ਜੀਦਾ ਬੱਚ ਤਾਂ ਗਿਆ,ਪਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਮਰਨਾ ਪਿਆ। ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਹਨੇਰੀ ਨਿਤ ਰਹੀ ਝੁਲਦੀ, ਸਨ 84 ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨਈਓ ਭੁਲਦੀ। ਸਨ 84 ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨਈਓ ਭੁਲਦੀ। ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿਆ ਮੈਂ ਬੱਚਾ ਸੀ, ਮੱਨ ਤੋ ਵੀ ਕੱਚਾ ਸੀ। ਚਾਰੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਖੂਨ ਸੀ, ਕਿਤੇ ਨਾ ਸਕੂਨ ਸੀ। ਚੀਕ ਤੇ ਪੁਕਾਰ ਜੋ ਸੀ, ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਨਾ ਭੁਲਦੀ। ਸਨ 84 ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨਈਓ ਭੁਲਦੀ। ਸਨ 84 ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨਈਓ ਭੁਲਦੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਵੀਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੇਲ ਪਾਕੇ ਸਾੜੇਆ। ਜਿਉਂਦੇਆਂ ਦੇ ਗਲ਼ਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਟੈਰ ਪਾਕੇ ਰਾੜੇਆ। ਕਈਆਂ ਮਾਂਵਾਂ ਭੈਣਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੱਤ ਉਥੇ ਰੁਲ਼ਗੀ। ਸਨ 84 ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨਈਓ ਭੁਲਦੀ। ਸਨ 84 ਮੈਨੂੰ ਨਈਓ ...
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Jalandhar, January 29 (Doaba News Service)- Indian students have started social networking in Australia to develop close relationship with the people there. President of the Sikh Federation of Australia Jaspreet Singh said the organisation was holding blood donation camps in this regard. “We have organised a few blood donation camps that have been highlighted by the leading Australian newspapers also,” he said, adding that “We have planned to organise one more in a next few days.” He said unfortunately some of the people were issuing hostile statements in India and creating troubles for Indian students in Australia. He pointed out that the statement given by the Shiv Sena against Australian cricket players, who are keen to play in the IPL, had sent a wrong signal. It had added an element of bitterness among relations between Australians and Indians, he added. Jaspreet has urged the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister that efforts should be made to create harmonious atmosphere among Indians in Australians and the people there. The government should also start some PR exercise in this regard, he ...
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Ludhiana, January 29 (Doaba News Service)- Gurjinder Singh (10) heard stories about his London-based father for a decade and waited all these years to be in his lap like his counterparts. But he was destined not to see him alive. In his innocence, he laid a wreath on his body unable to understand the death as his father, Sukhwinder Singh, a braveheart who was killed by muggers in east London a fortnight ago, was consigned to flames amidst heartrending scenes at his native Salempur village. He was born after his father left in search of greener pastures. He was to see him for the first time. But the fate did not give him a single chance. Gurjinder’s unfortunate mother, Sandeep Kaur, fell unconscious after seeing her husband dead. The condition of Sukhwinder’s mother, Swaranjeet Kaur, was pitiable. ‘‘I wish I had not sent you abroad,” she was heard saying while crying bitterly. Sukhwinder’s body was brought to Ludhiana last night by his father, Pakhar Singh, and kept at a gurdwara here. ‘‘I did not know I will bring him dead. I am completely shattered,” he said with emotions overpowering him. Sukhwinder Singh, whose family now lives in Dholanwal village near ...
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Chandigarh, January 26 (DNS)- Of 130 Padma awards announced on the eve of Republic Day, Punjab has ended with just two coveted awards - one Padma Bhushan and one Padma Shri each. While the Padma Bhushan has gone to Ludhiana industrialist SP Oswal, Baba Sewa Singh of Rampur Khera has been chosen for the Padma Shri in recognition of his social service. Baba Sewa Singh, who came into limelight for the manner in which he along with Canada-based Raghbir Singh Bains and a retired IGP of Police, Sukhdyal Singh Bhullar, worked tirelessly to ensure that 500th birth anniversary of Guru Angad Dev was celebrated with traditional fervour in accordance with Sikh tenets and rituals. And the meticulously celebrations were held without any glitches. It is not only his role as “Kar Seva walle Baba,” but also the pioneer work he had done in rural Punjab as an environmentalist, social empowerment of rural girls and also for overall human development in the border belt. Baba Sewa Singh had not only played a pivotal role in the upkeep and maintenance of historic gurdwaras at Khadoor Sahib in time for the Guru Angad Dev 500th birth anniversary celebrations in 2004, but also took upon himself the ...
