This minor kirpan, along with other symbolic items like a khanda or kanga, is worn by some Sikh passengers around the neck to fulfil religious obligations on international flights.

Sikh students in New South Wales schools to be allowed to carry a ‘kirpan’ (an article of the Sikh faith) on their person under a set of conditions mutually agreed upon by the government, the ...

At issue is the small dagger, or “Kirpan” that Ruppenjot and other followers of the Sikh faith are required to carry on their person along with several other religious articles.

The Supreme Court of Queensland has overturned a law prohibiting the wearing of Sikh ceremonial knives, known as kirpan, in public places, including schools. A successful court appeal allows Sikhs ...