Category: Americas
Death of Paramjit Singh Highlights the Plight of Undocumented Workers in the US
:dateline:A Sikh male by the name of Paramjit Singh was found dead in Sunnyvale, California. Singh, 35, hung himself at his residence in Sunnyvale, a Silicon Valley suburb.
Singh moved to the Bay...
California Sikh Couple Killed in Accident
:dateline:North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) expressed grief and condolence on the death of two community members Mr Balbir Singh and his wife Kamal Kaur.
Releasing this statement NAPA executive Director Satnam Singh Chahal...
Son of Giani Puran Singh, Former Akal Takht Jathedar, Convicted of Sexual Assault
:dateline:Ajai Singh, son of former appointed jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Puran Singh, has been reportedly sentenced to 90 days in prison for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Canada.
According...
California’s Dashmesh Academy Charter School Presents its Case to NHUSD
:dateline: The New Haven Unified School District Board held a public hearing on October 15, 2013 to discuss the proposed Dashmesh Academy Charter School. Parents, students, counselors, teachers, and community members came...
Sikh Student Banned From Amtrak Bus Over Kirpan
:dateline:As he has for the past two years, UC Davis student Harsimran Singh arrived at the local Amtrak station early Saturday morning to take a bus to Sacramento, where he would then...
NAPA Urges Iraq to Hand Management of Baghdad Gurdwara to SGPC
:dateline:North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) a representative body of Punjabi Community in North America in a letter sent to Prime Minister of Iraq Mr Nouri Al-Maliki urged the Government of Iraq to...
Son of slain Sikh Gurdwara leader to challenge Paul Ryan
:dateline:Â The son of a Wisconsin Sikh temple leader who was among those slain last year by a white supremacist says he intends to run for Congress and challenge House Budget Chairman Paul...
North American Punjabi Association Expresses Concern over Drug Abuse in Punjab
:dateline:The Punjabi American community expressed its concern over the daily seizure of illegal drugs in Punjab worth tens of millions of rupees for which reason every third of youth is addicted to...
