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New Delhi: Against the backdrop of clemency demands for death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, BJP and SAD today made a strong pitch in the Rajya Sabha for abolition of death penalty by asking Government to bring a legislation. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Naresh Gujral (SAD) said the civilised world is gradually abolishing capital punishment with only few countries like China, Iran, North... 

Patiala: Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur has today been acquitted of her daughter’s murder. However, she has been convicted of trespassing and forcing her child to have an abortion. She has also been found guilty of kidnapping and illegal confinement and has been sentenced for five years. Harpeet Kaur was murdered on April 20, 2000 when Jagir Kaur was president of the powerful Shiromani Gurudwara... 

Chandigarh, Mar 30 (PTI) A delegation from the city of Gravensham in United Kingdom today called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and apprised him about a project which aims to establish multifaceted links between their city and Jalandhar. The five-member delegation of Gravesham Borough Council, was led by its first Punjabi Sikh Mayor Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, and included Executive Leader... 

Relieved after the stay over his hanging as scheduled by a Chandigarh court, Balwant Singh Rajoana on Thursday expressed happiness over the new development and termed it a victory of Khalsa Panth. The militant shot off a letter to media through his sister Kamaldeep Kaur, stating that the stay over his hanging was the result of pressure created by the “leadership-less” Sikh community across... 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the violence in Gurdaspur, where curfew continued after a youth was killed in police firing following a clash over the fate of Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row for the 1995 assassination of then chief minister Beant Singh. Curfew had been imposed in Gurdaspur, 210 km from here, following the violence... 

New Delhi/Chandigarh: The Centre has stayed the hanging of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was sentenced to death for the assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995. The decision follows a mercy petition filed by Sikh body, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), that has been actively backed by the Punjab government and other political parties in the... 

Demand for revocation of capital punishment to Balwant Singh Rajoana is getting stronger. Late Chief Minister Beant Singh’s two daughters, former Punjab minister Gurkanwal Kaur and UK-based Manjit Kaur, have not only forgiven Rajoana but also decided to appeal to the court to waive his death sentence. They said they had been inspired by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi who had forgiven the killers of... 

CHANDIGARH/PATIALA: The Chandigarh sessions court on Tuesday returned Balwant Singh Rajoana hanging order to Patiala Jail “for compliance” in the Beant Singh assassination case of 1995. The court also issues showcause notice to Patiala Central jail superintendent for “contempt of court”. The court said Rajoana’s death warrant must be executed on March 31. Security had... 

CHANDIGARH: To the displeasure of Haryana government, Punjab governor Shivraj Patil has raked up the issue of Punjab’s claim over Chandigarh during his speech in the state assembly. Patil in speech has told the assembly that “Chandigarh and several other Punjabi-speaking areas have been kept out of the state and must be transferred back at the earliest.” Reacting sharply to Patil’s...