Kirpan
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Aus court overturns law banning Sikhs from carrying kirpans in schools
Melbourne: A court in Australia’s Queensland state has overturned a law that banned Sikh students to wear a kirpan on campus, a religious article in Sikhism, calling it “unconstitutional”, according to media…
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Kirpan-wielding Sikh says he was denied entry to NBA game in US
New York: A Sikh man has claimed that he was denied entry to a basketball match in the US because he was carrying a ‘kirpan’ — a small dagger, which practising Sikhs…
- India
Delhi HC dismisses plea against Sikhs carrying kirpans on flights
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea opposing the permission given to Sikhs to carry kirpans while travelling on civilian flights in India. The plea, filed in a…
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US varsity updates policy, allows Sikh students to wear kirpan on campus
New York: The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, has updated its ‘Weapons on Campus’ policy to allow Sikh students to wear a kirpan, a religious expression of faith, on campus. The move…
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Watch: Sikh student detained for wearing Kirpan in North Carolina
A video has surfaced on Twitter where a Sikh student named Amaan is seen getting detained by a policeman for wearing a kirpan, considered one of the integral parts of Sikhism. He…
- India
Don’t compare turbans, kirpan with hijab: SC Judge tells petitioners
The Supreme Court told the petitioners in the case challenging the hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions on Thursday that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs would be ‘inappropriate’. “The Supreme…
- India
PIL against Delhi HC permitting Sikhs to carry ‘kirpan’ on flights withdrawn
New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Delhi High Court’s order allowing Sikhs to carry ‘kirpans’ on domestic flights was withdrawn on Monday. During the hearing before the bench comprising…
- India
Go to HC: SC on Hindu Sena’s plea against carrying kirpans on flights
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL by Hindu Sena challenging the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security’s decision to allow Sikh passengers to carry kirpan on domestic flights.…
- India
Sikh passengers, employees allowed to carry kirpan at Indian airports, flights
New Delhi: Aviation security regulator BCAS has permitted Sikh aviation sector employees to carry kirpan on person within the airport premises, a document stated. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) order…
