of resources that they could use to fund such endeavors. Therefore, whilst the story may be true and a master-copy of the Damdami Bir recension may have once been at this location, I am not convinced that this particular manuscript is it. I may be mistaken and I am open to constructive criticism. 1633648456_GurdwaraHistory.mp4
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