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No divorce clause in Anand Marriage Bill sets off debate

Amritsar, Punjab: The Anand Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha. However, the absence of provision of divorce in the Bill has set off a debate in the Sikh community, with some sections supporting it and ...

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Operation Bluestar memorial will come up near Gurdwara Thara Sahib inside Darbar Sahib Complex

Amritsar, Punjab: Twenty-eight years after the Army stormed into the Harmandir Sahib complex and killed thousands of innocent Sikh pilgrims, the SGPC executive at a meeting in Anandpur Sahib today approved Operation Bluestar Memorial. The memorial will come up near ...

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Thapar University restores Punjab quota for now

Chandigarh, Punjab: Thapar University has agreed to restore the 50 per cent quota for Punjab students for now and will take up the issue afresh in the next meeting of its Board of Governors (BOG). The university today handed over ...

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Meet Mithu – The poor teacher from Amritsar

Amritsar, Punjab: Fourteen years ago, 4-yearold Mithun of Nangli village near Amritsar slashed his wrists to blackmail his parents. His demand: to be sent to school to study like his peers instead of to a tea stall to work. “He ...

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