Dukh Nivaran

I think I know who this might be lol. You shouldn't really care about what people think, that's what I do. When I wore a dastaar to school for the first time my 'sikh' friends talked about me behind my back. At first it really annoyed me but now I've gotten over it. Focus on your Gursikhi rehit, and I'm sure your bibi was only joking :D . Lol and was you giving out water at the langar hall at soho road Gurdwara today by any chance? If so, I know who you are lol. :LOLz:

know any good shops which sell 'em? I wanted to get a chand tora but I still chose pin on chand, it's easier and much more reliable.

I dont like pinning them either because it makes holes, and I have my laars the same direction etc each wrap so if I pinned a chand 4-5 days in a row then there are a bunch of holes at the 4head, which I think is disrespecting my dastar because then I put it away until i cut it to make a new keski.

We should make a thin cloth material that uses static to put on di Dastar (like the window sorta sticker thingies

lol

anyone?

I brought one of those pin on chands and when I put it on my dastaar it rips my kapra. I tried using a different fatter material when putting it on but it still rips. Any advise?

It was packed yesterday at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick. The lines lead from the main hall downstairs to the front door. Nice to see that so many people were there and not as impatient as at the Darbar Sahib. :glare:

As far as I know no deoderant shouldn't be used. Correct me if I'm wrong but we shouldn't apply anything on our body to make us look better as Waheguru made us how we are. Deoderant, lipstick, make-up and the other baqwass should be avoided. Don't attack me if I'm wrong. On a side note this guy goes to my schoool. lol

WJKK, WJKF!

Happy Band Chorr Divas everyone!!! Does anyone know of any firework celebration in Birmingham? And sunny as long as you celebrate Band Chorr Divas does it matter when you do it?

WJKK, WJKF!

these were handed out on the west bromwich nagar keertan, when we got to smethwick the bhai on the speaker said something about it being anti-gurmat, i'm most likely mistaken because i myself found nothing of such.

what happened to the sikh brother hood? no wonder we aint got our own homeland?

my illness is no joke..

fateh

Brotherhood? How can we be brothers if your not even fit enough to speak, I understand your illness trust me my uncle recently died, he only had 2 grams of blood left in his body why because he kept on drinking. Alcohol does not help you relax it alters your mind leaving you unfit to even move.

No offence, but I vote for this being the dumbest Sikhi related question ever. Secondly there is no point arguing with this guy, if he wants to drink he can, we shouldn't give a hell about him and we should carry on living in Gursikhi jeevan instead of pointless arguments.

That's great don't think I'd buy it tho'

I voted for obama, lol has anyone seen the results obama is pawning!

I have actually seen the guy who works at this pub, he wears a dastaar. I don't think his intention was to portray Sikhs drinking alcohol but instead serving which in all fairness is the same thing. I think my dad knows him. If I can't go myself I'll get my dad to go.

ima see if i can go as well!

Has anyone seen that pub on soho road called 'soho road utteh' it has that picture of a singh in a green turban holding a pint of beer. This kind of thing is wrong something needs to be done, agree?

should something be done about arabs who were turbans and eat meat and smoke tabacco

That's not really what I'm talking about here. The man is in a nok turban with a glass in his hands. I consider this wrong portryal of sikhs and people even in my school are jumping to conclusions considering the fact that Sikhs drink alcohol. I simple don't want this to go further and believe that something has to be done

Has anyone seen that pub on soho road called 'soho road utteh' it has that picture of a singh in a green turban holding a pint of beer. This kind of thing is wrong something needs to be done, agree?

this was on tv the other day

I guessed harinder would be the one to post this kind of news lol.

as long as people are getting into the form of khalsa, I see no harm!

I'm gonna come!! Not as a sewadarr tho, too young :happy:

I think that will be the best way, on a side note, what is the best method for starting off a gol dastar, is it knot or the where you leave the the first larr under chin, or other?

You should see how my dad shouts at my relatives who call shaheeds terrorists. All I hear is, go do Matta tekh Indira then, lol.

Friday 10th of October 2008 Panthic Weekly News Bureau

New Zealand (KP) -- In June 2008, a group of teenagers were arrested for the killing of Navtej Singh, a thirty-year-old father of three. Anitelea Chan Kee, 20, and Tino Faamele Felise, 17, were charged with Navtej Singh's murder. Charges include aggravated robbery and armed robbery. Mefiposeta Chan Kee, 24, was charged after a raid in which officials located the 22 caliber rifle that was used to shoot Navtej Singh.

Shortly after the arrests Detective Inspector Jim Gallagher of the Counties Manukau Police stated, "We are relieved to have been in the position to have brought this sort of result reasonably promptly for the benefit of Mr. Singh's family and his community."

However was such swift action performed on the night when Singh was shot? Despite these criminals beings arrested many claim that the remaining culprits of this crime are still free.

