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Sentence awarded in Brar case too harsh, says Sikh clergy

Thursday, 12/12/2013

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131212/punjab.htm#6

Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today said the sentence awarded to the assailants of Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar (retd) by a UK court was too harsh and asked the SGPC to take up the issue with the UK Embassy in New Delhi.

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UK court ruling too harsh: Takht, SGPC

Thursday, 12/12/2013

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AMRITSAR: Terming the UK court’s decision in the Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar (retd) attack case as too harsh, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on Wednesday said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) would be asked to take up the matter with the UK Embassy in Delhi.

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Punjabi-origin husband-wife become UK’s oldest couple

Thursday, 12/12/2013

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LONDON: An Indian-origin husband and wife, both more than 100 years old, became Britain’s oldest mar ried couple as they celebrated their 88th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

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Rights body questions Sikhs’ exclusion from US army

Wednesday, 11/12/2013

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131211/punjab.htm#14

Washington : A US commission has asked Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel to explain exclusion of Sikhs, known for their valour and pride, from the American armed forces. In a letter, the US Commission on Civil Rights requested Hagel to respond to a Department of Defence policy that "appears to presumptively exclude" Sikh Americans from serving in the US armed forces if they do not give up certain articles of their faith or unless an individual accommodation is granted.

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To pressure NRI fugitive to return, court attaches her land in Samrala

Wednesday, 11/12/2013

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LUDHIANA: To pressure an NRI proclaimed offender to return to the country, a court here has attached her 4.5-acre farmland in Maunpur village, Samrala, near here.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.