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Retired Sikh couple brings world of books right at villagers’ doorstep

Ludhiana, Punjab: After running a mobile library in six villages of Ludhiana district for six years, Jaswant Singh, an NRI, has now set up a library at the cost of Rs 20 lakh at his native village, Jurahan near Ludhiana. ...

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20,000-litre illegal alcohol seized in Amritsar

Ram Rahim Singh, who faces murder and rape charges.

Amritsar, Punjab: Big Haul was meant to be supplied to villages to make illicit liquor, say police; two suspects flee. The city police seized more than 20,000 litres of pure alcohol on Saturday. The alcohol was stashed in huge water ...

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Badal can win Nobel for corruption: Capt

Chadigarh, Punjab: SARCASM Amarinder says instead of hankering after awards like Panth Rattan and Nobel Prize, CM must apologise to people for betrayal of trust. Ridiculing BJP minister Tikshan Sud’s demand for a Nobel Prize to Punjab chief minister Parkash ...

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Controversial Dera Sacha Sauda lobbying heavily in Punjab Politics

Ram Rahim Singh, who faces murder and rape charges.

Chandigarh, Punjab: The Dera Sacha Sauda is all set to jump into the 2012 poll fray in Punjab, a significant move by the influential and controversial sect that has the potential to upset electoral calculations of major political parties. Sources ...

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