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SAD(A) to hold rally close to Modi’s in Jagraon

Moga, Punjab: To counter Narendra Modi’s “anti-minorities policies”, Shrimoni Akali Dal (Amritsar) will hold a rally at Mullanpur close to the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate’s rally in Jagraon on December 21. The party has invited Sikh organisations, high priests, senior ...

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Clear stand on Amb Sahib protest, Jathedar told

Mohali, Punjab: Upset over Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh’s statement that hunger strikes and indefinite fast were against Sikh principles, the management committee of ‘Bandi Sikh Rehai Lehar’ (campaign to release Sikh prisoners) today asked the Jathedar to clear his ...

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Sikh bodies fortify Mohali protest site against illegal police actions

Mohali, Punjab: Following the midnight detention of fasting Kurukshetra-based radical Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, several Sikh bodies have decided to depute their armed supporters at Gurdwara Amb Sahib here to thwart any such police action in future. On fast-unto-death, Gurbaksh was whisked ...

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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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