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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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Guru Ram Dass School of Planning to conduct study on Amritsar

Amritsar, Punjab: The Guru Ram Dass School of Planning of Guru Nanak Dev University has decided to conduct a nine-week comprehensive study on Amritsar with a special focus on the problem of traffic congestion and its rich heritage. A meeting ...

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Sikhs in Gujarat’s Kutch fear displacement

CHANDIGARH: They have created a little Punjab in the arid Kutch region of Gujarat. Now, a number of these Sikhs – who have made Gujarat their home over a period of almost five decades now – are faced with the ...

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Sleeping Sikh student’s hair cut in Sainik school hostel

A Class-11 Sikh student studying in a local Sainik School has alleged that someone cut his hair, while he was sleeping in his hostel on Saturday night. Harjinder Singh said he found his hair lying aside his bed when he ...

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