Community

Have-a-go hero stabbing – teenagers arrested

March 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the London murder of a courageous young father who has since been declared a martyr of the Sikh community. Sukhwinder Singh, 31, died from a fatal stabbing in a snowy east London street in January after trying to apprehend two men who had mugged a young woman coming out of Barking railway station. The Metropolitan Police described him as a hero and he was treated that way when his body was returned home to Dholanwal village in a farming community near Ludhiana in the Punjab. Hundreds of mourners turned out for a cremation ceremony made all the... [Read the full story]

People

Where are the UK’s Sikh mayors

May 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Slough Borough Council in Berkshire has appointed a Sikh mayor and a Sikh deputy mayor – and there’s also a Sikh in the mayor’s chair at neighbouring south of England authority, Newbury Town Council. Councillor Joginder Singh Bal (on the right in our main picture) is the fifth Sikh mayor of Slough, with Councillor Jagjit Singh Grewal (left) as his number two. At Newbury Councillor Kuldip Singh Kang has been sworn in as the town’s first ethnic minority mayor. Formerly deputy mayor, Joginder Singh Bal has served on Slough council since 2001. After being sworn in, the taxi driver and... [Read the full story]

Artist Interviews

Introducing DJ BaLLi

July 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

17 and from New Delhi, India, DJ BaLLi started his music career in 2005 and rose to undefined heights in no matter of time. He entered the music industry with a storm by releasing his first underground album “Dhol Phenomenon” in Oct 06 which received appreciation from everyone. Then in February’07 he released his next UG album “Project Bhangra” for which also he was applauded. Getting immense inspiration from this and undeterred, he worked on his next venture “Undisputed Vibes”, which released in September’ 07 and was a chart-buster! Many believed he had... [Read the full story]

Gaming

Uncharted: Drake's fortune

September 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Uncharted is an action adventure game that follows an explorer, Nathan Drake as he unravels the mysteries about his great ancestor, explorer Sir Francis Drake and the secret gold statue of ‘El Dorado’. The statue was an ancient artefact that Drake died trying to find it. As the game continues the search reveals the darker side of the treasure. While you are trying to solve the mystery of El Dorado you come across enemies who are trying to protect the statue or to claim it for themselves. The cut scenes are well produced and help tell the story. The game has you exploring luscious forest... [Read the full story]

Fashion

We must flaunt our Royal Sikh look

August 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment

She’s dressed up the likes of Vikram Chatwal, Malkit Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu. Meet designer Sahiba J Singh who excels in Sikh fashion particularly for the turbaned groom! Spunky yet subtle, traditional but with contemporary leanings…it’s hard to chose words that best describe Sahiba J Singh’s work. The young designer and stylist who has in the past dressed up the likes of Vikram Chatwal for his traditional wedding and got singer Malkit Singh and politician and anchor Navjot Singh Sidhu to don silk turbans has moved into Chandigarh from Mumbai with her own store (in... [Read the full story]

Healthcare

If you get diabetes…

December 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Bal Sandhu Bal Sandhu, a registered community dietician, specialising in diabetes and working for the NHS in Berkshire, offers this advice. What is Diabetes? Diabetes is an auto-immune condition in which the body produces very little insulin – the hormone needed to convert our food into energy that can be used by our muscles. There are two main types of Diabetes, insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent, which are often referred as Type 1 in which insulin is needed in injection form and Type 2 which can be often be controlled by diet alone or with the aid of tablets. Research has shown... [Read the full story]

Recent news

Parliament probes ‘caste discrimination’ in UK

Caste discrimination, under which millions in India are regarded as ‘untouchable’, has spread to the UK virtually unnoticed, according to Keith Porteous Wood, executive director of Britain’s National Secular Society. He was commenting on the passage through parliament’s revising chamber, the... Read more of this article

Lottery Fund recognises Gravesham Sikhs’ contribution

A 50 year history of Sikh immigrants’ contribution to life in the Gravesham area of Kent is to be described in an exhibition funded by a £36,900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Fund’s regional head Stuart McLeod says it will fill a gap in the social history of a community that has settled... Read more of this article

23 years minimum for ‘Queen of Poisons’ murderer

A woman accused of poisoning her former lover after secretly putting an ancient herbal poison into food stored in a fridge has been given a life sentence for his murder. Mother-of-three Lakhvir Kaur Singh, 40, of Marlborough Road, West Southall, London, was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years in jail... Read more of this article

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