Heera Singh

respect

sometimes we have to take a step back before takin a few steps forward... i would rather have that headline in the papers and have a proper gurdwara management then be 'chup chaap' and have some clowns runnin our GuruGhars as their own personal piggy banks... i's nah always about image... we have to take into consideration Respect for Guru Sahib..

Im sure they have considered taking this to court, but that may mean taking a Gurdwara to court and spending more of sangats money - because I doubt the committee will use their own. Maybe if no other options can be seen they will do that!

The cause can be looked as "the greater good"... spend some money to save more money in the future --- at the end of the day though, i's nah about money.. i's about proper satkar for Guru Sahib and propper SEVA of the sangat... we gotta remember, the role of the Gurdwara committee is not to 'run' anything, but jus to seva of the sangat and do wha's best for Sikhi... everythin has to be done as per Gurmat

isn’t the Gurdwara a registered charity? I’m sure the charities commission could look in to the matter? Just an idea.

http://www.independentexaminers.co.uk/down...20(updated).pdf

that could be an idea... any sangat in UK wanna take a look into this?

He was thrown into prison in a cell with OJ Simpson...

Hardeep Singh, can you provide a link for that article please?

release his tensions on the toilet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7252109.stm

Castro steps down as Cuban leader

Fidel Castro talks to the Brazilian president in a video chat (15 January 2008)

Fidel Castro has not been seen in public since his operation in July

Castro's career

Cuba's ailing leader Fidel Castro has announced he will not accept another term as president, ending the communist revolutionary's 49 years in power.

The 81-year-old handed over power temporarily to his brother Raul in July 2006 when he underwent surgery and has not been seen in public since then.

Cuba's new parliament will meet on Sunday to elect a new president.

Washington has called for Cuba to hold free elections, and said its decades-long embargo would remain.

This should be a period of democratic transition for the people of Cuba

US President George W Bush

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President George W Bush said the US was ready to help the "people of Cuba realise the blessings of liberty".

A senior US state department official, John Negroponte, added that the 1962 embargo would probably not be lifted "any time soon".

The European Union said it hoped to relaunch ties with Cuba that were almost completely frozen under Mr Castro, while China described Mr Castro as an old friend and said it would maintain co-operation with Cuba.

Mr Castro has ruled Cuba since leading a revolution in 1959.

The BBC's Michael Voss reports from Havana that most Cubans will be saddened by news of their leader's retirement, but many hope the political transition will bring economic improvements.

Soldiering on

Mr Castro made his announcement in a letter published on the website of the Cuban Communist Party's newspaper Granma in the middle of the night, Cuban time.

A Cuban reads the letter from Fidel Castro in Granma (19 February 2008)

I just want to carry on fighting like a soldier of ideas

Fidel Castro

Letter published in Granma

Excerpts of Castro's letter

Castro: The great survivor

Profile: Raul Castro

He said he would not accept another five-year term as president when the National Assembly met on Sunday.

"It would betray my conscience to take up a responsibility that requires mobility and total devotion, that I am not in a physical condition to offer," he wrote.

Mr Castro said he had not stepped down after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in 2006 because he had had a duty to the Cuban people to prepare them for his absence.

But retirement, he added, would not stop him from carrying "on fighting like a soldier of ideas", and he promised to continue writing essays entitled Reflections of Comrade Fidel.

"I will be one more weapon in the arsenal that you can count on," he said.

Search for new leader

The National Assembly is widely expected to elect Raul Castro, 76, as Fidel's successor.

FIDEL CASTRO

Fidel Castro photographed in New York City in 1959

Born in 1926 to a wealthy, landowning family

Took up arms in 1953, six years before coming to power

Brother Raul was deputy and Che Guevara third in command

Has outlasted nine American presidents

Target of many CIA assassination plots

Daughter is a dissident exile in Miami

Castro's life in pictures

He has mooted major economic reforms and "structural changes".

But some analysts see a possible generational jump, with Vice-President Carlos Lage Davila, 56, a leading contender.

Anyone hoping that Fidel Castro's departure from the political scene would bring about the end of the communist regime was disappointed, the BBC's Nick Miles reports.

Whilst Cuban exiles celebrated in Miami, Florida, there were no protests on the streets of Havana calling for political change.

In part, our reporter says, this is because the regime does not tolerate dissent - but it is also because many in Cuba are wary of what change will probably mean: a mass influx of exiles returning from Miami.

Raul Castro has worked to ensure a smooth political transition, keeping the army loyal to the regime and strengthening the Communist Party's hold by introducing reforms and weeding out corrupt officials.

He has also had the advantage of continued economic support from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in the form of millions of barrels of cheap oil, our reporter adds.

