Everything you need to know about Manjit Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Manjit Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Bhikhiwind (Punjab), May 3 (IANS) Sarabjit Singh in India, Manjit Singh in Pakistan. For the man, who was given a state funeral here Thursday after having been brutally attacked in a Lahore jail where he was on death row, it was really all about a name.
Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) A special session of the Punjab assembly Friday paid homage to Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner who died after a murderous attack in a prison in Pakistan.
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Expressing deep anguish over the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday termed him as a "national martyr who suffered unspeakable repression and torture with dignity".
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The government has made "arrangements" with Pakistan to bring back the body of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh who died in a Lahore hospital following a brutal assault in prison, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday.
Toronto, May 2 (IANS) A bouncer in a Canadian club, accused of refusing entry to an Indo-Canadian group because of their skin colour, has countered that the accusers had threatened him and called him racist.
Amritsar, May 2 (IANS) Sarabjit Singh - the impoverished family man from a Punjab village, the death row prisoner who languished for 23 years in Pakistan, the man who in death became the latest bone of contention in India-Pakistan ties - who died Thursday after being brutally assaulted by fellow prisoners in Pakistan, was of all these.
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) The Punjab government Thursday announced that Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner who died in a Lahore hospital after a brutal attack on him, would be given a state-level funeral after his body is handed over and brought back to India.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Expressing concern over death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh's deteriorating condition, India has asked Pakistan to release him on "humanitarian and sympathetic grounds" or to send him to a third country for "proper treatment".
Attari (Punjab), May 1 (IANS) The family of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, battling for life in Pakistan, returned to India Wednesday saying that they were dissatisfied with the way he was being treated and had been kept in the dark about his condition.
Lahore/Amritsar, April 30 (IANS) The distraught family of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was brutally assaulted in a Lahore jail last week, is likely to return home Wednesday after doctors have reportedly indicated that he was "clinically dead".
Lahore/Amritsar, April 30 (IANS) The distraught family of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was brutally assaulted in a Lahore jail last week, is likely to return home Wednesday after doctors reportedly indicated that he was "clinically dead".
Amritsar/Lahore, April 30 (IANS) The distraught family of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was brutally assaulted in a Lahore jail last week, is likely to return home Wednesday after doctors have reportedly indicated that he was "clinically dead".
Amritsar/Lahore, April 30 (IANS) The distraught family of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan who was brutally assaulted last week, is likely to return home after doctors have reportedly indicated that he was "clinically dead".
Toronto, April 30 (IANS) An Indo-Canadian man has alleged that he was denied entry to a graduation party in a Vancouver club purely on the basis of his skin colour.
Attari (Punjab), April 28 (IANS) Family members of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who is in coma after a murderous attack on him by fellow prisoners in a Lahore jail, crossed over to Pakistan Sunday afternoon to visit him in a hospital in Lahore.
Amritsar, April 28 (IANS) The family members of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who is in coma after a murderous attack on him by fellow prisoners in a Lahore jail, will cross over to Pakistan Sunday afternoon to visit him in hospital.
Amritsar, April 27 (IANS) Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh's daughter Saturday pleaded that he be shifted to a better facility from Lahore's Jinnah Hospital for treatment.
Amritsar, April 27 (IANS) With Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in coma at a Lahore hospital after being fatally assaulted by fellow prisoners, his family members in Punjab said Saturday that they wanted to leave for Pakistan immediately to take care of him.
Lahore/New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh was admitted to the ICU of Lahore's Jinnah Hospital after a murderous attack on him by fellow prisoners in the city's Kot Lakhpat jail Friday afternoon, his family in Indian Punjab said. Indian High Commission officials in Islamabad are to visit Singh in hospital where doctors are battling to save his life, said an official.
Lahore/New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh was admitted to the ICU of Lahore's Jinnah Hospital following a murderous attack on him by fellow prisoners in the city's Kot Lakhpat jail Friday afternoon, his family in Indian Punjab said.
Tarn Taran/Lahore, April 26 (IANS) Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Lahore's Jinnah Hospital following a murderous attack on him by fellow prisons in the city's Kot Lakhpat jail Friday afternoon, his family in Indian Punjab said.
Lahore, April 26 (IANS) Inmates attacked and seriously injured Sarabjit Singh, an Indian death row convict in a prison here Friday, officials said. He was rushed to a hospital.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A sale of South Asian art, known as the Amaya Collection from the archive of writer and collector Amrita Jhaveri, at Sotheby's saw Indian masters fetching strong prices showing that modern masters still ruled the auction market.
