1984 Sikh Genocide: Amnesty International asks SIT to make public the probe...
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—On the eve of launching a campaign to get justice for the 1984 Sikh genocide victims, the human rights body Amnesty International demanded that the Special Investigation Team (SIT)...
View ArticleSYL-Canal Issue: Opposition Threatens Haryana Govt With Blocking Roads to Punjab
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—In an attempt to mount pressure on the BJP led state government of Haryana, the opposition leader of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Abhay Chautala said that if the Chief Minister...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ramanjit Singh The Congress MLA Who Resigned After The...
KHADOOR SAHIB, Punjab—Ex-MLA of the Khadoor Sahib constituency, S.Ramanjit Singh Sikki is renowned for his Sikh spirit. He had quit from the Punjab assembly in October-2015 in protest of the state-wide...
View ArticleUS Citizen Unlawfully Detained by the Indian Immigration Seeks to Return Home
BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA—Voices for Freedom, a US based human rights organization is pleading the public to sign a petition for the safe return of a US citizen from India. The petition was filed for...
View ArticleBREAKING: Sarbat Khalsa 2016 Ex-Communicates Parkash & Sukhbir Badal
TALWANDI SABO—The Sikh congregation at Sarbat Khalsa 2016 today ex-communicated the Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Badal and Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal. Although the organizers of Sarbat Khalsa 2016...
View ArticleCaptain Amarinder Singh Dubs Moga rally as ‘Badal Bachao Rally’
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Reacting to the ‘Paani Bachao, Punjab Bachao’ rally held by ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Moga on December 8, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee’s head Captain Amarinder Singh...
View Article68th WHRD: Human Rights Bodies To Hold Seminar On River Waters Issue In Punjab
CHANDIGARH, Punjab—On the eve of the 68th World Human Rights Day, the Punjab Human Rights Organization, Sikhs for Human Rights and Lawyers for Human Rights International are collaboratively going to...
View ArticlePunjab Elections Likely To Be Held At End Of January
Image: assemblyelectionsindia.com CHANDIGARH, Punjab—With the activities of the Vice-Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena in Punjab, it is being speculated that the assembly polls in Punjab, which are...
View ArticleSarbat Khalsa 2016: Bhai Mohkam Singh Questions Resolutions; Gurdeep Singh...
BATHINDA, Punjab—Following the gathering at Sarbat Khalsa 2016, Bhai Mohkam Singh has questioned the resolutions passed at the event. “No one but the Jathedars can pass resolutions at Sarbat Khalsa....
View ArticlePunjab Police Abducting Young Sikh After Sarbat Khalsa
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—While the whole world was beginning preparations to mark 68th World Human Rights Day on December 10, an activist of the Youth Akali Dal Amritsar named Bhai Gursharan Singh Sohal...
View Article2017 Assembly Polls: AAP to Field Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi
File Photo: Gurpreet Ghuggi JALANDHAR, Punjab—Bringing an end to speculation, the AAP leadership has fielded its state convener, Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi, from Majitha assembly segment, as the nominee for...
View ArticleSGPC Reinstates Ardasia Balbir Singh Who Refused Badal A Siropao
Ardasia Balbir Singh – Image: Gurpreet Singh AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—The Supreme Sikh body Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhik Committee reinstated it’s employee, Ardasia (Priest) Balbir Singh, on December...
View ArticleYoung Activist Gursharan Singh Sohal Finally Released By Punjab police
Gursharan Singh Sohal released AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Gursharan Singh Sohal (an activist of Youth Akali Dal Amritsar), who was abducted by the Punjab police from Amritsar on December 10, was reportedly...
View ArticleAAP To Fight For Punjab To Keep It’s Water In The SYL-Canal issue
LUDHIANA, Punjab—Interacting with media at the sidelines of the Jagraon rally on December 12, the AAP’s national convener Sri Arvind Kejriwal ended his silence over the contentious SYL-canal issue. He...
View ArticleHaryana Massacre: SGPC President Promises to Complete ‘Sikh Genocide Memorial’
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Nearly six years after laying the foundation stone for the ‘Sikh Genocide Memorial’ at Hondh Chillar, the SGPC has announced they will begin to arrange the completion of the...
View ArticleTwo Bailed in SGGS Desecration Murder Case
Amritpal Singh Jodhpuri and Fauja Singh LUDHIANA, Punjab—Two Sikh youth, Amritpal Singh Jodhpuri and Fauja Singh, who were indicted in the murder case of Balwinder Kaur, a key culprit responsible for...
View ArticleSimranjit Singh Mann To Contest Punjab Elections In All 117 Constituancies
FATEHGARH SAHIB, Punjab—In a press note shared with Sikh24, the Simranjit Singh Mann led Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) has announced it will contest the upcoming assembly elections for all 117...
View ArticleNabha Jailbreak: Bhai Harminder Singh Mintu Handed To Punjab Police
Bhai Harminder Singh Mintu PATIALA, Punjab—The District Police of Patiala on December 15 presented Bhai Harminder Singh Mintu in the Court of Magistrate Komalpreet Grewal in relation to the Nabha...
View ArticleSGPC To Restore Lost Items Of ‘Sikh Reference Library’ Missing Since 1984...
AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Speaking at a meeting with the Dharam Parchar Committee and Sikh History Research Board at Fatehgarh Sahib, SGPC President Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar said that they would begin...
View ArticleDhadrianwale Asks Why We Aren’t Raising More Sahibzaade
—In a diwan last Wednesday in the Gharachon, Sangrur, Bhai Ranjit Singh Khalsa Dhadrianwale addressed the congregation to ask why Sikh families are producing more singers, actors and dancers, instead...
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