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| Capitalizing on
holy fires |
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Gurpreet Singh writes from
Vancouver
LAST month the Khalsa School building in Vancouver was destroyed in
a suspicious fire. While the fire destroyed most
part of the building, the holy scriptures of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib
escaped the blaze. It has been shifted from there
since and a section of media has encouraged people
to visit the temple where it is currently placed
for viewing. More
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| Halifax mourns the death of Dr. McLeod |
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Jagpal Singh Tiwana
HALIFAX Gurdwara, Canada, on Sunday August 2 ,
2009, paid tributes to Dr. Hew McLeod, the
celebrated scholar of Sikh studies, who breathed
his last on July 20, 2009. Jagpal
Singh Tiwana, President of the Gurdwara, recalled
the visit of Dr. Hew McLeod to Halifax in October
1992 at the invitation of the Maritime Sikh
Society, Halifax. More
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| Comrade Boojha Singh’s murder: a scar on the history |
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Gurpreet Singh writes from
Vancouver
 THE story of Comrade Boojha Singh will always remind us how
ruthlessly the Indian state treated its freedom
fighter, who deserved a dignified death after his
country’s independence. A former member of the Gadhar Party, a revolutionary group
that resisted the British occupation of India,
Boojha Singh was not killed by the foreign rulers,
but by the police force of the country for whose
freedom he had fought. More
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| ANALYSIS |
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Judging the
judges |
Gobind
Thukral
IT is a common knowledge that Indian judicial
system is one of the laziest in the world. The
number of cases pending in lower and superior courts
tell its own tale. Over three million cases are
pending in India's 21 high courts, and an astounding
26.3 million cases are pending in subordinate courts
across the country. More |
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| Potentials of exports of agro-products from Punjab
to Arab countries |
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Dr S. S. Chhina
DEMAND as well as supply of agricultural products
is less elastic and prices have little effect on
them. Sometimes the exports could not be made not
because of lack of demand but lack of supply, as
it happened in case of cotton from India. As
international trade is carried on the principle of
comparative cost, so competitiveness of the
product is the basic criteria for export. More
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| More subsidies for fossil fuels |
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Stephen Leahy
DESPITE the economic
slow down; growing numbers of world leaders are
calling for urgent action on climate change while
many governments used their economic stimulus
packages to increase subsidies to the fossil fuel
industry.
Consider
Europe, with the strongest public commitment to
reduce carbon emissions that are causing climate
change. More
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| ART, MEDIA & LITERATURE |
| Shamshad Begum: The singing sensation from Amritsar |
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Harjap Singh Aujla writes from New Jersey
 THOSE born before or after 1947 have grown up with
the songs recorded in the voices of Shamshad Begum
and Surinder Kaur. If Surinder Kaur was the leading
most folk and country singer of Punjab, Shamshad
Begum was the leading most playback singer of the
state. Both have contributed immensely to the
culture of Punjab and our heads bow in reverence
before both these folk heroines. More
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| Remembering Tera Singh Chan |
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SURREY: The
progressive groups gathered at the Newton Library
past Saturday to remember Comrade Tera Singh Chan,
who passed away last month in India . A
prominent writer and a peace activist of Punjab ,
India he breathed his last at 88 on July 9. He is
survived by his wife, three sons, three daughters
and 12 grandchildren and five great grandkids. His
eldest daughter, Sulekha currently lives in Delta. More
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RSS works on honourable exit for L K Advani |
'Pakistan altered missiles given by US to target
India' | Punjab Dy CM safe after his chopper made
emergency landing | UPA-II effect: FIIs infuse
Rs 23k cr in 100 days | Mallya’s Force India
grab historic 2nd spot in Belgian GP
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| RSS works on honourable exit
for L K Advani |
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the crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) still
eluding a solution, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met L K
Advani over breakfast on Sunday and in a first, held
a press conference at his house. Sources have told that
the succession plan is almost finalised and Advani may
step down as Leader of Opposition before the year end.
More
Updated on August 31, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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- 'Pakistan altered missiles
given by US to target India' More
- Punjab Dy CM safe after his
chopper made emergency landing More
- UPA-II effect: FIIs infuse
Rs 23k cr in 100 days More
- Mallya’s Force India
grab historic 2nd spot in Belgian GP More
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| E D I T O R I
A L |
| Punjab waits for miracles as
governance takes back seat |
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SUKHBIR Singh Badal is back as deputy to his father
Parkash Singh Badal, chief minister of Punjab.
