Justice Ajit Singh Bains, the chairperson of the Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO) and a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court talks about the lack of human rights awareness and activity in Punjab and takes down the communist parties -left, d... More »
After the Indian farmers’ movement achieved a historic victory in forcing the BJP government to repeal the three farm laws passed last year, Dr Pritam Singh, Professor Emeritus, Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford, UK outlines three important dimensions, in... More »
Beginning the WSN series of announcing support to candidates in all of the 13 constituencies of Punjab, World Sikh News exhorts voters in the Malwa-Majha constituency of Khadoor Sahib to elect Paramjit Kaur Khalra -wife of human rights defender Jaswant Singh K... More »
What name comes to your mind when you read the nomenclature ‘The Butcher of Punjab’? From time immemorial, through its chequered history of rebellion and self-rule, the Punjab has seen many oppressive killers but very few were given the moniker “the butcher of... More »
As the New Year races on, World Sikh News reflects on the year gone by and calls 2017 Year of the Sikh Diaspora. WSN also lists Sikh Newsmakers of 2017 who have been the talk of the Sikh world and who have made a mark in their fields of endeavour. 2017 -Year o... More »
KPS Gill’s death has evoked reaction from the entire Sikh world. The World Sikh Organization of Canada, continuing its sustained campaign for respect for human rights in the Punjab seeks a full scale inquiry into violations during the 80s and 90s of the last c... More »
From the archives of WSN, I culled out an Open Letter written in April 2008, which chronicles the damage KPS Gill did to Indian hockey. My interest in the game of hockey was kindled during my visits with my father to witness hockey matches at the Bombay Hockey... More »
From the archives of WSN, I culled out an editorial written in April 2008, which chronicles the damage KPS Gill did to Indian hockey. My interest in the game of hockey was kindled during my visits with my father to witness hockey matches at the Bombay Hockey A... More »
Published in 2008, this is a scathing attack on KPS Gill for his clean chit to Narendra Modi’s involvement in the 2002 anti-Muslim carnage in Gujarat. AMRITSAR: In a strong reaction to the reported clean chit by former DGP Punjab KPS Gill to Gujarat Chief Mini... More »
Published in April 2008, this is what happened when KPS Gill was sacked as the chief of the Indian Hockey Federation. Perhaps for the first time ever in his life, he talked about “democracy and fair play.” -the pot calling the kettle black. Since India as such... More »
Written in March 2008, this is an indictment of the role of KPS Gill as the chief of the Indian Hockey Federation, a post given by the government of India, to keep him in circulation. Deeply anguished at the comments made by IHF chief KPS Gill against former h... More »