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Hindustan Times journalist claims she was laid off at Amarinder Singh’s behest

On September 12, Sukhdeep Kaur, a journalist in Chandigarh, posted on Facebook that she had been pressured to resign from Hindustan Times after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh complained to the newspaper’s management about her adversarial reporting. When she resisted, Kaur claimed, she was handed a termination letter on September…

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Capital life in times of floods

As heavy rains ravage many states in North India, a flood alert was issued earlier this week in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi government issued an advisory stating, “People in low-lying areas to vacate their place as the water level neared warning level in the Yamuna river.”

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Daily Dose Ep 135: #Chidambaram, #ModiInFrance, #AmazonFires and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest stories from New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, France and Brazil.Produced by Snigdha Sharma, recorded by Anil Kumar and edited by Satish Kumar.You can also listen to all our podcasts on the Newslaundry App and get updates about all…

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#RavidasTemple: Politicians queue up with opinions, but residents call it a ‘matter of faith’

The demolition of the Saint Guru Ravidas Temple in New Delhi has created a stir over the last 10 days. A bandh was held in Punjab last week and exams were postponed in the state as protests boiled against the demolition of the temple in Tughlaqabad Extension by the Delhi…

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Murders in the sewer pits: Voices from the Jantar Mantar protest

“They offered him five hundred rupees and made him enter the sewer,” recalls Suraj Kala. Her 22-year-old son, Armaan, entered the sewer and never returned. “He was given no safety gear,” she says. A resident of Ludhiana, in Punjab, Suraj Kala along with other families, who have lost their loved…

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The bustard loves the bomb

Ever since my grandfather told me about the majestic Tilor or Tuktar, the generic vernacular names for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) found in the desert areas of south-eastern Punjab, it was my earnest desire to see the great bird. By the time I grew up, the GIB, to my…

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Fatehgarh Sahib’s Shaheedi Jor Mela: Turbulent past and sorry present

Shaheedi Jor Mela held annually at Fatehgarh Sahib was in the news due to a number of stalls selling radical literature eulogising Khalistani and Kashmiri terrorists.

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