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Articles 121 through 156 of 156:
- Temple Plots And Holy Men (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 21, 2001)
Why are Punjab’s Sikhs trapped in this medieval morass?
- Afghan Girl Weds Punjabi Boy (Tribune, Satinder Singh, Nov 19, 2001)
An Afghan woman who fled her homeland when the Taliban wrested control is making a new beginning in India just as the Islamic militia is being driven out of power.
- Badal Over Punjab (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 05, 2001)
Bring development issues into the election campaign.
- Breathing Fire And Brimstone In Punjab (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 19, 2001)
With elections around the corner, the bir burning phenomenon is as much about the pushes and pulls of Akali factional politics as it’s about religious identity.
- Posturing For The Polls? (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Oct 14, 2001)
AS PUNJAB approaches the Assembly elections, machinations are on to capture ``vote banks''.
- My Task Is To Unite The Various Akali Dals Into The Panthic Morcha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 10, 2001)
A respected religious leader of the Sikh community, Baba Sarabjot Singh Bedi has always remained in the sidelines.
- Baying For Badal’s Blood (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Sep 05, 2001)
The Panthic Morcha has brought together radical Akali leaders opposed to Parkash Singh Badal on a single platform.
- Beant Singh: The Man Who Stemmed (Tribune, J. S. Puar, Aug 31, 2001)
IN such a gloomy scenario of chaos and blood tide, there appeared a man of conviction, the Late Beant Singh who stemmed this tide of blood and violence in Punjab with his indomitable will and steadfastness culminating in his supreme sacrifice.
- Deep-Rooted Evil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2001)
Female foeticide in Punjab has its roots in social attitudes and blaming modern technology is not the answer, says Sarabjit Pandher.
- Stirring It Up (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Jul 22, 2001)
The Khalistan protagonist, Dr. Jagjit Singh Chauhan, back in Punjab now, seems to be testing the waters with contradictory statements.
- Imprisoned Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S Kashmir fixation has forced it to the need for undertaking some other steps which can earn it goodwill here.
- The Akali Agenda: Past And Present (Tribune, S. S. Dhanoa, Jul 01, 2001)
IF one tries to prepare a balance-sheet of gains and losses for the Sikhs achieved through all the successful Akali morchas, it comes out to be a very negative balance-sheet.
- Hindustantimes.Com - Editorials (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 28, 2001)
Return of the prodigal
- Haunting Legacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2001)
For the ruling Akali Dal, Bhindranwale even as a symbol epitomises competition. SARABJIT PANDHER on the political churning in Punjab.
- The Akali Agenda: Past And Present (Tribune, S. S. Dhanoa, Jun 12, 2001)
IF one tries to prepare a balance-sheet of gains and losses for the Sikhs achieved through all the successful Akali morchas, it comes out to be a very negative balance-sheet.
- Haunting Legacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2001)
For the ruling Akali Dal, Bhindranwale even as a symbol epitomises competition. SARABJIT PANDHER on the political churning in Punjab.
- Taliban And The Colour Yellow (Indian Express, Himmat Singh Gill, May 28, 2001)
Khorasan' of the Middle Ages and ‘Aryana’ in the antiquity’, Afghanistan has seen them all pass by.
- Of Heads And Tales (Indian Express, Bajinder Pal Singh, May 24, 2001)
How other countries have tackled the issue of sikhs wearing helmets.
- Only The Killers Are Guilty, Not Their Children (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, May 13, 2001)
PAST sins are being forgiven. Fresh pardons are being issued. In a strife-torn world, there is a whiff of reconciliatory air that must be nurtured.
- The Ugly Policeman (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, May 12, 2001)
Periodically we hear of seminars discussing means to improve the image of the police in the public mind.
- Problems That Plague Punjab's State Commission For Women (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Apr 25, 2001)
THE Punjab State Commission for Women (PCW) was first constituted in 1994 as a non-statutory advisory board.
- Militants In Retreat? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 22, 2001)
The arrest of a key Bhindranwale aide and statements by him and others indicate that Punjab may be rid of the politics of violence, at least for now, says Sarabjit Pandher.
- Akali Alchemy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 19, 2001)
THE ‘ARREST’ of absconding Sikh terrorist Wassan Singh Zaffarwal introduces a new complication in Akali politics.
- Seven children among 15 slain in Kashmir village (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 11, 2001)
JAMMU, FEB. 10. In a shocking incident, 15 persons, including seven children, were shot dead before being burnt by unidentified gunmen in Sarohi village of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir early this morning.
- Sikhs mount pressure for security, warn migration (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 07, 2001)
NEW DELHI, Feb 6: Sikh leaders today mounted pressure on the Centre for adequate security to protect the community from being targeted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir even as Home Minister L K Advani said the recent attacks on it were aimed at triggerin
- Row over RSS stand on Sikhism (Deccan Herald, Rajesh Deol, Jan 10, 2001)
RSS and controversy often go hand in hand. The reverberations of the shrill RSS propaganda were heard in Punjab last fortnight when a nondescript RSS-offshoot, the Rasthriya Sikh Sangat, almost succeeded in waking up the Frankenstein of communal disharmon
- Musical chairs in Punjab (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Dec 04, 2000)
How a family tragedy can exert a crucial influence on Akali politics is evident as much from Bibi Jagir Kaur’s departure as from the installation of Jagdev Singh Talwandi in her place as the new Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief.
- A major gamble by Badal? (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Dec 03, 2000)
CHANDIGARH, DEC. 2. While the unanimous election of the Sikh leader, Mr. Jagdev Singh Talwandi, as president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) can be interpreted as an important input towards reducing tension among rival Akali factions
- An inevitable change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2000)
THE REPLACEMENT OF criminally implicated Bibi Jagir Kaur as the chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee would have served the Sikh maryada better had it come the day the CBI named her the key accused in the case of suspected murder of her dau
- Tasks ahead for Talwandi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 02, 2000)
Akali politics has taken a new turn with the appointment of Mr Jagdev Singh Talwandi as the 31st President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). A seasoned person, Mr Talwandi is a pastmaster in Punjab politics, having worked in various p
- SGPC chief in serious trouble (Deccan Herald, Rajesh Deol, Nov 21, 2000)
In an unprecedented indictment of a prominent religious personality in a case of murder, Bibi Jagir Kaur, who created history for being the first woman to head the highest Sikh shrines management body in the country, the SGPC, the CBI has virtually sealed
- Cloud of suspicion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2000)
BIBI JAGIR KAUR, the first woman president of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC), may have earned a reprieve by securing bail in the case relating to the mysterious death of her daughter. But the attitude of the SGPC chief, ever since al
- A passage to Nankana Sahib Behind the General’s friendly smile (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Nov 17, 2000)
KEEPING politics aside, one must appreciate Islamabad's gesture to allow Sikh pilgrims liberally to visit Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Devji.
- Under the shadow of suspicion (Daily Excelsior, Harjeet Singh, Oct 24, 2000)
Bibi Jagir Kaur got on a platter what Sikh women before her could only dream of – a place on the highest and most prestigious chair of the Sikh mini-parliament, the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC). Her move to the top is the fascinating sto
- Patriarchal prejudices to the fore (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Jun 01, 2000)
The reactions of various political leaders of Punjab to the death of Ms. Harpreet Kaur, the teenaged elder daughter of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president, Bibi Jagir Kaur, have once again exposed the extreme levels of patriarchal
- A clash of egos (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 03, 2000)
IN JUST ABOUT a year of anointment as the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Puran Singh has met with the ignominy of being `sacked' by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee's executive body much the same way as his predecessor, Bhai Ranjit Singh, wa
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