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Sarna not allowed to meet detainees in separate room
Denied permission to meet Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) leaders Gurdeep Singh Gosha and Jaswinder Singh Baliawal in a separate room of the central jail here, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna refused to meet the duo in the visitor’s gallery on
Wednesday.
Gosha, state president of the SAD (Delhi) youth wing, Baliawal, state president of the party, and...
Amnesty International – India: call for Balwant Singh’s execution to be halted
The execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana must be halted and an official moratorium on capital punishment established in India, Amnesty International said today in an open letter to the country’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh.
Balwant Singh’s execution in Punjab state is scheduled for 31 March.
Balwant Singh was found guilty in 2007 of the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh...
PIL on removal of Punjab DGP: HC asks petitioner its locus standi on matter
CHANDIGARH: While taking up a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a local NGO seeking directions to remove Sumedh Singh Saini from the post of DGP, Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday asked the petitioner to prove its locus standi on the issue.
When the matter came up for hearing before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Mahesh Grover, the bench...
Family demands full inquiry after teen killed in protest
The family of a teenager killed during a protest in India say they will fight for justice.
18-year-old Jaspal Singh was killed last Thursday during a demonstration in the Punjab city of Gurdaspur. He was taking part in a protest with others campaigning against the death penalty imposed on Balwant Singh Rajoana, the man convicted for his role in the assassination of Indian chief minister of the Punjab,...
Court decides to hold two-minute silence for anti-Sikh riot victims
As one of the trials against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots nears its end, a city court has taken the unusual decision to hold a two-minute silence for the riot victims. District judge J.R. Aryan on Monday said a two-minute silence would be observed at the start of daily proceedings while the court hears the final arguments from both parties in...
Amritsar Gurdaspur DC shifted; SSP, DSP suspended
The state government has transferred deputy commissioner Mohinder Singh Kainth and placed senior superintendent of police Varinder Pal Singh and deputy superintendent of police (rural) Manpreet Singh under suspension in connection with the death of Jaspal Singh, who was killed in police firingduring a bandh call which was given by Shiv Sena in Gurdaspur on Thursday. Another youth was seriously injured...
Shot student’s family demand a full inquiry
The family of a student killed during a demonstration in India are calling for a full investigation into his death.
Jaspal Singh,18, died on Thursday when police opened fire on a group of Sikhs protesting in the Punjab city of Gurdaspur.
They were demonstrating against the death penalty imposed on Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been in prison for 17 years for the assassination of former first minister...
