Operation Blue Star

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and held a closed-door meeting with Akal Takht Jathedar Gyani Harpreet Singh ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary.

A copy of the Guru Granth Sahib which was hit by a bullet during Operation Blue Star in 1984 will be put on display by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee at the Golden Temple for four days from Thursday.

The security agencies have been put on alert and vigil has been increased in and around the holy city of Amritsar ahead of 38th anniversary of Operation Blue Star next month.

Security was beefed up outside Golden Temple in Amritsar today in the wake of the 35th anniversary of Operation Blue Star.

Three days after British Prime Minister Theresa May described the Jallianwala Bagh massacre as a "shameful scar" on British-Indian history, her words spurred a battle of tweets between Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Punjab Chief Minister "Captain" Amarinder Singh today.

The British government led by then prime minister Margaret Thatcher made several attempts to ban protests by Sikhs in the country following Operation Blue Star in 1984, according to recently declassified documents.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday assured a delegation of Jodhpur detenues of all efforts by his government to persuade the Central government to withdraw its appeal against the court order granting compensation to them.

A UK judge has ordered the declassification of documents that are expected to shed further light on Britain's involvement in Operation Blue Star in 1984, dismissing the British government's argument that the move could damage diplomatic ties with India.

Brandishing of swords and open use of sticks was witnessed on Wednesday during a ceremony to mark the 34th anniversary of the Army's 'Operation Blue Star' inside the Golden Temple complex.

The UK authorities on Thursday said the release of classified documents dating back to the period of Operation Blue Star in 1984 could prejudice international relations with India due to the political sensitivity of the subject.

Senior civil servants from the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Tuesday gave evidence in a closed tribunal session to explain the reasons over some Cabinet Office files related to 1984's Operation Blue Star not being made public over 30 years later.

The nation pays tribute to the first female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary. The former prime minister was assassinated by her bodyguards on October 31, 1984, the same year when she had launched 'Operation Blue Star' to crush secessionist movement in Punjab and sent troops into the Golden Temple of Amritsar.

Pro-Khalistan slogans were reportedly raised by Sikh hardliners in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar during the anniversary function of Operation Bluestar. A few radical organisations like Dal Khalsa have also given a call for a shut down in the city.

On the 41st anniversary of imposition of Emergency, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today took swipes at Congress and blamed it for delaying economic reforms by two decades, transforming India into a 'dynastic democracy' and bringing in corruption.

Security agencies are on high alert in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar for the 32nd anniversary of 'Operation Blue Star' today. The prayers are being observed in the Golden Temple complex.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and held a closed-door meeting with Akal Takht Jathedar Gyani Harpreet Singh ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary.

A copy of the Guru Granth Sahib which was hit by a bullet during Operation Blue Star in 1984 will be put on display by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee at the Golden Temple for four days from Thursday.

The security agencies have been put on alert and vigil has been increased in and around the holy city of Amritsar ahead of 38th anniversary of Operation Blue Star next month.

Security was beefed up outside Golden Temple in Amritsar today in the wake of the 35th anniversary of Operation Blue Star.

Three days after British Prime Minister Theresa May described the Jallianwala Bagh massacre as a "shameful scar" on British-Indian history, her words spurred a battle of tweets between Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Punjab Chief Minister "Captain" Amarinder Singh today.

The British government led by then prime minister Margaret Thatcher made several attempts to ban protests by Sikhs in the country following Operation Blue Star in 1984, according to recently declassified documents.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday assured a delegation of Jodhpur detenues of all efforts by his government to persuade the Central government to withdraw its appeal against the court order granting compensation to them.

A UK judge has ordered the declassification of documents that are expected to shed further light on Britain's involvement in Operation Blue Star in 1984, dismissing the British government's argument that the move could damage diplomatic ties with India.

Brandishing of swords and open use of sticks was witnessed on Wednesday during a ceremony to mark the 34th anniversary of the Army's 'Operation Blue Star' inside the Golden Temple complex.

The UK authorities on Thursday said the release of classified documents dating back to the period of Operation Blue Star in 1984 could prejudice international relations with India due to the political sensitivity of the subject.

Senior civil servants from the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Tuesday gave evidence in a closed tribunal session to explain the reasons over some Cabinet Office files related to 1984's Operation Blue Star not being made public over 30 years later.

The nation pays tribute to the first female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary. The former prime minister was assassinated by her bodyguards on October 31, 1984, the same year when she had launched 'Operation Blue Star' to crush secessionist movement in Punjab and sent troops into the Golden Temple of Amritsar.

Pro-Khalistan slogans were reportedly raised by Sikh hardliners in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar during the anniversary function of Operation Bluestar. A few radical organisations like Dal Khalsa have also given a call for a shut down in the city.

On the 41st anniversary of imposition of Emergency, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today took swipes at Congress and blamed it for delaying economic reforms by two decades, transforming India into a 'dynastic democracy' and bringing in corruption.

Security agencies are on high alert in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar for the 32nd anniversary of 'Operation Blue Star' today. The prayers are being observed in the Golden Temple complex.