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Ravidas temple demolition: Both govt and Oppn in support, Dalit bodies flex muscle, shut down Punjab

August 14, 2019 6:53 am

The Doaba region, comprising Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr and Hoshiarpur and home to largest concentration of SC population in Punjab, witnessed a complete shutdown.

Railways cancels 25 trains, diverts seven over farmer protests in Punjab

March 05, 2019 5:39 pm

The farmers are staging a protest to press for various demands, including the implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission report.

A vein of discontent

October 27, 2015 12:00 am

This has provoked a power struggle within the SGPC, as the longstanding hegemony of the increasingly discredited Badal leadership is challenged.

Book protests: Between lines, anger against govt

October 25, 2015 3:24 am

At one point, for several hours, the hashtag #SikhLivesMatter (taking off from #BlackLivesMatter in the US) trended for hours online.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to visit trouble-hit Punjab

October 23, 2015 12:22 pm

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who is in-charge of the party's Punjab affairs, said apart from meeting families of people dead in the violence, Kejriwal will also pay obeisance at the Golden Temple.

'Shootout At Wadala' row: Sonu Sood's family attacked in Punjab

May 07, 2013 1:36 pm

The protestors swooped down on Sonu Sood's unsuspecting family,causing them to panic.

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