Balwant Nagaria

Everything you need to know about Balwant Nagaria: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Balwant Nagaria: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Army orders probe into illegal farming on its land

April 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) The central command of the Indian Army Tuesday ordered a probe into the reported usage of defence land for farming at Sitapur, about 90 km from here.

Does Punjab have double standards on terrorism? (Punjab Newsletter)

April 20, 2013 at 12:52 PM

Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Be it Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, its alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) or the Punjab Police - their doublespeak on terrorism or those involved in it is quite evident.

Jammu-centric opposition parties in J&K walkout over delimitation

April 2, 2013 at 2:20 PM

Jammu, April 2 (IANS) Jammu-centric opposition parties staged a walkout from the assembly here Tuesday over the delimitation of Jammu and Kashmir assembly constituencies.

Protests over atrocities against prisoner Chamel Singh

March 28, 2013 at 6:58 PM

Srinagar, Mar 28 (ANI): Protests erupted in Kashmir on Thursday over the torture and subsequent death in Pakistan of Indian prisoner Chamel Singh in jail.

BJP leader suspended from Kashmir assembly

March 19, 2013 at 6:57 PM

Jammu, March 19 (IANS) BJP leader Jugal Kishore Sharma was Tuesday suspended from the Jammu and Kashmir assembly over his aggressive conduct towards the state's only woman minister, Sakina Ittoo.

24 mercy petitions disposed off since 2009, 13 pending

December 18, 2012 at 11:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) As many as 24 mercy petition cases have been disposed off since 2009 while 13 are still pending with the government, parliament was told Tuesday.

Arvind Pilgaonkar gets Marathi theatre award

December 5, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Veteran Marathi theatre personality Arvind Pilgaonkar has been selected for this year's Sangeetacharya Annasaheb Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar Lifetime Achievement award, an official said here late Wednesday.

Celebrations, protests to mark Kashmir accession day

October 26, 2012 at 5:50 PM

Jammu, Oct 25 (IANS) There will be contrasting moods in Jammu and Kashmir Friday with the former princely state completing 65 years of its accession to India.

Punjab, Haryana farmers describe diesel price hike as unfair

September 15, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Rohtak/Amritsar, Sep 15 (ANI): Farmers from Punjab and Haryana have described the decision of the Central Government to increase the price of diesel as unfair.

Punjabi farmers struggle to save land in Gujarat

September 3, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) Punjabi farmers based in Bhuj and Kutch Monday sought the intervention of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal amid fears of being divested of their land under a tenancy act in Gujarat.

Punjab to launch card for NRIs

July 30, 2012 at 8:43 PM

Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday announced that it will soon launch an NRI card for Punjabis living abroad to identify them for official purposes and facilitate various services for them.

Sikh bodies honour Beant Singh killer Rajoana's sister

June 6, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Amritsar, June 6 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) felicitated the sister of Balwant Singh Rajoana, the assassin of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh on the twenty-eighth anniversary of the Operation Blue Star of 1984, here on Wednesday.

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised in Golden Temple complex

June 6, 2012 at 6:56 PM

Amritsar, June 6 (IANS) Defying directions from the head of the Akal Takht, pro-Khalistan slogans were raised Wednesday by a handful of people during the function to mark the 28th anniversary of Operation Bluestar by the Indian Army at the Golden Temple complex here.

Naveen Patnaik acts tough, sacks two ministers

June 1, 2012 at 9:27 PM

Bhubaneswar, June 1(ANI): Coming down heavily on the rebels in Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha Chief Minister and party chief Naveen Patnaik went on a suspending spree on Friday, taking to task Lok Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra along with two Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), besides sacking two ministers.

Services beat Tamil Nadu to win Santosh Trophy

May 28, 2012 at 9:03 PM

Cuttack, May 28 (IANS) Services clinched their second National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy beating Tamil Nadu 3-2 in a plusating final at the Barabati Stadium here Monday.

Punjab youth claim setting coconut-breaking record

May 10, 2012 at 9:02 PM

Chandigarh, May 10 (IANS) Punjab's traditional 'gatka' martial art form may not have anything to do with coconuts but a determined group of Sikh youth from the state's border district of Tarn Taran have claimed an entry into the Guinness World Records by breaking coconuts, a representative said Thursday.

Officials shifted in Punjab's Gurdaspur after violence

March 31, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Chandigarh, March 31 (IANS) The Punjab government Saturday suspended two senior police officers in Gurdaspur and transferred the deputy commissioner after communal violence left an 18-year-old youth dead.

Ministry examine Rajoana's mercy petition on merit: Chidambaram

March 31, 2012 at 6:11 PM

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that Balwant Singh Rajoana?s mercy petition filed by Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee.

