Tag: australian sikhs
Sydney Sikhs Protest in Support of Jagtar Singh Johal
SYDNEY - Sikhs from all parts of Sydney and Canberra gathered in front of the Indian Consulate General today in protest against the illegal detentions of British Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal (Jaggi). They...
First Sikh Education and Welfare Centre inaugurated in Brisbane
BRISBANE - Taking a step further to connect sangat with Sikhi, the Brisbane Gurdwara Sahib has opened doors of Sikh Education and Welfare Centre. The centre has been established to make the...
Australian MP Urges India To Release 47 Social Media Detainees
Leichhardt - FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has called on the Indian Government to release 47 young people who have been held in custody without charge for the past two months...
Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa appointed VMC Youth Commissioner
The Andrews Labor Government has appointed three new commissioners to the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC). Minister for Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott today announced Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa (Youth Commissioner), Walter Rapoport and Rosaria Zarro...
Indian diplomats face protest in Melbourne over Johal’s alleged torture
MELBOURNE - Protest against the alleged torture of UK national Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi in Punjab Police's custody reached Australia. Indian high commissioner and consul general faced protests when they went...
Punjabi student crushed to death by tractor near Innisfail in QLD
Innisfail - An international student from India, working as banana farmer died south of Innisfail, after it's believed he was trying to negotiate a steep incline when his tractor rolled over and...
Diwali Hockey Cup – Craigieburn Falcons vs Victoria Police
MELBOURNE - The Craigieburn Falcons and the Victoria Police Hockey Club sticked together by playing a friendly hockey match on the special occasion of Diwali at Hume Hockey Ground yesterday on Thursday, 19th of...
Avneet Kaur Gill becomes First Sikh solo pilot of Australia
PERTH - A teenager from Perth has just become the first Sikh person to fly solo around Australia. At the age of 15, Avneet Kaur Gill becomes third Punjabi girl and first...