Sirsa Violence

India has strongly condemned the vandalism carried out at the Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan this evening after reports emerged that an angry mob surrounded and threw stones at the iconic gurdwara, with devotees inside. Nankana Sahib is the birth place of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

A Special Investigation Team of the Haryana police on Monday questioned Dera Sacha Sauda chairperson Vipassana Insan in connection with several issues including the violence that broke out in Panchkula and Sirsa following the sect head's conviction in a rape case.

The Haryana police will soon interrogate Dera Sacha Sauda chairperson Vipassana Insan in connection with the violence that had broken out in Panchkula and Sirsa following the sect head's rape conviction.

The Sirsa district administration has issued a public notice, asking people to report and claim compensation against the loss and damage during the August 25 violence, which broke out after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

I have reported on many terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir; this violence was equally chilling in many ways. Premis in name only.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday said the mayhem caused by followers of convicted godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh last Friday was a "war-like situation". Violence broke out in Panchkula after Ram Rahim was convicted of raping two of his followers on Friday that left at least 32 people dead, including six in Sirsa, and over 200 injured. P...

With no instances of violence being reported here after the sentencing of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the district administration on Monday decided to relax curfew from 7 am to 7 pm today.

Fearing an encore of the violence in Haryana's Panchkula that unfolded after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case on Friday, a village close to the sprawling Dera headquarters in Sirsa has prepared itself against any attack on the day when the 'Guru of Bling' will be sentenced.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the controversial chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, will be sentenced for rape at 2.30 pm today amid heavy security at several towns in Haryana after 38 people were killed in clashes on Friday

Self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of two women followers in 2002, by a judge who flew by government helicopter to conduct court at a prison in Haryana's Rohtak. The 50-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect sat on the floor and wept as he was sentenced. Ahead of the ju...

Sushil Kandoi and his neighbours wake up at 4 am everyday to prepare breakfast for Army personnel, paramilitary forces, police and journalists who are on the job near the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa, popularly known as the "land of donors" in Haryana. Throughout the day, a group of people serves snacks, tea, lassi and food to security an...

The district administration today relaxed the curfew for five hours in and around Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Haryana's Sirsa, after restrictions were imposed on August 24.

Hours before self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim set out for Panchkula court from his sprawling 800-acre base in Sirsa on Friday, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief had put out a video message. In this, he was seen asking the tens of thousands of the Dera followers who had reached Panchkula to go back home.

There are at least 30,000 people in the massive 800-acre campus, the main base of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh that the government wants to be vacated. A top army general says he is meeting Dera management to request the followers to clear out. T

Surender Kaur is unable to withdraw money from banks or ATMs for meet her daily household needs for the last two days while Manjeet Singh is not able to get the fuel tank of his motorbike filled at petrol pumps which are closed after authorities clamped strict restrictions in this town.

India has strongly condemned the vandalism carried out at the Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan this evening after reports emerged that an angry mob surrounded and threw stones at the iconic gurdwara, with devotees inside. Nankana Sahib is the birth place of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

A Special Investigation Team of the Haryana police on Monday questioned Dera Sacha Sauda chairperson Vipassana Insan in connection with several issues including the violence that broke out in Panchkula and Sirsa following the sect head's conviction in a rape case.

The Haryana police will soon interrogate Dera Sacha Sauda chairperson Vipassana Insan in connection with the violence that had broken out in Panchkula and Sirsa following the sect head's rape conviction.

The Sirsa district administration has issued a public notice, asking people to report and claim compensation against the loss and damage during the August 25 violence, which broke out after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

I have reported on many terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir; this violence was equally chilling in many ways. Premis in name only.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday said the mayhem caused by followers of convicted godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh last Friday was a "war-like situation". Violence broke out in Panchkula after Ram Rahim was convicted of raping two of his followers on Friday that left at least 32 people dead, including six in Sirsa, and over 200 injured. P...

With no instances of violence being reported here after the sentencing of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the district administration on Monday decided to relax curfew from 7 am to 7 pm today.

Fearing an encore of the violence in Haryana's Panchkula that unfolded after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case on Friday, a village close to the sprawling Dera headquarters in Sirsa has prepared itself against any attack on the day when the 'Guru of Bling' will be sentenced.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the controversial chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, will be sentenced for rape at 2.30 pm today amid heavy security at several towns in Haryana after 38 people were killed in clashes on Friday

Self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of two women followers in 2002, by a judge who flew by government helicopter to conduct court at a prison in Haryana's Rohtak. The 50-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect sat on the floor and wept as he was sentenced. Ahead of the ju...

Sushil Kandoi and his neighbours wake up at 4 am everyday to prepare breakfast for Army personnel, paramilitary forces, police and journalists who are on the job near the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa, popularly known as the "land of donors" in Haryana. Throughout the day, a group of people serves snacks, tea, lassi and food to security an...

The district administration today relaxed the curfew for five hours in and around Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Haryana's Sirsa, after restrictions were imposed on August 24.

Hours before self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim set out for Panchkula court from his sprawling 800-acre base in Sirsa on Friday, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief had put out a video message. In this, he was seen asking the tens of thousands of the Dera followers who had reached Panchkula to go back home.

There are at least 30,000 people in the massive 800-acre campus, the main base of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh that the government wants to be vacated. A top army general says he is meeting Dera management to request the followers to clear out. T

Surender Kaur is unable to withdraw money from banks or ATMs for meet her daily household needs for the last two days while Manjeet Singh is not able to get the fuel tank of his motorbike filled at petrol pumps which are closed after authorities clamped strict restrictions in this town.