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How Kairon changed the face of Punjab: A Chief Minister of Punjab for more than eight consecutive years, Partap Singh Kairon turned Punjab into an economic powerhouse. A no-nonsense administrator, he did not let procedures come in the way. The death anniversary of this builder of modern Punjab falls today (February 6.)
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Milkha Singh gives his 1960 Olympics shoes for charity: Indian athletics may not be on the global sporting map just yet, but there are rare moments in the country's track and field history nevertheless that are forever etched in time.
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SpaceLab Voting For Pranav Singh: Hello my name is Pranav Singh; I am a finalist for the International Youtube SpaceLab competition sponsored by Lenevo and various space agencies from around the world including NASA.
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Second turbaned Sikh becomes head of US city council: “I can’t think of a Sikh guy getting elected in many other communities,” Huja said. “There aren’t many Sikhs in Charlottesville… So I obviously didn’t get elected because of my religion. I got elected because I could be of service.”
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Prominent Member of Sikh Community Identified as Arson Fire Victim: The Prince George Sikh community is in mourning following the death of one of its prominent members in an arson fire over the weekend.
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Late Sardar Shamsher Singh Puri (1926 - 2011) ~ An Obitiuary: There is nothing unique about Death. Death comes to all who are born. So we need not pull long face when death comes. Of course it is human nature,...
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A momentous year ~ Life and Style - Waikato/NZ: Each year the Waikato Times tells stories of people's lives, their issues and opportunities. As 2011 signs off, Denise Irvine revisits some of our newsmakers to check on progress.
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Surjit Singh Ghuman awarded [MBE]: This honor hasn’t come cheap for someone like Surjit Singh Ghuman, he had to face number of challenges and like a renowned Tendulkar, Bishan Singh Bedi and other cricketing greats he has stayed at the crease, whacking the sixes and serving us with vigor and an uncharacteristic social charm that warms and draws people to him.
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The Protestor ~ TIME Person of the Year Award: Is there a global tipping point for frustration? Everywhere, it seems, people said they'd had enough. They dissented; they demanded; they did not despair, even when the answers came back in a cloud of tear gas or a hail of bullets. They literally embodied the idea that individual action can bring collective, colossal change. And although it was understood differently in different places, the idea of democracy was present in every gathering.
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Growing up 'other': Non-Christian families share their experiences during Christmas season: "I celebrate Christmas, but not the way other people do. I look at it as a time for love, giving, letting go, rather than as a time for a religious observance. I just see it as a time for giving and being together."
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