Rajoana's mercy petition to be examined on merit: Chidambaram
The Home Ministry will examine on merit the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, sentenced to death for assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, and it will be submitted to th
SC refuses to entertain clemency plea for Rajoana
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass any order on a plea for clemency to Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded death penalty for assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
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BJP, SAD for abolition of death penalty
Against the backdrop of clemency demands for death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, BJP and SAD on Friday made a strong pitch in the Rajya Sabha for abolition of death penalty by asking Government t
Bandh is support of Rajoana hits normal life in Punjab
A day-long bandh called by radical Sikh outfits to protest the proposed execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the Beant Singh killing case, disrupted normal life in parts of Punjab on Wedne
Minor skirmishes during bandh
Skirmishes between Sikh protesters and right-wing Hindu activists took place at Jalandhar and Patiala on Wednesday during a day-long bandh called by radicals in support of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convi
Centre stays hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of Beant Singh
The Centre has stayed the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
Punjab is currently under a shutdown organized by Sikh groups to protest the hanging,
Centre steers clear of Rajoana clemency issue
Amid a demand by Punjab government to grant clemency to Balwant Singh Rajoana in chief minister Beant Singh killing case, the Centre on Tuesday appeared unwilling to intervene with Law Minister Salman
Akali Dal leaders are cheaters: Balwant Singh Rajoana
As the SGPC and Punjab Government pitched for a pardon for him, Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been convicted for the assassination of former Chief Minister Beant Singh, on Tuesday described Akali lea
Police, forces on alert in Punjab, conduct flag march
Punjab police and paramilitary forces on Tuesday conducted a flag march in various places apprehending violence in the wake of possible execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in the assassinati
Don't plead to save me from gallows, Rajoana tells Akalis
With four days left for his scheduled hanging, death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana on Tuesday snubbed the ruling Akali leadership asking them not to save him from the gallows, claiming they were p