Lahore, Feb. 28 (ANI): The lawyer for Sarabjit Singh- the Indian prisoner lodged in a Pakistan jail- is set to launch a book on Friday explaining why he believes Singh's conviction and imprisonment is "an extraordinary miscarriage of justice".
New Delhi, Feb. 15 (ANI): In the wake of French President Francois Hollande's visit to India, supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal Badal (SADB) along with Sikh students staged a protest here on Friday over the ban on wearing turban in that country.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday said he had taken up with Pakistan the release of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian death row convict in a Pakistani prison.
Rohtak (Haryana), Jan 30 (IANS) A recently-retired police officer was gunned down in Haryana Wednesday by three unidentified car-borne assailants, an official said.
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) On the run for nearly five months, a senior woman officer of the Punjab Police surrendered Tuesday in court in a case of abetment to suicide of a taxation official.
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) Five people were arrested for pasting pro-Khalistan posters in Mansa district in south-west Punjab, a senior police officer said.
Amritsar, Dec 27 (IANS) A middle-aged woman and her four minor children were killed when the roof of the house where they were sleeping in caught fire and collapsed in Punjab, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Visiting Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday assured Dalbir Kaur, the sister of death row convict Sarabjit Singh, that he will provide full assistance in the case related to her brother's release.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Abhay Chautala, newly-elected president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), got down to business Thursday by appointing an athletes commission and planning ways to get the International Olympic Commission (IOC) suspension lifted at the earliest.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Hockey India (HI) selection committee pruned the list of junior women's probables to 33 players during the two?day selection trials which concluded at the Aish Bagh Hockey Stadium and Mayur Park Stadium in Bhopal.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) A clash between two factions at a Delhi gurdwara Thursday morning left 11 people injured, including two seriously, police said.
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Temple art was the trademark of traditional Indian clothes and accessories for centuries, setting them apart from western apparel with a distinct colour, motif and design scheme. But the arrival of contemporary art has given Indian designers new metaphors for interpretations.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Members of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) protested in New Delhi on Saturday against the Congress party over their proposed amendments to the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Act of 1971, terming it as interference into the religious matters of the Sikhs.
Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a crowd tried to set afire a senior Uttar Pradesh government official, police said.
Sonepat, Oct 2 (IANS) Navneet Kaur scored nine goals as hosts Haryana raced to a 23-0 win against Goa in their concluding Pool E league game, qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Hockey India Junior Women National Championship at Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai Tuesday.
London, September 19 (ANI): Millions of people in the UK suffer from "completely preventable" severe headaches caused by taking too many painkillers, experts have warned.
Islamabad, Sep 5 (ANI): Alleged Indian spy Sarabjit Singh's counsel has appealed to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and others leaders to release the Indian prisoners, including Sarbajit, on humanitarian grounds.
New Delhi, August 21 (IANS) The Hero Indian Open will be held at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course in Bangalore for the first time in the tournament's 48-year history.
London, Aug 5 (IANS) India rowing coach Ismail Baig says he is satisfied at the way his three-member team performed at the London Olympics.
Jammu, July 31 (IANS) Two people were seriously injured in a blast at a scrap shop in Jammu city Tuesday, police said.
London, July 29 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes on day three of the London Olympic Games here Sunday.
London, July 29 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes on day three of the London Olympic Games here Sunday.
London, July 20 (IANS) India rowing coach Ismail Baig is realistic about his three-member team's chances at the London Olympics and feels a quarterfinal finish in the single and double sculls event will be a good result.
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A curious dichotomy has gripped the art auction market with a sudden boom in sales at record prices even as economies in Europe, the US and India log a slump in growth. A new generation of buyers is opening up its purse strings to acquire rare and high quality works.
Guwahati (Assam), July 9 (ANI): Police recently arrested Manjit Phanglo alias Main Dimasa, the self-styled deputy commander-in-chief of Dimasa National Revolutionary Front and vice-chairman Nilesh Thousen alias Thairing from Guwahati city.
Guwahati, July 5 (ANI): Police have arrested two militants belonging to Dimasa National Revolutionary Front (DNRF) here and recovered a .32 bore pistol and ammunition from their possession recently.
Guwahati, July 4 (IANS) Guwahati police have arrested two top leaders of a militant outfit of the Dimasa community from the city, police said Wednesday.
