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AAP MLA Naresh Yadav Gets 2-Year Sentence Over 2016 Quran Desecration Case
A court in Punjab's Malerkotla district on Saturday awarded a two-year sentence to AAP MLA from Delhi's Mehrauli Naresh Yadav in a 2016 case of desecration of the Quran.
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Case Filed Against School Owner, Maid Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Police registered a blasphemy case against a private school owner and her maid in Rai Kalan village in the Kasur district of Punjab after accusations emerged that they had desecrated pages of the Quran, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
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Man Who Desecrated Sikhs' Holy Book Dies In Hospital: Punjab Cops
The accused in a recent sacrilege incident in Punjab's Morinda, who was lodged in a jail in Mansa district, died at the Mansa civil hospital on Monday after he complained of "discomfort", police said.
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Man Hits Sikh Priests, Desecrates Holy Book In Punjab, Arrested
Protests broke out after a man allegedly hit two Sikh priests and desecrated the 'Guru Granth Sahib' at a gurdwara in Punjab's Morinda town on Monday.
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9-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Sacrilege In Punjab: Cops
A nine-year-old boy was apprehended on Friday on the charge of desecrating a religious text in a village here, police said.
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16 Graves Belonging To Minority Community Vandalised In Pakistan: Report
Sixteen graves of the Ahmadi community in Pakistan's Punjab province have been allegedly desecrated by religious extremists for using Islamic symbols on gravestones at a cemetery, a spokesman of the minority community said on Wednesday.
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You Said 24 Hours, "Who Is Stopping You Now": Navjot Sidhu's Googly To Arvind Kejriwal
Navjot Singh Sidhu today targeted AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over the 2015 sacrilege issue, asking who was stopping his party's government in the state from taking action against those involved in the desecration of religious text.
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"Can't Bluntly Condemn": Sikh Body Chief On Alleged Sacrilege, Killings
The mob killing of two men accused of desecrating Sikh religious sentiments in Punjab were not "simple incidents" and "not a matter of mere condemnation", Harjinder Singh Dhami, the head of the SGPC, told NDTV.
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"Arrogant King": Navjot Sidhu vs Amarinder Singh As Punjab Polls Near
A day after calling for the "public execution" of those accused of religious desecration, the Congress' Navjot Sidhu hurled a vile personal attack at Amarinder Singh, calling the former Punjab Chief Minister an "arrogant king".
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"Hang Sacrilege Accused In Public," Says Congress's Navjot Sidhu
Amid the deafening silence of Punjab's political faces over the two lynchings after alleged sacrilege attempts, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those accused of desecrating religious texts.
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"Was Lured": Voices From Village Of Man Killed At Farmers' Protest Site
Residents from Cheema Khurd, the village in Punjab of the man killed at the farmers' protest site near the Delhi border on Friday morning, allegedly for desecrating the Sikh holy book, say he was an addict and was lured and taken away at the site of
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'Sacrilege' Case, Police Firing That Drove Amarinder-Sidhu Feud: 5 Points
The desecration of a Sikh religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, and subsequent police firing that killed two people, is one of the issues driving the feud between ex-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Sidhu.
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India Summons Pak Envoy, Protests Desecration Of Hindu Temple, Idols
India today summoned Pak charge d'affaires and lodged a firm protest over the "reprehensible incident" of ransacking a Hindu temple in the Punjab province, and said incidents of violence, persecution of minorities have continued unabated in Pakistan.
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Ahead of Punjab Poll, AAP Promises Justice In 2015 Sacrilege Case
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said his party, if voted to power in Punjab during the 2022 Assembly elections, will bring those responsible for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib to justice.
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"Prove It!": Navjot Sidhu Furious As Amarinder Singh Hints He May Join AAP
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been critical of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over the desecration issue, today challenged him to prove that he had met any leader of other party for switching sides.
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AAP MLA Naresh Yadav Gets 2-Year Sentence Over 2016 Quran Desecration Case
A court in Punjab's Malerkotla district on Saturday awarded a two-year sentence to AAP MLA from Delhi's Mehrauli Naresh Yadav in a 2016 case of desecration of the Quran.
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Case Filed Against School Owner, Maid Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
Police registered a blasphemy case against a private school owner and her maid in Rai Kalan village in the Kasur district of Punjab after accusations emerged that they had desecrated pages of the Quran, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
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Man Who Desecrated Sikhs' Holy Book Dies In Hospital: Punjab Cops
The accused in a recent sacrilege incident in Punjab's Morinda, who was lodged in a jail in Mansa district, died at the Mansa civil hospital on Monday after he complained of "discomfort", police said.
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Man Hits Sikh Priests, Desecrates Holy Book In Punjab, Arrested
Protests broke out after a man allegedly hit two Sikh priests and desecrated the 'Guru Granth Sahib' at a gurdwara in Punjab's Morinda town on Monday.
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9-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Sacrilege In Punjab: Cops
A nine-year-old boy was apprehended on Friday on the charge of desecrating a religious text in a village here, police said.
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16 Graves Belonging To Minority Community Vandalised In Pakistan: Report
Sixteen graves of the Ahmadi community in Pakistan's Punjab province have been allegedly desecrated by religious extremists for using Islamic symbols on gravestones at a cemetery, a spokesman of the minority community said on Wednesday.
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You Said 24 Hours, "Who Is Stopping You Now": Navjot Sidhu's Googly To Arvind Kejriwal
Navjot Singh Sidhu today targeted AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over the 2015 sacrilege issue, asking who was stopping his party's government in the state from taking action against those involved in the desecration of religious text.
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"Can't Bluntly Condemn": Sikh Body Chief On Alleged Sacrilege, Killings
The mob killing of two men accused of desecrating Sikh religious sentiments in Punjab were not "simple incidents" and "not a matter of mere condemnation", Harjinder Singh Dhami, the head of the SGPC, told NDTV.
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"Arrogant King": Navjot Sidhu vs Amarinder Singh As Punjab Polls Near
A day after calling for the "public execution" of those accused of religious desecration, the Congress' Navjot Sidhu hurled a vile personal attack at Amarinder Singh, calling the former Punjab Chief Minister an "arrogant king".
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"Hang Sacrilege Accused In Public," Says Congress's Navjot Sidhu
Amid the deafening silence of Punjab's political faces over the two lynchings after alleged sacrilege attempts, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those accused of desecrating religious texts.
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"Was Lured": Voices From Village Of Man Killed At Farmers' Protest Site
Residents from Cheema Khurd, the village in Punjab of the man killed at the farmers' protest site near the Delhi border on Friday morning, allegedly for desecrating the Sikh holy book, say he was an addict and was lured and taken away at the site of
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'Sacrilege' Case, Police Firing That Drove Amarinder-Sidhu Feud: 5 Points
The desecration of a Sikh religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, and subsequent police firing that killed two people, is one of the issues driving the feud between ex-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Sidhu.
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India Summons Pak Envoy, Protests Desecration Of Hindu Temple, Idols
India today summoned Pak charge d'affaires and lodged a firm protest over the "reprehensible incident" of ransacking a Hindu temple in the Punjab province, and said incidents of violence, persecution of minorities have continued unabated in Pakistan.
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Ahead of Punjab Poll, AAP Promises Justice In 2015 Sacrilege Case
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said his party, if voted to power in Punjab during the 2022 Assembly elections, will bring those responsible for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib to justice.
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"Prove It!": Navjot Sidhu Furious As Amarinder Singh Hints He May Join AAP
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been critical of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over the desecration issue, today challenged him to prove that he had met any leader of other party for switching sides.
