"Turban is a part of a Sikh," he added. Shiromani Akali Dal leader ... Among the illegal immigrants were 19 women and 14 minors, including two infants. The deportees from Punjab and Haryana ...

The Turban is the one thing that identifies a Sikh more than any other symbol of their faith. An edict handed down in 1699 by the 10th Sikh Guru - Gobind Singh – require Sikhs not to cut their hair.

Singh also claimed that during the 36-hour flight back to India, he was restrained in handcuffs and shackles, unlike women ... deported Sikh immigrants, particularly the removal of turbans ...

Notably, in October 2018, the central government, in a clarification to the Chandigarh Administration, asked the UT authorities to exempt all Sikh women from wearing a helmet.

Singh spent 18 days in detention, where he witnessed US officials disrespecting Sikh immigrants by throwing their turbans into the dustbin. "It was very painful watching turbans being thrown into ...

The SGPC condemned US officials for allegedly not allowing Sikh deportees to wear turban. Criticising the US authorities over the alleged treatment of Sikh deportees, SGPC general secretary ...

A Sikh family from Melbourne has approached the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) after a school allegedly refused to enrol their son because his turban doesn't align with the ...

These Sikhs are practicing tying their turbans. They are preparing for their Dastar Bandi. The turban is the most visible symbol of Sikh pride and identity. The turban is an eight metre long piece ...

government officials provided no proper food to the deportees and even threw the turban, an article of Sikh faith, into the dustbin. This was shared by Davinder Singh, one of the deportees ...

According to reports, Sikh deportees were not allowed to wear turban(HT_PRINT) The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee on Sunday strongly objected to the United States authorities' treatment ...