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In Haryana, SAD goes soft on separate gurdwara panel

Karnal, Haryana: In a last-minute effort to woo the Sikh voters of Haryana for the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has agreed to initiate a dialogue on forming a separate religious body in the state. It ...

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A postmodern Punjabi thinker

Patiala, Punjab: In Dr Gurbhagat Singh’s death on April 3, the world of the English literature, Punjab, and the Sikh studies have lost an innovative thinker. The most severe blow is that his most-cherished project of translating the Shri Guru Granth ...

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Eying Sikh voters, Congress revokes ex-MLA’s expulsion

Abohar, Punjab: In a major political exercise, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) president Sachin Pilot has revoked former legislator Param Navdeep’s expulsion from the party. Former RPCC president CP Joshi had expelled her last year. A copy of a letter signed ...

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Highlighting the tenets of Sikhism through film

Ludhiana, Punjab: With an aim to promote meaningful cinema and to highlight the tenets of Sikhism, an exclusive premier of ‘Proud to be a Sikh’, a Punjabi film by Shane Khalsa Productions, was held at a local multiplex on Friday. Directed ...

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