Amritsar, Punjab: Despite the Taliban’s threat to target Indians post-Kasab hanging, over 2,000 Sikh pilgrims, including an 889-member SGPC jatha, today left for Pakistan to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at historic shrines. The pilgrims were enthusiastic ...
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Human rights activists seek abolition of death penalty
Amritsar, Punjab : Various human rights organisations that are fighting against violations by paramilitary forces and police in different states today came together and passed a resolution for abolition of capital punishment, stopping misuse of sedition laws and setting up ...
Read More »Sirsa Dera Mob Attack against Peace loving Sikhs of Haryana – Updates
Chandigarh, Punjab: Paramilitary forces were deployed in Sirsa Sunday to help Haryana Police maintain law and order in Sirsa, Haryana. Nearly 2,000 Dera Sacha Sauda followers have been booked for Saturday’s violence, which left at least 12 people injured and one in ...
Read More »Curfew continues in Haryana’s Sirsa town
Sirsa, Haryana: Authorities Sunday decided to continue for the second consecutive day the curfew imposed in this Haryana town after violent clashes between followers of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect and the Sikh community. Although no violence has been reported ...
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