Watch | The newly renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex
3 years, 4 months ago

Watch | The newly renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar on August 28, 2021. Renovation work was carried out at the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the Archaeological Survey of India and NBCC India, under the supervision of the Culture Ministry. Before Independence, surrounded by the back walls of houses in the cramped Walled City, Jallianwala Bagh was a site of protests, meetings, where people went for walks, and children played. While the Congress led Indian Government established the memorial in 1951, the Jallianwala Bagh monument was first opened by then President Dr. Rajendra Prasad on April 13, 1961.

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President Murmu, PM Modi, others pay tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims
9 months ago

President Murmu, PM Modi, others pay tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims

India TV News  

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other leaders paid tribute to the people killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 on Friday. President Droupadi Murmu also remembered the victims of massacre and said, "My heartfelt tribute to all the freedom fighters who sacrificed everything for the motherland in Jallianwala Bagh! In a post on X PM …

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Date: Some Lesser Known Facts That Everyone Must Know
1 year, 9 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Date: Some Lesser Known Facts That Everyone Must Know

The Quint  

After people came to know about the Rowlatt Act, they gathered together in Jallianwala Bagh, a public area in Amritsar for peaceful protests, The protesters included people of all age groups including men, women, and children. The protests were considered as a threat to the authority of the British colonial government, led by General Reginald Dyer, who made the decision …

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Background, causes, aftermath and significance
2 years, 9 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Background, causes, aftermath and significance

India Today  

Very few moments in the history of our sub-continent are as repulsive to remember and yet as significant to history as the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, when a group of peaceful protestors was gunned down in an enclosed park with only one exit. BACKGROUND OF JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACARE If we …

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Remembering the dark day 103 years later
2 years, 9 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Remembering the dark day 103 years later

India TV News  

Highlights Shots were fired on the orders of Colonel Reginald Dyer, who was the acting Brigadier He had asked his troops to shoot indiscriminately without asking the crowd to disperse The site was an enclosed garden known as Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab's Amritsar The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place exactly 103 years back on April 13, 1919. Let's look at …

PM Modi's first Punjab rally post scrapping of farm laws: All you need to know
3 years ago

PM Modi's first Punjab rally post scrapping of farm laws: All you need to know

India Today  

The Punjab BJP is all geared up for a saffron carpet welcome for the Prime Minister's visit on Wednesday, his first since the repeal of the farm bills to Punjab's Ferozepur. The town with nearly 70 per cent Hindu population, has big posters of PM Modi with several of them mentioning "Jee Aayan Nu" plastered at every nook and corner …

Armed intruder arrested at Windsor Castle wanted to avenge the dead in Jallianwala Bagh massacre by assassinating Queen Elizabeth II, claims video
3 years ago

Armed intruder arrested at Windsor Castle wanted to avenge the dead in Jallianwala Bagh massacre by assassinating Queen Elizabeth II, claims video

Firstpost  

Officers from the Thames Valley and the Metropolitan Police say the suspect was carrying an offensive weapon and the royal family was informed A 19-year-old man with an offensive weapon was arrested on Sunday for breaching the security at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is spending her Christmas. Following the incident, a video has surfaced which alleges that the …

Jallianwala Bagh | Monument of a massacre
3 years, 4 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh | Monument of a massacre

The Hindu  

A debate over how the Jallianwala Bagh massacre should be remembered was sparked off last week after the government unveiled the renovated look of the site, leading some historians to say history was being distorted. While inaugurating the renovated memorial, Mr. Modi said the new look of Jallianwala Bagh would inspire Indians for years to come. Professor Amandeep Bal, head …

'Congress didn't even construct a washroom there': BJP after Rahul calls Jallianwala Bagh renovation 'insult'
3 years, 4 months ago

'Congress didn't even construct a washroom there': BJP after Rahul calls Jallianwala Bagh renovation 'insult'

India TV News  

The BJP on Tuesday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his attack on the government over the renovation of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial, alleging that his party did not even construct a washroom at the site but is now doing politics over the exercise undertaken by the Modi dispensation. Hitting out at Gandhi, BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh …

Jallianwala Bagh: Till Modi govt brought an amendment in 2019, Congress Party's President used to hold a permanent position in Trust
3 years, 4 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh: Till Modi govt brought an amendment in 2019, Congress Party's President used to hold a permanent position in Trust

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 28 dedicated the renovated monument of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak to the nation through a virtual conference. pic.twitter.com/p2BDHUbXAJ — Narendra Modi August 28, 2021 Calling the monument inspirational, PM Modi addressing the event virtually said, “Jallianwala Bagh is the place that gave courage to an innumerable number of revolutionaries like Sardar Udham Singh and Bhagat …

