Articles for Ranjit Singh

When Akal Takht ordered lashes for Maharaja Ranjit Singh 200 years ago
2 weeks, 4 days ago

When Akal Takht ordered lashes for Maharaja Ranjit Singh 200 years ago

India Today  

The supremacy of the Akal Takht, the highest seat of temporal power for Sikhs, was on display as powerful politicians admitted to their mistakes and were ordered to atone for their mistakes towards the community and perform sewa at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Akal Takht Jathedar Akali Phula Singh had 223 years ago ordered lashes for Maharaja Ranjit Singh, …

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Ludhiana: Four receive bullet injuries amid clash over rent
3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Four receive bullet injuries amid clash over rent

Hindustan Times  

A dispute between an owner of labour quarters and a differently abled tenant over rent turned ugly after two groups indulged in a violent scuffle in Dhandhari Khurd area of Focal Point, leaving four persons with bullet injuries on Saturday night. The police rushed the victims to a hospital and later lodged a cross FIR against 15 people of both …

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Driver dead as truck overturns in Ludhiana
3 weeks ago

Driver dead as truck overturns in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

A truck driver lost his life in an accident near the Urna turn on the Machhiwara-Samrala road after his vehicle turned over in a bid to avoid a stray animal late on Saturday evening. After six hours of struggle and assistance from a crane, the body of Ranjit Singh was retrieved from the cabin. Assistant sub-inspector Pawanjeet Singh said Ranjit …

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New lease of life for Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s haveli in Pakistan as restoration project gets nod
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New lease of life for Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s haveli in Pakistan as restoration project gets nod

Hindustan Times  

The historic haveli in Gujranwala, Pakistan, where Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh was born, is all set to be restored, with Pakistan Punjab’s minister for minorities’ affairs and Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Ramesh Singh Arora green-lighting the project. The haveli, where Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh was born, in Gujranwala, Pakistan. In a post on X, the PSGPC …

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Ludhiana: One arrested for killing AAP’s farmer leader
3 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: One arrested for killing AAP’s farmer leader

Hindustan Times  

Hours after Aam Aadmi Party Kisan Wing leader Tarlochan Singh alias DC was shot dead in his native Ikolaha village of Khanna, the police solved the case within 24 hours with the arrest of an assailant. Khanna senior superintendent of police Ashwini Gotyal confirmed the arrest of the accused, Ranjit Singh, 63, a resident of the same village. The police …

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Rania Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rania Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

India TV News  

Rania Assembly Election 2024: The Rania Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Haryana Legislative Assembly. Rania Assembly Constituency Demographic Profile As per data from the Election Commission, there were 1,43,650 voters in the Rania constituency during the 2019 Haryana Assembly Elections. Rania Constituency Assembly Election 2024 Candidates Bharatiya Janata Party's Sheeshpal Kamboj, Congress party's Sarv Mitter, …

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Haryana polls: BJP faces rebellion, Minister Ranjit Chautala, MLA Lakshman Napa quit after ticket denial
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana polls: BJP faces rebellion, Minister Ranjit Chautala, MLA Lakshman Napa quit after ticket denial

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A day after the ruling BJP announced its first list of 67 candidates for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, the party faced rebellion with minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and MLA Lakshman Dass Napa who were denied ticket quitting the party. Napa quit the party after being denied ticket while former minister Karan Dev Kamboj also stepped down as …

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15 months on, Ludhiana cops nab PO wanted in murder case
4 months, 3 weeks ago

15 months on, Ludhiana cops nab PO wanted in murder case

Hindustan Times  

The Malaud police arrested a Ber Kalan resident for an alleged murder he committed 15 months ago. Ludhiana police had already arrested co-accused, Ranjit Singh alias Goga, Gurmeet Singh alias Kaka, Satnam Singh alias Laddi, and Gurjit Singh alias Geeta, all residents of Ber Kalan village The accused, identified as Gurtej Singh of Ber Kalan village, was already declared a …

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Ex-jathedar Ranjit Singh turns down SAD rebels’ proposal to lead faction
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-jathedar Ranjit Singh turns down SAD rebels’ proposal to lead faction

Hindustan Times  

Former Member of Parliament Prem Singh Chandumajra, who is among the senior Akali leaders revolting against Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, had reportedly met former Akal Takht jathedar Bhai Ranjit Singh, asking him to lead their group, but the latter turned him down, stating that the people of the state had lost faith in the entire party leadership. …

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64-yr-old Sikh pilgrim from Amritsar dies of cardiac arrest in Pakistan
5 months, 2 weeks ago

64-yr-old Sikh pilgrim from Amritsar dies of cardiac arrest in Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

A 64-year-old man, who was part of a group of over 450 Sikhs who went to Pakistan for a religious pilgrimage, passed away at the Wagah-Attari border after reportedly suffering a heart attack while returning, according to a media report on Tuesday. Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar had come to Pakistan to participate in the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja …

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Sikh pilgrim from India dies of heart attack while returning from pilgrimage in Pakistan
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sikh pilgrim from India dies of heart attack while returning from pilgrimage in Pakistan

India TV News  

Lahore: A 64-year-old Indian national, who was part of a group of over 450 Sikhs who went to Pakistan for a religious pilgrimage, passed away at the Wagah-Attari border. Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar, Punjab, had come to Pakistan to participate in the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and perform religious rites, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. Last …

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3-kg heroin, ₹13 lakh drug money seized, 8 arrested in Amritsar
5 months, 3 weeks ago

