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SGPC demands subsidy in LPG cylinders for its langars

Amritsar, Punjab: Makkar shoots off letter to Prime Minister and union petroleum minister Veerappa Moily, citing huge financial implications for the Sikh religious body. After the hike of ` 220 for an LPG cylinder, a worried Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ...

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Takht, SGPC object to online ‘parshad’

Amritsar, Punjab: The idea of ordering Golden Temple ‘pinni parshad’ online has not gone down well with Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar and Chief Khalsa Diwan president Charanjit Singh Chadha. For the past three months, ...

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Sikh family injured in accident in NZ

Melbourne: Eight persons of a Sikh family, including a six-month-old boy, were injured when their van plunged 15 metres down a cliff in New Zealand yesterday morning, turning their “celebration” trip into a tragedy. The family was going to Hawke’s Bay ...

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Sonia to seek dismissal of lawsuit

New York, USA: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will move a US court here seeking dismissal of a human rights violation lawsuit filed against her by a Sikh advocacy group and will urge the court to prevent it from filing further cases ...

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