Jasvir Singh: 'I'm a devout Sikh - and married to a man'One of the most prominent Sikh voices in British public life. He is also gay - a fact that he has kept mostly private until now. It's put him at odds with some members of his own community, but he says he now wants to speak up about his sexuality.
Jasvir Singh lays out some photographs on the table in front of him and takes a deep breath. They are pictures of joyful moments from the day last summer when he married his husband, Nick.
"Just as my Sikhism is part of me, so is my sexuality. So is my turban. So is my identity. I can't divorce any one thing from the rest of me. That is who I am."
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Please do not label him a sikh as born in a possible sikh household does not make you a sikh...
All the best Jas and Nick congratulations
Doesn’t look like a devout sikh ,and shouldn’t class himself one
ਮਾਟੀ ਕੋ ਪੁਤਰਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਨਚਤੁ ਹੈ ॥ਦੇਖੈ ਦੇਖੈ ਸੁਨੈ ਬੋਲੈ ਦਉਰਿਓ ਫਿਰਤੁ ਹੈ ॥1॥ਰਹਾਉ॥
ਜਬ ਕਛੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਤਬ ਗਰਬੁ ਕਰਤੁ ਹੈ ॥
ਮਾਇਆ ਗਈ ਤਬ ਰੋਵਨੁ ਲਗਤੁ ਹੈ ॥1॥
ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਰਸ ਕਸਹਿ ਲੁਭਾਨਾ ॥
ਬਿਨਸਿ ਗਇਆ ਜਾਇ ਕਹੂੰ ਸਮਾਨਾ ॥2॥
ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਬਾਜੀ ਜਗੁ ਭਾਈ ॥
ਬਾਜੀਗਰੁ ਸਉ ਮੁਹਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਬਨ ਆਈ ॥3॥6॥487॥
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਜਗਤ ਨੂੰ ਲੱਖ ਲੱਖ ਵਧਾਈ ਹੋਵੇ ਜੀ।
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Waheguru ji 🙏
The Mayor of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion vehicle scrap scheme opens today for applications. Administered by Transport for London, you may be eligible for up to £2000 scrap value of your car, £1000 for a motorcycle and up to £9500 for a van or a minibus. There are also incentives to scrap your vehicle for bus passes, cycle hire and e-scooter rental.
Early application is advised as the fund is limited; the expanded ULEZ zone will include the London Borough of Hounslow when it is fully implemented in August 2023.
Visit the TfL site for full details on how to claim to scrap your vehicle:
tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/scrappage-schemes
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Fearful mum killed by knife-obsessed son told 'weak parenting' was to blameJasbir Kaur made pleas for help about dangerous son Anmol Chana before he finally killed her and step-dad Rupinder Bassan
in February 2020 finally went off, stabbing both Ms Kaur, 52, and her husband Rupinder Bassan, 51, more than 20 times at their home on Mount Road. He was jailed for at least 36 years after being found guilty of their murders.
Chana claimed he killed them in self-defence but his story was dismissed as "fantasy" by prosecutors and jurors concluded he was lying. A domestic homicide review has now delivered a damning verdict on the actions of agencies involved with the family in the years before the murders who could have helped save the tragic couple.
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Fearful mum killed by knife-obsessed son told 'weak parenting' was to blame
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Jasbir Kaur made pleas for help about dangerous son Anmol Chana before he finally killed her and step-dad Rupinder Bassan
ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਾਲ ਖੜ੍ਹਨ ਲਈ ਸਤਿਕਾਰਸਪੇਨ ‘ਚ ਜਦੋਂ 15 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਿਰ ਦਾ ਹੈਟ, ਹਟਾ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਮੈਚ ਖੇਡ ਸਕਦਾ ਤਾਂ ਸਾਰੀ ਟੀਮ ਅਤੇ ਕੋਚ ਸਾਬ੍ਹ ਨੇ ਮੈਚ ਰੈਫ਼ਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਹੈਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਗੋਂ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਦਾ ਪਟਕਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਖਿਡਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਪਛਾਣ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ ਪਰੰਤੂ ਮੈਚ ਰੈਫ਼ਰੀ ਨਾ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਾਥੀ ਲਈ ਸਾਰੀ ਟੀਮ ਮੈਚ ਛੱਡ ਖੇਡ ਮੈਦਾਨ ‘ਚੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਆ ਗਈ। ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਪੇਨ ਵਿੱਚ Arrita C ਲਈ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਮੈਚ ਸਥਾਨਕ ਟੀਮ Padura de Arrigorriga ਨਾਲ ਸੀ।
RESPECT to Whole TEAM
ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਟੀਮ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਸਾਥ ਦਿੱਤਾ 🙏
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Absolutely great support for this young man . Hats off to them all .👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼
My son been told at school to take his kara
ਯੂਕੇ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੌਕਰੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਸਾਮੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਭਰਨ ਲਈ ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਵਧਾਉਣ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।The British government is looking at plans to allow foreign students to work longer hours to boost the economy by plugging vacancies, The Times reported on Thursday.
Ministers are looking at ways to encourage British and overseas students to take more part-time jobs to deal with shortages in areas such as hospitality and retail, the report said, citing government sources.
Discussions have begun within the government about either raising the cap on paid work hours on foreign students to 30 hours per week from 20 hours currently or removing it entirely, the report added.
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Now overseas student can survive easily..