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We call ourselves Tamilian Punjabis

Chennai, India: They may have nothing in common with people here, but most of the 300-odd Sikh families that reside in Chennai identify themselves with the local culture. “I can speak Tamil very fluently and know a smattering of Malayalam as ...

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Police tried to shield 1984 Sikh Genocide accused, asserts CBI

New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday alleged that the Delhi Police had failed to act against the main culprits and had tried to shield the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh Genocide case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar along ...

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Sikhism’s Ecological Roots: Protecting Mother Earth

 Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab: Earlier this winter, seventy new medicinal plants were sown in the garden of Naulakha Bagh in Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab, along the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. As aged fingers reached down through the dirt to create space for ...

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Health officials worried over use of heroin injections

Amritsar, Punjab: The growing number of addicts who take heroin through injections has worried the health officials. The health officials called for immediate steps by the government to curb the menace. “If 50 per cent of the patients that come ...

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