3-kg heroin, ₹13 lakh drug money seized, 8 arrested in Amritsar

Hindustan Times  

The police seized 3-kg heroin and ₹13 lakh drug money and arrested eight accused in two cases in Amritsar district, officials said on Sunday. The Ranjit Avenue police, while carrying out an investigation in connection with a case registered on June 26 under Section 21-C of the NDPS Act, has seized 2.1-kg heroin and ₹8.75 lakh drug money. As much …

Drug Village Seized Ranjit Singh Heroin 1 Kg
Restored statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh to be installed at Kartarpur
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Restored statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh to be installed at Kartarpur

Hindustan Times  

Lahore : Pakistan’s Punjab government said on Tuesday that it will install the restored statue of the first ruler of the Sikh Empire Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at Kartarpur Sahib on Wednesday so that visiting Sikhs from India would get to view it too. Pakistan’s Punjab government said on Tuesday that it will install the restored statue of the first ruler …

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Pakistan to install Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue at Kartarpur Sahib tomorrow
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan to install Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue at Kartarpur Sahib tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's Punjab government said on Tuesday that it will install the restored statue of the first ruler of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at Kartarpur Sahib on Wednesday so that visiting Sikhs from India would get to view it too. “We are going to install Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur on Wednesday afternoon in the …

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Pakistan to install Maharaja Ranjit Singh's restored statue at Kartarpur Sahib
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan to install Maharaja Ranjit Singh's restored statue at Kartarpur Sahib

India TV News  

Lahore: The provincial government of Punjab in Pakistan on Tuesday announced that it would install the restored statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the first ruler of the Sikh Empire, at Kartarpur Sahib on Wednesday so that the Sikhs visiting from India can also have a view of the figure. The nine-foot-tall statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue was vandalised thrice …

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Ram Rahim Seems to Have Benefitted From Several Loopholes in CBI's Investigation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram Rahim Seems to Have Benefitted From Several Loopholes in CBI's Investigation

The Quint  

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, one of the most controversial self-styled gurus in India, was acquitted last week in the murder case of a manager of his cult, Dera Sacha Sauda. The Punjab and Haryana High Court overturned Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction in the Ranjit Singh murder case. A special CBI Court convicted Ram Rahim Singh and four others in 2021 …

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Why Ram Rahim Singh Was Acquitted In 2002 Murder Case? Punjab & Haryana High Court Belies Polygraph Test, Says CBI Coerced Key Witness
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Ram Rahim Singh Was Acquitted In 2002 Murder Case? Punjab & Haryana High Court Belies Polygraph Test, Says CBI Coerced Key Witness

Live Law  

In its 163-page judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others who were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court in the 2002 Ranjit Singh murder case.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra found the CBI, which took over the probe in November …

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HC acquits Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of murder
6 months, 3 weeks ago

HC acquits Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of murder

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of murder. Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Panchkula sentenced the Dera chief to life in prison in 2021 for plotting the murder of his former follower Ranjit Singh in 2002.Four assailants shot …

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Gurmeet Ram Rahim In Ranjit Singh Murder Case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Gurmeet Ram Rahim In Ranjit Singh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the Ranjit Singh murder case. A CBI Court in Haryana's Panchkula in 2021 had sentenced him and four other accused to life imprisonment after they were convicted for hatching conspiracy to murder the former Dera manager Ranjit Singh in 2002.A division bench of …

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Dera Sacha Sauda's Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Acquitted in Ranjit Singh Murder Case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dera Sacha Sauda's Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Acquitted in Ranjit Singh Murder Case

News 18  

Setting aside a special CBI court’s life imprisonment order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday acquitted Sirsa’s Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan and four others in the murder case of former dera manager Ranjit Singh. A division bench comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra passed the orders while allowing the dera chief’s …

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Punjab and Haryana HC acquits Dera chief Ram Rahim in ex-manager's murder case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab and Haryana HC acquits Dera chief Ram Rahim in ex-manager's murder case

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the murder case of his former manager Ranjit Singh. The Sirsa-headquartered sect chief, who is also serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, is currently lodged in Sunaria jail in Rohtak, Haryana. "The high court has acquitted …

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Explainer: Politics behind not accepting Haryana MLA's Ranjit Singh’s resignation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Explainer: Politics behind not accepting Haryana MLA's Ranjit Singh’s resignation

Hindustan Times  

Independent MLA from Rania in Haryana, Ranjit Singh who was fielded by the BJP for the Hisar Lok Sabha seat last month had resigned from the state assembly. However, even after a month, Singh’s resignation has not been accepted by the Haryana assembly speaker, Gian Chand Gupta. Since the Independent MLA has already joined a political party, he would be …

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Haryana Opposition slams delay in accepting Ranjit Singh’s resignation from assembly
8 months ago

Haryana Opposition slams delay in accepting Ranjit Singh’s resignation from assembly

Hindustan Times  

Haryana assembly speaker, Gian Chand Gupta’s move to ask independent MLA from Rania, Ranjit Singh to make a personal appearance on April 23 for verification of his resignation from the state legislature, a month after Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, has invited criticism from the opposition parties. Indian National Lok Dal MLA, Abhay Singh Chautala said that instead of …

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Boxer Vijender Singh joins BJP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Vijender Singh joins BJP

Hindustan Times  

Beijing Olympics boxing bronze medallist Vijender Singh, who hails from Bhiwani in Haryana and took political plunge in April 2019 to contest Lok Sabha election unsuccessfully from South Delhi as Congress candidate, joined the BJP on Wednesday and described the decision to come under the saffron fold as “ghar wapasi.” Boxer and former Congress leader Vijender Singh being greeted by …

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