Tuesday, October 08, 2024
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• Punjab Vets stage dharnas at Polyclinics across the State • Websites will not be able to sell Gurbani Gutka Sahib and Pothis online: SGPC President • 3683 nominations for Sarpanches and 11734 nominations for Panches rejected during scrutiny process by Returning Officers • Bajwa Blames AAP for Spiraling Violence in Panchayat Polls • PYC president expressed concern over delay in starting paddy procurement in Punjab • Will go to court against malpractices and manipulations of Panchayat elections: Raja Warring

Diaspora

HTCI introducing electronic voting

INDIANAPOLIS: With a view to improving transparency, efficiency , and member engagement of the committee member election process, Hindu Temple of Central Indiana has introduced electronic voting for upcoming 2024 Board of Trustees elections.

Queen's medal recipient who became one of the highest-ranking Sikh women in UK police retires

LEICESTER: Decorated cop Manjit Atwal, who became one of the highest-ranking Sikh women in the UK police and served in various capacities from hostage negotiation to developing the force's response to sexual crimes, has retired after nearly three decades in service.

Sikh preachers harassed ay US airport, asked to remove turbans for security check

AMRITSAR: Bhai Baldev Singh Wadala former raagi of Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib and mukh sevadar of Sikh Sadbhawna Dal said that At Denver Airport in America, we were stopped. They asked us to remove our turbans for a security check and said that if we didn’t comply, we would not be allowed to board the flight.

Tan Dhesi MP elected as Chairman of UK Defence Select Committee

CHANDIGARH: The new Chair of the Defence Select Committee of British parliament is Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP. Following a vote on 11 September, within which only the 650 MPs in the UK House of Commons can vote, Tan Dhesi MP has been elected Chair of the Defence Select Committee. The Committee plays an influential and powerful role, especially in scrutinising the UK Government’s policies on defence.

Diego Gomez strikes as Paraguay stun Brazil in World Cup qualifier

ASUNCION: For the first time since June 2008, Paraguay defeated Brazil in a World Cup qualifier, as they edged the five-time world champions 1-0. Diego Gomez supplied the fireworks with a superbly taken goal in the first half.

Phagwara Youth Tragically Dies in Canada Truck Accident

PHAGWARA: Pall of gloom descended in Phagwara residents who were informed that in a shocking incident, a young man from Phagwara lost his life in a fatal road accident in Brampton, Canada, where he had been living for the past five years in pursuit of a better future.

Global Sikh Council calls for amendment to Sikh Gurdwaras Act to remove govt control over SGPC

CHANDIGARH: The Global Sikh Council (GSC) has urged the prompt amendment of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act of 1925, citing its numerous loopholes that enable government intervention in the administration of gurdwaras and delay general elections to constitute the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).