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Obituary: KPS Gill, a towering and controversial figure who crushed Punjab militancy with an iron fist
Debobrat Ghose And Kangkan Acharyya •Kanwar Pal Singh Gill will be best remembered in India’s post-Independent history as the ‘supercop’ who successfully eliminated militancy in Punjab with an iron fist and saved the state from becoming a ‘Khalistan’.
KPS Gill passes away: 'Supercop' who had as many admirers as he did detractors
Ians •Hailed by many as a supercop who ruthlessly stamped out terrorism from Punjab, KPS Gill had an equal number of detractors who slammed his alleged human rights violations in his campaign against Khalistani militancy
Former Punjab CM Beant Singh's grandson dies of bullet injury, probe on
•Harkirat Singh, grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, died here on Sunday after sustaining bullet injury in mysterious circumstances at his residence.
Try those who sympathised with Yakub Memon as enemy of the state, says Shiv Sena
Fp Archives •The Shiv Sena demanded those asking for leniency for Yakub Memon should be "tried for being enemies of the country" and also asked the government to ensure that he does not become a martyr in the eyes of people.
Gurdaspur terror attack: Why the strike in Punjab is worrying for India
Sandipan Sharma •Did the terrorists in the Gurdaspur terror attack dig a tunnel and get inside India? Or, did they get unchecked into Punjab through Jammu and Kashmir?
Gurdaspur the beginning? Akalis' soft stand on militancy could revive terrorism in Punjab
Rajendra Khatry •The terrorist attack in Gurdaspur in Punjab on Monday resulting in the death of more than a dozen people may be the first such instance in the state.
Former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassin Tara to be extradited from Thailand
Fp Staff •Former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassin Jagtar Singh alias Tara has been arrested from Thailand by the Thai Police, acting on a tip off from the Punjab Police, news reports said this morning.
Kaum De Heere release stopped: Film on Indira's killers had sparked protests
Rajendra Khatry •Punjabi film Kaum De Heere (Gems of the Community), which is scheduled to release in India on 22 August, has left security agencies in a tizzy.
Manmohan Singh releases stamp dedicated to Beant Singh
Fp Archives •Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today released a postage stamp in the memory of Punjab leader Beant Singh, saying it is the duty of every citizen to fight against divisive forces posing threat to the country.
Kin of Indira Gandhi's assassins honoured in Amritsar
Fp Archives •The kin of the two assassins of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was killed by her bodyguards on 31 October, 1984, were on Thursday honoured by Sikh hardliners and some religious leaders at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.