Jallianwala Bagh Current Affairs, GK & News
101st anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre marked
The Government of India marked the anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on April 13, 2020. The martyrs killed on the day mercilessly are remembered. PM Modi and other leaders paid tribute to such great martyrs Jallianwala Bagh Massacre On April 13, 2020, (Baisakhi Day), at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, a peaceful meeting was held by ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Baisakhi • Freedom Struggle • Jallianwala Bagh • Jallianwala Bagh massacre • Mahatma Gandhi • Rabindranath Tagore • Rowlatt Act
Book On Jallianwala Bagh Poem ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ Released In UAE
A book containing English translation of the 100-year-old classic Punjabi poem about Jallianwala Bagh massacre, ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ has been released in Abu Dhabi. India’s Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri commended the launch of the book. The poem was translated by Mr. Suri and novelist Nanak Singh, a Jallianwala Bagh survivor, wrote it after ..
Topics: B?gh • Jallianwala Bagh • Language • Nanak Singh • Navdeep Singh Suri • Punjab • Vaisakhi
Jallianwala Bagh massacre’s 100 years
On 13th April 2019, the nation paid homage to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the centenary of the incident. On this day in 1919, hundreds of innocent Indians were killed by troops under British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, during a peaceful meeting on Baisakhi at the park in Amritsar, Punjab. Here, the civilians ..
Topics: Amritsar • Amritsar district • Districts of India • In India • Indian independence movement • Jallianwala Bagh • Jallianwala Bagh massacre • Punjab Province • Punjab, India • Reginald Dyer • Saifuddin Kitchlew
PM May Repeats ‘deep regret’ Jallianwala Bagh
British Prime Minister Theresa May reiterated the UK government’s long-standing expression of ‘deep regret’ over the April 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and called the massacre a ‘shameful scar’ on British Indian history. But the words of PM May fell short in issuing a formal apology. Since 2019 was the centenary of the horrendous act there ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Topics: British high commission • Jallianwala Bagh • Jallianwala Bagh massacre • Punjab • UK
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2018
The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was passed in Lok Sabha. The features of the bill are: Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951 provided for the erection of a National Memorial in memory of those killed or wounded on April 13, 1919, in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar. The 1951 Act also provided for a ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Amritsar • Chief Minister of Punjab • CLAT • Governor of Punjab • Jallianwala Bagh • Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2018 • Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act 1951 • Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy • leader of opposition in Lok Sabha • Minister in-charge of Culture • President of the Indian National Congress • Prime minister