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Punjab’s crumbling school on vanishing ground

Faridkot, Punjab: Once part of an old jail now is a school prisoner to time. The age of the Jail Road (Sadik Road) government primary school here is a mystery to even its teachers. The structure, remnant of the long-gone ...

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Two state government probes and creating lot of confusions in Shaheed Jaspal Singh case

Gurdaspur, Punjab: Two inquiries initiated by the state government into the death of Jaspal Singh, a young engineering student by Punjab Police on March 29. Under pressure from a local and international Sikh community, the government had initiated two probes ...

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1,100 cancer deaths in Muktsar; still central government ignoring help pleas

Muktsar, Punjab: The alarming rise in cancer-related deaths in Malwa saw Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, during his recent visit to the state, including Bathinda, Hoshiarpur and Mansa districts under a national programme for prevention and control of the disease. ...

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SGPC meet may discuss Op Bluestar Memorial

Amritsar, Punjab: With Operation Bluestar anniversary a month away, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is likely to discuss the issue of Operation Bluestar Memorial in its executive committee meeting scheduled to take place at Anandpur Sahib tomorrow. Talking to mediapersons ...

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