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July 30, 2012

HRW ask India to rescind “shoot at sight” orders & investigate 45 deaths, displacement of 300,000 in ethnic violence in Assam

Ludhiana/India (July 30, 2012): "Shoot at sight" orders give a green light to security forces to use their firearms when it’s neither necessary nor lawful to do so. Security forces should comply with international standards that only permit the use of lethal force when absolutely necessary to protect life. - Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director, HRW.

India – Government, Maoists Target Civil Society Activists: HRW report

Ranchi, India (July 30, 2012): Indian authorities and Maoist insurgents have threatened and attacked civil society activists, undermining basic freedoms and interfering with aid delivery in embattled areas of central and eastern India, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Attack on TV journalist by Radha Swami Dera men – SP (HQ) inspected the spot

Beas, Punjab (July 30, 2012): On the evening of July 28, 2012 a TV journalist was attacked by dera radha swami (Beas) men while he was talking to resident of Village Jodhan. On the evening of July 29, 2012 Manmohan Singh, SP (HQ) visited the spot where the incident had taken place and recovered camera-mic with Sangat TV logo and some personal belongings of Baljeet Singh that were left left on the day of incident when dera mob comprising around more than two hundred armed men attacked the reporter.

Waraich Village Gurudwara distrcution: Clean chit to dera radha swami by Giani Gurbachan Singh

Amritsar (July 30,2012): Addressing the media at Amritsar on July 29, 2012 Giani Gurbachan Singh, Jathedar of Akal Takhat, gave clean chit to administrators and followers of Dera Radha Swami, Beas for demolition of a Sikh Gurudwara Sahib in village Waraich.

Kuldip Nayar fathered the genre of gossip journalism – He was first to experiment the practice of Embedded journalism: Harish Khare

Ludhiana (July 30, 2012): Harish Khare, a senior Indian journalist and former media advisor to the Prime Minister of India has made serious comments about Kuldip Nayar and his journalism. In a write-up titled: "Scoops, And Vanishing Cream" that has appeared in "Outlook" Magazine's current issue, Harish Khare says that "A great reporter, Nayar is also a regular flouter of objectivity, and a prime circulator of bogus, juicy gossip".

Another Sikh Genocide 1984 site “Haily Mandi” Unearthed – at least 28 Sikhs Were Killed

Pataudi, Haryana (July 28, 2012): While investigation into the Killings of Sikhs at Village Hondh-Chillar has yet to begin and Within days of Justice Garg’s visit to village Hondh-Chillar, All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) and Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) have unearthed another Sikh Genocide site at Haily Mandi - Pataudi, Haryana where more than 28 Sikhs were killed in systematic, organized and well planned attack during November 1984.

Rail-school bus accident claimed life of at-least four school children in Punjab

Baba Bakala, Punjab (July 30, 2012): A tragic rail-shcool bus accident near Baba Bakala has claimed five students. As per reports a speeding mini local train rammed into their school bus at an unmanned railway crossing at Kot Mehtab Singh village near here this morning.

Bus carrying school children collided with rail near Rayya – deaths feared

Rayya, Punjab (July 30, 2012): Ominous news reports have been received from Rayya, Punjab where a school bus is reported to have collided with a rail. Initial reports available with Sikh Siyasat suggest that there were approximately 20-25 school children in the school bus and deaths are feared. There is no confirmation as regards death toll as incident has taken place a short while ago.

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