Paris – The French Supreme Court will consider today if UNITED SIKHS and Shingara Mann Singh should be allowed to challenge a government circular against the ban on wearing a Turban for a driver’s licence photo. Counsel for UNITED SIKHS…
Community Voice Friday, 17th February 2006 6th Phalgun, Nanakshahi 537 UNITED SIKHS TSUNAMI FINANCE AND PROJECT UPDATE Introduction On December 26, 2004, the world witnessed one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history. The Tsunami left millions with shattered…
Relief Work Continues Despite Flood Chaos Many routes to and from Bagh and Muzaffarabad have been closed, with some roads such as the Sudan Gali Pass under eight inches of snow. Roads have also been closed due to heavy landslides,…
Dallas,Texas: At a Dallas Sikh youth camp last week, professional storyteller Roop Singh and UNITED SIKHS’ youth empowerment programmes co-ordinator, Ravinderpal Singh, disproved the Shavian phrase that ‘England and America were two countries divided by a common language’ Roop Singh…
Paris – An Agence France Press (AFP) report in the English Press on Monday misquoted a UNITED SIKHS statement in French by saying that the Turban is not ‘religious by nature’. “I had issued a statement in French on behalf of…
Islamabad, Pakistan– Extremely bad weather conditions hit Bagh and Muzaffarabad and other Quake affected areas last weekend posing challenges to relief work. Many routes to and from Bagh and Muzaffarabad have been closed, with some roads such as the Sudan Gali…
March SCHOOLBAGS REACH BAGH March 16, 2006 In December 2005 a combined effort was made by the Sikh youth across London to send 400 school bags to Asian Quake affected areas of Pakistan… January Bagh in Flood Chaos – Relief…
UNITED SIKHS Defends Sikh Students Suspended for Wearing a Kirpan Queens, New York–UNITED SIKHS is investigating a case of two Sikh schoolchildren who were suspended for wearing a Kirpan, a Sikh article of faith. Amrinder Singh and Harpreet Singh, both aged…
400 schoolbags filled with goodies for Bagh schoolchildren London, UK– When 12-year old Amir Khan opens his new schoolbag in his tented make-shift school in Quake-hit Bagh next week, he will be smiling at the cuddly toy that 12 year-old Aman…
Bags of support for Earthquake schoolkids People Charity Newsbytes features all the charity, fund raising and Corporate Responsibility activities undertaken by people in the South Region. If you would like to share your stories across the region, please forward the…