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Operation BlueStar 3–6 June 1984 was an Indian military operation, ordered by Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, to remove Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The separatists, led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, were suspected of amassing weapons in the Sikh temple and accused of starting a major armed uprising. The operation had two components --Operation Metal-- confined to Golden Temple complex and --Operation Shop-- to raid the countryside all over the Punjab to capture any suspects. Following it, a complementary operation was launched code-named: Operation Woodrose for thoroughly scanning the Punjab countryside to round up any suspects. The operation was carried out by Indian army troops with tanks and armoured vehicles. Militarily successful, the operation aroused immense controversy, and the government's justification for the timing and style of the attack are highly debated. Operation Blue Star was included in the Top 10 Political Disgraces by India Today magazine. Actual figures given by Kuldeep Singh Brar put the number of deaths among the Indian army at 83 and injuries at 220. According to the official estimate, 492 civilians were killed, though some independent claims run as high as 1500. In addition, the CBI is considered responsible for seizing historical artifacts and manuscripts in the Sikh Reference Library before burning it down. The military action led to an uproar amongst Sikhs worldwide and the increased tension following the action led to assaults on members of the Sikh community within India. Four months after the operation, on 31 October 1984, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards in what is viewed as an act of vengeance. Following her assassination, more than 5000 Sikhs were killed in anti-Sikh pogroms. Today is operation BlueStar's 28th Anniversay.
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Hi Abhay,Amritsar: Radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa Tuesday released a directory of the people who died during the Indian Armys Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple complex in the Sikh holy
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News & Current Affairs by Abhay joshi at 3:57 PM on June 07, 2012
Hi Bishu,Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday sought to distance himself and the state government from the construction of the Operation Bluestar Memorial in Amritsar.Talking to reporters
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News & Current Affairs by Bishu Sharma at 3:57 PM on June 07, 2012
Hi Bishu,The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committees SGPC decision to build a memorial for those killed in Operation Bluestar inside the Golden Temple on its 28th anniversary has divided
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News & Current Affairs by Bishu Sharma at 3:55 PM on June 07, 2012
Hi Abhay,Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today sought to distance himself and the state government from the construction of Operation Blue Star memorial in Amritsar by radical Sikh
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News & Current Affairs by Abhay joshi at 3:53 PM on June 07, 2012
Hi Bishu,The 28th anniversary of the Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple on Wednesday saw radical groups in surcharged spirits even as Akal Takht head priest Joginder Singh honoured sister
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News & Current Affairs by Bishu Sharma at 3:53 PM on June 07, 2012
Hi Abhay,With a day to go for municipal corporation elections in the state, Congress on Wednesday took an aggressive stand opposing Bluestar memorial and honouring of Beant Singhs assassin Balwant
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News & Current Affairs by Abhay joshi at 3:52 PM on June 07, 2012
Hi Bishu,With a day to go for municipal corporation elections in the state, Congress on Wednesday took an aggressive stand opposing Bluestar memorial and honouring of Beant Singhs assassin Balwant
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News & Current Affairs by Bishu Sharma at 3:51 PM on June 07, 2012
is evenly divided between the Special Action Group SAG and the Special Rangers Group SRG.NSG was established following the shortcomings occurred in Operational Bluestar that caused widespread damage structure. The NSG operates under the oversight of the Ministry of Home Affairs and is headed by the Director General of the Indian Police Service IPS.[1...] The DG has always been an IPS officer whereas
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News & Current Affairs by mohit gupta at 5:43 PM on July 20, 2011
Jarnail SIngh Bhindranwala, a Sikh rebel leader fighting for an independent sikh homeland with fellow militants was killed by the Indian Army in 1984 at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India.
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Politics by kitu kohli at 6:00 PM on May 29, 2011
Bindrawala...Operation Blue Star 3 6 June 1984 was an Indian military operation, ordered by Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India,under the pretext of removing Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The activists, led by Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, were accused of amassing weapons in the Sikh temple.The operation was carried out by Indian army troops with tanks and armoured
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Politics by cherry obero at 6:35 PM on May 10, 2011
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Politics by ankit aggarw at 8:30 PM on May 04, 2011
Operation Blue Star Punjabi: , Hindi: bily sr 3 6 June 1984 was an Indian military operation ordered by Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, to remove Sikh separatists who were amassing weapons in the Golden Temple in Amritsar.The operation was launched in response to a deterioration of law and order in the Indian state of Punjab.The operation was carried out by Indian army troops
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News & Current Affairs by aadrika sahn at 3:34 PM on January 11, 2010
on the Akal Takht and Harmandir Sahib. On June 4, 1984, the Akal Takht building was heavily damaged during Operation Bluestar launched by the Indian Army to evict Sikh Militants lodged therin....throne of God
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Puja & Rituals by natwar lal at 2:21 AM on January 02, 2009
The NSG was established under the National Security Guard Act of 1986. The act was in response to the 1984 Operation Bluestar; the advance of Indian military to remove Sikh separatists who had seized control of the Golden Temple. The operation involved a significantly large number of military combatants; casualties, numbering in few hundreds, also involved civilians. The temple also suffered heavy
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News & Current Affairs by natwar lal at 1:45 AM on November 30, 2008
