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400-yr- old rabab pulls visitors at exhibition

PATIALA: PANJAB.A 400-year-old ‘rabab’, traditional stringed musical instrument, and a painting exhibition based on the ragas used in Sri Guru Granth Sahib remained the attraction on the concluding day of the three-day Gurmat Sangeet Utsav organised by the department of ...

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SC: Punjab must give flats to ’84 riot victims

New Delhi:The Supreme Court today observed that it was the responsibility of the nation and the government to provide flats to all those rendered homeless in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. A Bench comprising Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Desai made ...

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Gurdwara killings: Panel to hear hate crimes

Washington,America: In the wake of the Wisconsin gurdwara shooting that killed six worshippers, a US Congressional hearing on hate crimes would be held on Wednesday, a move welcomed as “unprecedented” and “monumental” by Sikh organisations and human rights bodies in ...

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Guru Nanak’s marriage anniversary nears, devotees offer chaplets

BATALA, PUNJAB: With the marriage anniversary of Sikhism’ founder, Guru Nanak Dev, falling next Saturday, the demand for chaplets (a circle of leaves, flowers or jewels) has increased manifold in the town. It has been a tradition to of fe r ...

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