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan did a volte-face Tuesday night and said that instead of releasing Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was sentenced to death for spying, another Indian named Surjeet Singh, in Pakistani custody for three decades, would be released.
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Hours after reports emerged that Pakistan was to free Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, Islamabad Tuesday night clarified that another Indian prisoner named Surjeet Singh, who has been in jail for three decades, would be released instead.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) An untitled painting of Mahishasura by Tyeb Mehta was sold to an Asian institution for $2.1 million (Rs.120 million) at a Christie's South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale in London Monday, the auction house said.
Pune, April 11 (IANS) Air India played second fiddle to Prayag United SC but the resolute team spoiled the Kolkata outfit's party after a goalless draw in the football I-League at the Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium here Wednesday.
Pune, April 6 (IANS) Sporting Clube de Goa scraped past Air India 2-0 as Anthony D'Souza scored a brace for his team in the I-League at the Balewadi Sports Complex here Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug.26 (ANI): A supporter of social activist and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare entered the parliament complex on Friday and shouted slogans in support of the latter.
Kuala Lumpur, August 1 (ANI): Two Malaysian Bhangra singers have made a breakthrough in Bollywood after working as producers of a song for director Rajiv Mehra's upcoming film 'Chala Mussadi Office Office'.
Lahore, July 13(ANI): The Lahore High Court Chief Justice has issued a notice to the federal government over an application urging to suspend the execution of death sentence awarded to Indian prisoner Sarbajit Singh alias Manjit Singh.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 2 (ANI): Malaysia Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak's wife Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor has launched a new music album by a Malaysian bhangra band.
Lahore, Mar 6(ANI): A constitutional petition has been filed in the Pakistan Supreme Court for reopening and re-adjudication of the matter of Indian prisoner Sarbajit Singh, who was awarded death sentence by the apex court in 2006.
Ottawa, Feb 6 (ANI): An Indian-origin former British Columbia schoolteacher has been found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife in 2006.
Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), Nov.18 (ANI): The Supreme Court in the Canadian province of British Columbia has been told that by a forensic pathologist that a pregnant Canadian Sikh woman was strangled and burned before her body was deposited on a beach.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): The UK police, which is investigating the "suspicious death" of a British woman in India three years ago, are preparing a file for prosecutors after four Homicide and Serious Crime Squad detectives spent two weeks in India collecting evidence.
Noshehra Pannuan village (Tarn Taran) (Punjab), Oct. 9 (ANI): Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh's success at the ongoing XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has brought a wave of cheer among his native villagers in Punjab's Tarn Taran district.
London, Apr 10 (ANI): After 50 years of marriage, most couples chat for three minutes over dinner, exchanging just 150 words, a new British study has found.
Shymkent (Kazakhstan), Mar. 12 (ANI): India's Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Ashok Sajjanhar, on Thursday, inaugurated an exhibition of Indian paintings called "Kalpana" comprising works of 14 of some of the most renowned Indian artistes at a glittering ceremony in Shymkent, the capital of South Kazakhstan.
Astana (Kazakhstan), Jan.20 (ANI): The Indian Embassy in Kazakhstan hosted a major exhibition of Indian art titled "Kalpana" at the Museum of the First President of Kazakhstan here on January 19.
Ludhiana, Nov 22 (ANI): Police in Ludhiana have recovered three and a half kilograms of heroin from a fruit consignment.
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Over 200,000 people across the globe are all set to enter the Guinness Book of Records as they try to break and make strange new records to achieve fame.
Kerala/ WB/ Shimla/ Rajasthan/ Lucknow, Nov 10 (ANI): Continuing with its impressive performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress led UDF retained all the three assembly seats in Kerala.
Bhikhiwind (Amritsar), June 25 (ANI): The Pakistan's Supreme Court's rejection of Indian national Sarabjit Singh's review petition seeking mercy from death penalty evoked protests on Thursday at Bhikwind village, the native place of Sarabjit in Punjab.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A 1979 work by the master of modern Indian art Jogen Chowdhury - painted on paper in ink and pastel colours, and titled 'Day Dreaming' - will be the highlight of the annual sale of Indian art by Sotheby's in London June 16.
Brisbane (Australia), May 8 (ANI): Indian origin taxi drivers have held an emergency meeting here to discuss a proposal to demand that the Queensland Government tighten its licensing laws to prevent new drivers from receiving a taxi permit until they have lived in Australia for one year.
