Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Confrontation between the Sikhs and the Dera Sacha Sauda followers is expected to intensify with the Dera Sacha Sauda deciding to intensify its opposition.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The Punjab and Haryana bandh called by radical organisations to protest the killing of a Sikh youth, allegedly by Dera Sacha Sauda followers
Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Rail and road traffic were adversely affected in several part of Punjab today (July 23) following a day-long bandh sponsored by a Sikh body seeking arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The activists of Sant Samaj - a conglomerate of various Sikh organisations - squatted on rail tracks near Vala village [...]
India eNews: Top Headlines (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Rail and road traffic in Punjab was severely hit by a daylong state-wide shutdown called Wednesday by Sikh activists demanding the arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Sikh organizations — led by Sant Samaj — had given the bandh call to press for the arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. While there was complete band in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts, the bandh received a mixed response in Karnal, Hisar, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Kurukshetra and Jind districts. Police had to resort to lathicharge at three places — Ratia, Fatehabad...
http://www.dolbajao.com/rss.php (Free subscription) | yesterday
Daily News & Analysis - 1 hour agoCHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana bandh called by radical organisations to protest the killing of a Sikh youth, allegedly by Dera Sacha Sauda followers, turned violent on Wednesday with 17 people suffering injuries in a Dera-Sikh-police clash in ... Expressindia.com Hindustan Times
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
DABWALI: The administration has relaxed curfew for four hours in Dabwali, the place where a bloody clash between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikhs took place on Friday. “The situation in Dabwali is normal now. There will be ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Jaipur: Prohibitory orders have been issued in Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh districts as a precautionary measure following a clash between Dera Sacha Sauda followers and Sikhs at Dabwali in Haryana on Friday which left one dead. ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... on rail tracks near Vala village in Amritsar district during the bandh and demanded arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. Thousands of passengers were stranded at the Amritsar railway station as bandh supporters blocked the Garib Rath Express and forced cancellation of nine other trains including 2014 Shatabdi Express, 2460 Super Fast, 5708 Amrapali Express, 2716...
Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
There is an uneasy calm today (July 19) in Haryana’s Sirsa district and parts of Punjab. The area remained under curfew following clashes between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikhs. Although, the Situation at the present time is said to be under control, troops of Haryana Armed Police, Rapid Action Force and paramilitary force [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... the Centre, Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra Governments to immediately arrest the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh for his alleged involvement in the killing of three Sikhs recently, sources said. While Sant Samaj maintained that the bandh will be peaceful, police along with paramilitary forces conducted flag marches at several places, including Dabwali, Moga...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Tension continued to mount in the region even as the Sikhs and the Sacha Sauda Dera followers had yet another violent clash last night in Kukawali village.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... when a person belonging to Sikh community was killed following clashes with followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect which led to violence should not be repeated at all costs, Mr. Umashankar warned. The district administration would also seek the help of volunteers of the Literacy Mission and Mahila Mandals to impress upon the people in rural areas to maintain the peace.Stories in this...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
A day after widespread clashes between Sikhs and Dera Sacha Sauda followers left a youth dead at Dabwali in Haryana's Sirsa district, uneasy calm prevailed in the town.
rediff News (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Uneasy calm prevailed in Haryana's Sirsa district and parts of Punjab on Saturday even as curfew remained clamped in Dabwali town following clashes between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikhs.
