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India demands action over controversial Indira Gandhi assassination float in Canada
The float was part of a parade in Brampton commemorating the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, when the Indian Army stormed the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar to eliminate Khalistani extremists, including their leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
Published on Jun 10, 2024 02:27 PM IST
Guest Column| Punjab mandate: Find way to engage, don’t alienate
Instead of seeing radicalism here through an alarmist-nationalist prism, it is better regarded as a subconscious call for dignified accommodation through legitimate democratic decentralisation. Anger must not be mistaken as an ideology.
Published on Jun 07, 2024 04:59 PM IST
Harcharan Bains
India to complain to Canada over a float displaying an effigy of late PM Indira Gandhi
The float was part of protest on the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, when the Indian Army stormed the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar to flush out Khalistani extremists including their leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
Published on Jun 07, 2024 10:59 AM IST
Operation Bluestar anniversary: Need to promote Sikh politics instead of pleading for ‘justice’, says jathedar
Carrying posters of slain militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, other militants and damaged building of Akal Takht, youths raised Khalistan and protested against the central government.
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Bluestar anniversary: Akal Takht jathedar asks two MP-elects to get Bandi Singhs released
Amritsar bandh on call of radical Sikh outfits; activists raise pro-Khalistan slogans at Golden Temple; Faridkot MP-elect Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of former PM Indira Gandhi’s assassin Beant Singh, present as SAD(A) leader Simranjit Singh Mann and former MP Dhian Singh Mand addressed gathering.
Published on Jun 06, 2024 02:41 PM IST
Operation Bluestar anniversary: 2,300 personnel to guard Amritsar city
Police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar says security arrangements and robust traffic management are in place.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
₹1,000-cr damages: Fight for justice drags on, SGPC awaits Centre’s proposal
The suit against the Union government was filed in the Delhi high court in March 1985 by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) under its then president, Gurcharan Singh Tohra. According to the court’s instructions, efforts were made for an out-of-court settlement, but they have borne no result so far.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:28 AM IST
Revisiting Golden Temple 40 years after Op Bluestar
Time heals wounds but scars remain, finds HT’s Surjit Singh as he tracks change at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar over the past four decades since the army action in June 1984.
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Amritsar
Operation Bluestar: SFJ calls for ‘lockdown’ of India’s Canadian missions on June 6
The New Democratic Party has announced that it will seek official recognition of the “Sikh genocide” in November this year.
Updated on Jun 03, 2024 06:56 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Operation Bluestar anniversary: SFJ calls for ‘lockdown’ of India’s Canadian missions
Gurpatwant Pannun, SFJ’s general counsel, has called for a ‘lockdown’ of India’s High Commission in Ottawa and its Consulates in Vancouver and Toronto on June 6
Published on Jun 02, 2024 01:45 PM IST
PM Modi ‘ignored’ Punjab’s issues: Ex-minister Grewal
Referring to the deaths farmers during the protests against farm laws, Grewal pointed out that the central government has done nothing for the families of those who lost their lives
Updated on May 23, 2024 05:00 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Documentaries on Operation Bluestar to be screened at Amritsar’s Shaheedi Gallery
Akal Takht jathedar inaugurates Amritsar gallery, terms it ‘source of inspiration for future generations’
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 08:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Amritsar
6 years on, ‘shaheedi gallery’ to open for devotees on March 9
Sikh clergy led by Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh will inaugurate the gallery in the presence of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami and other religious personalities, said a spokesman of Damdami Taksal.
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 07:16 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
‘Dukhant Punjab Da’: Book provides insight into Punjab’s turmoil before & after Op Bluestar
‘Dukhant Punjab Da’, authored by former chief secretary of Punjab Ramesh Inder Singh, was released here on Wednesday. The book throws light on the past and present history of Punjab before and after Operation Bluestar.
