Punjab government cancels leave of policemen, protests against sacrilege continue

CHANDIGARH: Punjab government today cancelled the leave of all policemen and deployed para-military forces in the state to counter protests against sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib. The Protests however ontinued on Wednesday in various parts of Punjab despite Punjab Police claim that they ahve solved five cases. Sikh activists blocked roads at various locations, causing […]

Independent MLA Balwinder Bains detailed by the police in Ludhiana

Ludhiana : Independent MLA Balwinder Singh Bains was detained by the police while trying to proceed towards Chandigarh to gherao the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. However, his brother and MLA Simarjit Singh Bains managed to give a slip to the police along with his supporters.The police were trying to nab them […]

Akal Takht revokes pardon to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Amritsar, Oct. 16 : The Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Friday revoked its pardon to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2007 blasphemy case.The Sikh clergy held an emergency meeting at the Akal Takht secretariat to contemplate over the current situation and unrest among Sikhs with […]