In past 2 months, a kabbadi player was shot dead at a tournament, a gang opened fire at a wedding killing 2 guests, a shopkeeper was killed for refusing to give in to extortion.
From a village in Dera Baba Nanak, Chaura founded Khalistan Liberation Army & is convener of now-defunct radical think tank Akal Federation. He was radicalised in his student days in '70s.
Surjit Patar's latest poems were about the inclusive culture of Punjab, the decline of the Punjabi language, mass migration to foreign lands and empathy for the Bihari labourers.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
Wounds from the militancy days are still fresh, says BJP leader Iqbal Singh Lalpura, a former IPS officer from Punjab. His solution — a restorative justice tribunal.
Men arrested from Udham Singh Nagar identified as Shamsher, Harpreet, Ajmer and Gurpreet. They are accused of sheltering Sukhpreet Singh, already arrested by Punjab Police.
S.S. Virk survived an assault rifle shot to his jaw in 1988. He received Padma Shri the same year for his contribution in fighting militancy in Punjab.
SAD and AAP, as also some Congress leaders, have criticised Amarinder govt's decision to extend jobs to grandsons of two leaders killed during militancy days in 1987.
Saini is charged with murder of an IAS officer’s son, who went missing after his arrest. Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Saini, who was on the run for several weeks.
General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
Chaura is a terrorist. Must be eliminated. Why is the BJP govt going soft on actual terrorists?
There is no point in eliminating Khalistani terrorists in Canada when people like Chaura are roaming free in India.
The SGPC must be banned. It is a threat to the sovereignty and integrity of the nation.
Individuals like Chaura must be tried for treason. Stringent laws like NSA and UAPA were crafted precisely for such people.
Unfortunately, the BJP govt has been misusing these acts against it’s political opponents.
If Punjab Police cannot deal with the likes of Chaura, they they can hand these terrorists over to UP Police. Yogi’s police knows how to deal with criminals and terrorists.
Chaura is a terrorist. Must be eliminated. Why is the BJP govt going soft on actual terrorists?
There is no point in eliminating Khalistani terrorists in Canada when people like Chaura are roaming free in India.
The SGPC must be banned. It is a threat to the sovereignty and integrity of the nation.
Individuals like Chaura must be tried for treason. Stringent laws like NSA and UAPA were crafted precisely for such people.
Unfortunately, the BJP govt has been misusing these acts against it’s political opponents.
If Punjab Police cannot deal with the likes of Chaura, they they can hand these terrorists over to UP Police. Yogi’s police knows how to deal with criminals and terrorists.