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Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s palace in Dinanagar losing glory

Dinanagar, India: Dinanagar, a tiny town in Gurdaspur District, can boast of being the erstwhile summer capital of the great Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh, but it has failed to maintain the glory of the monuments related with him. The ...

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Rush for trains about to begin

Amritsar, Punjab: Illuminated Golden Temple beckons, pilgrims arrive by trains, private vehicles. Though the ticket-booking counter at Amritsar railway station is witnessing a rush of passengers ahead of Diwali, the movement of passengers is expected to pick up in a couple ...

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SGPC meet to decide on aid to J&K Sikhs

Amritsar, Punjab: The SGPC is expected to extend a financial aid ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh to the Sikh families that are reeling under the aftermath of devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir. A decision in this regard ...

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Golden Temple plaza opens on Oct 22

Amritsar, Punjab: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal will inaugurate the Golden Temple entrance plaza on the eve of Diwali, the preparations for which are underway on a war footing. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ravi Bhagat said ...

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