To preserve the state's heritage and literature, old manuscripts, documents, drawings and pictures related to Punjab are being digitised. The relevant information is being uploaded to provide online access to rare writings on Punjab.
Two groups of Shiomani Akali Dal Badal / Badal Dal workers clashed during an election rally in Malerkotla. The rally was organized on April 06 in support of party candidate from Sangrur Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
List of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates from Anandpur Sahib, Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana, Patiala and Sangrur constituencies for Lok Sabha polls 2014.
Ludhiana, Punjab (April 06, 2014): Weeks after splitting over the candidate to support in the Lok Sabha election from Ludhaina seat, Sikh Katle Aam Peerat Welfare Society (Punjab) - a body seeking justice for the victims of November 1984 Sikh massacre, has accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nominee and senior lawyer Advocate H. S. Phoolka of withdrawing case against Congress leaders Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler.
To commemorate the Khalsa Sajna Divas, the Dal Khalsa has resolved to observe April 13 as Sikh Nationalism Day by holding a youth conference on the concept of Sikh Nationhood.
Jalandhar, Punjab (April 06, 2014): Calling the Indian democracy a sham and election system a farce, the Dal Khalsa has slammed the BJP for inching towards converting the Indian polity into authoritarian regime.
Wassan Singh Zaffarwal, the former chief of the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) has moved the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday (April 03) challenging the Amritsar passport office’s decision to deny him a passport even though no case was pending against him.
Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency is going to witness intense election contest as People's Party of Punajb (PPP) chief Manpreet Badal has joined hands with the opposition Congress party to take on Shiromani Akali Dal Badal heavyweight Harsimrat Badal.
Delhi High Court on April 04 slammed a Sub-Divisional Magistrate here for rejecting the compensation claim of a Sikh victim of November 1984 massacre, saying the official's order suffers from "complete non-application of mind".
Congress candidate from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat and former Punjab Chief Minister- Captain Amrinder Singh has maintained that more than 35000 Hindus were killed during the days of so-called 'terrorism' in Punjab. He had made similar claims on certain occasions earlier also.
On Tuesday, April 1, NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh officially launched Sikh Heritage Month at a reception in Queen’s Park. Over 200 people attended with exhibits provided by the SikhMuseum.com and the Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada.
Akali Dal Panch Pardhani (ADPP) acting president Bhai Harpal Singh Cheema, vice-president Amrik Singh Isru and Secretary General Mandhir Singh today disowned and condemned the recent statements by former ADPP member Surinder Singh Kishanpura.
Sikh scholar and intellectual Dr. Gurbhagat Singh passed away. He had suffered a stroke about two weeks back and was shifted to Delhi from Patiala for treatment. He breathed last this morning at Delhi.
Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday (on April 03) cleared the appointment Punjab IPS officer Suresh Arora as Director General of Police Punjab in place of Sumedh Saini, who had sent his request for grant of leave from April 4 to May 20.
Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur, sister of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana, has filed her nomination papers from the Patiala Lok Sabha seat as an independent candidate.
Singer-actor Jasraj Singh Longia, better known as Jassi Jasraj, has surprised many by securing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket from Bathinda constituency. Former director general of police Shashi Kant and AAP's state convener Sumail Singh were also in the race for the Bathinda ticket.
The candidature of a former hijacker Bhola Pandey from Salempur constituency of UP by Congress for the fourth time in a row has given handle to Sikh group Dal Khalsa to draw comparison between the treatment meted out to him and Dal Khalsa leader Gajinder Singh, who hijacked an Indian Airline plane and who is on India's most wanted list.
Evicted from their land and facing continued hostility from the village panchayat, hundreds of Sikh families living in Kupian Palt, near Pehowa, in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district have decided to boycott the election on April 10.
Ludhiana, Punjab (April 01, 2014): According to information Talib Singh Sandhu, Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) candidate from Ludhiana has withdrawn his candidature in favor of Badal-BJP candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali. He said that he would help Badal Dal candidate Manpreet Ayali in elections.
New Delhi, India (April 01, 2014): At a joint press conference of the Delhi BJP and the SAD, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Naresh Gujral on March 31 said that the Sikhs were massacred in 1984 and about 30 years later, not a single accused had been punished.
"While we do not resent, nor oppose the relief provided to Bhullar, we cannot help but wonder why this could not be done in Afzal Guru's case" NC spokesperson Junaid Mattu.
According to certain medai reports Manpreet Ayali allegedly threatened a government official saying: “tussi lokan di churi tight kar deyanga, je tussi kisse ne vi Bains da kamm kita...” [(We) shall tight your nuts, if any one of you did any of Bains' work].
Supreme Court of India (SCI) commuted death sentence of Sikh political prisoner Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar on March 31, 2014. Full Text of Supreme Court of India (SCI) Judgement in Navneet Kaur v. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. in Curative Petition (Criminal) N. 88 of 2013.
Sikh body, Dal Khalsa, has urged Indian government to release Sikh political prisoner Prof. Devender Pal Singh Bhullar and abolish death penalty from statutes.
New Delhi, India (March 31, 2014): “A decision by India’s Supreme Court today to commute the death sentence of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, on the grounds of mental illness and delay in the disposal of his mercy petition, should lead authorities to reconsider the use of the death penalty in India”, Amnesty International India said today in press release, a copy of which is available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN).
New Delhi, Punjab (March 31, 2014): The Supreme Court of India today commuted death penalty of Sikh Political prisoner Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar to life imprisonment.
Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab (March 31, 2014): It is learnt that the syndicate of Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University (SGGSWU) has recently approved a budget of Rs. 72.34 crore with a deficit of Rs. 2.96 crore.
Mohali, Panjab (March 30, 2014): As per information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) 8 Sikhs were acquitted on Wednesday the 26th of March, by Dilbagh Singh Johal, the Additional Sessions Judge of the Mohali District Court. The charges were related to unlawful activities, illegal possession of explosives and firearms.
Amritsar, Punjab (March 30, 2014): Dal Khalsa has accused both Congress and the BJP for 'doing' trade on Sikh pain and using it as a political bargaining tool.
Ontario, Canada (March 30, 2014): April will from now on be recognized as Sikh Heritage Month. Bill 52 approved in the Ontario Legislature in December was introduced by Brampton New Democrat MPP Jagmeet Singh last April.
New Delhi, India (March 30, 2014): The Supreme Court of India will deliver its judgment on Monday (March 31) on Sikh political prisoner Prof. Devender Pal Singh Bhullar’s plea against death penalty awarded to him by an Indian court.
Moga, Punjab (March 30, 2014): As per information 14 followers of Dera Sauda Sirsa have been acquitted by a local court in a case of causing damage to public property in 2010.
The catalyst for the discussion was a report issued earlier this month titled "Go Home, Terrorist," written by the Sikh Coalition. The coalition, created after 9/11 when Sikhs experienced violence and discrimination, works toward civil and human rights for all.
List of Congress candidates from Anandpur Sahib, Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana, Patiala and Sangrur constituencies for Lok Sabha polls 2014.
List of Badal Dal-BJP candidates from Anandpur Sahib, Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana, Patiala and Sangrur constituencies for Lok Sabha polls 2014.
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