Tuesday 28 July 2009

SIKH GUARDS FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH

They're ready to lay down their lives for Crown and Country. And in doing so, Signaler Simranjit Singh, 26, and Lance Corporal Sarvjit Singh, 28 have become the first Sikh soldiers to protect Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
So, visitors to Buckingham Palace, the queen's London residence, shouldn't be surprised to see the two blue-turbaned soldiers going about their duties.
In fact, Signaler Singh is the first Sikh ever to wear his turban on public duties protecting the queen and the crown jewels, says UK paper The Daily Mail.
He was posted at Buckingham Palace in May and was later joined by the lance corporal.
The soldiers serve with 21st Signal Regiment based in Wiltshire, while Lance Corporal serves with 3rd Regiment Army Air Corps based in Suffolk, respectively.

DHAKA SEE'S HEAVIEST RAIN IN 53 YEARS..PRAY & MAKE A DIFFERENCE

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: The heaviest rain in 53 years battered Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday, leaving at least six people dead and stranding thousands People cross a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Dhaka.
The national weather office said 13 inches (33.3 centimetres) of rain fell in 12 hours in Dhaka, an overcrowded city of about 10 million people - the most in a single day since 1956.
Live power lines snapped and killed at least six people, including two children, in central Dhaka, hospital authorities said. They gave no further details.
Huge snarls of traffic inched along, with people waist-deep in water. Commuters waded their way home or waited for hours to get transport.
"I've been waiting here for three hours for a bus to come," said Halima Khatoon, a garment worker in the city's Badda district.
The private television station reported that residents in low-lying areas were stranded in their homes. Trading on the Dhaka stock exchange was delayed for half the day, and schools in flooded areas were closed.
Floods caused by monsoon rains are common in Bangladesh, a delta nation of 150 million people.