New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): Hundreds of school children formed a human chain here on Wednesday to spread awareness amongst people about the importance of voting.he event was organised with the sole aim of soliciting responsible participation from the citizens in the ongoing elections.
New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs. 2,00,000 to Delhi journalist Jarnail Singh for hurling a shoe at Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram during a press conference.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Praising Delhi journalist Jarnail Singh for his 'courage and bravery' in hurling a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram during a press conference, Sikh political party Shiromani Akali Dal Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs.200,000 for him.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Fed up of the BCCI-Sony controversy (now Multi Screen Media), Sony Entertainment CEO Kunal Dasgupta has resigned from his duties with immediate effect from February 19.
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Work in courts across north India was affected Monday as lawyers in the region observed a daylong strike to protest amendments in the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of the country.
Lahore, Jan. 3 (ANI): Pakistan may give some relief to the Indian national allegedly involved in the Faisalabad and Multan bomb attacks, by converting his death sentence into life imprisonment.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday extended his condolences and expressed his deep grief at the demise of eminent painter Manjit Bawa.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) 'I think everyone's life is beautiful. I think there is a story in the lives of each and everyone of us,' master contemporary artist Manjit Bawa wrote in the preface of his biography, 'In Black and White', published in 2006.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Eminent painter Manjit Bawa died in the national capital early Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 67.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Noted painter Manjit Bawa died in the national capital early Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 67.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday said a 50-year-old woman of Indian origin based in Bangkok is suspected to have been running an e-ticket scam worth millions of rupees from India and four people have been arrested in this connection.
Kathua (J-K), Dec 11 (ANI): The extended polls in Kashmir being held in seven phases have boosted the business of transporters whose vehicles are in great demand for election campaigning.
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Leading sportspersons Tuesday extended support to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s chief ministerial candidate for Delhi V.K. Malhotra and said his leadership and experience would be a boon for completion of delayed projects for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Delhi.
Toronto, Nov 8 (IANS) Three Indo-Canadian men have been charged with smuggling heroin into Canada through human couriers and a nationwide alert has been issued for the ring leader, police said.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 19 (IANS) Malaysian Sikhs have prepared 10,000 copies of a CD of hymns and chants from Guru Granth Sahib, giving them a modern touch, to mark the third centenary of the holy book.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct.18 (ANI): To mark the 300th anniversary of the Guru Granth Sahib, a production house in Malaysia has decided to distribute 10,000 compact discs containing hymns and chants from the Guru Granth Sahib free of cost in the country and in other Southeast Asian countries.
Toronto, Oct 18 (IANS) A Sikh man from India, who has been denied refugee status in Canada, has refused to sign papers to facilitate his deportation.
Lahore, Oct 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Law Minister Farooq H. Naek today said that President Asif Ali Zardari can decide on the case of Sarabjit Singh, who was arrested on charges of terrorism and is facing the death penalty.
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Pakistan was considering options of releasing Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, arrested on charges of terrorism and facing death penalty, Law Minister Farooq H. Naek said Sunday, also calling for release of Pakistanis jailed in India.
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh court Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to alleged gangster Babloo Srivastava and his two aides for the murder of a customs officer 15 years ago..
Lahore, Oct 6 (ANI): Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner in Pakistan whom his family claims has been a victim of mistaken identity, will not be pardoned if found guilty, said Pakistan Law Minister Farooq H. Naek who is expected to him today at Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail.
Lahore, Oct 3 (ANI): Pakistan's Law and Human Rights Minister Farooq H. Naek will meet Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who has been lodged in Lahore's Kotlakhpat Jail for more than a decade.
New Delhi, Sept 30 (ANI): Underworld don Babloo Shrivastava was on Tuesday held guilty and awarded life imprisonment under Section 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC by a Kanpur District Judge in the city's TADA court.
Lahore, Oct 3 (ANI): Pakistan's Law and Human Rights Minister Farooq H. Naek will meet Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who has been lodged in Lahore's Kotlakhpat Jail for more than a decade.
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh court Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to alleged gangster Babloo Srivastava and his two aides for the murder of a customs officer 15 years ago..
New Delhi, Sept 30 (ANI): Underworld don Babloo Shrivastava was on Tuesday held guilty and awarded life imprisonment under Section 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC by a Kanpur District Judge in the city's TADA court.
Two Indian Mujahideen militants have been killed in a fresh encounter on Friday morning in Jamia Qila area of South District in New Delhi, while
