Month: June 2019

Source: The Logical Indian “I want to tear myself from this place, from this reality, rise up like a cloud and float away, melt into this humid summer night and dissolve somewhere far, over the hills. But I am here, my legs blocks of concrete, my lungs empty of air, my throat burning. There will… Continue reading Crushed By Fear & Discrimination, Hundreds Of Sikh And Hindu Families Are Fleeing Afghanistan

Source: Birmingham Live Controversial plans to convert a former travel agency in Smethwick into a Sikh temple are expected to be approved next week. Members of Sandwell’s planning committee had deferred the application to carry out their own inspection of the site in South Road, opposite the Grade II listed Holy Trinity Church. Afghan Sikh… Continue reading Sikh temple set to be approved despite parking fears in Smethwick

Source: NDTV Mr Badal said that a delegation of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) led by its president Manjinder Singh Sirsa would meet Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Tuesday … … Among other demands, the delegation will urge for giving formal permission for the DSGMC’s Nagar Kirtan to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on the… Continue reading Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Delegation’s Demands

Source: Tolo Youths and new faces are making at least 70 percent of Afghanistan’s parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, which has 249 members.  According to the secretary of the house, Afghan women managed to secure 27 of the seats in the parliament after October elections. A number of new lawmakers who have secured said that they… Continue reading 1 seat for Afghan Hindus and Sikhs