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'Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana will be given treatment at PGIMER': Centre to High Court
September 03, 2026 12:27 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition by Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death-row convict in the 1995 Beant Singh assassination case, to grant permission for eye surgery from Dr R S Randhawa Eye Hospital, Patiala, at own expense.
Is 'panthic' politics returning to Punjab ahead of polls?
August 14, 2026 9:25 pm
This week, Punjab saw three key developments: request for parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara, an election ticket for the son of an Indira Gandhi assasination convict, and the attack on Sukhbir Badal. What might they point to?
Beant assassin Hawara 'declines' two-day parole offer, Bittu says Centre making arrangements
August 13, 2026 9:56 pm
Quami Insaf Morcha says Hawara wants regular parole and told officials that he would not 'accept one or two-day parole even if his mother passes away'
‘For his mother's sake, I am forgetting that wound’: Ravneet Singh Bittu on Hawara parole
August 13, 2026 1:09 pm
Bittu urged political parties not to politicise the issue of Jagtar Singh Hawara's parole or make statements that could inflame passions in Punjab.
Bhagwant Mann escalates parole demand for Beant Singh assassin, meets governor
August 12, 2026 2:30 pm
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has sought 10‑day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara so he can meet his ailing mother.
Beant Singh assassination case: 'Why has he not been hanged till now,' asks SC on Rajoana’s mercy plea after Centre says ‘serious offence’
September 25, 2025 5:39 am
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the convict said Rajoana has been in jail for over 29 years, of which 15 years have been on death row.
Majithia hugged Beant Singh killer, SAD should honour Chaura: Bittu
December 08, 2024 3:24 am
Union Minister says Chaura’s photo should be put at Golden Temple museum
Decide or we will consider it: SC to Centre on Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea
November 05, 2024 8:58 am
Rajoana has been in custody for 29 years, said his counsel Mukul Rohatgi, while seeking his release till the mercy petition is decided.
Beant Singh murder: SC seeks Delhi govt's response on Hawara’s plea for transfer to Punjab jail
September 27, 2024 6:42 pm
Hawara has sought transfer saying he is unable to attend court proceedings in a case pending in Punjab.
‘Hawara very very high-risk prisoner, his production may escalate law and order problem’
February 28, 2023 9:15 am
The prosecution had filed an application in the court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Jagjeet Singh that Hawara be produced in the court via video conferencing.
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