Hand over gurdwara properties to Pak Sikh body: GK to Imran
Former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh GK urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that the properties of the gurdwaras in the country be handed over to the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC).
In a letter to Khan, GK said the PSGPC should not merely function as an “organ” of the EPTB, but should be an “autonomous” body, with its members “elected” by the Sikhs in the neighbouring country.
At present, the Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB), a Pakistani government body, takes care of the properties “evacuated” by Sikhs and Hindus after the Partition.
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39-km ring road project: Ambala admn to disburse land compensation from next week
Compensation against land acquired for the Ambala ring road project will be disbursed to land owners from next week, officials of the district administration said on Thursday. “NHAI has already released ₹150 crore for land compensation. Further process for disbursement will be initiated by the district revenue officer,” said Kuldeep Chand, an official from the technical branch of NHAI's Ambala zone office.
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Pegged as self-financed, several Panjab University courses proving economically unviable
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Chandigarh family away at Shimla finds house burgled after return
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Lower liquor prices in Punjab cause slump in sales in Chandigarh
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Lineman electrocuted in Dera Bassi, PSPCL JE booked for negligence
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