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Ontario, Canada: The leader of the Official Opposition Tom Mulcair made the following statement on Mela Gadri Babian Da: “On this day of festivities for Canada’s Punjabi community, I would like to send my warmest wishes to all Canadians of ...

Gurdaspur, Punjab: The martyrdom anniversary of Guru Ar jan Dev, the fifth Sikh guru, was observed with traditional fervour at Gurdwara Singh Sabha here on Sunday. Hundreds of followers paid their obeisance to the gur u and prominent preachers narrated the ...

Bathinda, Punjab: “Shikhar te chadh gayi mehngayi, janta teri payi satayi, Lokan da kadhya kachoomar, kismat jandi dhendi. Indira diye nuhein ladliye, eh kursi nahiyon rehndi,” sings a a dhadi jatha (traditional singing group) campaigning for Shiromani Akali Dal candidate and ...

Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab: “Mele de tin kamm pakke, dhup, dhud te dhakke.” (A fair has three things to offer for sure — sunlight, dust and jostling). This is what exactly the Baisakhi Mela at Takht Damdama Sahib witnessed today where ...