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Aam Aadmi train guns on political reject Simranjit Singh Mann

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Simranjit Singh Mann

By Prabhjot Singh | Opinion |

Aam Aadmi Party (AAM) training all their guns, big and small, on Simranjit Singh Mann over the Bhagat Singh issue is a classic political diversionary trick, to take away the political heat over the Raghav Chadha issue.

Simranjit Mann is a political reject of Punjab who has got a political dead cat bounce recently due to disillusion with Congress/Akalis and anger at AAP as well as death of the two Sidhus. Left to his own devises,Mann Sahib was going only one way — i.e. downhill.

Mann’s antics and utterances are often an embarrassment even to his own core supporters. His persistent incapability to lead the “panth”, frittering away multiple opportunities, authoritarianism and selling of a Khalistan pipe dream makes him an electoral misfit despite his recent rebranding as “Budha Sher”. He is more Senile than Sher. A rotary phone in an age of Iphones.

His continued presence at the Panthic centerstage long after his sell off date speaks more about the inability of the Panth to reinvent, refresh or reimagine itself rather than any merits on Mann’s part.

That AAP has picked up such a “soft target” is not only to divert attention from its own “Raghav” problem but also to artificially build up Simranjit Mann. Building up Mann can only polarise Punjab which AAP hopes will lead to the collapse of the centre and further fracture away the political space of Punjab to its advantage.

Prabhjot Singh is a veteran journalist with over three decades of experience covering a wide spectrum of subjects and stories. He has covered  Punjab and Sikh affairs for more than three decades besides covering seven Olympics and several major sporting events and hosting TV shows. For more in-depth analysis please visit probingeye.com  or follow him on Twitter.com/probingeye

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Zoom classes for Gurbani Grammar & Anand Sahib

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By Asia Samachar | Sikhi |

The class will transform the way you read and understand Gurbani. That is what some of previous learners have said about the classes conducted by Giani Jaspal Singh Pandhi, a Sikh parcharak who had served as a granthi at a Malaysian gurdwara.

Two classes via Zoom are set to begin next week. The Anand Sahib discourse will begin kickstart on Tuesday (July 19) while the Gurbani Grammar & Shud Paath Santhiaa on Thursday (July 21).

If interested, call or Whatsapp Bachan Kaur +6012-621-6273 or Pritam Singh +6016-216-2474. (Payment: RM30 per month).

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE CLASS? Here’s a sample. Giani Jaspal is explaining Salok Mehala 9 (Part-16). Click here.

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KL Sikhs win maiden game! Well done, lads.

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The KLSSRC lads

By Asia Samachar | Malaysia |

KL Sikh Sports Recreational Club (KLSSRC) made a good impression in their first outing in the Malaysia Junior Hockey League (JHL). They defeated KLSS-CS 4-1 in their match today (July 16).

Angad Singh scored two goals while Amanraj Singh and Harjeevan Singh scored one each.

Their next match is on Wednesday (July 20, 5pm at Pantai Stadium) when they take on D’Touch.

KLSSRC fixtures: KLSS-CS (July 16 at Pantai Stadium), D’Touch (July 20, 5pm, at Pantai Stadium), PHNS Seniors (July 23 at Seremban 2), DBKL HT (July 27 at Pantai Stadium), Franciscan Hockey Club (July 30 at Bukit Seridit, Malacca), SSN Seri Kota Predator (Aug 3 at Bukit Seridit, Malacca), PPHT Thunderbots (Aug 6 at Pantai Stadium), TBSS / PHNS (Aug 10 at Seremban 2) and Malacca High School (Aug 13 at Pantai Stadium).