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 08:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Canada PM says govt takes surge in Khalistani activity ‘extremely seriously’
India has expressed consternation over the secessionist Sikhs for Justice circulating a poster online targeting the senior-most envoys in Canada
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 11:02 PM IST
Float showing Indira Gandhi’s killing ‘despicable’: Canadian Oppn leader
The leader of Canada’s principal opposition party has described the display depicting the assassination of late prime minister Indira Gandhi on a float, as “despicable”
Updated on Jun 12, 2023 12:44 AM IST
India draws a line in the sand
After a tableau in Canada depicted Indira Gandhi’s assassination, India has made it clear that bilateral ties will be affected by such acts
Published on Jun 10, 2023 01:37 AM IST
HT Editorial
Indira Gandhi assassination row: Brampton has highest share of Sikhs in Canada
Data from the 2021 census says there are over 1.6 lakh Sikhs in Brampton, which is located in the Greater Toronto Area and in Ontario province.
Published on Jun 09, 2023 01:36 PM IST
Depiction of Indira Gandhi’s killing: Indian mission sends note of displeasure
A float depicted former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination at a parade marking the Operation Bluestar’s 39th anniversary in the Greater Toronto Area
Updated on Jun 08, 2023 02:16 PM IST
Op Bluestar anniversary passes off peacefully, Amritsar remains shut
As 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar passed off peacefully in Amritsar on Tuesday with the holy city observing a complete shutdown on a call given by Sikh radical organisation Dal Khalsa
Updated on Jun 07, 2023 12:16 AM IST
Operation Bluestar anniv today: Efforts on for out-of-court settlement of ₹1,000-crore damage suit
Fresh efforts for an out-of-court settlement have begun to resolve a 38-year-old dispute between the Union government and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee over damages caused during Operation Bluestar. The issue was discussed in a meeting held between Amit Shah and an SGPC delegation on June 3. The case is related to a ?1,000 crore damage suit filed by the SGPC in 1985. The court has issued a direction to resolve the issue by talks.
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Surjit Singh, Amritsar
Security heightened in Amritsar ahead of Op Bluestar anniversary
Security has been beefed up in Amritsar ahead of the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, the army operation carried out in June 1984 to flush out the militants from the Golden Temple
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 09:47 PM IST
Op Bluestar anniversary: ‘Akhand path’ starts at Akal Takht
Akhand path (uninterrupted recitation of Guru Granth Sahib) started on Sunday at Akal Takht to mark the 39th Operation Bluestar anniversary falling on Tuesday
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 09:41 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Amritsar
Operation Bluestar anniversary: Ludhiana police beef up security in city
Ludhiana police also conducted a flag march in the city and conducted special checks at Ludhiana Railway station, bus stand, and other public places on Saturday
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 11:42 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Hoax bomb call near Golden Temple keeps cops on toes
A hoax bomb call near the Golden Temple in the wee hours of Saturday just days ahead the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar has put the Punjab Police on alert
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 10:13 PM IST
Anil Sharma
Op Bluestar anniversary: 2 companies of para forces, 5,000 cops to guard Amritsar
With Sikh hardliners announcing to observe a complete shutdown on the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar on June 6, two companies of paramilitary forces and 5,000 cops of Punjab Police will be deployed in Amritsar to maintain law and order
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:39 AM IST
Surjit SinghAnil Sharma
Operation Bluestar: What happened 37 years ago
Operation Bluestar was aimed at neutralising militant Sikh preacher Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale and his band of armed supporters ensconced in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.
Published on Jun 06, 2021 05:40 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Operation Bluestar's 37th anniversary today, tight security in Amritsar
Operation Bluestar was a military action ordered by then PM Indira Gandhi to flush out Sikh militants holed up in Harmandir Sahib Complex (Golden Temple) in Amritsar. The operation that was carried out between June 1 and June 8.
Published on Jun 06, 2021 05:23 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Shiv Sena (Hind) president, workers booked for lockdown violations
Rahul Dua and others gathered at their office in the Moti Nagar area to organise a hawan to pay ‘tributes to martyrs of Operation Bluestar’
Updated on Jun 06, 2020 10:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | HT Correspondent
UK role in Op Bluestar: Labour MP reiterates call for public inquiry
Raising the issue in the House of Commons on Thursday, Dhesi, who is the first turban-wearing Sikh MP in the British parliament, asked leader of the house, Jacob Rees-Mogg, to include a debate on the issue in the house business.
Published on Jun 05, 2020 02:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Prasun Sonwalkar
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