Amritsar, Punjab: In November 2012, Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was hanged in the country’s first execution in more than eight years. Three months later, Afzal Guru was executed after his clemency petition was ...
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Rights bodies seek UN Special Rapporteur’s intervention on Bhullar
Chandigarh, Punjab: Seeking immediate intervention of United Nations to stop imminent hanging of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar following Spureme Court’s rejection of his mercy petition, three international human rights NGOs have approached UN’s Special Rapporteur on Torture while also urging ...
Read More »Treatment plant bypassed at leather complex: Seechewal
Jalandhar,Punjab: Environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal, on Monday evening, visited the sewage treatment plant at the Leather Complex and discovered that the two plants at the facility were not being used. Industries were releasing untreated water and effluents into the Kala Sanghian ...
Read More »Centre reconsidering Bhullar’s execution
New Delhi: The Centre is reconsidering the decision to execute convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar after Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and a human rights group moved the Rashtrapati Bhavan with fresh mercy pleas on Thursday. These pleas, citing Bhullar’s ...
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