The horror of those 72 hours, when frenzied mobs butchered thousands of Sikhs in 1984, has not left senior journalists Rahul Bedi and Joseph Malliakan, who covered the riots, to this day. “To visualise that time close your eyes and imagine that there’s no state. The police remain inert while rabid mobs attack you minute after minute with military precision. The administrators look the other... 

Former Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib – Founder of International Panthic Dal and Trustee of Panth Mata Sahib Charitable Organisation, Singh Sahib Bhai Jasvir Singh Ji Khalsa, due to ill health has been admitted to S.G.L Charitable Hospital, Jalendhar After having chest complaints yesterday, Singh Sahib was taken into hospital, and was operated on by surgeons today.  After treatment Singh... 

Sikhs throughout the world are commemorating the Shaheedi of Bhai Satwant Singh, Bhai Beant Singh and Bhai Kehar Singh who took revenge on Indra Gandhi, the Indian prime minister who had attacked the holiest shrines of the Sikhs, Sri Akaal Takht Sahib and Sri Darbar Sahib and had also killed thousands of Sikhs. Both surrendered and were showered with bullets, Bhai Beant Singh died at the spot but Bhai... 

“Hijacker” Davinder Singh has won the legal battle for passport against the Centre. Clearing the decks for the release of his passport, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed no case was pending against him now. The directions came after the State of Punjab, in its reply, said although the petitioner had been convicted in a heinous crime and for an anti-national activity, he has not indulged... 

From yatras to kabbadi tourney, parties to step up campaign for Assembly polls Political parties are gearing up to step up their campaign from November 1—Punjab Day—for the ensuing Assembly elections slated for February. While the Congress will be starting Punjab Bachao Yatra, the newly formed Sanjha Morcha will also start its Izzat Sambhal Yatra and the ruling SAD-BJP government in order to counter... 

Punjab Deputy Chief MInister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday rued the alleged deliberate non-interest of the Congress-led UPA government in putting pressure on the French government to lift the ban on Sikhs wearing turbans. Speaking to mediapersons in Jalalabad, Badal said the recent statement of the French external affairs minister after his meet with his Indian counterpart, reflected the arrogant... 

JALANDHAR: A US-based Sikh human rights group lodged a criminal complaint against film star Amitabh Bachchan with Australia’s commonwealth director of public prosecutions for “inciting, participating, conspiring, aiding, abetting and carrying out organized attacks on the Sikh population of India in November 1984″. At present, Big ‘B’ is in Australia for shooting of Hollywood... 

NEW DELHI: India today pressed France to find a “mutually acceptable resolution” of the ban on Sikhs wearing turbans in public places. Paris indicated its willingness to discuss the sensitive issue. “The turban is a symbol of dignity. It’s a sensitive issue for every Indian. We had discussions with the French to find a mutually acceptable solution,” External Affairs Minister... 

Chandigarh, Oct 16 (PTI) The Commission, probing the Sikh killings in Haryana”s Rewari district during the 1984 riots, today invited submission of related statements, evidences and other documents from the public. Retired Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice T P Garg was appointed by the Haryana government to probe the incidents. “The Commission has invited individuals, groups... 

From the Durranis and Mughals, the Kashmir Valley passed to the Sikh rulers who conquered the region in the early 19th century. Gulab Singh played a vital role in this campaign and Maharaja Ranjit Singh made him the king of Jammu. Later, Gulab Singh captured Ladakh and Baltistan and merged them into Jammu. After the first Anglo-Sikh war, the Sikhs ceded Kashmir, Hazarah and all the hilly regions between...