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SGPC heading towards a crisis?

Amritsar, Punjab: With the newly elected SGPC House caught in legal tangle over the Sehajdhari issue, the premier Sikh body seems to be heading towards a crisis and may find it difficult to pass its annual budget in March. The ...

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Only 7.2% rural Sikh students reach college

Chandigarh, Punjab: Only 7.2 per cent of the rural students in Punjab reach the college level and even lesser 0.4 per cent of them opt for post-graduation, as per a study conducted by the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Conducted at ...

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High Court stay order on request of Sarna; DGMC polls delayed, no clarity on new date

Chandigarh, Punjab: Parties were gearing up for the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections on March 11, but a stay order by the Delhi high court on Tuesday has delayed the polls and upset calculations. The elections were initially ...

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77 Punjab villages want liquor vends to go

Patiala, Punjab: For a state given to liquor like fish in water, this may sound as a dry fact: 77 panchayats in Punjab want liquor shops in their villages shut or relocated. Under the Panchayati Raj Act, a village body ...

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