Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Central and Punjab governments have submitted its reply to Punjab and Haryana High Court in response to the petition filed by pro-freedom Sikh leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and tried to justify extension of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA), but failed. Under the NSA, Amritpal Singh...
Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Protests staged by farmers and Sikh bodies against the anti-people and anti-minorities policies of the governments on Thursday spoiled the celebrations of Indian Independence Day in India-administered Punjab. A sizable section of Sikh nation observed this day as ‘Black Day’, remaining members of the community stayed away from the celebrations organized...
HOSHIARPUR Pro-freedom Sikh group Dal Khalsa on Tuesday observed its 46th foundation day here, that was dedicated to two prominent Sikh leaders Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed by Indian agencies in Canada last year, and Dal Khalsa founder Gajinder, who passed away in Lahore last month. The Sikh leaders participating the event urged United States, United...
AMRITSAR Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and Dal Khalsa, the two major Sikh organizations fighting for the sovereignty and independence of Punjab, have jointly decided to hold a spirited protest at Tarn Taran on August 15 against Modi’s authoritarian regime, political subjugation, injustices and excesses of the Indian regime on Sikhs. Simranjit Singh Mann’s son and...
Once again episode of 2015 Bargari incidents in Faridkot district of Punjab is hitting the headlines these days with former IG of Punjab Police Ranbir Singh Khatra who led the special investigation team (SIT) which cracked the related cases in 2018, making disclosures about the role of AAP government and Badal family, and key conspirator Pardeep...
Author Hardeep Singh HOSHIARPUR: Pro-freedom Sikh organization Dal Khalsa has resolved to hold a “Freedom March” at Hoshiarpur on August 13 to mark its 46th foundation day, which will be dedicated to prominent Sikh leader Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed by Indian agencies in Canada last year, and organization founder Bhai Gajinder Singh,...
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday sent invitations to four descendants of Rai Bular, who was contemporary of Guru Nanak and His ardent devotee, living in Pakistan-administered Punjab to visit India-administered Punjab to attend the Parkash Gurpurb (birth anniversary) celebrations of the founder of the Sikhi. In the invitation...
NEW DELHI: In a significant development, Congress MP from Jalandhar and former Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday, rising above the party line, lodged protest against detention of pro-freedom Sikh leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Bhai Amritpal Singh under the contentious National Security Act (NSA) in Indian Parliament. While delivering his speech...
CHANDIGARH Noted journalist and editor-in-chief of the Punjabi newspaper Rozana Pehredar, Jaspal Singh Heran, who was on the first Pegasus snoop list that came out in 2021, for voicing against suppression of Sikhs in India, passed away at 75 on Thursday. He has been ailing for long time and was bedridden for the past few...
AMRITSAR: This is for the first time that Akal Takht Sahib on Monday summoned the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and directed him to appear before the highest Sikh temporal seat with a written clarification on the alleged anti-Sikh decisions taken during his government. The Takht issued the direction two weeks after...