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Sikh centre given an award by the Queen The Queen has recently given the Sikh Nishkam Centre in Birmingham an award for its exemplary voluntary services to society. The group running the centre is headed by “Bhai Sahib” Mohinder Singh, whom I previously discussed in the “Music of...

Grandfather Sikh wins British athletics award 2010-06-20 A grandfather from Punjab and a popular athlete of the Midlands in England has won two medals at the annual event of the British Masters...

Award for Sikh Historian (Harnam Singh Shan) Sikh Nugget: Award for Sikh Historian Felicitations and honour by the Punjab Chief Minister at a state level function on Fateh Divas at Fatehgarh Sahib came as a salutation to the spiritually enlightened vision and literary prominence of...

Sir Mota Singh grabs 'Pride of Sikh Community' award fullstory London, May 2 (PTI)[/B] Sir Mota Singh QC, first Indian-origin Sikh to be knighted this year by the Queen for his services to the administration of justice in the UK, has been chosen for the Pride of Sikh Community Award...

Lalit K Jha, Press Trust Of India Washington, March 12, 2010 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get World Statesman award The Appeal of Conscience Foundation on Friday announced to felicitate Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with its prestigious World Statesman Award for the year 2010...

This is good news,something has come positive from Fremont gurdwara. To recognize and celebrate the outstanding leadership, scholarship, and character of Sikh youths, Fremont Gurdwara has established an annual scholarship fund. California, college-bound, high school seniors are eligible...

Ahmedabad's Bus Rapid Transit System wins Sustainable Transport Award in Washington Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Janmarg Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) has been hailed as the best mass transit system in the country. On Tuesday, it beat four of the world’s prominent cities in Washington DC to...

FATEHGARH SAHIB: A Patiala based pediatrician Dr Harshinder Kaur was honoured at Parliament of New South Wales(NSW) by Leader of the House John Aquilina with ‘Pride of Punjabi’ award for her social service towards humanity, creating awareness about female feticide at the world level and...

In advance of their annual Leading Figure award to a religious figure who has done the most to advance the cause of humanism and peace, the Geneva-based International Coalition for the Advancement of Religious and Spirituality (ICARUS) has chosen to bestow a special award this year on the...

Hindu scholars ask for 'kirtan' award at Grammys Wed, Apr 29 08:35 PM London, April 29 (IANS) Hindu scholars are calling on Grammy Awards bosses to add a new category for traditional Indian music at the annual awards ceremony. Officials at the Universal Society of Hinduism are urging Grammy...

Bollywood actor-producer Dev Anand was conferred the title Punjab Ratan (Jewel of Punjab) by the World Punjabi Organisation (European Division) for his outstanding contribution in the field of art and entertainment. More...

Patiala, Sep 15 : Claiming credit for the development of Punjab, former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said that the India Today award to Punjab pertains to the last financial year, ending this March, and reflects the performance of the last year of the Congress government. More...

A Sikh sailor who rescued eleven Chinese from a sinking vessel is being recommended for a bravery award by the Delhi Minorities Commission. More...

New York, June 13 (IANS) A young Indian American Sikh entrepreneur has been awarded the Rising Star award by a US magazine for his contribution in the area of political consulting in the country. More...

Ali Kazimi, an Indo-Canadian filmmaker known to make films on socially-relevant themes is in the news once again. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11vafm7bd/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1416228,00110003.htm

National professor Dr Nurul Islam has got the WHO Director General’s Special Award, 2005 for his performance in the anti-tobacco activities...

Jasvinder Sanghera ran away from home at the age of 15 to escape a forced marriage to someone she had never met. She lived in cars and bedsits after hiding for eight years for fear of reprisals from her Sikh family...

The day of the Sept. 11 attacks, Amandeep Singh Sidhu was run off the road by an enraged driver in Northern Virginia. The driver had mistaken Sidhu's turban as a symbol of the faith of those responsible for the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon...

Ludhiana, March 13: UK-based filmmaker Navdeep Singh Kandola has picked up the best film award at a recently-held film festival. ... http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=121127

[India News]: Amritsar, Mar 11 : The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to confer 'Panth Rattan' and 'Bhai Gurdas' awards on former ... http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=84282