Himachal stops plying its buses in violence-hit PunjabSHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Monday stopped operations of its state transport bus service in neighbouring Punjab after two buses were set afire there during violence that flared up following the death of a Sikh religious leader in a clash in Austrian capital Vienna. Hundreds stranded in Jammu as train, bus services disruptedJAMMU - Several hundred people, mostly pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine, were stranded in this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir as bus and train services were disrupted following violent protests in neighbouring Punjab after a Sikh sect leader was killed in Austrian capital Vienna. Situation in Punjab under control: BadalCHANDIGARH - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today claimed that the violence sparked by the killing of a Sikh preacher in Austria was confined only to a few areas in Jalandhar and the situation is under control. One dead as Punjab erupts over Vienna gurdwara killing (Roundup)JALANDHAR/NEW DELHI/VIENNA - One person was killed and eight people were injured as police fired at two places in Punjab during six hours of widespread violence by tens of thousands of followers of a Sikh sect after their leader was slain in faraway Austria. Body of sect leader killed in Vienna to be flown to IndiaVIENNA - The body of Sant Rama Nand, the 57-year-old sect leader who died after violence between rival groups at a gurdwara here, will be flown to India, a spokesperson of the Austrian foreign ministry said. India-Pakistan bus service temporarily haltedLUDHIANA - The India-Pakistan bus service ‘Sada-e-Sarhad’ has been temporarily halted by the Punjab authorities from Monday (May 25). Punjab situation under control, says BadalCHANDIGARH - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday said the situation in the state, hit by violence following the death of a Sikh religious leader in a clash in Vienna, was “under control” and that normalcy will return soon. Punjab situation not quite normal: ChidambaramNEW DELHI - The situation in Punjab is not quite normal and the government hopes peace will return soon, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Monday as mobs were on the rampage in the state to protest the death of a Sikh sect leader in a clash in a gurdwara in Austrian capital Vienna. Nannygate: Indian Canadian MP wants to appear before House panelTORONTO - Indian-origin Canadian MP Ruby Dhalla, who is battling charges of exploitation by her three nannies, Monday sought permission from a parliamentary panel to appear before it even as her lawyer said ’she is just the victim’. Congress, BJP make last attempt to woe Sikh votersAMRITSAR / MAJITHA - Just hours before the election campaign deadline for the final phase of elections in Punjab, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders made all out attempt to reach out to Sikh voters in Punjab. I do not think in terms of Sikh, non-Sikh: PMLUDHIANA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday that he represented the entire country and did not think ‘in terms of Sikh or non-Sikh’. Advani slams UPA govt. policy on Nepal, Sri LankaKOLKATA/JALANDHAR - Senior Bharatiya Janata (BJP) leader LK Advani has pulled the incumbent UPA government up over its polices towards Nepal and Sri Lanka. Canadian Sikh woman MP in more troubleTORONTO -Even as embattled Indian-origin Sikh woman MP Ruby Dhalla Thursday demanded a parliamentary probe into charges by two nannies that they were mistreated and underpaid at her home, another caretaker complained she too was underpaid by the family. Dera Sacha Sauda asks followers to heed ‘conscience’ for votingSIRSA - After days of dilly-dallying, the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect Monday asked its millions of followers to use their ‘conscience’ while voting in the parliamentary elections. Taliban expel 50 Sikh families from FATA for not paying JaziaLAHORE - The Taliban has expelled at least 50 Sikh families from the Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after they failed to pay ‘Jazia’. BSP candidate’s ‘budhiya’ remark under poll panel scrutinyLUCKNOW - The Election Commission Saturday said it would study a speech by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Akhilesh Das in which he is alleged to have derogatorily called Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Nafisa Ali ‘budhiya’, or old woman. Tytler, Sajjan remain sorry facet of 1984 Sikh riots: BJPNEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said that denying the Lok Sabha poll tickets to Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar would not solve the 1984 riots case, and demanded trial of the two Congress leaders for their alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence. Delhi court to decide Jagdish Tytler’s fate todayNEW DELHI - The Kakardooma Court will today decide the fate of former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Shoe-chucker journalist’s detention leads to dramaNEW DELHI - Minutes after journalist Jarnail Singh was whisked away by the police for tossing his shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram, a large number of people from Sikh community gathered outside the Tughlak Road police station here and raised slogans in his support. Shoe thrower’s mother thanks Chidambaram for forgiving himNEW DELHI - The mother of Sikh journalist Jarnail Singh, who hurled a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram at a press conference Tuesday, thanked the Congress leader for forgiving her son. Shoe throwing reflected views of community, say Sikh youthNEW DELHI - Many of them were not even born during the 1984 riots but the hurt still ran deep with many Sikh youth introspecting on events of 25 years ago and empathising with journalist Jarnail Singh for throwing a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram. Congress raises stink over BJP-led MCD’s dirty workNEW DELHI - Congress leaders Wednesday blamed the ‘failures’ of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for the poor development in the constituencies they are contesting from. PDP fields Sikh, Hindu candidates for Jammu’s two seatsJAMMU - The Peoples Democratic Party has fielded a Sikh and a Hindu for two Lok Sabha seats from the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Army to have amphibious force soonNEW DELHI - The Indian Army is all set to get next month its own amphibious brigade, modelled on the lines of the Indian Navy’s marine commandos and specialising in land and marine warfare. Experts see it as a ‘necessary adjunct’ to meet India’s security challenges. Sukhbir Badal sworn in as chief minister father’s deputyAMRITSAR - In an event not seen in India’s political history so far, a father and son Wednesday began their rule over Punjab as chief minister and the deputy, with Sukhbir Singh Badal sworn in here as Parkash Singh Badal’s second in command. London’s abandoned Sikh boy now has family trouble brewingTANDA - A Sikh boy found abandoned in London last year is headed for family trouble in India even before he sets foot on home soil to be reunited with relatives. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest TweetsSikh
Latest Friend FeedsSikh
|
