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  1. Archived_Member16

    Controversial Anti-Sikh Riots Cases Lawyer To File Defamation Case

    Anti-Sikh riots cases lawyer to file defamation case<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=blackbold></TD></TR><TR><TD class=blacktextgen>2010-07-24 - 05:30:00 Sify News </TD></TR><TR><TD height=24></TD></TR><TR><TD...
  2. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: I Heard Cries Of People Throughout Night, Claims 69-yr-old Woman

    New Delhi, July 22: A woman witness, who lost five of her family members, including the husband and a son during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, claimed before a court conducting trial against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar that she had heard cries of people throughout a night. "I kept praying...
  3. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom Senior Lawyer Phoolka Withdraws From Anti-Sikh Riots Cases

    A senior advocate, appearing for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in different courts, on Tuesday decided to withdraw from all the cases following allegations of “personal benefits” levelled against him. “I’m constrained to take a hard decision to withdraw from all the cases of 1984 riots...
  4. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom HC Dismisses Sajjan Kumar’s Plea In Anti-Sikh Riots Case

    The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s petition challenging a trial court’s order to frame charges against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Former Outer Delhi MP Sajjan Kumar is facing prosecution in two cases in which he has been accused of...
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    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom 26 Years On, Akal Takht Declares 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots As ‘genocide’

    Afer an extraordinary, marathon meeting of Jathedars at the Akal Takht — the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs —the community’s five high priests on Wednesday declared the anti-Sikh riots 26 years ago as ‘genocide’ and demanded justice for the victims. The decision seems to have been...
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    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom Anti-Sikh Riots Witness Again Fails To Record Statement Due To Ill Health

    NEW DELHI: After seeking exemption from deposing before the court on Monday citing ill-health, a key witness in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case allegedly involving senior congress leader Sajjan Kumar once again failed to get her statement recorded after she developed uneasiness during the...
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    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom 84 Riots: Victim Alleges She Was Also Injured By Mob

    New Delhi: A woman witness, whose husband and a son were killed in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, today alleged before a Delhi court trying Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others, that she was also injured in the carnage as she tried to rescue her relatives. "The mob did not attack me but when I...
  8. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom Witness In '84 Riots Turns Hostile

    NEW DELHI: The hearing in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case relating to the killing of five persons at Delhi Cantonments took a surprise turn on Wednesday when a witness turned hostile. After adjourning the recording of statements twice this week due to key witness Jagdish Kaur's ill-health, a...
  9. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom Sajjan Kumar To Face Trial In Another Anti-Sikh Riots Case

    New Delhi: A month after being charged with murder and rioting in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Congress leader Sajjan Kumar would face trial in a separate case with a Delhi court framing identical charges relating to the killing of six persons during the carnage. Additional sessions judge...
  10. spnadmin

    India Sikh "high Priests" To Meet On 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

    Sikh high priests to meet on 1984 anti-Sikh riots Chandigarh, June 30 : A meeting of the five Sikh high priests is likely to be convened by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, to discuss whether the 1984 anti-Sikh riots should be designated a genocide...
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    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom '84 Riots Case: Court Defers Recording Statement Of Victim

    New Delhi: A Delhi court today could not resume recording the statement of a woman in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, allegedly involving senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, after the witness developed uneasiness during the proceedings. Additional sessions judge Sunita Gupta...
  12. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom VS Links Rajiv To Sikh Riots, Anderson Escape

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Inviting sharp reactions from Congress, Kerala CM V S Achuthanandan has alleged that former PM Rajiv Gandhi led the massacre of Sikhs in Delhi in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination. The CM made the controversial remarks while inaugurating a CPM office in...
  13. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Witness Identifies Sajjan Kumar, Others

    NEW DELHI: A key witness, who lost her five family members in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here, on Saturday identified in a court senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar as a person who had instigated the mob during the carnage. Jagdish Kaur, the witness who was cross-examined on Saturday by the...
  14. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom Anti-Sikh Riots: Victim Accuses Police Of Negative Role

    A victim of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, who lost five family members including her husband, today told a Delhi court that the police was hand in glove with rioters and turned a blind eye to the ongoing massacre. "Delhi police was with the killer rioters and I have no faith in them," Jagdish...
  15. Archived_Member16

    Sikh High Priests To Meet On 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

    Sikh high priests to meet on 1984 anti-Sikh riots 2010-06-30 23:20:00 A meeting of the five Sikh high priests is likely to be convened by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, to discuss whether the 1984 anti-Sikh riots should be designated a genocide. Akal Takht...
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    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom Double Standards Of Manmohan Singh On 84 Riots

    Manmohan singh on his visit to Canada gave two statements at two places that exposes his double standards. Here are his two statements:- On Kanishka Case:- "Kanishka victims deserve full justice" On 84 Case :- "Sikhs should Move On" - Meaning Sikhs should forget 84
  17. Archived_Member16

    PM's Remarks On 1984 Riots Evoke Sharp Reactions

    PM's remarks on 1984 riots evoke sharp reactions Himanshi Dhawan, TNN, Jun 30, 2010, 02.08am IST   NEW DELHI: PM Manmohan Singh's remarks in Toronto that while the anti-Sikh riots should never have happened the Sikh community should "move on'' have met with sharp reactions back home with...
  18. Archived_Member16

    PM Promises Mechanism For 1984 Sikh Riots

    PM promises mechanism for 1984 Sikh riots AgenciesTue, Jun 29 03:59 PM Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has admitted that there are possible "weaknesses" in the Indian legal system in dealing with the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots but said his government was trying to address them. "There...
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    PM Says '84 Riots Should Never Have Happened

    `84 anti-Sikh riots should never have happened: PM: Rediff.com India News The 1984 anti-Sikh riots should never have happened, a concerned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] said on Monday but at the same time appealed to the Sikh community to "move on" to let the wounds of the tragedy...
  20. Archived_Member16

    Canada`s MP Denies Supporting Motion On 1984 Riots

    Canada`s MP denies supporting motion on 1984 riots By: IANSDate: 16/06/2010 Gurbax Malhi, Canada`s longest-serving Indo-Canadian member of parliament and the first turbaned Sikh MP in the West, has denied signing the motion on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots which was tabled last week in the...
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