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Punjab Assembly approves resolution to make Guru Nanak’s birthday a public holiday

Lahore, Pak: Sardar Ramesh Singh, the first Sikh member of the Punjab Assembly, tabled a resolution requesting that the birthday of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, be made a public holiday. Ramesh Singh is a member of Pakistan Muslim League — ...

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Welfare Board demands CBI inquiry into Sikh genocide

Ludhiana, Punjab: The members o f Ludhiana Sikh Migrants Welfare Board (LSMWB) have expressed disappointment over the delay in justice to the victims of Sikh genocide in 1984. In a press release issued here on Saturday, Kanwaljit Singh Mong a, president, ...

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Sehajdharis seeking only voting rights: Dr Ranu

Ludhiana, Punjab: Sehajdhari Sikh Party national chief Dr Paramjeet Singh Ranu has said Sehajdharis are seeking only voting rights in the SGPC elections. “They are not asking for the right to contest the elections, as according to Section 45 of the ...

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Project heritage-look: Govt move stirs debate

Amritsar, Punjab: Heritage lovers and experts have expressed reservations about the state government’s move to lend a heritage look to the shops and the residences on the Hall Gate to the Golden Temple stretch under Rs 55-crore Union government project. While ...

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