SC dismisses clemency plea for Rajoana

March 30, 2012 at 7:13 PM

The Supreme Court of India Friday dismissed the plea of a NGO seeking clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is on death sentence and his execution is scheduled on March 31, 2012.........

Apex court dismisses plea to stay Rajoana's death sentence

March 30, 2012 at 6:06 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking stay of the death sentence awarded to Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.

Supreme Court refuses to take up advocate's clemency plea on Rajoana's behalf

March 30, 2012 at 4:18 PM

New Delhi, Mar.30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to take up a plea for clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been awarded the death penalty for his role in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh on August 31, 1995.

Apex court dismisses plea to stay Rajoana's death sentence

March 30, 2012 at 2:33 PM

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking stay of the death sentence awarded to Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.

Curfew continues in Gurdaspur, Badal orders probe

March 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM

Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the violence in Gurdaspur, where curfew continued after a youth was killed in police firing following a clash over the fate of Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row for the 1995 assassination of then chief minister Beant Singh.

SC slams Punjab government for 'drama' in Rajoana case

March 29, 2012 at 9:37 PM

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday criticized the Punjab government for enacting a "drama" to frustrate the execution of death sentence awarded to Sikh terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana in the assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995.

One killed in clash over Rajoana, curfew in Gurdaspur

March 29, 2012 at 6:18 PM

Gurdaspur (Punjab), March 29 (IANS) Curfew was imposed here Thursday after one person was killed and another received bullet injuries when police fired to break up a clash between two communities over the fate of Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row for the 1995 assassination of then chief minister Beant Singh.

Sikhs protest to demand Rajoana's release

March 28, 2012 at 10:32 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Hundreds of Sikhs led by former journalist Jarnail Singh Wednesday demanded the release of Balwant Singh Rajoana who assassinated the then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995 and vowed to agitate till their demand was met.

Centre stays Rajoana's death sentence

March 28, 2012 at 10:08 PM

New Delhi, Mar 28 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday stayed the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a co-accused in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.

Centre stays Rajoana hanging: Badal

March 28, 2012 at 8:48 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The central government Wednesday stayed the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana for the Aug 31, 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. The execution was scheduled Saturday.

Rajoana's hanging stayed

March 28, 2012 at 8:32 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The central government Wednesday stayed the hanging of Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana for the Aug 31, 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. The execution was scheduled for Saturday.

Sikhs urge government to repeal Beant Singh killer Rajoana's death sentence

March 28, 2012 at 7:36 PM

Amritsar, Mar.28 (ANI): Sikhs participated in a protest here on Wednesday and urged the government to repeal the death sentence awarded to Balwant Singh Rajoana, a co-accused in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh on August 31,1995.

Akal Takht chief opposes Rajoana's hanging

March 28, 2012 at 7:36 PM

Amritsar/Rupnagar, Mar.28 (ANI): Akal Takht chief Gurbachan Singh on Wednesday opposed the death sentence awarded to Balwant Singh Rajoana, a co-accused in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh on August 31, 1995.

Badal to meet president to seek clemency for Rajoana

March 28, 2012 at 7:04 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is expected to meet President Pratibha Patil to demand clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana, a Babbar Khalsa International terrorist facing death sentence for the assassination of then chief minister Beant Singh.

Kashmiri Sikhs protest against Rajoana's hanging

March 28, 2012 at 1:36 PM

Jammu/Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Sikhs in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday joined their counterparts in Punjab to protest Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana's hanging scheduled for Saturday.

Rajoana hanging row: Many Sikhs groups call 'Punjab' bandh today

March 28, 2012 at 12:47 PM

The row over proposed hanging to Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana scheduled on March 31, has intensified as several Sikh groups including Siromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC)........

Patiala jailor again refuses to accept Rajoana's death warrant

March 27, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Chandigarh, March 27 (IANS) Despite a court in Chandigarh issuing him a showcause notice for contempt, the Patiala jail superintendent Tuesday again refused to accept the warrant of death for Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana.

Patiala jail superintendent refuses to accept Rajoana's death warrant

March 27, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Chandigarh, March 27 (IANS) Despite a Chandigarh court issuing him a contempt notice, the Patiala jail superintendent Tuesday again refused to accept the warrant of death for Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana.

Rajoana case: Punjab CM arrives in Delhi to meet President, PM on Wednesday

March 27, 2012 at 7:28 PM

New Delhi, Mar.27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal arrived here on Tuesday evening and is scheduled to meet President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday.

SGPC petitions president to pardon death row convict Rajaona

March 26, 2012 at 8:13 PM

Amritsar/Chandigarh, Mar.26 (ANI): The Sikh Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had petitioned President Pratibha Patil to alter the death sentence handed out to Balwant Singh Rajaona for assassinating former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh on August 31, 1995.

