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Residents of Beant assassin’s village mum over his release

Narangwal Khurad, Ludhiana:  Residents of this nondescript village of Ludhiana district are tight-lipped over the state government’s decision to release Lakhwinder Singh Lakha on parole. He was convicted in the infamous Beant Singh assassination case. However, they have been eagerly ...

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Will not end fast till all detainees let off: Khalsa

Amritsar, Punjab: After partially winning his battle against the detention of Sikh prisoners, Sikh activist Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, reached the Golden Temple this evening to pay obeisance. Six persons convicted in former Chief Minister Beant Singh’s assassination case in 1995 were ...

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Release all Sikh detainees, says Mann

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: Addressing a political conference of the SAD (A) here today, its president Simranjit Singh Mann said it was unfortunate that even after 29 years, justice had not been delivered in the Sikh genocide case whereas Sikh detainees who ...

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Was it a fast or farce?

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 ...

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