Tag: Punjab News

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s elephant ride: Animal rights body file complaint

Jun. 24 Entertainment, General News, India News Comments Off

Navjot Singh Sidhu 150x150 Navjot Singh Sidhu’s elephant ride: Animal rights body file complaintOne-day national wide agitation by BJP yesterday against inflation due to hike price of petrol turned into big theatrical issue while BJP MP from Amritsar parliamentary constituency Navjot Singh Sidhu came on sitting an elephant to address the rally for protest.

Report suggest that before hundreds of BJP leaders led by Amritsar MP Navjot Singh during agitation on Friday courted arrest, Sidhu, riding an elephant along senior party leader Balbir Punj, started his rally from his residence in the city, and went to the deputy commissioner office. Read more

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Operation Bluestar Memorial’s ‘Kar Swea’ starts

May. 21 General News, India News Comments Off

Operation Bluestar Memorial 150x150 Operation Bluestar Memorials Kar Swea startsKar Sewa construction of a memorial for the “sacrifice” of several Sikhs those killed during the Indian Army’s Operation Bluestar- an army action to flush out militants from the complex in 1984, commenced on Sunday at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.

This construction work by Sikh clergy had approved by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s executive body, would eulogize Militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, his associates and several Sikh separatist leaders who were killed in the operation. Read more

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Court orders 5–years jail to Bibi Jagir Kaur for conspiracy in daughter’s death

Mar. 30 General News, India News Comments Off

Bibi Jagir Kaur 300x280 Court orders 5–years jail to Bibi Jagir Kaur for conspiracy in daughters deathIn a biggest crack-down in the case of Bibi Jagir Kaur, Senior Punjab minister was today found guilty by a Patiala court of conspiracy in the death of her own daughter, harpreet Kaur, in April 2000.

It is said in reports that Jagir Kaur was sentenced to 5-years rigorous imprisonment. Though, the Patiala court dropped murder charges against Bibi Jagir Kaur.

The much talked Punjab minister, Bibi Jagir Kaur was appointed in the state as the minister for rural water supply and sanitation and defence services. She was convicted by the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Patiala. Read more

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High alert in Punjab, curfew in Gurdaspur after youngster dies

Mar. 30 General News, India News Comments Off

curfew in Gurdaspur 300x235 High alert in Punjab, curfew in Gurdaspur after youngster diesAs per latest reports, a day after President Pratibha Patil deferred hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, main accused in the killing of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, tension has suddenly increased in some parts of the state while curfew was clamped in Gurdaspur city after the death of a Sikh youth Jaspal Singh, reportedly in a police firing.

It was said in reports that police opened fire after a clash between two groups during the Punjab bandh. Shiv Sena had called for the bandh to protest the president’s order on Balwant Singh. Read more

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