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Madam Devindar Kaur (Guddi) (1948 – 2022), Eng Ann, Klang / Ex – Klinik Kita staff, Desa Pandan, Kuala Lumpur

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MADAM DEVINDAR KAUR (GUDDI)

Daughter of Late Sardar Indar Singh (Sub-Inspector, Kuantan) and Late Madam Kartar Kaur

Village: Moga, Punjab, India

15.4.1948 – 14.7.2022 

Husband: Late Mukhtar Singh (Mukkhu, Singapore) Taran Taran, Punjab, India

Children: Ravinder Singh (Ravi-Shaan E Punjab)

Sibling: Late Mohinder Kaur and Children – Ranjit Kaur (Sri Serdang)

Sibling: Late Sardar Jaswant Singh (Klang, Ex KTM) and Children – Late Jernail Singh (Don), Perminder Kaur, Perminder Singh, Jesvinder Singh, Keshminder Singh, Selvinder Kaur

Grandchildren: Rajinder Singh, Sarjit Singh, Gurdesh Singh, Tesvin Kaur, Evvereesh Singh, Kareeshme Kaur, Harvisanth Singh, Jazvin Kaur, Shcevaany Kaur, Shareena, Richelle Jasmine Kaur, Saraa Stella Kaur

Grandchildren’s Spouses: Vijay Rajan, Heng Sinang, Jagdish Singh

Great Grandchildren: Narain Singh, Mishaleeni Naidu, Nashveend Naidu

Klinik Kita Management & Staff Family (Desa Pandan, KL)

Mr. Joe Randhawa & Raj Saigal’s Family

Mr Satwant Singh & Dial Family (UK & Moga)

Madam Gurbachan Kaur’s Children & Family (Singapore & UK)

Singapore House Family (Taran Taran)
                           
Path da Bhog: 30 July 2022 (Saturday), from 9am – 12 noon, at Gurdwara Sahib Klang

Contact:

Jas  019 384 5523
Ravi 016 229 9660
Selwyn 012 324 9901
Desh 016 270 6675

Beloved Maa
Your hands held me gently from the day I took my first breath.
Guiding me throughout my life.
A devoted mother, I am truly blessed to have had you in my life.

Our family bond and success is a testament of your unrelenting dedication to your nearest and dearest.
Your passing left us with pain no one can heal.
But your love left us with memories no one can steal.
Maa, you will be missed dearly.



| Entry: 16 July 2022 | Source: Family



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Chinese scientists propose ‘religion-free’ calendar for the space age – Report

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Solar image by WikiImages / Pixabay

By SCMP | China |

Chinese space scientists have proposed a universal standard for keeping time across the solar system that, unlike existing systems, does not put the Earth – or religion – at its centre.

A new standard has become necessary as humans have ventured into space, according to their paper published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation last month.

Although timekeeping is often taken for granted on Earth, it is a major challenge in outer space. It is impossible to determine the exact time on Mars by syncing it with the time on Earth because it takes 3 to 22 minutes for a radio signal to travel from Earth to Mars, and the relative position and velocity of the two planets are constantly changing, according to the paper.

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To develop a timekeeping mechanism that works beyond Earth, the authors proposed using the solar system’s common centre of mass, or its “barycentre”, as the origin of coordinates to determine locations in space.

The beginning of time could then be defined as the moment a chosen signal from a millisecond pulsar – a highly magnetic neutron star that pulses hundreds of times per second – reached the barycentre, they said.

This is dramatically different from how people tell time now, with our home planet at the centre of the coordinate system and the Greenwich meridian as the reference point. Meanwhile, year 0 in the widely used Gregorian calendar is determined by the purported birth year of Jesus Christ.

“The starting point of time used by the Gregorian calendar that is generally used now is related to religion,” said the researchers, who hold senior positions in the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the China Academy of Space Technology, and the National Astronomical Observatories in Beijing.

A major challenge in establishing the standard would be picking the specific pulsar and signal for a start time on the calendar, the researchers said.

People have thought about shifting away from Earth-centric timekeeping for a long time, according to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics in the US.

“In fact, astronomers already use such a system when studying signals from outside the solar system with high time precision, or when calculating the positions of the planets,” McDowell said.
China is a rising space superpower, building its own space station in low Earth orbit and racing to set up bases on the moon and send humans to Mars.

Read the full story at South China Morning Post here.

