Punjab bandh call: Radical Sikh leaders arrested

CHANDIGARH: Punjab police on Wednesday arrested radical sikh leaders as a preventive measure after many groups called a state wide shutdown to highlight the delay in justice to victims of the 1984 anti - sikh riots.

"Keeping in mind the law and order situation in the state, we have made some preventive arrests. Only those people were arrested who were trying to damage public property and to halt rail traffic. We did not use force against anybody," a police officer said here Wednesday.

The Khalsa Action Committee (KAC), the Dal Khalsa and some other Sikh groups had Oct 28 given the call for state wide bandh.

with thanks : timesofIndia : link in headline above for detailed news.

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Victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots stage protest in Delhi

A large number of victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots staged a protest rally here on Monday against the Central government's failure to punish the accused in murder of innocent Sikhs.

Atma Ram, one of the relatives of the riots, said that the Supreme Court should punish the main accused in the 1984 riots at the earliest.

"We want to appeal to judiciary that criminals like Sajjan Kumar (1984 riots accused), who is facing charges under section 302 according to the Indian Penal Code should not be given bail and he should be behind bars. This is how we will get satisfaction.

with thanks : ANI : SIFY : link in headline above for detailed news.

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US embassy, FAD join hands to restore Sheikhupura Fort

LAHORE: The US embassy, in collaboration with the Federal Archaeology Department, is all set to restore the neglected Sheikhupura Fort, a national monument. It seeks support for a three-year initiative to restore, conserve and protect the historical garrison.

The Sheikhupura fort is a high priority cultural site for the Pakistan Ministry of Culture and the Archaeology Department.

The restoration and conservation project is focused on architectural preservation and would encompass historical research and conservation technology.

The project’s large-scale impact and efforts would provide an opportunity to promote importance of the country’s cultural heritage, and would strengthen academic and cultural ties between US and Pakistani scholars. Sources told Daily Times that the US embassy has allocated Rs 1 million for the project, while the Archeology Department provided Rs 16 million to restore the fort.

The official said the fort is unique as it is a symbol of both the Mughul and Sikh culture. Its construction and early use began under the Mughul era, which is reflected in the fort’s architecture and external design. Cultural elements of the Sikh era are also present in the artwork and internal design of the buildings, which had been constructed during the period.

with thanks : http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\11\01\story_1-11-2010_pg13_6

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Orakzai Sikhs picking up their shattered lives

SAM FEROZKHEL: For 11-year-old Rajindar Kaur, life was full of joy in the picturesque village of Sam Ferozkhel in the Orakzau Tribal Agency. But then everything changed. The village’s serene atmosphere was disrupted by gun-toting bearded Taliban who unleashed a reign of terror on the entire area.

Kaur and her family, like dozens of other Sikh families, had to abandon their cherished village and flee in the face of advancing Taliban, who were gaining power and wanted to impose their own hard-line version of Islam on the area.

Kaur does not want to speak about her ordeal. She is now happy to have returned to her native village located in the lap of thickly-forested mountains and surrounded by walnut and apple orchards.

“I’m very happy to have returned to my village,” a beaming Kaur told The Express Tribune. She said when they left the area, they feared they would never see their village again. “We returned to our village after the authorities told us that the area is safe,” Kaur said.

with thanks : theexpresstribune : link in headline above for detailed news.

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Punjab bandh to protest ’84 riots

Urging the people from all walks of life to extend their cooperation to make the Punjab bandh called by them on November 3 against the 1984 anti-Sikh riots complete and peaceful, the Khalsa Action Committee, the Dal Khalsa and other Sikh groups have declared that buses and trains would be stopped on the day.

Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh clarified that private vehicles would not be stopped and no hospitals or emergency service would be disrupted. Schools and colleges will be, however, not allowed to function.

Describing the 1984 incident as “genocide of Sikhs”, he said a written request had been extended to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, all factions of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Bahujan Samaj Party (Karimpuri) and Lok Bhalai Party (Rammowalia) to participate in the bandh.

with thanks : IndianExpress : link in headline above for detailed news.

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