Wednesday, Sep 28, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Kamaldeep Singh Brar
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Amid HC ban on sand mining, a reality check: most cases against landless farmers, labourers
“Look at my house. Do we look like we have profited from mining? We have a small piece of land and sold some sand from there. We have been booked only because we are poor. The big players are never touched," said Paramjit Kaur, 50. Her husband died a few years ago, and her elder son is polio-afflicted.
Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Badals shrunk, Panthic turf war raging between SGPC, Delhi Sikh body hits conversion flashpoint
Since then the SGPC and the DSGMC have been locked in a tussle of one-upmanship fuelled by issues like “forced religious conversion” of Sikhs into Christianity.
Fri, Sep 02, 2022
Forced conversion to Christianity is on, need law in Punjab: Akal Takht Jathedar
Claims 'missionaries funded by foreign forces' converting poor Sikhs, Hindus; says upto the community to demand anti-conversion law
Thu, Sep 01, 2022
Sidhu Moosewala murder case: the accused and the roles they played
Sidhu Moosewala murder case: The Indian Express profiles the accused and the roles they played in executing the crime that shook Punjab, and the music industry across the world.
Tue, Aug 30, 2022
Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case: ‘Kingpin told shooters to hurry after security pruned’, states the chargesheet filed by Punjab Police
Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case Latest Updates: Moosewala, whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sindhu, was killed in a hail of bullets the day after when he was travelling in a jeep withbhis cousin and a friend. Immediately after the killing Goldy Brar had claimed responsibility for the murder.
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
‘Angad’s works were critical of Indian government’: Deported journalist’s mother
“Officials told him (Angad Singh) that they knew he was a journalist. The deportation order was prepared in advance,” said his mother Gurmeet Kaur.
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
Punjab: Years after acquitted in terror cases, rights activist Sarabjit Singh Verka gets Rs 14.85 lakh compensation
Verka was acquitted in both cases and in 2008, he sought compensation for the harassment he suffered at the hands of the police. In 2013, an Amritsar court asked the government to pay him Rs 10 lakh compensation.
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
Kotakpura police firing: SIT summons Sukhbir Singh Badal on August 30
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal was the home minister of Punjab in 2015 when the police fired on a crowd protesting the alleged desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib.
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
US journalist deported from Delhi airport, family claims he was on personal visit
According to his family, Singh, who is associated with an US news and entertainment company, landed at Delhi airport at 8.30 pm on Wednesday and was deported to the US within three hours. They claimed that Singh had come to India for a family reunion.
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
If convicts in Bilkis Bano case can be released, why not Sikh prisoners: SGPC chief
SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said such discrimination “is a violation of the Constitution of India as well as a murder of human rights.”
Sun, Aug 21, 2022
Who complained against Sidhu Moosewala’s SYL song, asks RTI applicant; Centre, Punjab say no info
The song SYL, referring to the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal — a bone of contention between the Punjab and Haryana governments — was released on Moosewala's official YouTube Channel on June 23, just about a month after the Punjabi singer was murdered on May 29.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Hindus, Muslims take part in prayers in memory of lives lost during Partition
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh said that the governments of India and Pakistan should pass condolence resolutions in their Parliaments for the of people who lost lives during Partition.
Wed, Aug 17, 2022
‘I won’t choose Partition if given a choice’: Darbari Lal
"You will not find a single line on communalism in Hindu scriptures. Hindus had taken shelter in gurdwaras during the Partition before moving to this side," says Darbari Lal.
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
Sikh farmers who migrated twice suffered the most during Partition
According to the 1941 census, united Punjab had a population of 28.4 millions, including 16.2 millions Muslims, 7.5 millions Hindus and 3.7 millions Sikhs and the rest were Christians.
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
SGPC slams lighting up Minar-e-Fateh in Tricolour lights
Minar-e-Fateh is a memorial built at Chappar Chiri of Mohali in memory of victory over Sirhind by Sikh General Baba Banda Singh Bahadar.
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
When Akal Takht issued an edict for military training
“Our Bharat is free from slavery and Sikhs have sacrificed a lot for this Independence. We have to keep the Panth in 'Chardi Kala' and take country to heights of development. For this purpose, the Sikh Sangat must take care of four points,” read the edict.
Sun, Aug 14, 2022
How this West Punjab man is uniting Punjabis with Partition stories
Nasir Dhillon’s family migrated from Panjgarh village in Tarn Taran in East Punjab and gave same name to their village in Lyallpur district in West Punjab, where they settled down after the partition of Punjab between India and Pakistan in 1947. He grew up listening to stories of the Partition from his elders.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Hanged for mutiny, forgotten for the lack of gratitude: 12 soldiers of British Indian Army
However, very little is known about them even in Tarn Taran. “Governments still see them as terrorists. They don’t want to tell their stories,” says Surjit Singh, grandson of Wadhawa Singh of Rurewala village, who was among the 12 hanged.
Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Aamir Khan visits Golden Temple ahead of ‘Lal Singh Chadda’ release
Aamir essays the role of a Sikh character in ‘Lal Singh Chadda’ which is to be released worldwide on August 11
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
A first: Akal Takht to hold prayers for Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims killed during Partition
“Around 10 lakh Punjabi men, women and children were killed during the Partition of Punjab between India and Pakistan in 1947," reads the poster released by Akal Takht Sahib, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, on Monday.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022
100th anniversary of Guru Ka Bagh Morcha: When British atrocities in Amritsar caught international media’s eye
British govt took refuge in architect Sir Ganga Ram to defuse crisis
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
SAD(A), Dal Khalsa ask Sikhs to hoist Sikh flags at homes on August 15
Dal Khalsa, with the support of Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar, will take out a march in Jalandhar on August 14 and hold public demonstration on August 15 at Moga in Punjab.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Ex-DGP Saini quizzed by SIT in sacrilege police firing case
Sources said that the SIT asked the top cop to explain what was the trigger for the firing on protesters at Kotakpura on October 14, 2015.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
Amritsar panchayat land ‘scam’ Probe panel that Dhaliwal formed questions Bajwa’s intention, pegs loss at 1 crore
When asked about alleged scam, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal on May 14 had told reporters in Amritsar that it had come to his notice that land of gram panchayat Bhaktupura in the area of residential colony Alpha City had been sold at cheap rates.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Two lawyers, same drawback: In Punjab AG row, AAP’s turnabout within months
The AAP — whose poll plank earlier this year, like the Congress’s in 2017, included the promise of justice in the sacrilege incidents and the Kotakpura and Behbal Kalan police firing cases — has drawn flak for choosing Vinod Ghai as the state AG.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022