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Badal in race for India’s Vice-President’s post?

Chandigarh, Punjab: The name of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is doing the rounds as a potential candidate for the post of the Vice-President of India. Sources in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said the party has not so ...

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Nankana Sahib visits to be hassle-free now

Chandigarh, Punjab: The pilgrims visiting the historical Nankana Sahib and Panja Sahib gurdwaras in Pakistan will no more have to go through hassles as Pakistan’s interior minister A Rehman Malik has issued directions to drop the existing process of taking ...

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Shimla: Convent school controversy over ban on turban in school

Shimla: A controversy broke out here over alleged ban imposed by a convent school on wearing of turban by a Sikh student, with local Sikh organisation demanding that the administration take action against the school, which, however, denied the charge. ...

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Once industrialists, now grocers & van drivers

Goindwal Sahib, Punjab: It was meant to boost their fortunes. But the plan went grossly awry for many industrialists at the country’s first Industrial Nucleus at Goindwal. The result: A life of despair. Some of these entrepreneurs, who had set ...

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