Punjab Religious Sacrilege
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9-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Sacrilege In Punjab: Cops
A nine-year-old boy was apprehended on Friday on the charge of desecrating a religious text in a village here, police said.
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You Said 24 Hours, "Who Is Stopping You Now": Navjot Sidhu's Googly To Arvind Kejriwal
Navjot Singh Sidhu today targeted AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over the 2015 sacrilege issue, asking who was stopping his party's government in the state from taking action against those involved in the desecration of religious text.
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"Absolutely Unacceptable": Amarinder Singh On Punjab Mob Killings
Amarinder Singh - the former Punjab Chief Minister - is the first major political leader to condemn the vigilante killing of two men over claims of religious sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and a gurdwara in Kapurthala.
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"Can't Bluntly Condemn": Sikh Body Chief On Alleged Sacrilege, Killings
The mob killing of two men accused of desecrating Sikh religious sentiments in Punjab were not "simple incidents" and "not a matter of mere condemnation", Harjinder Singh Dhami, the head of the SGPC, told NDTV.
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"Hang Sacrilege Accused In Public," Says Congress's Navjot Sidhu
Amid the deafening silence of Punjab's political faces over the two lynchings after alleged sacrilege attempts, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those accused of desecrating religious texts.
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'Sacrilege' Case, Police Firing That Drove Amarinder-Sidhu Feud: 5 Points
The desecration of a Sikh religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, and subsequent police firing that killed two people, is one of the issues driving the feud between ex-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Sidhu.
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Punjab Special Investigation Team Arrests Six People In 2015 Sacrilege Case
Six people have been arrested by the SIT probing the incidents of the desecration of a religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, an official said on Saturday.
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In Punjab, Row Over Order On Liquor Announcement By Religious Places
An order of the local administration in Punjab's Muktsar -- asking religious places to announce home delivery of liquor on their loudspeakers -- set off a huge row today as the opposition Akali Dal termed it "sacrilege". In the evening, the administration said it was an "inadvertent error" which was rectified.
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Punjab Cabinet Approves Life Sentence For Sacrilege Of Religious Texts
The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring an amendment to Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make sacrilege of all religious text punishable with life imprisonment.
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AAP Lawmaker To Be Summoned In Malerkotla Sacrilege Case: Punjab Police
Punjab police will summon AAP lawmaker Naresh Yadav for questioning in connection with the alleged sacrilege incident in Malerkotla on June 24 after one of accused claimed that he had acted at the behest of the legislator.
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9-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Sacrilege In Punjab: Cops
A nine-year-old boy was apprehended on Friday on the charge of desecrating a religious text in a village here, police said.
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You Said 24 Hours, "Who Is Stopping You Now": Navjot Sidhu's Googly To Arvind Kejriwal
Navjot Singh Sidhu today targeted AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over the 2015 sacrilege issue, asking who was stopping his party's government in the state from taking action against those involved in the desecration of religious text.
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"Absolutely Unacceptable": Amarinder Singh On Punjab Mob Killings
Amarinder Singh - the former Punjab Chief Minister - is the first major political leader to condemn the vigilante killing of two men over claims of religious sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and a gurdwara in Kapurthala.
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"Can't Bluntly Condemn": Sikh Body Chief On Alleged Sacrilege, Killings
The mob killing of two men accused of desecrating Sikh religious sentiments in Punjab were not "simple incidents" and "not a matter of mere condemnation", Harjinder Singh Dhami, the head of the SGPC, told NDTV.
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"Hang Sacrilege Accused In Public," Says Congress's Navjot Sidhu
Amid the deafening silence of Punjab's political faces over the two lynchings after alleged sacrilege attempts, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those accused of desecrating religious texts.
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'Sacrilege' Case, Police Firing That Drove Amarinder-Sidhu Feud: 5 Points
The desecration of a Sikh religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, and subsequent police firing that killed two people, is one of the issues driving the feud between ex-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Sidhu.
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Punjab Special Investigation Team Arrests Six People In 2015 Sacrilege Case
Six people have been arrested by the SIT probing the incidents of the desecration of a religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, an official said on Saturday.
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In Punjab, Row Over Order On Liquor Announcement By Religious Places
An order of the local administration in Punjab's Muktsar -- asking religious places to announce home delivery of liquor on their loudspeakers -- set off a huge row today as the opposition Akali Dal termed it "sacrilege". In the evening, the administration said it was an "inadvertent error" which was rectified.
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Punjab Cabinet Approves Life Sentence For Sacrilege Of Religious Texts
The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring an amendment to Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make sacrilege of all religious text punishable with life imprisonment.
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AAP Lawmaker To Be Summoned In Malerkotla Sacrilege Case: Punjab Police
Punjab police will summon AAP lawmaker Naresh Yadav for questioning in connection with the alleged sacrilege incident in Malerkotla on June 24 after one of accused claimed that he had acted at the behest of the legislator.
