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Diversification Plans Dumped?: Punjab Government Prepones Paddy Plantation by 10 Days

Punjab has been facing ground water crisis for past few decades. The crisis is largely attributed to 'wheat-paddy crop circle'.

Close Associate of Badals, Satnam Singh Kaler Defended Many ‘Killer Cops’

Advocate Satnam Singh Kaler may have withdrawn from the defence of former DGP Sumedh Saini but controversy triggered by his move to appear for Saini refuses to die down.

Send Police Team to Delhi to Arrest Saini: Dal Khalsa writes to CM Amarinder Singh

Dal Khalsa spokesman Kanwar Pal Singh has urged the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to arrest and prosecute ex-DGP SS Saini as merely registering FIR against him means nothing.

Badals Connection: Gurdwara Judicial Commission Chairman Defending of Sumedh Saini in Court

Sumedh Saini's close association with Badal family led Shiromani Akali Dal (Baldal) was so open that Saini is often termed as 'darling of Badals'. During their rule in Punjab, Badals saved Sumedh Saini from legal proceedings in Balwant Singh Multani's enforced disappearance case.

What Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Says About Case Against Ex-DGP Sumedh Saini?

Former Punjab police chief Sumedh Saini is booked by Mataur police in a 1991 case related to enforced disappearance of Balwant Singh Multani. The FIR No. 77 (PS Mataur) is registered on 6 May 2020 on a complaint filed on 5 May 2020 by Balwant Singh's brother Palwinder Singh Multani.

Sumedh Saini- An instrument of Indian State, Darling of Badals and a Killer cop is Finally Booked: Dal Khalsa

Commenting on registration of FIR against former Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini, pro-freedom Sikh group Dal Khalsa said: “[s]ins of notorious cop SS Saini have come to haunt him after a long period".

With No Human Face, Lockdowns Fail to Break Corona Transmission

With no perspective and organic link with people, ‘Hit and Trial’ measures the Delhi Durbar resorted to, failed to break the chain of corona-transmission.

Copy of FIR No. 77 (PS Mataur, Mohali) Against Ex-DGP Sumedh Saini

An FIR is registered against former Punjab police chief Sumedh Sahini at Mataur police station in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali).

Legal Experts Say Police Going Lenient on Sidhu Moosewala, Singer Could Face 10-14 Years if Booked under Arms Act

Punjab police maintained that it acted promptly against ‘controversial Punjabi pop singer’ Sidhu Moose Wala and booked him after a video went viral showing Moosewala firing an AK47 with the help of police personnel.

Treatment to Labour Reflects Swarnas’ Attitude Towards So-called Low Jatis

The BJP-RSS never feels shy of asserting that they stand for revival and sustenance of Brahmanic social order based on vedas/ puranas/ manusamriti.

Another FIR Against Singer Sidhu Moose Wala But Arms Act Sections Still Missing

As per reports, Punjab police have registered another FIR against Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala for violating curfew at Dhuri police station after his another video went viral on Tuesday.

Sidhu Moose Wala Turns Controversial for Punjab Govt.; Police Still Offering Favour

Punjab police personnel allowed Sidhu Mossewala to use sophisticated automatic weapons and extended him help in shooting target in a training range. This venture took place at Badbar shooting range on May 4 amidst lockdown and curfew in Punjab. The shooting was arranged by a Punjab police DSP.

Nation-State Serves Elite: Can ‘Hindu Rashtra’ be Different?

When coronavirus looming large, fifty big businessmen- wilful defaulters—got their Bank loans of Re 68607 crores written off. The indifference shown to distress faced by lakhs of trapped workers in urban areas has exposed the BJP rulers of their real character and style of their “democratic governance”.

USCIRF Recommends to Put India in ‘Blacklist’, Impose Targeted Sanctions

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) yesterday (April 28) released its 2020 Annual Report, documenting significant developments during 2019, including remarkable progress in Sudan and a sharp downward turn in India, and making recommendations to enhance the U.S. government’s promotion of freedom of religion or belief abroad in 2020.

PUDR Seeks Release of Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha; Says They are Vulnerable

In a written release issued on Monday (April 27) PUDR expressed apprehensions over the health status of Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha who surrendered before the NIA in Mumbai and Delhi respectively on 14 April 2020.

Indian Courts/Institutes Rally Around “Hate Merchant” Arnab Goswami

In the garb of a journalist, Arnab Goswami of Republic TV is a hate-campaigner against Christians, Muslims, and Congress to serve the BJP.

Hold Officials Accountable for Excessive Use of Force, Ill-Treatment During COVID19 Lockdown: Coalition Against Torture

Alarmed by accounts of police violence and ill-treatment across India during the imposition of a nationwide lockdown on 25th March, a group of human rights defenders campaigning against custodial violence and torture in India has reminded the Government of India that human rights must be “protected and accountability ensured even in exceptional circumstances”.

SGPC Offering Free Education to Police Wards is a Slavish Act: Sikh Vichar Manch

The announcement of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) that recognizing “yeoman services” rendered by the Punjab police personnel during coronavirus curfew, their wards would be given free education in various para-medic courses at its Health University is a sheer expression of slavery mentality and ignorance of prevailing reality on the ground, the Sikh Vichar Manch (SVM) said in a written statement issued today.

Significant Results Achieved with Support of US Sikhs and Gurdwaras: SCCED & AGPC

The Sikh Coordination Committee East Coast (SCCEC) and American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) said a press release that their efforts to get “Vaisakhi” recognized as Khalsa Sirjana Divas has produced ‘excellent results’.

Government Of India Must Stop Using Draconian Laws Against Dissenting Voices

The Government of India must stop the crackdown on dissenting voices. The use of India’s primary counter-terrorism law UAPA against two students involved in protests against the discriminatory Citizenship (Amendment) Act is an extension of the crackdown on anyone who is critical of the state.

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