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After Canada, Britain rejects 'Punjab Referendum 2020'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Days after the Canadian government discarded the call for 'Punjab Referendum 2020', the United Kingdom has now rejected the US-based Khalistani extremist group's idea of a referendum to seek the separation of Punjab from the rest of India.
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Demand for permanent settlement of 11 Sikh Afghan nationals in India will
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The demand for the permanent settlement of 11 members of the Sikh community from Afghanistan repatriated by the Indian government as they were facing persecution at the hands of Pakistan, will be examined and facilitated as per the rules, said the Ministr
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Vyapam advt refers to Sikkim as an independent State
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 29 (ANI): An advertisement by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board for the recruitment in Jail Department created controversy on Wednesday after it referred to Sikkim as an independent state and not part of India.
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Sikh man's car vandalised with hateful message in Florida
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Florida [US], July 28 (ANI): A Sikh community leader in Oviedo city of US' Florida had a hateful message spray-painted on a car at his home.
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Sikh, Hindu refugees from Afghanistan based in India for 25-30 years deman
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 28 (ANI): After the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) arranged for the safe return of 11 people belonging to the Sikh and Hindu minority community, members of few Sikh and Hindu families who migrated from Afghanistan to India 25-30 years back have demanded In
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Punjab CM announces Rs 50-lakh compensation, job for kin of 2 soldiers kil
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh, along with a government job, each to a family member of Sepoy Satwinder Singh and Sepoy Lakhveer Singh of the 4 Sikh Light Infantry unit.
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MEA thanks Kabul for safe return of 11 Afghan Sikhs, Hindus
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday thanked the Government of Afghanistan for extending necessary support for the safe return of 11 people belonging to the Sikh and Hindu minority community, including Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped by t
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US-based group appreciates Indian govt for facilitating 11 people belongin
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 26 (ANI): The members of US-based Global Sikh Council (GSC) on Sunday appreciated the Government of India for facilitating 11 people belonging to the Sikh community from Afghanistan, who had been the target of extremist atrocities.
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Sikh Afghan nationals narrate their stories of fear, suppression and anxie
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A seven-year-old girl Poonam carrying a doll came out of the lift of ceremonial lounge at Delhi Airport. She was accompanied by her eight-year-old brother and parents. One of her eyes has to be operated as it suffered an injury after a Gurdwara in Kabul's Sh
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Lockdown extended in Sikkim till August 1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], July 26 (ANI): The Home Department in Sikkim on Sunday issued an order extending the period of lockdown in the state till 6 am, August 1.
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Muslim cleric in Lahore threatens Sikh community, aims to occupy gurudwara
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): An activist of Dawat-e-Islami (Beraillwi), who is also a caretaker of Mazar of Muslim prophet Hazrat Shah Kaku Chesti in Lahore has threatened the minority Sikh community saying that Pakistan is an Islamic nation that belongs to Muslims.
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First batch of 11 Afghan Sikhs arrive, say atmosphere of fear prevails the
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The first batch of eleven members of the minuscule Sikh community from Afghanistan, who have been facing persecution at the hands of Pakistan backed Taliban, arrived in India at 1:20 pm on Sunday in a special flight facilitated by the Government of India.
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