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Charanjit Kaur Chahel (1978 – 2022), Petaling Jaya

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CHARANJIT KAUR CHAHEL D/O ARIJUN

2.1.1978 – 16.7.2022

Village: Jogarela,Punjab

Husband: Avtar Singh s/o Mahinder Singh

Children:
Jasreendeep Kaur
Tashveen Kaur

Saskaar / Cremation: 2pm, 16 July 2022 (Saturday) at MPSJ Puchong Crematorium (Lot 7374, Jln Bunga Kertas, Puchong, Batu14, 47100, Puchong, Selangor

Path da Bhog: 30 July 2022 (Saturday), from 5pm to 7pm, at Gurdwara Sahib Petaling Jaya

Contact:

016 977 0981 (Tanjit)

016 330 9569 (Balveen)

016 225 1060 (Kuldip)



| Entry: 16 July 2022 | Source: Family



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Bibi Amarjit Kaur d/o Toki Jawan Singh (Puchong)

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ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਤਿਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਹੋਵਣਾ ॥
Jyo jyo tera hukam, tivai tiu hovana (SGGS, 523)

BIBI AMARJIT KAUR D/O TOKI JAWAN SINGH

Bibi Ji passed away peacefully on 11 July 2022 and was cremated on 14 July 2022

Deeply missed by

Brother Jagir Singh & wife Pritam Kaur (UK)

Sister Harwant Kaur & husband Pritam Singh (Canada)

Brother Late Sarjit Singh & wife Tarsem Kaur (Puchong)

Nephews, nieces, grand nephews, grand nieces, relatives and friends.

Path da Bhog: 23 July 2022, from 10am to 12pm, at Gurdwara Sahib Puchong (No. 5473A, Lebuh Puteri, Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong, Selangor)

Contact:

Kaldip 016 – 265 1618

Manjit 017 – 362 3060



| Entry: 15 July 2022 | Source: Family



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32 Alberta law professors sign letter calling for government to make oath to Queen optional – Report

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Prabjot Singh Wirring is suing the province and Law Society of Alberta because he says swearing a mandatory oath to the Queen would contradict his religious beliefs. – Photo: Jamie McCannel/CBC

By CBC News | Canada |

A group of Alberta law professors have sent an open letter to the Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro urging for a legislative amendment to the mandatory Queen’s Oath students must make when called to the bar.

After Edmonton articling student Prabjot Singh Wirring decided to sue the province on the basis that swearing the specific oath would contradict his religious beliefs, law professors from Calgary and Edmonton decided to push for a change.

Anna Lund, an associate professor at the University of Alberta, is one of the signatories on the letter and said the goal is to make the oath optional.

“I was called to the bar in 2008 and I gave the oath and I didn’t have a second thought about it,” said Lund. “But other people are coming from other backgrounds that makes the oath difficult for them. I think that it’s really important to us, in the legal profession, to listen to those voices, and to change.

“The argument that we’ve always done it this way and it worked for me, therefore, we’re always going to continue doing it this way, just doesn’t it doesn’t carry a lot of weight.”

In Alberta, provincial legislation requires lawyers swear an oath to “be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors.”

Wirring is a devout Amritdhari Sikh, and says he made an absolute oath and submitted himself to Akal Purakh, the divine being in the Sikh faith, and cannot make a similar allegiance to another entity or sovereign.

“I’m really deeply appreciative of the professors who took the initiative in coordinating writing the letter and signing on to give their public support. I think it’s reflective of the general sentiment within the legal community in Alberta,” Wirring told CBC.

“For a while now the profession and the community at large is starting to recognize a lot of the systemic barriers that are excluding racialized groups, and Indigenous lawyers from joining the board. There have been some really good efforts to combat and rectify it. I think everybody’s recognizing that this is really low hanging fruit. I’m not asking for the world.”

Other jurisdictions such as Ontario and B.C. have made the oath optional.

Read the full story, ’32 Alberta law professors sign letter calling for government to make oath to Queen optional’ (CBC News, 14 July 2022), here.

