Yearly Archives: 2013

After years, spotlight back on Sikh detainees

Chandigarh, Punjab: Gurbaksh Singh’s indefinite fast for the release of former militants on “completion” of their jail sentence has brought to the fore legal issues, including legitimacy of their incarceration. Their stay behind bars for offences allegedly committed decades ago may ...

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Chief Khalsa Diwan remembers Bhai Vir Singh

Amritsar, Punjab: Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD) yesterday held a programme to mark the 142nd birth anniversary of its founder Bhai Veer Singh at Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School here. CKD president Charanjit Singh Chadha said, “Bhai Vir Singh was a versatile ...

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Panj Piara’s turban issue: Cong demands Punjab CM’s apology

Amritsar, Punjab: The Congress party has sought an unconditional apology from Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for “humiliating” a ‘Panj-Piara’ (beloved one of the guru), whose turban was removed during a scuffle with police outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday. ...

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Cops dressed as Nihangs thwart protest

Mohali, Punjab: Three days ahead of the Punjab Investors Summit in Mohali, the police swooped down on Sikh radical Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa’s indefinite fast to press for the release of Sikh youths from various jails across the country even after completing ...

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