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Jalandhar, January 24 (DNS)- The Congress and SAD-BJP governments in Punjab failed to properly rehabilitate the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots who migrated to this state. Supreme Court advocate HS Phoolka, who is waging a legal battle for justice to the riot victims, stated this during a visit to Jalandhar yesterday. The SC advocate also said the November ‘84 Carnage Justice Committee filed public interest litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court requesting it to constitute a monitoring committee for the anti-Sikh riots on the pattern of the same by the SC for the Gujarat riots. Accompanied by advocate Navkiran Singh and Peer Mohammad, Phoolka said 80 per cent of the anti-Sikh riot victims who stayed back in Delhi were back on their feet through hard work, whereas the case of those who had migrated to Punjab was totally reverse. The SC advocate said only 20 per cent of the riot victims who migrated to Punjab were properly rehabilitated. Responding to a query, he said every government, including the present SAD-BJP government, was responsible for not taking adequate measures to properly rehabilitate the victims. Phoolka said several anti-Sikh riot victims had not been ...
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Takhtupura (Moga), January 15 (DNS)- The President of the SAD(A), Simranjit Singh Mann, has reiterated the demand of a free homeland, Khalistan, for the Sikh community, which was the only solution to all political problems of discrimination being faced by the Sikh community in the state and elsewhere in the country. He was addressing a public rally at Takhtupura in the district on Thursday. Rejecting the Nanakshahi calendar, he said after the expiry of the five-year term, the SGPC has no legal right to interfere into the affairs of the Sikhs. The Lok Bhalai Party also organised its separate rally. The party President, former Union Minister Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, flayed the Akalis and Congress men blaming them for doing nothing for the youth of Punjab, who were being exploited by travel agents on the pretext of sending them abroad in search of jobs. Adding that the state government should take adequate steps to provide opportunities of jobs for the youth so that they do not go outside the country in search of jobs, he said there was a need to boost the morale of the youth instead of leaving them in trouble at the hands of the travel agents. The CPI also held its own ...
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Muktsar, January 14 (DNS)- Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to restrain Congress activists from interfering in Sikh religious affairs to prevent serious consequences. Badal was addressing a political conference of the SAD here at the Maghi mela on the occasion of Lohri. Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, Punjab BJP president Rajinder Bhandari and SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar were among those present. The Chief Minister asked Manmohan Singh to rein in those Congress leaders who were trying to disturb peace by interfering in the religious affairs of the Sikhs in view of the coming general elections to the SGPC. Such manoeuvring of the Congress was a threat to Sikh-Hindu unity in the state, he said. He alleged that the Congress had been trying to capture the SGPC through its “agents” but so far had miserably failed to achieve this because the Sikhs in general had understood its gameplan and refused to oblige it. He called upon the people not to be swayed by the false propaganda of the Congress to destabilise the SGPC through its “cronies” like Paramjit Singh Sarna. Accusing the Congress of engineering the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, ...
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San Jose, CA Jan13 (DNS) Sikh history is about to be made in North America. In December, throughout the United States, 500,000 nonprofit charities competed on a competition on the popular internet website, Facebook, for the Chase Bank Community Giving contest. The top 100 groups advanced to the second round for a chance at 1 million dollars. Out of the top 100 groups, a Sikh youth organization was amongst the top 20. That Sikh youth organization was the Jakara Movement. The Jakara Movement has hundreds of volunteers throughout California and has been organizing Sikh conferences, retreats, camps for the youth for the past 10 years. Now they have a unique opportunity for seva for their community. The Jakara Movement has publicly committed that all funds won will go towards the building of a historic Sikh Museum in North America. To make this a reality, the Jakara Movement requires the help of the entire Sikh community. It is not asking for money. Only a simple vote on the popular internet website – Facebook. From January 15 to 22nd, 2010 you can vote for the Sikh museum through Facebook. The Jakara Movement has created a website with instructions on how to make a ...
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ਸੈਨ ਜੋਂਸ, 13 ਜਨਵਰੀ (ਦੋਆਬਾ ਨਿਊਜ਼ ਸਰਵਿਸ)- ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਕਾਰਜ ਹੋਣ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਲੰਘੇ ਦਸੰਬਰ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 5 ਲੱਖ ਗੈਰ ਮੁਨਾਫ਼ਾ ਜਥੇਬੰਦੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਚੇਸ ਬੈਂਕ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੰਟਰਨੈੱਟ ਵੈਬੱਸਾਈਟ ਫੇਸਬੁੱਕ (Facebook) ਉੱਤੇ ਭਾਗ ਲਿਆ। ਜੇਤੂ 100 ਗਰੁੱਪ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਦੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਗੇੜ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ 10 ਲੱਖ ਡਾਲਰ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਤਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਏ ਹਨ। ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜੇਤੂ 100 ਗਰੁੱਪਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਖ ਜਥੇਬੰਦੀ ਜੈਕਾਰਾ ਪਹਿਲੇ 20 ਮੋਹਰੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੁਜ ਗਈ। ਜੈਕਾਰਾ ਜਥੇਬੰਦੀ ਦੇ ਕੈਲੇਫੋਰਨੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ...
