Jaibans Singh As the time for Punjab state legislative elections approaches, the political landscape in the region is heating up at a very fast pace. The situation and narrative is changing almost overnight. Sadly, incidents of violence are also on the increase, which indicates frustration in certain quarters that wish to see the limelight focussed on themselves and are … [Read more...] about Punjab: The acid test of leadership lies in resolution of the Farm agitation
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Punjab requires committed, strong and decisive leadership
Jaibans Singh The beautiful and vibrant state of Punjab continues to remain in a state of crisis. One incident after the other is pushing it towards despondency and helplessness. The ongoing Farm agitation has broken the backbone of industry and service sector in the state. Many small and big business houses have moved out their operation leaving behind rampant … [Read more...] about Punjab requires committed, strong and decisive leadership
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Jaibans Singh Prominent Sikhs joining BJP in New Delhi The Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to extend itself to a pan-Punjab configuration and create a vibrant political space for itself in the state. The move is historic since for many decades the Punjab unit of the party has been in a political coalition with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). … [Read more...] about BJP is creating a vibrant social and political space in Punjab
testਕੀ ਹੈ ਨਜਾਇਜ ਮਾਇਨਿੰਗ ਦਾ ਸੱਚ, ਕੋਣ ਹਨ ਗੁੰਡਾ ਪਰਚੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੇ ਉਨਾ ਦੇ ਸਰਦਾਰ ?
ਇਕਬਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਾਲਪੁਰਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਭਵਨ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ, ਸੜਕਾਂ, ਡੈਮ ਤੇ ਬਿਲਡਿੰਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਉਸਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਰੇਤ, ਬਜਰੀ, ਗਟਕਾ ਤੇ ਪੱਥਰ ਆਦਿ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ !! ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਵੀ, ਬਿਆਸ ਤੇ ਸਤਲੁਜ ਦਰਿਆ ਤੇ ਘਗਰ, ਸਵਾਂ ਆਦਿ ਨਦੀਆਂ ਨਾਲਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਲੋਕ ਇਹ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ !! ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਨਿਯਮ ਅੱਠ ਫੁੱਟ ਤੱਕ ਪਟਾਈ ਜਾ ਖੁਦਾਈ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਵੀ ਕੇਵਲ ਨਿਯਤ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ ਸ਼ੁਦਾ ਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਬੋਲੀ ਜਾ ਅਲਾਟਮੈਂਟ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਦ !! ਪਿਛਲੇ … [Read more...] about ਕੀ ਹੈ ਨਜਾਇਜ ਮਾਇਨਿੰਗ ਦਾ ਸੱਚ, ਕੋਣ ਹਨ ਗੁੰਡਾ ਪਰਚੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੇ ਉਨਾ ਦੇ ਸਰਦਾਰ ?
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Captain Amarinder Singh LT Gen Harbakhsh Singh passed away on November 14. Many don't know who the General was. Being out of sight for 30 years put him out of mind as well, and a few words is all that he warranted in sketchy obituaries and those too in local Punjab papers. Born in 1913 in Badrukhan in Sangrur and having graduated from Government College at Lahore, he … [Read more...] about Remembering Lt Gen Harbakhsh Singh
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ਇਕਬਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਲਾਲਪੁਰਾ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਸੁਮੇਧ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੈਣੀ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਆਈ ਏ ਐਸ ਅਫਸਰ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਅਗਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਤੇ ਜੁਰਮ ਦੇ ਸਬੂਤ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਮਾਮਲਾ ਚਰਚਾ ਦਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਾ ਹੈ !! ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕਾਡਰ ਦਾ ਇਕ ਆਈ ਏ ਐਸ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਅਖੌਤੀ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਦੇ ਐਸ ਐਸ ਪੀ ਹੁੰਦਿਆਂ ਸੁਮੇਧ ਸੈਣੀ ਜੀ ਤੇ 1991 ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਏ ਹਮਲੇ ਦੇ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਖੌਤੀ ਦੋਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਨਾਹ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਦਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ !! ਸਰਕਾਰ ਆਈ ਏ ਐਸ ਅਫਸਰ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਲੱਭ ਸਕੀ ਨਾ … [Read more...] about ਲੋਕ ਸੱਚ ਜਾਨਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਮੰਗਦੇ ਹਨ ਇੰਨਸਾਫ
testSikhs for Justice: A flawed, contradictory, ideology rejected by people of Punjab
Jaibans Singh In the year 2007, Gurpatwant Singh Panun, a New York based attorney providing legal services to asylum seekers in the US decided that he would create a new country. The region he chose for his bizarre dream was Punjab, a small landlocked state of India that shares borders with Pakistan. Gurpatwant roped in his brother Avtar Singh Panun in his scheme and … [Read more...] about Sikhs for Justice: A flawed, contradictory, ideology rejected by people of Punjab
testPolitical subterfuge at its best in Madhya Pradesh: Devastated Sikh families on a limb
Assisting the few families and earning the ire of the local people who are coveting the land because of its high value would not serve the electoral prospects of any party; hence, the proclivity to make a lot of noise and then leave the victims to their sorry plight. Jaibans Singh The woes of the minority Sikh community settled in Karahal Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh do not … [Read more...] about Political subterfuge at its best in Madhya Pradesh: Devastated Sikh families on a limb
testWill Madhya Pradesh give justice to the devastated Sikh families of Karahal?
Jaibans Singh Karahal is a Tehsil in the Sheopur District of Madhya Pradesh; it is about 400 km north of Bhopal on the Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border and the nearest big town is Gwalior which is at a distance of about 160 kms. The Tehsil has under it about 114 villages and a geographic area in excess of 200 Sq kms. It is inhabited by a rural and rain dependent agrarian … [Read more...] about Will Madhya Pradesh give justice to the devastated Sikh families of Karahal?
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Ramesh Vinayak and Navneet Sharma Ahead of the paddy harvesting in September, the Punjab government chose to make Guru Nanak Dev’s verse ‘pavan guru, pani pita, mata dharat mahat’ (air is guru, water the father, earth the eminent mother’) as the centrepiece of its message against stubble burning, the cause of region’s pollution scourge year after year. It was hoped that … [Read more...] about Stubble Burning: Lessons learnt from Punjab’s failed drive
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