Tag Archives: Kalianwala Khu

UK may reveal names of Kalianwala Khu martyrs

Amritsar, Punjab: The UK Government may soon reveal the names of Kalianwala Khu martyrs, claimed the president of Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj Committee, Ajnala, Amarjit Singh Sarkaria, today. Sarkaria said a UK-based individual with roots in Punjab had written a letter to ...

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No land to cremate Ajnala martyrs!

Amritsar, Punjab: Researcher Surinder Kochhar, who played a key role in digging out the mortal remains of 282 martyrs from historic Kalianwala Khu in Ajnala, today hit out at the state government for not facilitating a piece of land for performing ...

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DNA testing of Ajnala martyrs to begin soon

Amritsar, Punjab: The DNA testing of the martyrs of the 1857 mutiny, whose remains were dug out from a well (Kalianwala Khu) near Ajnala, would begin soon. The aim would be to establish the identity of the martyrs of the First ...

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Remains of Ajnala martyrs deteriorating fast: Historians

Jalandhar, Punjab: The rapid degeneration of the bones excavated from the ‘Kalianwala Khu’ in Ajnala around a month ago has become a cause for concern among historians. Historian Surinder Kochhar, who led the excavation of the 282 soldiers killed in 1857, ...

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