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 the British Government in this regard. Responding to his letter, the UK Government said it had directed the ministry concerned ...

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 the last rites of the martyrs. In a statement released here, Kochhar said he recently held a meeting with the ...

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 War of Independence. While the initial testing would be done by experts from Panjab University (Chandigarh), the final examination and ...

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, alleged the government was taking too long to conserve the remains. “People from all over the world are concerned about ...

Amritsar, Punjab: Former Chief Minister and Congress candidate Capt Amarinder Singh has supported the move to grant martyr status to the victims of Kalianwala Khu in Ajnala. Talking to the media at Ajnala today, Amarinder said, “Since the nation has recognised 1857 as the First War of Independence, those killed in the Kalianwala Khu for participating in the uprising deserve to ...