Question mark over hanging of BKI terrorist Rajoana (Roundup)

March 26, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) The March 31 hanging of Sikh terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh appeared unsure Monday after the Patiala jail superintendent approached a court seeking deferment of the hanging and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said there was possibility of the BKI terrorist getting relief.

Punjab jailor wants Sikh terrorist's death warrant deferred

March 26, 2012 at 3:04 PM

Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) The Patiala jail superintendent Monday moved a petition in a court here seeking deferment of Sikh terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana's death warrant, saying the legal process in the assassination case of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh was still on.

SC issues notice to Centre, J-K Govt. on plea for CBI probe into NC worker death case

October 31, 2011 at 6:05 PM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir Government seeking their replies on a plea for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the mysterious death of National Conference (NC) leader Mohammad Yusuf Shah Haji.

Court gives lifer to prime accused in former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assasination case

October 12, 2010 at 7:34 PM

Chandigarh, Oct.12 (ANI): A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today annulled the death penalty awarded to Jagtar Singh Hawara, prime accused in the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Rohilkhand express derails at Kanshiram Nagar in Uttar Pradesh; no casualties

September 24, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Kanshiram Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Sep. 24 (ANI): The Rohilkhand Express train derailed in the Uttar Pradesh's Kanshiram Nagar District on Friday.

Artists perform in play to create awareness against child marriage in Kashmir

April 5, 2010 at 1:08 PM

Poonch, Apr 5 (ANI): A street play against child marriage was staged in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch region on Sunday.

Students go on a rampage in Agra

December 4, 2009 at 1:13 PM

Agra, Dec 4 (ANI): Irate students of Raja Balwant Singh College of Agra went on rampage on Thursday over the suspension of classes due to differences between the teachers and college management.

Uttarakhand ministry expanded

July 1, 2009 at 4:29 PM

Dehradun, July 1 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday inducted eight new ministers, including four Cabinet ministers. This has taken the strength of the Uttarakhand Ministry to 12.

Overseas Congress to press for NRI MPs

May 25, 2009 at 9:13 AM

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A significant section of Indians settled in Britain say they will contribute more to India's development now that the Congress has won the elections to form a stable government, but is lobbying for two nominated NRI members in parliament.

Congress workers celebrate outside CPI-M office in Delhi

May 16, 2009 at 3:15 PM

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) headquarters in the national capital wore a deserted look when the counting of votes began Saturday. But suddenly it erupted in celebrations - not by the party workers but Congress supporters!

Sher-e-Punjab sports academy transformations rural Punjab

March 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM

Ludhiana, Mar 23 (ANI): A lot has been said about how sporting talent from rural areas should be nurtured and given exposure at national level competitions.

2002 Gujarat riots: Govt to declare missing as dead

February 28, 2009 at 1:01 AM

After seven long years of wait since the February 28, 2002 anti-Muslim riot in Godhra, the Government of Gujarat is likely to update the total number of dead by declaring the missing persons as dead at the end of waiting period.

Godhra riots: Gujarat Govt to declare 228 missing persons dead

February 28, 2009 at 4:12 PM

Ahmedabad, Feb 28 (ANI): The Gujarat Government is expected to update the death toll of the 2002 Godhra communal riots, with the end of the waiting period of seven years.

It's a musical, it's old and it's not Broadway (Feature)

January 12, 2009 at 10:11 AM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) You could call it India's answer to a Broadway musical, but a Marathi play that has bowled over people in the capital actually revives the glorious 130-year-old theatre tradition of Sangeet Natak.

JCT get past New Delhi Heroes 1-0

December 15, 2008 at 7:51 PM

Barasat (West Bengal), Dec 15 (IANS) Jaspal Singh fired home a penalty to lead JCT Mills, Phagwara, to a 1-0 win over New Delhi Heroes in a group C outing of the 30th Federation Cup here Monday.

'Terrorists boarded boat near Karachi, killed five fishermen'

December 1, 2008 at 12:08 AM

Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) The group of 11 terrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks had boarded a fishing boat near Karachi in Pakistan five days earlier, a senior investigating official revealed Sunday.

Pakistani Sikh from tribal area killed by suspected terrorists

November 25, 2008 at 12:09 PM

Islamabad, Nov 25 (IANS) A Sikh faith healer from a tribal area in Pakistan bordering Afghanistan was kidnapped and killed some hours later, two days after a threatening call asking him to avoid contact with government officials, family sources said Tuesday.

JCT shock Dempo to start I-League in style

October 6, 2008 at 8:11 PM

Margao, Sep 28 (IANS) JCT shocked defending champions Dempo 2-1 to make a runaway start in the second edition of the football I-League here Sunday.

JCT shock Dempo to start I-League in style

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Margao, Sep 28 (IANS) JCT shocked defending champions Dempo 2-1 to make a runaway start in the second edition of the football I-League here Sunday.