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Frame-up: Centre tells state to act against erring cops

Amritsar : The Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Justice has directed the Punjab Government to take appropriate action against the cops who had framed Kirpal Singh Randhawa (56), a human rights activist and a key witness in the Jaswant Singh Khalra murder case. Khalra, also a human rights activist, was kidnapped and murdered by the […]

Golden Temple pathis time protest with Badals’ ‘akhand path’, get partial wage hike

Amritsar : Pathis (priests) working at the Golden Temple today protested against “low wages” in the presence of SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who had organised an “akhand path”. The pathis, supported by colleagues from Gurdwara Shahidan Sahib, Gurdwara Budha Sahib and Gurdwara Baba Bakala, refused to accept fresh […]

Climate change linked to 59,000 suicides in India in 30 years

New York, August 1 : Shedding light on how warming temperatures and crop failure is pushing Indian farmers into poverty and distress, a new research claims that climate change has already caused more than 59,000 suicides in India over the last 30 years. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of […]