Yearly Archives: 2013

More than 23,000 trees to be axed for four-laning of Ropar-phagwara highway

Jalandhar, Punjab: More than 23,000 trees will be uprooted to make way for the proposed 82-km four- lane road connecting Ropar, Nawanshahr and Phagwara. The widening oft he Jalandhar-Chandigarh highway, ambitious project of the state government, will kill more than ...

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Sikhs Unite to Create a Global Sikh Alliance for Justice UNITED SIKHS 5th Global Sikh Civil and Human Rights Conference in France

Bobigny, Paris: “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied”, the theme of our 5th Global Sikh Civil and Human Rights Conference was based upon the landmark decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in 76 year old French resident Ranjit Singh’s ...

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Amritsar Treaty goes under hammer in UK for £ 3,400

London, UK: A 204-year-old copy of Treaty of Amritsar, which dates back to 1809, went under hammer during an auction by Mullock’s Auction House in United Kingdom (UK). The treaty dating back to days of British East India Company was ...

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Book on Sikhs’ role in World War-I released

Ludhiana, Punjab: A book titled “Sikhs in World War-I” was released at Ramgarhia Girls College. The book, penned by Bhupinder Singh Holland, is a historical account of the role Sikhs played during World War-I. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar released the ...

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