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Punjab bandh: Shops shut, security tightened over demand for release of Sikh prisoners

Markets remained shut in parts of Punjab due to a bandh call by Qaumi Insaf Morcha. Security was heightened at Chandigarh-Mohali border points and across the state. Supporters created blockades, causing inconvenience to commuters and affecting normal life. Several organizations and farmer unions extended support to the bandh's demands. The…

The Economic Times

Punjab Bandh on August 21: Will schools be closed? Latest update on school holiday, Panjab University exams and more

Punjab Bandh on August 21: Will schools be closed? Latest update on school holiday, Panjab University exams and more

Punjab Bandh news: A federation of private schools announced a holiday for August 21. Panjab University rescheduled exams planned for that same day. The Qaumi Insaf Morcha called for a state-wide shutdown on Friday. This bandh aims to press for the release of Sikh prisoners. Several organizations have extended their…

The Economic Times

Death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana starts hunger strike to withdraw mercy plea

PATIALA: Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the assassination case of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, started a hunger strike in Patiala jail, urging the withdrawal of a mercy petition filed by SGPC on his behalf 12 years ago.

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SC backs MHA call to defer Rajoana mercy plea

The Supreme Court on May 3, 2023 left it to the government to consider the mercy petition by Balwant Singh,

Supreme Court criticises Centre’s failure to settle mercy plea of death row convict Rajoana

The Supreme Court has given the Centre time till Friday to file an affidavit detailing the progress made on the mercy plea

With Sangrur bypoll win, Simranjit Singh Mann makes a comeback

Surprise win of radical Sikh leader Simranjit Singh Mann seen as a measure of three-month old AAP government’s popularity

Punjab: Balwant Singh Rajoana’s Kamaldeep Kaur is ‘joint panthic candidate’ for Sangrur byelection

CHANDIGARH/PATIALA: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has announced Kamaldeep Kaur, sister of death row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana, as its joint candidate with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and some panthic organisations for the June 23 Sangrur Lok Sabha byelection. The decision was taken after Kaur, a day after expressing her…

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Delay in Balwant Singh’s mercy petition

Delay in Balwant Singh’s mercy petition

The Supreme Court should step in and commute Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death sentence

Supreme Court asks Centre to decide on mercy plea of Rajoana, preferably within two months

Supreme Court asks Centre to decide on mercy plea of Rajoana, preferably within two months

Bench tells govt to decide petition without being influenced by the fact that appeals of other convicts in the case are still pending

Congress's Manish Tewari calls for release of Rajoana

Congress's Manish Tewari calls for release of Rajoana

Balwant Singh Rajoana, the convict in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh assassination case, has been in prison for 26 years

Akali Dal–Congress face–off on Balwant Singh Rajoana’s release demand

Akali Dal–Congress face–off on Balwant Singh Rajoana’s release demand

‘Clemency could have devastating ramifications for Punjab’s future’

Decide on Rajoana mercy plea by April 30, SC tells Centre

Decide on Rajoana mercy plea by April 30, SC tells Centre

Frowns on delay in plea by convict in Beant Singh assassination case

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