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Caruthers CA, Jan.5 (Doaba News Service)– “VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA, VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH”, said the campers for the last time to each other. Tears, smiles and hugs were abundant among the campers and the organizers. The mood was one of great happiness and joy at the successful camp, but a great sadness that the camp was over. “When is the next camp?” shouted one of the campers, which was met with smiles and cheers from the other campers and organizers. The West Coast Sikhi Camp, with the limitless blessings of the Almighty, was a great success, above and beyond what the organizers could have hoped for. Seventy five lucky campers experienced 4 days of fun filled learning, activities and of course, the delicious langar. The organizers were very appreciative of the campers’ cooperativeness and enthusiasm over the camp. The uniqueness of the West Coast Sikhi Camp was its focus on having Sikhs living and working among society provide their remarkable input. Shattering the stereotype that keeping the Sikh physical image and employment are incompatible, the speakers (local as well as international) presented their talks and led discussions on Sikh religion, the faith, its ...
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Amritsar, December 30 (Doaba News Service)-Several Sikh organisations here today collectively requested Akal Takht and the SGPC to convene a Sikh conclave to discuss the proposed amendments to the Nanakshahi calendar before a taking final decision on the issue. The Dal Khalsa, the Akhand Kirtani Jatha International, the DSGMC, the Shiromani Khalsa Panchayat, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani), the Sikh Students Federation, the Sikh Youth of Punjab, the Akal Federation and the Shiromani Panthic Council in a joint statement said the calendar was a valuable asset of the community. It would send the wrong message to the Sikh masses if it was unilaterally amended at this stage. Leaders of these groups, including Paramjit Singh Sarna, Manjit Singh Calcutta, Satnam Singh, Kanwarpal Singh, Harpal Singh Cheema, Parmjit Singh Gazi, Rajinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Mann and Baldev Singh claimed that SGPC chief Avtar Singh was playing a “partisan role” and accused him of being a puppet in the hands of his political masters. They said the SAD leadership was hell bent on hurting the sentiments of the Sikhs in order to gain votes. They said amendments to the calendar were uncalled ...
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Amritsar, December 16 (DNS)- The Punjabi Cultural Council (PCC) has urged the Prime Minister to accord the heritage city status to the holy city Amritsar soon as it houses the temporal seat of Sikh religion and also a birthplace of Luv and Kush. In a letter sent to the PM Dr Manmohan Singh, PCC Chairman S. Jaswant Singh Chhapa rued that it was ironical that Amritsar was being deprived the heritage status even as other cities of the country, which were not as old as Amritsar was, have already been accorded the heritage status. "So what is preventing the government from according the status to Amritsar which deserves even more,” he asked the GOI. He said that Amritsar city houses 10.03 lakh people (2001 census), 3000 more than the technical requirement for shifting it from Category B to C, the category which lists 28 cities on the basis of their religious, historical and tourist importance. These cities have got greater financial contribution on the patter of 80:20 to develop their infrastructure, S Chappa lamented. Making a forceful demand for declaring Amritsar a heritage city, the PCC Chairman further said that the historic city houses a pride of places which Harmandar ...
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Birmingham, Dec.10 (DNS)- British Sikhs from across the UK came together on Thursday 19th November 2009 at the Sikh Lobby of the UK Parliament. The event was very well attended by many individuals and prominent Sikh organisations including, Lord Tarsem Singh King, MP Virender Sharma, Bhai Amrick Singh Gill – Sikh Federation UK, D S Dhesy – Sikh Community and Youth Service UK, Kashmir Singh – British Sikh Federation, Dr Ranjit Singh Randhawa – Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), Kulwant Singh Mothada – Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Gurdwara Sahibs and many others. Parliament’s Central Lobby and passageways were crowded by Sikh men and women. The Sikhs were treated with the utmost respect by all officials and police officers in Parliament; there were also many Parliamentary booklets written in the Panjabi language (second language of London), as well as in the English language. The following issues were raised with Parliamentary Members of the Houses of Commons and Lords:- 1. Sikh ethnic group monitoring for jobs recruitment, promotions, delivery of services by the public and private sector, etc. Amendments are needed to The Equality Bill and the Census 2011 Regulations ...
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Ludhiana, December 10 (DNS)- The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has assigned to a former Judge of the Delhi High Court the task of inquiring into the alleged police ‘‘atrocities’’ on Sikhs while they were protesting against holding of a congregation by a religious leader, Ashutosh Maharaj, in Ludhiana on Saturday. DSGMC President Paramjit Singh Sarna said they had asked former Judge TS Doabia to conduct an inquiry and submit a report to them within seven days. They would forward the report to the Union Government and the state government for further action. ‘‘If the Judge indicts the police, then we would take up the matter in the court. The matter would be taken up with the state and union governments first. If they don’t do anything, then we would move a court,’’ said Sarna. Stating that a magisterial inquiry ordered by the state government into the incident was a mere eyewash, Sarna said the father-son duo (the Badals) were behind everything. They were out to attract a vote bank managed by the RSS. ‘‘It is shocking that a man was killed and 11 injured, two of them seriously but the government did not do anything. They just ordered ...
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