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Operation Blue Star 35th anniversary: Radical Sikh outfit calls for partial bandh in Amritsar; over 3,000 security personnel deployed

Markets in Amritsar around the Golden Temple remained closed on Thursday, the 35th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, when a military operation was carried out in 1984 to flush out heavily-armed terrorists holed up in the temple complex

Over 3,000 security personnel to maintain vigil in Amritsar on Operation Blue Star anniversary

Amritsar has turned into a virtual fortress ahead of the 35th anniversary of Operation Blue Star on 6 June, with more than 3,000 security personnel deployed and police maintaining a hawk-eyed vigil in sensitive areas

Rajnath Singh says Pakistan trying to revive Punjab militancy; India must revisit history to prevent second wave of terror

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh flayed Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa for terror activities in Punjab and killings of Indian soldiers at the border

BJP's RP Singh alleges Rahul Gandhi invoked Guru Nanak Dev only for votes, says he should apologise for 1984 riots

Rahul Gandhi said the Congress's thought of "unity in diversity" came from the times of Guru Nanak Dev. In a sharp reaction to his remarks, Singh said Gandhi's thoughts are actually in line with the Congress culture of divide and rule.

After Nanak Shah Fakir row, Akal Takht sets up censor board to review movies related to Sikhism

After a few Bollywood films ran into trouble with a section of the Sikhs over the depiction of the community, the Akal Takht set up of a 'Sikh Censor Board'.

Supreme Court clears release of controversial Punjabi film Nanak Shah Fakir after resistance from Akal Takht

Akat Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion, said it won't allow the release of controversial film Nanak Shah Fakir on 13 April.

Denied entry to Golden Temple, says Gurdwara Chhota Ghallughara Trust chief Johar Singh

Gurdwara Chhota Ghallughara trust chief, Johar Singh claimed that he was denied entry to the Golden Temple by SGPC task force.

Is Sikh radicalism riding on politics to make a comeback in Punjab?

The fear of revival of terrorism has started haunting Punjab again. A spate of recent incidents suggests that the sub-surface disquiet over matters religion is getting intense in the state.

Over 20,000 sign plea seeking US intervention for release of former Punjab CM's assassin

Over 20,000 people have signed a petition on the White House website seeking help of US President Barack Obama for the release of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassin Jagtar Singh Hawara

Akal Takht protests: Radical Sikh agitators raise black flags, swords at Golden Temple

Black flags were shown and swords were brandished inside the Golden Temple complex on Wednesday by radical Sikh elements who were opposing the Akal Takht jathedar.