October 2014 Archive

I am an RSS man, will remain so for life, says UP governor Ram Naik

Uttar Pradesh, India: Saffronization of Indian administration and constitutional posts in India is an open secret now, as the persons who are handy to the process have started openly admitting it. A week after hosting the Hindutva fountainhead Rashtriya Sewayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik said yesterday that he would always be a thorough RSS person irrespective of the political or administrative positions he might hold.

India: Triple murder of Dalit family in apparent caste violence in Maharashtra

Maharashtra, India: An apparent case of caste violence three members of the Jadhav family who belonged to a Dalit caste were brutally murdered in Pathardi town of Maharashtra's Ahmednagar districts. The killings reportedly took place on Tuesday (October 21).

Pro-freedom Kashmiri leader terms Narendra Modi’s Divali visit as election stunt

Srinagar, Kashmir: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani Wednesday hit out at New Delhi for “playing politics on rehabilitation of flood victims in disputed territory of Kashmir.”

Divali Keeping the Flame of Freedom Alight

Sikhs throughout the globe will celebrate Divali on 23rd October. Divas/lamps will be lit - a jovial festival atmosphere will prevail. Sweets and samosas will be enjoyed - fireworks will set alight the moonless sky. But why do we really celebrate? Apart from the annual calendar significance, what does Divali mean for us, as Sikhs?

BJP must rethink ties with Badals, says Satpal Gosain

Ludhiana, Punjab: BJP leader and former Health Minister Satpal Gosain has said the BJP alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) in the state needs a rethink. “A string of allegations against the Akali (Badal) Dal has not helped the BJP in any way,” he reportedly said while talking to The Tribune on October 22.

Punjab BJP backs Longowal accord; Wants Chandigarh to be transferred to Punjab

Chandigarh, Punjab: Enthused by its electoral victories in Haryana and Maharashtra, state BJP chief Kamal Sharma said the BJP wanted Chandigarh to be transferred to Punjab. It also wanted an amicable solution to the river waters dispute with the neighbouring state. He was talking to a group of mediapersons at Chandigarh on October 23.

Open Letter to Amnesty International India – On using term “riots” for the Sikh Genocide 1984

It is unfortunate to see Amnesty International India using term “riots” to refer to the systematic and widespread killings of the Sikhs in November 1984 in India. It's painful to see that a human rights body of an international standing was not able to see that the term 'riot' was most inappropriate term to refer to a series of organized massacres of a minority community.

Sikh Genocide 1984: Amnesty Intl. India petition demands Justice for victims BUT terms it as ‘riots’

New Delhi, India: Amnesty International India has launched a petition demanding the Government of India to reopen each of the November 1984 Sikh massacre related cases that were closed by the Delhi police. The human rights body has further demanded that an independent team should be formed to reinvestigate the cases, and all those responsible for the massacre– whether they are political leaders, police or government officials, should be brought to justice.

Court notice to Bikram Majithia for distorting verses of Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Chandigarh: A Chandigarh court on Tuesday (Oct. 21) issued fresh notices to Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) minister Bikram Majithia for hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community by distorting a Shabad of Guru Gobind Singh Ji while campaigning for BJP leader Arun Jaitley during campaigning for the Lok Sabha poll.

UN General Assembly elects 15 members to UN Human Rights Council; India re-elected

New York: The General Assembly of the United Nation on October 21 elected 15 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council for a period of three years beginning on 1 January 2015.

India: Another 3 years old girl raped in Bangalore school

Bangalore, India: In the third such incident in the past four months, a three-year-old girl student was reportedly raped inside a private school in Bangalore on Tuesday (Oct. 21).

Pakistan will feel more pain, if it continues LoC ‘adventurism’, warns Arun Jaitley

New Delhi: India warned Pakistan on Tuesday of more “pain” if it continues to violate the ceasefire along the Kashmir border. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley reportedly told NDTV it’s up to Islamabad to create the conditions for a resumption of talks.

Belgium: Gurdwara Sahib asked to close for one month down by authorities

Vilvoorde, Belgium: A Gurdwara Sahib in Belgium has reportedly been asked to close down after the Belgian media charged the Gurdwara Sahib for providing food (langar) to alleged illegal immigrants from India. Local sources told Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) that authorities of Vilvoorde area in Belgium have asked the Gurdwara management close the Guru Nanak Sahib Gurdwara for one month.

BJP appoints new incharges for 28 states; Complete List of BJP State Prabharis

New Delhi, India: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has appointed new incharges for 28 states. The list issued by the BJP today called incharges as “Prabharis”. It is notable that the Punjab state incharge Shanta Kumar has been replaced by Prof Ram Shankar Katheria, where as a Punjab BJP leader – Avinash Rai Khanna – is appointed in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir where assembly elections are due in November.

SGPC head Avtar Singh Makkar wants BJP govt. to review HSGMC Act

Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: With the BJP getting absolute majority in the Haryana Assembly, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to urge the Haryana Government to review the Act passed by the previous Congress government for the formation of a separate Gurdwara management committee.

SGPC decides to grant Rs 2 crore relief for flood hit J&K Sikh families

Amritsar, Punjab: The SGPC executive committee has decided to extend a financial aid of Rs 2 crore to the Sikh families affected by floods in Jammu and Kashmir.

RSS-man, Manohar Lal Khattar, to be CM of Haryana

Chandigarh: A staunch RSS propagandist Manohar Lal Khattar, 60, all set to become Chief Minister of Haryana. Khattar has worked for almost 40 years as an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak is known in RSS ranks for his organisational skills.

HC seeks response of Center, J&K on PIL seeking inquiry into Chittisinghpora Massacre

Srinagar, Kashmir: The Jammu and Kashmir high court on Monday sought response of the Centre and the state government on a petition seeking a probe into the killing of 35 Sikhs in Chattisinghpora area in March 2000.

96 years old Sikh got bail from Supreme Court of India after about 2 years

New Delhi/ Ludhiana: Dr. Assa Singh, 96, was reportedly granted bail by the Supreme Court of India on 17 October, 2014. Bapu Assa Singh was convicted by a TADA court in November 2012 in a more than 25 years old case.

SAD (Badal) must take lessons from Haryana results, says Shanta Kaumar

BJP state in-charge leader Shanta Kumar said the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) must take lessons from the poll outcome in Haryana. He said the SAD (Badal) should know that its experiment of having a coalition with other parties had failed to bring any harm to the BJP.

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