Decoded | Why renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak has landed in controversy
3 years, 4 months ago

Decoded | Why renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak has landed in controversy

India Today  

Last week, on August 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the general public to be witness to the inauguration of the renovated complex of the Jallianwala Bagh Smarak. PM Modi said the renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak “would display the horrific massacre of April 1919 and instil a spirit of gratitude and reverence towards the martyrs”. However, the renovation of the …

Jallianwala Bagh row: Historian slams revamp as Cong, BJP trade charges
3 years, 4 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh row: Historian slams revamp as Cong, BJP trade charges

India Today  

The reported changes in the old structures of the Jallianwala Bagh after the renovation have kicked off a controversy with the Congress terming it "indecent cruelty". "Devastated to hear that the Jallianwala Bagh site of Amritsar massacre 1919 has been revamped -which means that the last traces of the event have effectively been erased. CONGRESS OFFENSIVE Congress leader and Punjab …

Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM
3 years, 4 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial to the nation virtually. Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM During the event that showcased the multiple development initiatives taken by the government to upgrade the complex, the PM also inaugurated the museum galleries at the national memorial revamped in wake of 100th anniversary of the 1919 …

PM Modi inaugurates renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex, says country's duty to protect its history
3 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi inaugurates renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex, says country's duty to protect its history

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that it is every country's duty to protect its history as events of the past "teach us and give us direction to move forward". While virtually inaugurating the Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex and paying homage to the martyrs, PM Modi said, "The global developments remind us of the importance of self-reliance and self-confidence. …

Vidurashwatha Massacre, the Forgotten Jallianwala Bagh of South India
3 years, 8 months ago

Vidurashwatha Massacre, the Forgotten Jallianwala Bagh of South India

Hindustan Times  

The year was 1938 and India’s freedom struggle was at its peak. On the morning of April 25, a group of villages led by leaders of the Indian National Congress had gathered at an open ground in Vidurashwatha village, close to the now Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border, in Chikkballapur district, to hoist the national flag. Gangadhara Murthy, a retired professor and …

102 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Harsimrat Kaur Badal pay tribute to martyrs
3 years, 9 months ago

102 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Harsimrat Kaur Badal pay tribute to martyrs

Firstpost  

General Dyer entered the premises of Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh and ordered the British Army to open fire on innocent civilians British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered the shooting at Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh 102 years ago, in which 35 Indians had died, as per British figures. Praying tributes to the people who lost their lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Their courage, …

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Amarinder Singh, Kejriwal pay tribute to martyrs on tragedy's 101st anniversary
4 years, 9 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Amarinder Singh, Kejriwal pay tribute to martyrs on tragedy's 101st anniversary

Firstpost  

On 13 April, 1919, British soldiers, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, opened fire at a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on Baisakhi On 13 April, 1919, British soldiers, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, opened fire at a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims who had gathered in …

Putting back the ‘national’ in the Jallianwala Bagh trust
5 years, 1 month ago

Putting back the ‘national’ in the Jallianwala Bagh trust

The Hindu  

Visiting Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab is nothing less than a pilgrimage for an Indian. Trust’s working The memories of the tragedy at Jallianwala Bagh, when on April 13, 1919 the British massacred unarmed countrymen, women, children, and elderly included, still stirs the conscience of India. In 1951, when Jawaharlal Nehru constituted the Jallianwala Bagh Trust, Dr. Saifuddin Kichlu and Maulana …

Bill to remove Congress President as permanent member of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust passed
5 years, 1 month ago

Bill to remove Congress President as permanent member of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust passed

Op India  

The Parliament on Tuesday has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Bill, 2019 which seeks to remove the Congress president as a trustee of the memorial. According to the reports, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Bill 2019, paving the way for the removal of the Congress president as a permanent member of the Trust …

Lok Sabha clears bill to remove Congress chief as Jallianwala Bagh trustee
5 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha clears bill to remove Congress chief as Jallianwala Bagh trustee

Live Mint  

New Delhi: After three hours of heated debate, the Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill that seeks to remove the Congress president as a permanent member of the trust that runs the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar, Punjab. A high-pitched verbal duel over the bill saw ruling National Democratic Alliance members accuse the Congress of holding on to the …

Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019: Govt proposes removing Congress chief as trustee of historic site
5 years, 5 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019: Govt proposes removing Congress chief as trustee of historic site

