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German ambassador in Canada assures help in Bhullar’s case

Amritsar,Punjab: Gerrman ambassador in Canada has assured World Sikh Organization (WSO) to continue to pursue the case of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, on death row, with the Indian government. Legal counsel, WSO, Balpreet Singh informed TOI on Tuesday that German ambassador ...

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Native soil art offers Pak Sikh rare solace

Amritsar: It took Bholla Javed months of hard work to complete oil painting of first Sikh master Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Bholla has used soil from Nankana Sahib, Guru Nanak’s birthplace, and bamboo shoots from trees grown there. The artist ...

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One hardly finds a rich or affluent person going to the gallows in India

Amritsar, Punjab: In November 2012, Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was hanged in the country’s first execution in more than eight years. Three months later, Afzal Guru was executed after his clemency petition was ...

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Treatment plant bypassed at leather complex: Seechewal

Jalandhar,Punjab: Environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal, on Monday evening, visited the sewage treatment plant at the Leather Complex and discovered that the two plants at the facility were not being used. Industries were releasing untreated water and effluents into the Kala Sanghian ...

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