Browsing Tag: Delhi

When Dya Singh changed his tune!

Flanked by a "taoos" playing maestro on one side, and a Guiness record holder, tabla player, on the other, it was an unlikely setting at Jalandhar in central Punjab, for world renowned Dya Singh of Australia. For the first time, he was finding himself at a Kirtan smagam, without his motley group of musicians playing a range of East-West musical instrumental blends.
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On patrol with top cop in New Delhi’s red light district

“I want no minor girls working here, no one should be forcibly working here … I want to shut down this [red light district]” Kaur says.“I want no minor girls working here, no one should be forcibly working here … I want to shut down this [red light district]” Kaur says.
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Delhi: Non availability of VVIP stalls GTB Memorial opening

Almost two years after it was constructed - the Guru Teg Bahadur GTB) Memorial at Singhu Border, a village situated near National Highway No. 1 - is yet to be inaugurated and thrown open to the public. The reason: the Delhi government has not found a VVIP to inaugurate the memorial.
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Feed the world (or as much of it as you can) at Bangla Sahib Gurdwara

What I found was overwhelming. During my visit, Bangla Sahib Gurdwara’s langar served an amazing 180 people every 15 minutes.
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AIR INDIA Is rerouting its AMRITSAR-LONDON-TORONTO Flights via Delhi

But on account of some undisclosed reasons, Air India, for its own purposes, is going to convert Amritsar International Airport into only a spoke airport. This negates the status of an international airport... Air India is going to make New Delhi Airport the only hub airport in Northern India.
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Queen's Baton Relay reaching Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib ~ Oct 02, 2010

It is a matter of great pride for all of us that Queen's Baton Relay is reaching at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib on 2nd October 2010 at 8.00 a.m.
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Anti-Sikh riots case: Court starts hearing on chargesheet against Sajjan afresh

The chargesheet against Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case citing sufficient evidence to proceed against him was prepared but never brought before a judge to seek his prosecution.
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Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Ji— The Wakeup Call

They are turning God's home into gold, in hopes it will make them some gold. The Sikh community is outraged and now maybe the sleeping lions will finally wake up.
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Sex ratio shows positive change

The Annual Report on Registration of Births and Deaths in Delhi 2008 that was released on Tuesday reinforced the city government's claims of a drastic improvement in the capital's sex ratio at birth from 848 females per 1,000 males in 2007 to 1,004 in 2008.
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Tercentenary of Guru Granth Sahib coronation

Lakhs of Sikhs as well as people from other faiths participated in the celebrations in connection with the tercentenary
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