Mixed legacy

It is not clear whether Mr Castro's retirement was prompted by a further decline in his health - the state of which is an official secret.

Though Fidel Castro has not been seen in public for 19 months, the government occasionally releases photographs and pre-edited video of him meeting visiting leaders from around the world.

The retiring leader will be remembered as one of the most distinctive and enduring icons from the second half of the 20th Century, the BBC's Paul Keller writes.

With his olive green fatigues, beard and Cuban cigars, Fidel Castro was the original Cold Warrior.

Under his leadership Cuba established the first Marxist-Leninist state in the Western hemisphere, almost within sight of the US coastline.

Embracing communism and the patronage of the Soviet Union, Fidel Castro transformed Cuba economically and socially but had to struggle when it collapsed.

He leaves his country with universal free healthcare and a much-admired education system, which has produced doctors for the developing world, but also a failing economy.

Get lawyers involved, take legal advice to what can be done about this, form a sub-committee that will contact the committee members and include their testimony to a corporate lawyer, I'm sure this is illegal and something can be done about it.

sometimes people wud rather sit and complain then actually do something productive like this... this CAN be taken to court.. yet no sikhs have taken the initiative to contact lawyers and no sikh lawyers have even stepped up to the plate... it seems this sort of stuff is always happening in the UK, but nody wants to take action...

Indian Maoists kill 14 in Orissa

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Maoist rebels in India have attacked police stations in the eastern state of Orissa, killing 13 officers.

A civilian also died in the attacks in Nayagarh district. The rebels escaped with arms and ammunition.

The attacks, which occurred 90km (56 miles) from the state capital, Bhubaneswar, are seen as a sign the rebels are extending their operations.

Until now, they had confined their operations in Orissa to less developed parts of the state.

Officials said several hundred rebels, including women fighters, were involved.

Reports say between two and four police stations were attacked. One was set on fire.

Gun battles

The head of the state's police, Gopal Chandra Nanda, said a training academy and armoury were also targeted. At least 11 policemen were injured.

There were also reports of gun battles as the security forces tried to repel the attacks.

Burnt-out vehicles in Orissa (16/02/08)

Hundreds of rebels were reportedly involved in the attacks

Officials are still trying to determine how many weapons were stolen.

Hundreds of police and paramilitary forces are combing the surrounding countryside in search of those involved. There was no word of casualties among the rebels.

The Maoists are active in many states across east and central India. They focus on areas where people are poor but there is great mineral wealth.

The rebels say they represent the rights of landless farmhands and tribal communities. Hundreds of people have died over the past few years in Maoist-related violence.

The Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, recently described the rebels as the biggest threat to the country's security and called for a dedicated security force to combat them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7248177.stm

"Who cares?" Mr. Badesha said. "Everybody ends up dead anyway."

haha tha's amazing.... i's tru, but i's funny he said that ...

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=29396

This might help... its a lil long read.. there's the entire PDF file at the end, one of the last posts..

Kinda reminds me of myself

here's the shabad... copy n paste wha's in the code..

[size=3][font=GurbaniWebThick]sqgur kI syvw gwKVI isru dIjY Awpu gvwie ]
sbid imlih qw hir imlY syvw pvY sB Qwie ]
[/font][/size]

wow... she was so serious she had to reply to his same post 3 times in one post

I thought only Admins cud ban

^^^ what is ur def'n?

there was a discussion on CityOnLine today (city t.v.) from 12:35 - 1:00 pm... and they had people calling in giving their opinions... i'm surprised nobody from the Sikh community (except one girl who 'said' she was sikh) called in n gave their input... that Pardeep Nagra guy (former boxer) was a guest on the show.. he had some good points, but i think he coulda done better.. it was a good opportunity for Sikhs to get some exposure and educate the public... too bad for us...

.... in gurbani???? ... or.. in punjabi?

jus tell em no it isn't..

tell em to read Asa Di Vaar.... or u can jus explain wha's in Asa Di Vaar.. Guru Sahib puts down a lot of their rites and rituals... u can explain the concept of Sikhi and they'll realize i's not a MIX of anythin...

you can't write it in english and expect it to come out that way in punjabi.. hahaha... u have to kno all the vowels n all that stuff... if its gurbani lines that u wanna put in, jus copy n paste the transliteration from STTM into the code..

put this in your sig:

[size=3][font=GurbaniWebThick]Insert Text Here[/font][/size]

Saudi Arabia Bans all Things Red on Valentines

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02...tine/index.html

Heera Singh is talkin about this thread i guess.. but its just a dastar/pagh thread...

ohh.. rite... my bad.. :D

nah sum1 made a thread like 8 or 9 months ago.. it might've been banda?