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'Gave birth to revolutionaries': PM unveils renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex
PUBLISHED ON AUG 28, 2021 10:56 PM IST
Jallianwala Bagh memorial, with names of 492 martyrs on walls, to be unveiled
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 14, 2021 07:00 AM IST
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre centenary memorial, set to be unveiled in Amritsar by the Punjab chief minister on Saturday, is intended as a mark of respect to all those who were martyred at the site over a century ago. The structure was elevated at Anand Amrit Park in the Ranjit Avenue locality.
‘Will never forget their sacrifice’: PM Modi remembers Jallianwala Bagh massacre martyrs
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2020 10:40 AM IST
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre refers to the incident at the public garden in Amritsar on April 13, 1919, when General Dyer ordered British soldiers to fire at unarmed civilians, leading to the death of more than 400 people.
Jallianwala Bagh exhibit at National Archives of India till April 13
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Adrija Roychowdhury
PUBLISHED ON MAR 15, 2020 06:25 AM IST
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre refers to the incident at a public garden in Amritsar when acting-Brigadier General Dyer ordered British soldiers to fire at civilians, leading to the death of more than 400 people.
LABOUR LEADERSHIP POLL Front-runner Starmer visits gurdwara in UK
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar, London
PUBLISHED ON MAR 09, 2020 09:37 PM IST
Starmer, who was shadow Brexit secretary in the shadow cabinet of outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, is among three candidates in the fray; the others are Lisa Ray and Rebecca Long-Bailey. The election result will be declared on April 4.
JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE : Year on, Amritsar admn yet to identify spot to build memorial
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By Anil Sharma, Amritsar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2020 11:11 PM IST
In a first, Labour Party vows to teach colonial history in Britain’s schools
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2019 06:02 AM IST
It is the first time the issue has figured in electoral discourse in Britain, despite growing demands in recent years by academics, parents and employers seeking individuals with an enhanced awareness of global contexts.
Will apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre if voted to power: Labour Party’s manifesto
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2019 07:34 PM IST
Labour party’s manifesto promises that besides the apology, the party’s government would hold a ‘public review’ into “Britain’s role in the Amritsar massacre”, referring to Operation Bluestar in Amritsar.
Vicky Kaushal visits Amritsar’s Golden Temple before start of next schedule of Sardar Udham Singh. See pic
Indo Asian News Service, Amritsar | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2019 12:52 PM IST
Vicky Kaushal visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar before the start of the next leg of the shoot of Sardar Udham Singh. See picture here.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Researchers list 547 deaths, 159 more than official count
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | By Atish Sharma, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2019 08:24 AM IST
However, official figures released by the British in 1919 had estimated the number at 488.
Top UK church leader to visit Amritsar, may tender apology for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2019 01:57 PM IST
Welby, 63, who will be accompanied by his wife Caroline, will the first head of the Church of England to visit the memorial to one of the defining episodes of India’s freedom struggle. He will also meet Sikh religious leaders at the Golden Temple.
Cannabis lassi, cocaine: The past drug use of UK PM hopefuls
London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON JUN 09, 2019 10:05 AM IST
The three leading hopefuls are former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt and environment secretary Michael Gove.
Forgetting history and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
By Navtej Sarna
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2019 10:01 PM IST
Maybe new generations must grow up free of the memory and pain of the massacre which took place 100 years ago
Donning a ‘patka’, Jeremy Corbyn serves food at langar in Southall gurdwara before EU elections
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON MAY 20, 2019 03:26 PM IST
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn donned a ‘patka’ and served food during ‘langar’ at the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Southall on Sunday as part of campaigning for the May 23 elections to the European Parliament, and reiterated promises to the Sikh community.
UK PM May repeats ‘deep regret’ for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON MAY 09, 2019 02:33 PM IST
UK PM Theresa May repeated her ‘deep regret’ towards the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. She observed that it was unimaginable what those visitors went through on the day of the killings.
Pakistan puts on display rare Jallianwala Bagh massacre documents
Lahore | By Press Trust of India, Lahore
PUBLISHED ON APR 22, 2019 11:58 AM IST
The six-day exhibition showcasing about 70 historical documents related to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and Martial Law in Punjab in April 1919 opened at the Lahore Heritage Museum on Saturday.
Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Sukhbir Badal slams CM for skipping Centre’s function
Hindustan Times, Bathinda/Amritsar | By HT Correspondents
UPDATED ON APR 14, 2019 10:30 PM IST
Sukhbir said, “It was shocking that Amarinder Singh had the audacity to refuse to join the rest of the nation in paying homage to the great martyrs who gave a decisive turn to the freedom movement by laying down their lives.”
If Canada can apologise for 1914, why not UK for Jallianwala Bagh, ask Indian delegates
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON APR 14, 2019 12:52 PM IST
The event, organised by Indian-origin members of the House of Lords, Raj Loomba and Meghnad Desai and the Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Committee, rounded off a series of events in the UK to mark the centenary of the massacre.
UK envoy skirts apology question conventions, marches to pay tribute to martyrs
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By HT Corresopondent
PUBLISHED ON APR 14, 2019 11:03 AM IST
Earlier this week, British Prime Minister Theresa May had expressed “regret” over the Jallianwala Bagh massacre but stopped short of tendering a formal apology, a long-pending demand from the civil rights activists.
Jallianwala Bagh: UK Sikhs want apology, include in British’s school curriculum
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2019 10:07 PM IST
The 2019 edition of the British Sikh Report (BSR) reveals that 78 per cent of the community surveyed want a formal apology from the British state for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and 85 per cent seek its inclusion in Britain’s school curriculum.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre ‘a shameful act’, says UK envoy in Amritsar
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 03, 2020 04:21 PM IST
UK envoy to India Dominic Asquith expressed regret over Jallianwala Bagh and called it a shameful act of British Indian history.
Britain’s shame, and still not sorry : The 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Amritsar | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2019 12:55 PM IST
Known in India as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, it is still an emotive subject with many demanding a British apology -- which so far has been unforthcoming.
Centenary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre Live updates- PM Modi says ‘memory inspires us’
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2019 05:27 PM IST
Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh was a desolate piece of land partly used for dumping garbage until British General Reginald Dyer oversaw the massacre of several hundred unarmed people gathered there on April 13, 1919, to protest against a draconian law that allowed internments without trial. The massacre etched Jallianwala Bagh in India’s collective memory and fuelled India’s struggle for complete independence from Britain. Hundreds of people were massacred by British forces on April 13, 1919. Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reached Jallianwala Bagh to pay floral tribute to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. Gandhi was accompanied by Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.:
‘Cost of freedom must not be forgotten’: Rahul Gandhi pays homage to martyrs at Jallianwala Bagh
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2019 03:27 PM IST
Hundreds of people were massacred by British forces on April 13, 1919. Gandhi visited the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial in Amritsar to pay homage to the martyrs.
Dyer or Dwyer: Who is to be held responsible for the 1919 shooting?
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 13, 2019 11:39 AM IST
It’s widely believed that there would have been no Jallianwala Bagh massacre had it not been for one man who decided to teach Indians a lesson for being “wicked”.
Sikhs demand formal apology from UK government for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Mumbai | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON APR 13, 2019 03:55 AM IST
On Friday, Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Mumbai (Dadar Gurudwara), the apex body of gurudwaras in the city, said British Prime Minister Theresa May’s condemnation of the killings as “a shameful scar on Britain’s colonial history” was not enough.
Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Centre, state plan separate events
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By Surjit Singh
UPDATED ON APR 14, 2019 10:30 PM IST
Centre’s event to be presided over by vice- president Venkaiah Naidu will take place in the afternoon, while CM Capt Amarinder Singh and Congress Rahul Gandhi will visit the memorial in the morning.
Only 12 families of martyrs invited for Jallianwala centenary event
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By Anil Sharma
UPDATED ON APR 12, 2019 09:44 AM IST
Administration says 501 people had lost their lives in massacre, but descendents of other victims could not be traced.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Modern Britain needs to come to terms with its own history
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON APR 11, 2019 08:40 PM IST
While a verbal apology would be in order (considering the spread of Britain-India relations in all sectors --social, economic and political), the Jallianwala Bagh massacre is actually one of many such misdemeanours of the British government during its long rule in India.
Jallianwala Bagh: PM May repeats ‘deep regret’, no apology
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
UPDATED ON APR 11, 2019 01:44 AM IST
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, called for “a full, clear and unequivocal apology”.
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