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Sikh team makes comeback to Malaysia junior hockey league

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Balraj Singh will be playing for KLSSRC in Malaysia’s Junior Hockey League (JHL) 2022

By Asia Samachar | Malaysia |

There will be a Sikh team in the Malaysia Junior Hockey League (JHL), after a long time. The KL Sikh Sports Recreational Club (KLSSRC) will have the first taste of the competition when they meet KLSS-CS tomorrow (July 16).

The team will be put put through the wringer as only two of their players have seen action previously in the JHL with other clubs.

But their coaches, former Malaysian national players Baljit Singh Charun and Inspector Kevinder Singh, are hopeful.

“The idea is to provide a platform and exposure for the Sikhs to showcase and build their talent in the field of hockey,” Kevinder told Asia Samachar. “Let’s hope a few of them will break into the national team.”

The team is open to players from all faiths and races. Presently, they have four non-Punjabi players in their ranks as they showcase their talent in their first outing together.

“We hope to supporters will show up to boost the confidence of the young players,” he said.

The league, running from July 13 to Aug 28, will be played over two rounds, comprising 29 boys’ and 15 girls’ teams. KLSSRC is in Group B under division two of the boy’ league.

KLSSRC was established in 2019 by few sports enthusiast with the objective to encourage and promote sports among Sikhs residing in Kuala Lumpur.

It costs between RM50,000 to RM60,000 to run a team for the entire league, said a team sponsor. Well-wishers who wish to support the club financially can contact KLSSRC president Davinder Singh 010 2209449.

KLSSRC fixtures: KLSS-CS (July 16 at Pantai Stadium), D’Touch (July 20 at Pantai Stadium), PHNS Seniors (July 23 at Seremban 2), DBKL HT (July 27 at Pantai Stadium), Franciscan Hockey Club (July 30 at Bukit Seridit, Malacca), SSN Seri Kota Predator (Aug 3 at Bukit Seridit, Malacca), PPHT Thunderbots (Aug 6 at Pantai Stadium), TBSS / PHNS (Aug 10 at Seremban 2) and Malacca High School (Aug 13 at Pantai Stadium).

Players: 1. Sarjit Singh (Gk) 2. Harjeevan Singh 3. Balraj Singh 4. Muhammad Hafizuddin B Abd Jalil, 5. Harroshan Singh, 6. Gobind Singh Khalsa, 7. Amanraj Singh, 8. Amandeep Singh, 9. Angad Singh Khalsa, 10. Harsuraj Singh,11. Jasraj Singh, 12. Jaideep Ryan Singh, 13. Nischal Singh, 14. Gurvinderjit Singh, 15. Rajit Singh (Gk), 16. Muhammad Sufyan B Mohd Nadzrir, 17. Danish Iqhwan B Roslizam , 18. Harjot Singh Gill,19. Ishvinderjit Singh, 20. Megat Zamzaqeer Darwisy, 21. Prabhdev Singh Sidhu, 22. Tushar Singh Rakhra

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Jernal Singh s/o Late Toki Jangir Singh (STS), (1954 – 2022), Seremban

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JERNAL SINGH S/O LATE TOKI JANGIR SINGH (STS)

13.6.1954 – 14.7.2022

Village: Handiaya, Punjab

Wife: Pardeep Kaur d/o Raghbir Singh

Son: Navraj Singh Dhaliwal s/o Jernal Singh

Saskaar / Cremation: 2.00pm, 15 July 2022 (Friday) at Hindu Crematorium, Jalan Templer, Seremban

Cortège leaves from 76, Sri Carcosa, Jalan S2 J1 Seremban 2, 70300 Seremban, 1.30pm, 15th July 2022.

Path da Bhog: 4pm, 24 July 2022 (Sunday) at Gurdwara Sahib Seremban

Contact: Navraj Singh Dhaliwal (016-3458222)

Beloved Darl and Dad to loving wife and son. Admired for his great wisdom, responsible nature and kindness.

“You’re a man of principles. You have always been my pillar, and will always continue to be” – Pardeep.

“Dad, I will always remember you and your life lessons” – Navraj

He has touched the hearts of all those around him and will continue to be in our memories indefinitely.



| Entry: 15 July 2022 | Source: Family



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