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Falling water table puts Punjab in ‘danger zone’

Hyderabad, India: Punjab, the land of rivers, is drying up rapidly. The over exploitation of groundwater is leading to drastic depletion of water table in the state, prompting the scientists to call it a “danger zone”. “We have found that ...

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Jagdish Tytler's UK visit blocked over 1984 Sikh massacre

New Delhi, India: Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was dropped from the Indian delegation for the launch of the Commonwealth Games baton relay in London last week, Sikh groups said, after a British MP asked Scotland Yard to arrest him for ...

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Martyr’s descendant to trace kin of other Sikh war veterans

Amritsar, Punjab: A Professor in a US university, Rajinder Singh Ranu, also a descendant of a martyr of the famous Saragarhi battle, has set out on a mission to trace the kins of other 20 martyrs of the historic battle. ...

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Sikh devotees throng Golden Temple on Gurpurab

Amritsar, Punjab: A sea of devotees thronged the Golden Temple to participate in the Guru Nanak Dev birth anniversary celebrations where, they also witnessed ‘deepmala’, ‘aatishbazi’ and ‘jalau’- a splendid show of rare Sikh artifacts. The celebrations virtually took off ...

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