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San Jose's Sikh gurdwara, or temple, is embroiled in controversy about who should be allowed to vote in the temple’s affairs, reports The Amritsar Times. The temple’s managing committee is elected by the members and the bylaws state that anyone who is over 18, follows the Sikh philosophy and...

Community grieves as random vandalism escalates Members of Abbotsford's Sikh community are still reeling from last week's devastating fire that razed their temple to the ground. Yesterday, charred remains and soot-blackened timbers were all that's left of the temple at 31957...

AMRITSAR, India — The groaning, clattering machines never stop, transforming 12 tons of whole wheat flour every day into nearly a quarter-million discs of flatbread called roti. These purpose-built contraptions, each 20 feet long, extrude the dough, roll it flat, then send it down a...

August 29, 2010 Suspect sought in Guru Nanak Temple shooting By Anna Mehler Paperny From Monday's Globe and Mail Prominent Surrey contractor wounded in the leg in targeted shooting at Sikh wedding Police are seeing a suspect in a targeted weekend shooting in one of North America's largest...

Police are responding to a shooting at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Surrey, B.C. The shooting was reported just after 1 p.m. Saturday at the temple, located in the 7000-block of Scott Road. Unconfirmed reports suggest the incident occurred during a wedding ceremony. There is no word...

Published: August 26, 2010 9:00 AM Updated: August 26, 2010 9:43 AM A fire that destroyed a Sikh temple in Abbotsford early this morning (Thursday) is being investigated as suspicious...

Tags:sikh temple in austin|austin gurdwara sahib HOUSTON: A newly-built Sikh temple in Austin may soon be razed or moved following a Texas appellate-court ruling that it violated zoning laws, resulting in an outcry from members of the community. The temple was completed in...

Texas appellate-court ruling that a newly built Sikh temple near Austin must be razed or moved has sparked an international outcry from members of the religious group, some of whom claim discrimination is at the heart of the case. The dispute began when a couple in the neighborhood filed a...

2010-08-12 18:00:00 Engineering, procurement and construction conglomerate, Punj Lloyd group, has bagged the contract for five solar power projects in Punjab, including one at the holiest of Sikh shrines 'Harmandar Sahib' (popularly known as Golden Temple) in Amritsar. The Golden Temple...

2010-08-10 13:30:00 Pakistan's Hindu and Sikh communities have condemned the demolition of a pre-partition 87-year-old Hindu temple by its owner in Rawalpindi's Bhabra Bazaar. The temple on Tipu Road, opposite the Rawalpindi Medical College, was being used by Hindus and Sikhs in the city to...

One of the four Indian men arrested last week in Austria suspected of having planned an attack on an Indian religious gathering, has been remanded in custody, the prosecution announced today. The Austrian police had arrested the four on Wednesday at a lecture given by an Indian guru at a...

9 injured in clash over removal of holy book from temple As many as nine people sustained injuries when a clash took place between the members of Jat Sikh and Ravidasi communities at Manan village and the police intervened. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when the...

There was tension in the Manan village since Monday morning and a small skirmish between the Ravidasi and the Jat Sikh communities over placing the Ravidasi’s new granth Amrit Bani Guru Ravidas, a portrait of their guru Ravidas and the new religion’s symbol Nishan Sahib in the main hall of...

WINDSOR, Ont. — Longtime Sikh community leaders have been hit with trespass notices and expulsions from their own society as a feud at the city’s majestic $6.5-million temple degenerates, with allegations of violent threats, disruptions and attempts to overthrow the current leadership...

Court orders destruction of Sikh temple in Texas, USA Punjab Newsline Network Saturday, 17 July 2010 AUSTIN(Texas): Sikhs are shocked and outraged at a ruling by a Texas Court of Appeals ordering that the only Sikh Temple (Gurudwara) in Austin, Texas be torn down. Austin Gurdwara Sahib...

<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top> <!--PRINTER FRIENDLY ARTICLE-->July 11, 2010 8 convicted in brawl at Sikh temple Jimmie E. Gates email@clarionledger.com A dispute about money donated to a Sikh temple escalated into a brawl that resulted...

July 5 (ANI): A large number of Sikh devotees visited the Harmandir Sahib here on Monday to mark 415th [ anniversary of their sixth Guru, Hargobind Sahib. The devotees also took a holy dip in the revered lake of the temple. Harmandir Sahib is popularly known as the Golden...

210 years on, Golden Temple gates removed for repairs Dharmendra Rataul - Express India -Posted: Jul 05, 2010 at 0556 hrs Amritsar Sikh bodies protest move; SGPC says the doors will be back in a year Amid controversies related to their origin, the centuries old and huge gates at Darshani...

Arson attack on Milton Keynes Sikh temple flag pole A flag pole at a Sikh temple in Buckinghamshire has been set on fire. The arson attack took place in Leadenhall, Milton Keynes, on Tuesday when two offenders set fire to the fabric-covered base of the flag pole...

Forwarded by SPN member Tejwant Singh ji Malik Located in the foothills of the Mount Diablo range on a former apricot orchard, Gurdwara Sahib is one of the largest Sikh temples in North America. The architecture is Indo-Persian, a fusion of Hindu and Islamic elements. Gurdwara Sahib...