Ludhiana, Punjab: UDHIANA, Punjab (August 13, 2014)—Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who had come into the limelight last year when he held a hunger strike for the release of Sikh prisoners has termed August 15, India’s Independence Day, as a “Black Day” for Sikhs. Bhai Gurbaksh Singh is currently leading a foot march to Sri Akal Takht Sahib. The march started ...

Mohali, Punjab: Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who ended his fast yesterday, has said he would continue his struggle for the release of all those Sikhs who were in jails despite the completion of their sentence. Speaking at Gurdwara Amb Sahib here today, Khalsa said the release of four detainees on parole was a victory of the Sikh panth. He thanked the Sant ...

Chandigarh: Khalsa’s deprivation not borne out by medical examination; lost only 4 kg in five weeks, a miracle of sorts. Fast or farce? That’s what is baffling about the record- breaking 42- day fast-unto-death drama that exmilitant Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa has been enacting on the sacred forecourt of Gurdwara Amb Sahib at SAS Nagar. What has left many surprised, including doctors, ...

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 him life sentence along with two other accomplices on July 31, 2007. Gurmeet, who came out of the jail for ...

Mohali, Punjab: A few hours after Sikh activists staged a dharna in front of the Burail Jail in Chandigarh today, the UT Administration issued a warrant for Gurmeet Singh’s release on a 28-day parole. Gurmeet Singh, convicted in the Beant Singh assassination case, is lodged in Burail Jail along with co-accused Shamsher Singh and Lakhwinder Singh. Being a holiday tomorrow, he ...