Firstpost  

The current amendment seeks ’to delete the President of the Indian National Congress’ as a trustee and to have the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha as a trustee. The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on 8 June. The Bill — that amends the Jallianwala Bagh …

Congress opposes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill
5 years, 6 months ago

Congress opposes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill

Op India  

The Modi government on Monday introduced the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Bill, that seeks to do away with the automatic nomination of the President of the Indian National Congress to the Jallianwala Bagh Trust and gives more power to the Central government to terminate the term of a nominated trustee. The Bill amends the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951. …

Forgetting history and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
5 years, 7 months ago

Forgetting history and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919

Hindustan Times  

It is still April when I visit Jallianwala Bagh, a full 100 years after the 1919 massacre. Free from any discipline of the memorial to observe decorum, visitors picnic merrily in the shaded colonnades But at the Bagh it is just another day in the park. Instead, the visitors are all set to follow the advice of a popular tourism …

Pakistan puts on display documents of Jallianwala Bagh massacre
5 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan puts on display documents of Jallianwala Bagh massacre

India TV News  

For the first time in its history, Pakistan has put on display rare documents of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to mark its 100th anniversary. The six-day exhibition showcasing about 70 historical documents related to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and Martial Law in Punjab in April 1919 opened at the Lahore Heritage Museum here on Saturday. The documents include different number …

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Lack of formal apology from UK casts shadow over memorial event in London
5 years, 9 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Lack of formal apology from UK casts shadow over memorial event in London

Firstpost  

London: The failure of the UK government to tender a formal apology on the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was the overwhelming focus of a commemorative event held at the House of Lords complex in London on Saturday. Indian-origin peers Lord Raj Loomba and Lord Meghnad Desai were joined by fellow members of the Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Commemoration Committee …

This chowkidar is committed to let Kashmiri Pandits live on their land: PM Modi in Kathua, JK
5 years, 9 months ago

This chowkidar is committed to let Kashmiri Pandits live on their land: PM Modi in Kathua, JK

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, while referring to Jallianwala Bagh centenary said "the Congress politicised this sensitive occasion too." “The entire country was celebrating Jallianwala Bagh centenary yesterday but Congress politicised this sensitive occasion too. The Vice President was in Jallianwala Bagh for govt event, he paid tribute to the martyrs but Congress' CM was not there,” PM Modi …

Jallianwala Bagh: Massacre of innocents that shaped history
5 years, 9 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh: Massacre of innocents that shaped history

Hindustan Times  

Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh was a desolate piece of land partly used for dumping garbage until British General Reginald Dyer oversaw the massacre of several hundred unarmed people gathered there on April 13, 1919, to protest against a draconian law that allowed internments without trial. Davinder Pal Singh, a Sikh scholar whose family has been running a shop for decades near …

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Centre, state plan separate events
5 years, 9 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Centre, state plan separate events

Hindustan Times  

Even as the centenary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre is being observed as the day of national integration and unity on Saturday, the Centre and the state government are organising separate events to pay tribute to those fell to the bullet of General Dyer on April 13, 1919. On the other hand, the state government has planned its own programme, which …

P. Krishna Gopinath visits Jallianwala Bagh
5 years, 9 months ago

P. Krishna Gopinath visits Jallianwala Bagh

The Hindu  

It is Baisakhi again. Dyer’s drive In order to figure out how long Dyer and his force would have taken to reach Jallianwala Bagh, I retrace his route from the palace. A hundred years ago, Amritsar was one of the most flourishing towns of India with a population of 1.5 lakh, most of whom lived in the old city where …

PM inaugurates Netaji Subhas museum at Red Fort
5 years, 11 months ago

PM inaugurates Netaji Subhas museum at Red Fort

The Quint  

New Delhi, Jan 23 Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated three new museums inside the Red Fort compound commemorating the nation's freedom struggle, including one on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army. The first museum showcases artefacts related to Bose and the INA, including a wooden chair and sword used by …

Partition Museum's Punjab Under Siege exhibit recounts Jallianwala Bagh massacre through personal testimonies
6 years, 4 months ago

Partition Museum's Punjab Under Siege exhibit recounts Jallianwala Bagh massacre through personal testimonies

Firstpost  

Most of us think of Jallianwala Bagh as an isolated incident, but it was part of a much larger violent repression, says Mallika Ahluwalia, curator of Partition Museum in Amritsar It was nearly a 100 years ago, at the tipping point of India’s history, when thousands gathered on a fateful Baisakhi day, the harvest festival of Punjab, at the Jallianwala …

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