Yearly Archives: 2013

Gurmeet reaches home in Patiala amid tight security

Patiala, Punjab: Out on a 28-day parole, Gurmeet Singh, one of the three convicted in the Beant Singh assassination case, today reached his house in Guru Nanak Nagar here this evening amid tight security. Gurmeet Singh, lodged in the Burail Model ...

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Takht, SGPC should have handled Khalsa issue better, say experts

Amritsar, Punjab: With Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa refusing to obey the Sikh clergy’s directions to end his fast and continue with his stir for the release of Sikh detainees, there is a feeling among Sikh intellectuals that Akal Takht and the Shiromani ...

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Elaborate security for two-day Jor Mela

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: Braving cold, devotees throng Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara for Shaheedi Samagam. Braving fog and bitter cold, lakhs of devotees, from various parts of the country and abroad, thronged the historic gurdwara here today to mark the 309th martyrdom ...

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Beant killer released on parole

Mohali, Punjab: Gurmeet Singh, a militant convicted in former Chief Minister Beant Singh’s assassination case in 1995, was released from Burail Jail on 28-day parole this afternoon. He was arrested by the Chandigarh Police in 1995 and a local court awarded ...

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