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No religious body without Akal Takht nod

Amritsar, Punjab: The Sikh clergy today issued directions that the approval of the Akal Takht is a must for constituting any religious body in the future. However, no decision was taken in the meeting regarding the Nanakshahi calendar and the Takht ...

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’84 genocide: Delhi Cabinet’s go-ahead for SIT probe

New Delhi: The Delhi Government on Thursday gave its nod to a proposal to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the 1984 Sikh genocide. The SIT will re-investigate the First Information Reports (FIR) pertaining to the genocide ...

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Declassify Bluestar documents, demand Akalis

New Delhi: In the wake of steaming debate on UK’s advisory role in Operation Bluestar, the Akalis today upped the ante against the government demanding immediate de-classification of correspondence between the Indian and British Governments during that period. The demand for ...

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Need to translate documents on Ranjit Singh’s rule, says Pak historian

Patiala, Punjab: Nearly 8,000 letters and documents written in Persian are lying at Anarkali’s Tomb in Pakistan’s Lahore city and their translation could provide an insight into the undocumented administrative and personal details of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, says art historian Fakir ...

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