SELMA – Sikhs of Selma and surrounding areas finished construction of the new Sikh Temple, known as a Sikh Center of Pacific Coast, in Selma at Highland Avenue just a few blocks away from the old much smaller complex. The new complex consists of two large buildings, the main hall and a langar hall.
The main [...]

FREMONT – The Punjabi Lok Raang announced their upcoming play, “Sab Sikhan Ko Hukum Hai Guru Manyo Granth” to celebrate the upcoming 300th celebrations of the birth of the Guru Granth Sahib. It will be played throughout the US during October and November.
The play is written by famous attorney Jaspreet Singh and will be directed [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW – The Indian community of Silicon Valley will be hosting a fundraiser for Mike Kasperzak on October 1st in Mountain View.
Mike Kasperzak, the former mayor of Mountain View, is running for city council this November.
Bikramjeet Singh the organizer of the fundraiser said, “We need to support local officials in order better integrate ourselves [...]

SUNNYVALE - Narendra Pathak of Sunnyvale was re-appointed to the Council on Equal Employment Opportunities by the Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors.
Narendra Pathak was sworn into office September 3, 2008 for a term that expires June 30, 2012.
A native of Karamsad, Gujarat State India Narendra Pathak has been a U.S. resident since 1979. Narendra [...]

WASHINGTON - The US State Department has confirmed in a letter to Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) that Modi will not be granted a US visa for the upcoming World Gujarati Conference in New Jersey being held on the weekend of August 29-31, 2008. Amidst lobbying efforts by his supporters to get his US visa reinstated, [...]

SACRAMENTO (Onkar S. Bindra, Ph. D.) - In America, there is widespread ignorance about the Sikhs. Because of their turban and beard, Sikh men are often called Osama bin Laden. Sikh children have to face   bullying and harassment. Recently, the Patka of a Sikh boy was set on fire in New York, while another Sikh [...]

KOLKOTA - Kingfisher Airlines, India’s first and only 5-Star airline, today operated a 60 minute Dream Flight for underprivileged children from several institutions namely CINI Asha, Anjuman Mufidul Islam, Missionaries of Charity and SEED. Children who had been nominated by the Airports Authority of India and DGCA were also part of the Dream Flight.
The celebration [...]