Oak Creek

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  He Was 12. He Had Just Moved To America. Then His Sikh Father Was Murdered.

  Prabhjot Singh Rathor entered the sanctuary and bowed low toward the holy book at the front of the room.

• Containment on Northern Arizona Wildfire Inches Up

  Firefighters say they are slowly making progress in controlling a wildfire burning in a northern Arizona canyon.

• Crews Battle Wind-Whipped Wildfire in Scenic Arizona Canyon

  A major wind-whipped fire burned through a popular scenic canyon in Arizona on Wednesday, ballooning to 4,500 acres (1,800 hectares) and threatening about 300 residences and businesses, fire officials said.

• US court dismisses Sikh group's case against Punjab Chief Minister Badal

  A US Court of Appeals has dismissed a human rights violation case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the ground that a Sikh rights group failed to serve federal court summons on him.

• Son of Wisconsin Gurdwara massacre victim eyes US Congress seat

  The son of a Sikh temple leader slain in a massacre said he may seek the Congress seat of Republican heavyweight Paul Ryan, calling for a more peaceful America.

• US announces half a million dollar grant for victims of Wisconsin Gurdwara shootout

  US Administration has announced a grant of more than half a million dollars for the victims of the Oak Creek Gurdwara shootout, after the Sikh community began a four-day memorial service observing the tragic incident, US Attorney General, Eric Holder said.

• US passes resolution to rememeber Wisconsin Gurudwara victims

  US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution remembering victims of the Oak Creek Gurudwara shooting on the occasion of the first anniversary of the tragic incident.

• Wisconsin Gurdwara shooting: Sikhs plan peaceful rites to mark

  A year after six people were shot dead in a shooting rampage inside a Wisconsin Gurdwara, the Sikh community will commemorate the first anniversary of the incident with a series of events including solemn religious observances and candlelight vigil.

• Gurudwara vandalised in US; "terrorist" scrawled

  A Gurdwara in California has been vandalised and the word "terrorist" scrawled on its walls in an apparent hate crime, days ahead of the first anniversary of the Oak Creek Gurdwara shooting in Wisconsin.

• American Sikh Caucus calls on FBI to track hate crimes

  In the face of continued violence against Sikhs, the bipartisan American Congressional Sikh Caucus asked the Department of Justice to include an anti-Sikh hate crime category on the Hate Crime Incident Report.

• Sikh Rights group to challenge dismissal of case against Punjab chief minister in US

  A US-based Sikh group today said that it will challenge the decision of an American district court last week to dismiss alleged human rights violations case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

• Barack Obama honours cop who was shot during Wisconsin Gurdwara shooting

  The police officer who risked his life to save victims of the Wisconsin Gurdwara shootout last year was honoured by US President Barack Obama at a White House award ceremony.

• Barack Obama praises Sikh resilience in Diwali message

  Wishing people around the world "Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak", President Barack Obama has praised the resilience of the Sikh community in the wake of the shooting at a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

• SM Krishna meets families of US gurduwara shooting victims

  External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Thursday met the family members of the victims of Oak Creek Gurduwara shooting and said India and the US stand united against those who perpetrate a culture of violence and hatred.

• US police release video of Wisconsin gurudwara gunman

  A white supremacist who killed a half-dozen people at a Sikh temple in the U.S. last month chased down the first police officer on the scene, pumping round after round into him as he lay wounded behind a parked car, video released Monday showed.