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Akal Takht warns Sydney Gurdwara for forcing langar on chairs
Sri Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar, Giani Gurbachan Singh on Saturday warned the management of Austral Gurdwara in Sydney in Australia, of stern action for allegedly forcing the sangat (congregation) to partake of...
Pakenham Gurdwara gets Green light for new location in Melbourne
MELBOURNE - The building of Sikh Gurdwara in Officer has been given the green light after all 24 objectors to the development withdrew from the VCAT hearing. Plans by the Sikh community to develop...
Sikhs across Melbourne gather at Federation Square to celebrate Vaisakhi
MELBOURNE - Federation Square became a beacon of Sikh culture as it celebrated Vaisakhi with thousands of colourful turbans this Saturday on 28th April 2018. The event, coordinated by Victorian Sikh Gurduaras Council...
Australian Sikh Games Ban 5 Kabaddi players for doping violations
The Australian National Sikh Sports and Cultural Council (ANSSACC) on Friday announced the names of 5 players who violated anti-doping rule in the recent Sikh Games held in Sydney. In a recent media...
20 Australian Gurdwaras ban Indian officials
Following suit on the ban imposed 15 Gurdwaras in Canada and over 100 in USA over the entry of Indian officials, now nearly 20 Gurdwaras and 15 Sikh organizations in Australia, have...
Melbourne Christian School amends uniform policy to allow turban
A Melbourne Christian school has made a landmark decision to amend its strict uniform policy after it discriminated against a young Sikh boy because he wore a turban. The Victorian Civil and Administrative...
Territory of Five Rivers – Another Punjaub in Australia
So far we have known about PUNJAB - land of Five Rivers, but now there is another Punjaub known which is in Australia. Yes, right here in Australia and this is simply...
Sikh Youth drowns at Duranbah beach in Christmas Day tragedy
A young Sikh man has died in Tweed Heads, after drowning while at the beach celebrating Christmas with friends. The group of eight men, aged from their mid-twenties to their early thirties, got...