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Mohali, Punjab: It is not easy to look at one’s death with a positive attitude. Tougher still, to actually do something good before departing from this world. But these eight residents of SAS Nagar, all full of life, are living with such a passion, only to die for a cause far greater than their lives.
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Promising life after Death – 8 Sikhs started body organ donation campaign
March 8th, 2010 
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Rise of Sikh Martyr Sant Bhinderanwale in Punjab
March 5th, 2010 Jaspal Singh 
Amritsar, Punjab: Sant Bhindranwale may seem a long way from Beijing, but trust the great Chinese assembly line to go the distance. The face of the Sikh militancy movement is enjoying a surge in popularity in Punjab, and he is doing so riding on Made in China products — ranging from T-shirts to calendars, bumper stickers to coffee mugs and key chains, some carrying his pictures with the message “I will have to make a comeback”.
Tags: Punjab Governor demands transfer of Chandigarh to punjab, justice for 1984 riot victims
March 5th, 2010 Amandeep Kaur Chandigarh, Punjab: Punjab Governor Shiv R Patil in his address in the state Vidhan Sabha on Thursday demanded immediate transfer of Chandigarh to its righful owner Punjab and justice for the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots beside settling the river waters issue with neighbouring states.
Sikhs face horrors of Taliban
March 5th, 2010 Amandeep Kaur 
Peshawar, Pakistan: All that the Pakistani Taliban wanted was money and that’s all they talked about, says Gurvinder Singh, one of the two Sikhs from Peshawar who were rescued after 40 days of captivity with the Pashtun-speaking terrorists. The Taliban beheaded the third abducted Sikh trader last month because their ransom demand wasn’t met.
Have pragmatic review of `black list’: Khangura
March 5th, 2010 Amandeep Kaur 
Chandigarh, Punjab: Urging the Centre to make public the “black list” of Sikhs, Congress MLA Jassi Khangura on Tuesday demand- ed a “pragmatic review”, saying a number of blacklist- ed persons had never been involved directly or indirectly in militancy. “The list must be made acces- sible under the Right to Information Act. It needs to be pragmatically reviewed as it includes numerous injustices,” the Qila Raipur MLA said at a press conference.
