Ludhiana, Punjab (January 08, 2012): As per media reports the Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Punjab Government in the case of Bhai Lal Singh alias Manjeet Singh who has been confined in jails for last two decades and is currently lodged in Maximum Security Jail, Nabha.
Amritsar, Punjab (December 06, 2012): The Dal Khalsa has demanded that Dy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal should be divested from the Home portfolio as he has bitterly failed in maintaining the law and order in the state.
Jalandhar, Punjab (December 03, 2012): According to a media report shared by S. Kanwar Pal Singh, Secretary of Dal Khalsa, the organization (Dal Khalsa) has taken exception to the manner in which Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his Deputy CM son Sukhbir Badal swung into mode of celebrations with Akshay Kumar and Miss Pooja to launch Kabaddi cup in Bathinda with full pomp and show on Saturday despite declaring seven day mourning on the death of former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral.
ADPP accused State govt., Punjab police for attempting to crush political dissent through misuse of Law | read this item Jalandhar/Punjab (October 02, 2012): Akali Dal Panch Pardhani today held a press conference at Press club Jalandhar to to present it’s view-point regarding alleged continuous efforts of Punjab Police, Punjab Government and Intelligence & Security agencies of India to crush political dissent raised by ADPP.
Signature campaign for release of Bhai Daljit Singh Bittu and Bhai Kulbir Singh Barapind | read this item Vancouver, BC (September 30, 2012): On September 30, 2012 thousands of Sikhs across Canada stood in solidarity with Bhai Daljit Singh Bittu and Bhai Kulbir Singh Barapind in Punjab. A petition writing campaign to “Free the Singh” was launched across the country in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Montreal, and will continue on till next week.
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“Petition signing will continue next weekend in Gurudwara’s across the country and we encourage people to visit www.freethesingh.com” Moninder Singh added.
Rendering population to high risk: Government reinjecting uraminum contaminated water into sub-soil | read this item Chandigarh (August 07, 2012): As per media reports the Punjab government has found a foolish new way of disposing of the wastewater of reverse-osmosis (RO) plants. The uranium-rich water is injected back into the deep earth from where it is drawn for drinking, and the rest is let into village ponds.
Ludhiana (August 04,2012): Next to Hukka Bars in Punjab, the Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Badal has another proposal for the state – casinos. Allegedly aiming to boost tourist footfall, Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Badal is said to have ordered the state’s infrastructure development agency, Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB), to set up a Las Vegas strip-like casino at Mattewara village on the banks of river Satluj near Ludhiana.
Kamal Sharma, a known RSS face in Punjab BJP, who is appointed as Political secretary of CM Parkash Singh Badal | read this item Ludhiana, Punjab (June 24, 2012): Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal has appointed a known Hindutva RSS face in Punjab BJP Kamal Sharma as his political secretary.
S. Kanwarpal Singh of Dal Khalsa showing letter sent to Punjab CMAmritsar (June 17, 2012): Dal Khalsa has written a protest letter to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal alleging that the Gurdaspur administration backed by the BJP and “over-confident” police force was not allowing the law to take its own course in the case of Jaspal Singh, student of Beant College of Engineering who fell into the bullets of police in Gurdaspur town on 29th March.
Ludhaina, Punjab (March 28, 2012): The Punjab police has tightened the grip on Sikhs in Punjab, and a number of Sikhs are arrested today. Sikh leaders of Nawanshehr district who were arrested yesterday, were able to secure bail today but they were rearrested.