Between father and son, they control the ruling
Akali Dal. Father is patron in chief and son the
president. They also hold sway over SGPC, the Sikh
gurudwara management body created in 1925. More |
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| FOCUS |
| Making money on suffering
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Gobind Thukral
 FOR some famine and drought are big business as
is misery. They wait for troubled times so that they
can profit. Arms dealers, those who supply either to
states or to groups and individuals always pray for
disturbance, battles and wars. More |
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Sharm el-Sheikh appeasing Pak : a lesson in
history |
| Chaitanya Kalbag
 O tempora! O mores!
Were that Cicero were alive today to witness the
depths India is plumbing in self-deception, we
might have heard the opening words of his famous
oration repeated.
Leader after leader of the world’s biggest
democracy is standing up to be counted with words
that can only be described as desperation wrapped
in dementia inside dyslexia. More |
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India's Muslim
Question
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Bal
Anand
 MY
search for answers & explanations to, 'India's Muslim
Questions' had, as if, begun very early in life. I can
recall, with all the profound innocence of a four years
old, the strange atmosphere of the summer of 1947. More
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Pakistanis see U.S. as
the biggest threat
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Owen Fay
 A survey commissioned by Al Jazeera in Pakistan
has revealed a widespread disenchantment with the
United States for interfering with what most
people consider internal Pakistani affairs.
The polling was conducted by Gallup Pakistan, an
affiliate of the Gallup International polling
group, and more than 2,600 people took part. More
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| FEATURES |
| Martyrdom centenary of
Madan Lal Dhingra
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Chaman Lal
 Madan Lal Dhingra was the first Indian
patriot to be executed in London hundred years
ago. No one seems to be concerned to remember
him. Except Hindu, no media even put three lines
on him. Electronic media is not interested in
focussing on patriots. Who shall think of these
martyrs? More
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Education as commerce |
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 Professor Manjit Singh
THE present system of higher education, like many
other institutions, has inherited its legacy from the
pre-independence days. This system worked well during the
early days for two reasons. More |
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Unified India: Some distortions |
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Vinod Anand
 WITH
a population of much more than 1 billion, India is a
secular country with many religions and beliefs. castes,
and faiths, no matter how we look at it. It is truly rich
in its various cultures. All the religions and cultures
are highly unified, though diverse. More
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Rights and responsibilities: an Indian scenario
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Vinod Anand
IN fact, an Indian Citizen should read the
Constitution of India and should make himself well
aware of his Fundamental Responsibilities and
Duties.
It is the duty of every citizens of India to abide by the Constitution and respect its
ideals and institutions, the National Flag and
the National Anthem; More
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| LAW & JUSTICE |
| Immigration to Canada, a
tough affair |
|  Joginder
Singh Toor writes from Toronto
IMMIGRATION and Refugee
Protection Act, respecting immigration to Canada and grant
of refugee protection to persons who are displaced,
persecuted or endangered, in its present form was assented
on 1st of November 2001 by her majesty. More |
| COMMENT |
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China leads in railway technology
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Sawraj
Singh
 IN
the year 2009 when many western countries faced the
worst recession, China managed to grow its economy by
about 8.5 %. Many people had an impression that
the growth in the Chinese economy is mainly dependent on
the cheaper exports and the resulting trade surplus. More
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| Living with
diversity |
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Carrie Loewenthal
THE neighborhood of Flushing in New York City is
home to more than 200 places of worship.
The street blocks in Flushing, New York City, may
seem long to walk on a hot summer day, but they
make the distance between the world's many
religions seem short. More
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Medieval Khaps
bring darkness to Haryana |
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 SELF
styled caste panchayats in Haryana are playing havoc
with the lives of young innocent couples and their
families who challenge the traditional caste shackles to
marry by their choice. The rising number of such
incidents, gruesome killings and social boycotts in
Haryana is a matter of deep concern. More
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Lightening candles of hope and
peace at the international border between India Pakistan at Wagha
check post near Amritsar on August 15, 2009. This is no ritual;
it is a real desire for peace and friendship. — Photos Randeep Singh
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