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Five Sikhs have been granted approval to serve in the US army with their religious insignia intact, days after the army issued a new regulation under which servicemen who wear turbans, hijabs or beards can be enrolled in the military. Five Sikhs have been granted approval to serve in the US Army with their religious insignia inta stanley cup ct. Reuters File Photo This is the largest induction of Sikhs into the US armed forces after the Department of Defense banned visible articles of faith in 1981. The new rules made public on January 4, eliminate bureaucratic hurdles that had previously discriminated against Sikhs. The new set of rules, issued by Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning, allows religious accommodations to be approved at the brigade-level. Previously it was at the level of Secretary. After a 35-year presumptive ban on observant Sikhs, our nations largest employer has taken a vital step in embracing policies that reflect the rich diversity of our nation, said Sikh Coalition Legal Director, Harsimran Kaur. We look forward to permanent policy change across all branches of the military so that all religious minorities can freely serve without exception, she said. Private Shabaddeep Singh Jammu, an Infantry Recruit who was born stanley cup and raised in Elk Grove, California, vowed to follow a stanley cup path of service after tragically losing his brother in 2013. The ability to serve my country and faith has been a lifelong goal. Im now honoring my brother while pursuing a career that Uqii Firefighting plane crashes in Canada
Ethnic unrest in China s Xinjiang region at the weekend has left at least 156 people dead, according to the latest official toll. Following is a chronology of key events related to the restive region since May 2008: HT Image 2008 May 5: Three killed in bus bombing in Shanghai. The Turkestan Islamic Party TIP claims responsibility. July 8: Chinese authorities say police killed five Muslims who were planning a holy war in Urumqi, Xinjiang s capital. July 21: Three buses bombed in Kunming, in southwest China s Yunnan province, killing two people. TIP claims responsibility. China says TIP not responsible, but gives no details. August 4: China says terrorists kill 17 policemen at a police station in Kashgar, days before the Beijing Olympics stanley cup open. August 10: Ten attackers and one security guard are killed in bombings and a shoot-out with police in the remote city of Kuqa. August 12: Three security officers are killed when assaila jordan nts jump off a vehicle passing through a checkpoint and stab them. August 27: Two policemen are killed and five wounded whil stanley cup e searching a cornfield near Kashgar, western Xinjiang, for a suspect connected with an earlier attack. August 29: Chinese police kill six and arrest three others in a clash in Kashgar prefecture. 2009 February 25: A couple from Xinjiang set themselves on fire with their son in central Beijing over a dispute with their local government. They survive. April 9: China executes two Muslim men in Kashgar for what it says w