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Gurbani (14-53)
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Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
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Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
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Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
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Chhant (435-462)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
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Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
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Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
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Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
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Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 123760" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Families of 17 facing death in Sharjah seek New Delhi's aid</strong></p><p></p><p>DUBAI The families of 17 Indian men sentenced to death in Sharjah made a collective appeal yesterday for their release as their government faced mounting pressure to intervene.</p><p></p><p>Relatives of 16 of the men gathered in Jalandhar, in the northern state of Punjab, to protest against the death sentences handed down by the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance last Sunday.</p><p></p><p>They demanded immediate action from their government and asked why the Indian mission in the UAE had apparently been unaware of the men’s arrest for so long.</p><p></p><p>Sukhbir Badal, the deputy chief minister of Punjab, urged India’s prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to send a team from the Ministry of External Affairs to the UAE to negotiate the sentences, it was reported. Mr Badal met briefly with the families yesterday.</p><p></p><p>The families plan to travel to New Delhi today to appeal directly to the prime minister’s office.</p><p></p><p>Sixteen of the men, aged in their 20s, are from Punjab. It is not yet clear where the 17th is from.</p><p></p><p>The Sharjah court found them guilty of beating a Pakistani man to death and wounding three others when a fight involving dozens of so-called bootleggers broke out in the Saaja industrial area in January last year.</p><p></p><p>A panel of judges, led by Judge Yaqoub al Hammadi, ruled that the 17 men all played a part in the killing by beating the victim with metal bars. His skull was fractured and he died before the police arrived at the scene.</p><p></p><p>Three other Pakistani men were beaten in the attack and were taken to hospital with serious injuries.</p><p></p><p>Police initially arrested 50 people over the brawl, which, they said, was the result of a turf dispute between members of rival gangs selling alcohol illegally in and around labour camps.</p><p></p><p>Court officials say no other case in Sharjah has resulted in as many death sentences.</p><p></p><p>Speaking from Jalandhar yesterday, families desperate to see their loved ones said the verdict was completely unexpected.</p><p></p><p>Jasbeet Singh, the brother of one of the accused, Dharampal Singh, said: “We have not seen him for three years and now we are told that he has been given a death sentence.” Dharampal had gone to Sharjah three years ago to work as a builder.</p><p></p><p>Jasbeet said his brother’s wife and two young children had been in a “terrible state” since the verdict.</p><p></p><p>“We got a call from him earlier from the jail saying that he was fine and would be let off soon. However, the family was in shock when they heard about the death sentence.</p><p></p><p>“We just want him back here safely. We will appeal to the prime minister and everyone else possible. We all feel that the Indian Embassy there did not do enough for them earlier.”</p><p></p><p>Indian consulate officials in Dubai said they visited the 17 men this week.</p><p></p><p>“We visited them two days ago and can report that all the men are in good health,” said Sanjay Verma, the Consul General of India.</p><p></p><p>“We are working towards providing legal assistance to the men for an appeal in the case.”</p><p></p><p>An appeal is automatic for a death sentence verdict.</p><p></p><p>Sandhu Jatt, the brother of Sukhjinder Singh, another of the accused, said his brother was innocent.</p><p></p><p>“He is the provider for the family and would never do such a thing. We were all under the hope that they would realise it’s a mistake and release him soon. We can’t believe that he is facing death now.”</p><p></p><p>Mr Jatt said members of his community were planning to send lawyers to the UAE to help the men.</p><p></p><p>Territorial disputes between rival bootleg gangs often flare into violence.</p><p></p><p>Sunday’s verdict came a week after Sharjah Police arrested a gang of 18 Indians allegedly involved in the illegal alcohol trade on suspicion of kidnapping and killing rivals.</p><p></p><p>In another ongoing court case in Dubai, 13 bootleggers are accused of kidnapping two members of a rival gang and burying them alive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 123760, member: 1"] [B]Families of 17 facing death in Sharjah seek New Delhi's aid[/B] DUBAI The families of 17 Indian men sentenced to death in Sharjah made a collective appeal yesterday for their release as their government faced mounting pressure to intervene. Relatives of 16 of the men gathered in Jalandhar, in the northern state of Punjab, to protest against the death sentences handed down by the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance last Sunday. They demanded immediate action from their government and asked why the Indian mission in the UAE had apparently been unaware of the men’s arrest for so long. Sukhbir Badal, the deputy chief minister of Punjab, urged India’s prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to send a team from the Ministry of External Affairs to the UAE to negotiate the sentences, it was reported. Mr Badal met briefly with the families yesterday. The families plan to travel to New Delhi today to appeal directly to the prime minister’s office. Sixteen of the men, aged in their 20s, are from Punjab. It is not yet clear where the 17th is from. The Sharjah court found them guilty of beating a Pakistani man to death and wounding three others when a fight involving dozens of so-called bootleggers broke out in the Saaja industrial area in January last year. A panel of judges, led by Judge Yaqoub al Hammadi, ruled that the 17 men all played a part in the killing by beating the victim with metal bars. His skull was fractured and he died before the police arrived at the scene. Three other Pakistani men were beaten in the attack and were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police initially arrested 50 people over the brawl, which, they said, was the result of a turf dispute between members of rival gangs selling alcohol illegally in and around labour camps. Court officials say no other case in Sharjah has resulted in as many death sentences. Speaking from Jalandhar yesterday, families desperate to see their loved ones said the verdict was completely unexpected. Jasbeet Singh, the brother of one of the accused, Dharampal Singh, said: “We have not seen him for three years and now we are told that he has been given a death sentence.” Dharampal had gone to Sharjah three years ago to work as a builder. Jasbeet said his brother’s wife and two young children had been in a “terrible state” since the verdict. “We got a call from him earlier from the jail saying that he was fine and would be let off soon. However, the family was in shock when they heard about the death sentence. “We just want him back here safely. We will appeal to the prime minister and everyone else possible. We all feel that the Indian Embassy there did not do enough for them earlier.” Indian consulate officials in Dubai said they visited the 17 men this week. “We visited them two days ago and can report that all the men are in good health,” said Sanjay Verma, the Consul General of India. “We are working towards providing legal assistance to the men for an appeal in the case.” An appeal is automatic for a death sentence verdict. Sandhu Jatt, the brother of Sukhjinder Singh, another of the accused, said his brother was innocent. “He is the provider for the family and would never do such a thing. We were all under the hope that they would realise it’s a mistake and release him soon. We can’t believe that he is facing death now.” Mr Jatt said members of his community were planning to send lawyers to the UAE to help the men. Territorial disputes between rival bootleg gangs often flare into violence. Sunday’s verdict came a week after Sharjah Police arrested a gang of 18 Indians allegedly involved in the illegal alcohol trade on suspicion of kidnapping and killing rivals. In another ongoing court case in Dubai, 13 bootleggers are accused of kidnapping two members of a rival gang and burying them alive. [/QUOTE]
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