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West Bengal Home Department says political party giving communal colour to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 11 (ANI): The Home Department, West Bengal government on Sunday accused "a political party" of blowing out of proportion the incident in which a Sikh man's turban was allegedly pulled off by police personnel during the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's meg
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Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara closes for winter
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand), October 10 (ANI): Hemkund Sahib, the holy shrine of Sikhs was closed on Saturday for the winter season. Nearly 1,350 devotees were present at the time of the closure, the trust's management said.
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West Bengal Police denies pulling off Sikh man's turban during BJP protest
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 10 (ANI): West Bengal Police has denied charges of pulling off the turban of a Sikh man during BJP's protest in Howrah on Thursday and said that the pagri had fallen off automatically in the scuffle with policeman.
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A former R&AW officer unravels the path to 1984 in his book `The Khalistan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): A former intelligence officer with the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), GBS Sidhu has written how pro-Khalistan sentiments and Sikh extremism "were deliberately encouraged and then crushed with a heavy hand to draw political mileage".
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Paswan gave shelter to Sikhs during 1984 riots, he was also attacked: HS P
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New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Calling former Union Minister late Ram Vilas Paswan a great human being, senior advocate and Padam Shri awardee HS Phoolka on Friday remembered Paswan and said that his house was burnt during the 1984 riots as he gave shelter to Sikhs.
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Sikh riots: Delhi HC seeks police reply on Abhishek Verma's contempt plea
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New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday asked two senior Delhi Police officers to file a reply on a contempt petition filed by controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma, a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case, alleging non-compliance of an order to grant security t
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1984 anti-Sikh riots: HC directs Delhi Police to continue security of witn
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to continue giving round-the-clock security to controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma, who is a witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, observing that he was receiving threats.
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Symbol of communal harmony still alive in J-K's Mattan village
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mattan (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 24 (ANI): The symbol of communal harmony between different sects is still alive in South Kashmir's Mattan village. In the three localities of Seer Hamdan, Srigufwara, and Mattan village of Anantnag district, brotherhood among Hindus, Muslims, and
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SAD workers protest in Delhi against atrocities on Sikh community in Paki
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New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Workers of Shiromani Akali Dal staged a protest at Teen Murti in the National Capital against the atrocities on the members of the Sikh community in Pakistan.
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MEA summons Pak High Commission official over Sikh girl's abduction
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission on the issue of abduction of a Sikh girl in Pakistan, according to sources.
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Delhi Sikhs protest abduction, forcible conversion of granthi's daughter i
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Members of the Sikh community in Delhi staged a protest outside the Pakistan High Commission here on Monday against the abduction of the Panja Sahib head granthi's daughter in Pakistan and her forcible conversion to Islam.
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Centre extends facilities to religious minorities people from Pakistan, Ba
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The Centre has extended various facilities to many people belonging to religious minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, who have come to India and are staying on long-term Visas, Union Minister Nityananda Rai said here on Wednesday.
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