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A tale of two hijackers – One gets Congress ticket for fourth time and other is India’s most wanted.

Jalandhar, Punjab: The candidature of a former hijacker Bhola Pandey from Salempur constituency of UP by Congress for the fourth time in a row has given handle to Sikh group Dal Khalsa to draw comparison between the treatment meted out ...

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Bhullar deserves to be freed at the earliest, says Sukhbir

Hoshiarpur, Punjab: Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has welcomed the Supreme Court judgment commuting the death sentence of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar to life term. Sukhbir said Bhullar deserved to be released soon. “Bhullar has been languishing in jail for ...

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More damage to fresco near Golden Temple

Amritsar, Punjab: The rare fresco that adorns the ‘samadh’ in front of the Golden Temple’s main entrance has suffered further damage as the authorities and its caretakers have failed to initiate any steps for its conservation. The ongoing construction work of ...

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Soil stained by blood of 1857 martyrs to be immersed in Ravi

Amritsar, Punjab: With the central and the state governments continuing to be in a sleeping mode over the issue of forensic and DNA tests and preservation of the skeletal remains of 282 martyrs of the Sepoy Mutiny recovered from Kalianwala Khuh ...

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