On June 7, 2008, a group of teenagers who planned to get liquor robbed Singh, and then shot him in the chest at point blank. Singh survived the shots. However, he died the next day in Middlemore Hospital. Even though the alleged murderer was at a close proximity when killing Singh, the unrevealed accomplices of Singh's demise were hiding behind bushes.

Family members of Navtej Singh have accused the police of negligence. Singh's Father Nahar Singh stated that he felt the police and emergency officials who neglected to provide care for his son are just as guilty as the bandits who shot his son. Members of the family have stated that Police waited at a remote area from the shooting for nearly 45 minutes.

Nahar Singh said family and witnesses have mentioned that they saw and heard people screaming for help. He stated that witnesses and family members could see the police and the ambulances hiding behind bushes while blood poured out of Singh's body. During this extensive period, Singh lost a vast amount of blood.

The belated response on behalf of New Zealand Police and Emergency officials has provoked Singh's family to file a complaint against officials who failed to provide adequate care for Singh after he survived the gun shots. Allowing a wounded victim to lie bleeding for almost an hour has puzzled Singh's family and the Sikh Population in New Zealand which is approximately 12,000 strong.

The Sikh community who have contributed to the development of New Zealand civilization cannot understand why this uncivil response was performed by professionals who have been trained to help those in need. The Sikh community met with Navtej's family to inquire why since the shooting the police have not contacted and explained to the family why their son was left to die alone. Auckland Sikh Society spokesman Ajit Singh Randhawa said this incident has deeply wounded the Sikh community.

Randhawa stated "It is something that keeps haunting us."

He later went on to mention that the Sikh community have demanded officials to give a clear and coherent response to how such neglect could take place.

Police in St John said they could not promptly respond to the wounded victim because they were following procedure which permitted them to wait and hide at an isolated area until armed backup arrived.

However, this response has not convinced and reassured Singh's family and the Sikh community that officials responded to the emergency competently--since members of the family consistently told a 111 operator that it was safe to enter the shop because the criminals have escaped in a car. This has urged the Sikh Community to further demand that police officials respond to their concerns.

Police spokeswoman Ana-Mari Gates-Bowey said police would not give any comments or answer any questions since the case was now before the courts and under investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority.

The family have mentioned that if the inquiry fails to discover why the police and emergency respondents neglected their responsibility to provide adequate attention for their dying son they will take legal action against the police.

During Singh's murder, there was also a stabbing of a Sikh dairy owner and an arrest of an Otara liquor store owner for fighting with a group of delinquent youths. The deterrence of police responsibility to provide Sikhs safety from bandits has motivated Sikhs to take a vigilance stance.

South Auckland's Sikh community have come together to provide help for Sikh store owners. Auckland Sikh Society spokesman Ajit Singh Randhawa said the Sikh community will take a pro-active stance on some of these attacks that are happening against store owners.

Store owners will come together and start a fund which will give them the financial resources to provide proper security. Twenty Four hour security, and hiring of lawyers and private investigators to help disclose the identity of bandits who commit crimes or aspire to commit crimes maybe some of the steps Sikhs will take. Hopefully, such practices will bring such criminals to justice.

Harbajjan Singh insults Hinduism, read this:

Chandigarh: He has let his hair down on a ramp and featured in a liquor advertisement - both prohibited by his religion - had on-and-off field spats with Australians Andrew Symonds and Mathew Hayden, slapped fellow cricketer S. Sreesanth in full public view and now done a 'Ravana' act that has got Hindu and Sikh organisations gunning for him.

As off-spinner Harbhajan Singh - 'Bhajji' to friends and in cricket circles - took to the field in the first Test match against Australia, what must have been weighing on his mind was the latest storm he has created with his 'Ravana-Sita' dance number with TV actress Mona Singh on TV reality show "Ek Khiladi, Ek Hasina".

The Sikh clergy is already aghast with Harbhajan because he posed as a Hindu mythological character and even applied Hindu symbols on his forehead.

The Jathedar (chief) of the Akal Takht - the highest temporal authority of Sikh religion - Gurbhachan Singh has taken exception to Harbhajan's latest act and wants him to apologise to Hindus for allegedly hurting their sentiments and also to the Sikhs for this.

"If I receive a complaint in this regard, we will take action as per religious traditions. This is not acceptable. He has to apologise for hurting Hindu and Sikh sentiments," the Akal Takht chief said in Amritsar.

Both Harbhajan and his companion in the 'Ravana-Sita' dance, "Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin" TV star Mona Singh, are Sikhs. In Hindu mythology, Ram's wife Sita was abducted by demon king Ravana.

Right-wing Hindu organisations have objected to the dance number that "mocked" Hindu sentiments, they say. "This act is shameful. How can Sita be shown dancing with an evil like Ravana? This is carrying things a little too far. Both celebrities should come on TV with a garland of shoes around their necks to apologise for this," Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Vijay Bhardwaj said here.