Tag: Kirpan
ICC World Cup 2015: New Zealand PM backs Sikhs on wearing kirpans
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key believes the International Cricket Council has it wrong in barring Sikh fans from wearing kirpans at World Cup matches. Mr Key has also signalled that the Government...
Sikh Religious Kirpan puts World Cup Cricket organisers into Test at MCG
It goes without saying that you can't take a knife or any sharp items into an Australian cricket ground but World Cup organisers have had to think a little outside the square...
Amidst Kirpan controversy, Sikhs allowed entry to India-Pak match in Adelaide
Adelaide - Amidst the recent controversy of not allowing kirpan during India-Pak Cricket Match inside Adelaide Oval, the complex issue actually proved to be a baffling puzzle for the security officers at...
Amritdhari Sikh Cricket Fans may be denied entry to Ind-Pak match at Adelaide
Melbourne - According to some unconfirmed reports, Sikh Cricket fans who wear kirpans, may be refused entry to watch India-Pakistan cricket match at the Adelaide Oval this Saturday. According to information by Sikh Services...
Amritdhari Sikh woman wins settlement from U.S. government over wearing Kirpan
Sikh accountant Kawaljeet Kaur Tagore won a settlement Thursday from the U.S. government that will open the doors of federal buildings to many of her fellow Sikhs around the country—and help counter...
California Sikh student barred from bus over wearing kirpan
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...
Sikh truck driver condemned a ‘terrorist’ by police and arrested for carrying standard religious sword
A long-haul truck driver and practicing Sikh was allegedly called a 'depraved terrorist' by police and threatened with jail by a judge for wearing a 'rag' on his head after being pulled...
Girl spotting kirpan stopped at exam centre in Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH: Barring a girl candidate sporting a kirpan from entering a Chandigarh examination centre where the entrance test for a paramedical course being held on Sunday led to protests by her relatives...