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Approach roads to Golden Temple cry for attention

Amritsar, Punjab: Even as the government demolished the shops and houses from Ghee Mandi near Jallianwala Bagh to widen the road, other approach roads leading to the Golden Temple are still crying for attention. These roads are in a bad ...

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SGPC nod to preservation of historic ‘birs’

Amritsar, Punjab:  The SGPC executive committee gave its approval for the preservation of historic ‘birs’ of Guru Granth Sahib during its meeting held in Chandigarh today. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said the ‘birs’ that bore bullet marks of Operation ...

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Displaced during Op Bluestar, traders yet to be rehabilitated

Amritsar, Punjab: Even as shopkeepers near Jallianwala Bagh, displaced due to a road widening project, are skeptical about their rehabilitation, their apprehensions don’t seem misplaced if one looks at the condition of traders displaced from around the Golden Temple complex ...

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Trial court to verify witnesses’ claims

New Delhi: The Delhi high court, which on Tuesday upheld the framing of charges against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, said the trial court will decide on the reliability of witnesses against him. The court order came in connection to the ...

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