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February 9, 2014

Indian authorities bring Kashmir under curfew on Afzal Guru hanging anniversary

Srinagar, Kashmir (February 09, 2014): It is learnt that Indian authorities clamped curfew in most parts of Kashmir on Sunday (Feb. 09) in wake of first anniversary of the hanging of Afzal Guru, who was secretly hanged by Indian last year.

Ban on Punjabi movie Kaun De Heere – Film producers knock the doors of Revision Committee

Chandigarh, Punjab (February 09, 2014): It is learnt that producers of “Kaum De Heere” Punjabi movie have submitted their movie before the revision committee. It may be recalled that the CBFC had banned the movie on January 29.

Punjab has moved on from ‘tragic times’ of ’84: Tiwari – “Sikhs shall hold India accountable for it’s crimes”: SFJ

Chandigarh/ Punjab (February 09, 2014): India's Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari reportedly said on February 08 that Punjab had moved on from the terrible times of 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom followed by militancy and was now in the process of healing itself.

Akal Takht Secretariat to get new look

Amritsar, Punjab (February 09, 2014): It is learnt that the Akal Takht Secretariat will soon have an new building at its existing location with Baba Narinder Singh Hazoor Sahibwale taking up the 'kar sewa' for the same.

Private Firm hired for expansion of Guru Ram Das langar hall amid uproar

Amritsar, Punjab (February 09, 2014): As per information the decision of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) to award the contract for expansion of the building of the Guru Ramdas Langar Hall within the Darbar Sahib complex to a private contractor rather than to Kar Seva has drawn strong criticism from various Sikh circles.

Another twist – Bihar natives claim to be ‘son’, ‘wife’ of controversial dera head Ashutosh; Want to cremate him

Jalandhar, Punjab (February 08, 2014): As per certain media reports [i]n a new twist to the controversy over the 'death' of controversial self-styled godman and Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS) head Ashutosh, Bihar native Dalip Kumar Jha has claimed that he would go to any extent to bring back the body of his father and perform his last rites in the sect head's native village Lakhnaur in Bihar's Madhuwani district.

UK links with June 1984 attack – Sikhs for Justice to move European Court

Chandigarh/ Punjab (February 08, 2014): Dismayed over British Foreign Secretary William Hague's disclosure that the UK had advised India on the planning and execution of Operation Blue Star, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), an international human rights group, has said it will file a complaint in the European Court of Human Rights against the UK for aiding, abetting and complicity in 1984 army invasion of the Darbar Sahib Amritsar.

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