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Chandigarh Lit Fest kicks off with launch of book on Ratan Tata, talks on freedom struggle
Chandigarh Lit Fest kicks off with launch of book on Ratan Tata, talks on freedom struggle
Published on Nov 23, 2024 08:23 PM IST
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Published on Apr 13, 2024 01:23 PM IST
The Tragic Tale of the ‘Gandhi of the South’
The column talks about one of the first recruits for the Non-Cooperation movement from Karnataka, a38-year-old lawyer Karnad Sadashiva Rao, the scion of a prosperous family of professionals from Mangaluru
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 01:20 PM IST
Roopa Pai
Jallianwala Bagh memorial revamp done under ASI supervision: Centre
“Two committees oversaw the entire process, one under ASI and a second panel of experts that consisted of several senior historians,” said Raghvendra Singh, secretary, ministry of Culture.
Updated on Sep 03, 2021 12:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
In 2 tweets, Rahul Gandhi comments on Jallianwala Bagh memorial revamp
Rahul Gandhi tweeted about the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar, where more than 1,000 people were killed and hundreds wounded on April 13, 1919, by British troops.
Published on Aug 31, 2021 01:00 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray
Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM
Speaking on the occasion, the PM said the dreams of the innocent boys and girls, of the sisters and brothers are still visible in the bullet marks on the walls of Jallianwala Bagh.
Updated on Aug 29, 2021 01:15 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Hindustan Times, Amritsar
‘Will never forget their sacrifice’: PM Modi remembers Jallianwala Bagh massacre martyrs
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.
Updated on Apr 13, 2020 10:40 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Jallianwala Bagh exhibit at National Archives of India till April 13
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.
Published on Mar 15, 2020 06:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Adrija Roychowdhury
Jallianwala Bagh to remain closed till April 12
Amritsar Authorities on Saturday closed the Jallianwala Bagh for visitors due to its ongoing renovation work and said that it would remain closed for visitors till April 12. A notice had been put up in January, but thousands of visitors returned from outside the Bagh, after authorities forbid entry on Saturday.
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 10:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent
Delhi assembly election 2020- They might turn Shaheen Bagh into Jallianwala Bagh after Feb 8: Owaisi
The protest in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh has also become the main poll issue with several leaders of the BJP, led by Union home minister Amit Shah, describing the protests at Shaheen Bagh as being against the national interests and attacking Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over it.
Updated on Sep 09, 2020 06:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Jallianwala Bagh acquiring new look amid row of tampering with its historical character
When the visitors enter the premises of the garden, they find historic narrow street plastered with modern cement. The British army troops entered the garden through this street to shoot the peaceful unarmed protesters on Vaisakhi in 1919. Centenary of the massacre was observed last year
Published on Jan 20, 2020 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Surjit Singh, Amritsar
‘Like Jallianwala Bagh’: Uddhav Thackeray on police crackdown on Jamia students
The Opposition Congress has led the charge in criticising the police action.
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Restructuring the Jallianwala Bagh Trust
To honour the sacrifice of our martyrs, and remedy the errors of the past, the government has made changes
Updated on Nov 26, 2019 08:45 PM IST
Prahlad Singh Patel
Bill to remove Congress chief as Jallianwala trustee passed
The Rajya Sabha cleared the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019 by a voice vote, making it the first bill passed in the ongoing winter session.
Updated on Nov 20, 2019 01:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Amritsar-based Partition Museum to ink pact with Manchester Museum
Partnership between Amritsar’s Partion Museum and Manchester Museum will be announced during the forthcoming visit of the mayor of Greater Manchester as part of the Manchester-India partnership
Updated on Oct 06, 2019 06:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Partition Museum to ink pact with Manchester Museum
The partnership is due to be announced in New Delhi during the forthcoming visit of Andy Burnham (Labour), mayor of Greater Manchester, as part of the Manchester India Partnership that seeks to further links between the city and India.
Updated on Oct 05, 2019 03:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Book Review: The Patient Assassin by Anita Anand
Anita Anand’s biography of the man who assassinated General Michael O’Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of Punjab to avenge the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, vividly describes imperialist impulses and the nationalist movement in Punjab
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Saudamini Jain
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Researchers list 547 deaths, 159 more than official count
However, official figures released by the British in 1919 had estimated the number at 488.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 08:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | Atish Sharma, Ludhiana
Exhibit brings to fore lesser-known tales of Jallianwala massacre
A short film and poetry written during the period, besides first-hand testimonies of people in the Bagh that day, give voice to the victims lost in the pages of history books.
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 10:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | Atish Sharma, Ludhiana
Bill to remove Congress chief as Jallianwala Bagh trustee deferred in Rajya Sabha
The government in the upper House urged members to pass the bill without discussion as this year marked the centenary of the Jallianwala massacre and also in view of the death of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.
Updated on Aug 07, 2019 11:29 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Top UK church leader to visit Amritsar, may tender apology for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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.
Updated on Aug 01, 2019 01:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Forgetting history and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
Maybe new generations must grow up free of the memory and pain of the massacre which took place 100 years ago
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 10:01 PM IST
Navtej Sarna
UK PM May repeats ‘deep regret’ for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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.
Updated on May 09, 2019 02:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Pakistan puts on display rare Jallianwala Bagh massacre documents
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.
Published on Apr 22, 2019 11:58 AM IST
Lahore | Press Trust of India, Lahore
Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Sukhbir Badal slams CM for skipping Centre’s function
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.”
Updated on Apr 14, 2019 10:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bathinda/Amritsar | HT Correspondents
‘Busy with naamdaar’: PM Modi jabs Amarinder Singh for skipping Jallianwala Bagh event
The Punjab chief minister, Modi said, insulted the Jallianwala Bagh memorial by not attending the government’s memorial on the day of the centenary.
Updated on Apr 30, 2020 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | Ravi Khajuria
If Canada can apologise for 1914, why not UK for Jallianwala Bagh, ask Indian delegates
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.
Updated on Apr 14, 2019 12:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
UK envoy skirts apology question conventions, marches to pay tribute to martyrs
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.
Published on Apr 14, 2019 11:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Corresopondent
Jallianwala Bagh: UK Sikhs want apology, include in British’s school curriculum
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.
Updated on Apr 13, 2019 10:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Jallianwala Bagh massacre ‘a shameful act’, says UK envoy in Amritsar
UK envoy to India Dominic Asquith expressed regret over Jallianwala Bagh and called it a shameful act of British Indian history.
Updated on May 03, 2020 04:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | HT Correspondent