In June, Sikhs all over the world commemorate the shahidi (martyrdom) of Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji - the 5th Guru of the Sikhs.

This year, let us do an ardas for ourselves and loved ones..."Sikhi kesa swasa naal nibhjay" and "Tera bhanaa mithaa lagay". May Guru ji bless us all with the 'bal' to walk on his path. Gurfateh.

The Editor, Khalsanet.org

It was reported a few days ago that certain Sikh seperatist groups in Punjab had formed alliances with Kashmiri Muslims and other minorities to wage a joint struggle against "state oppression and terrorism."

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
BY MARY WARNER
Of The Patriot-News

"Ek onkar satnam. There is but one God," began the prayer that opened the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday, as Nirmal Singh of Fairview Twp. became the first Sikh to perform that traditional duty.

Amritsar, June 7: Major-Gen J.S. Jamwal (retd), then General Officer Commanding (GOC), 15 Infantry Division, Thursday claimed that he had refused to accept the advice of two senior Army officers to kill the militants taken into custody during Operation Bluestar.