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		<title>&#8220;Gardens of the Mughals&#8221; slowly going to ground</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/07/gardens-of-the-mughals-slowly-going-to-ground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The provincial capital, often termed the “Garden of Mughals”, is the hub of the province’s cultural heritage. There are various forts, castles, tombs, gardens, minarets and mosques in the city such as the Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque, Sunehri Mosque, Tomb of Anarkali and the Tomb of Asif Khan among others. Unfortunately, the condition of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anglo Sikh War memorial being restored</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amandeep Madra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ferozepur : The crumbling building of the historical Anglo-Sikh War Memorial and Museum on the banks of Ferozeshah canal is being repaired these days. After more than two decades, the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Development Board has finally sanctioned funds — a total of Rs 4.07 crore — for the renovation of historical monuments in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sikhs restore a demolished mosque; hand over keys to a lone Muslim survivor</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/06/sikhs-restore-a-demolished-mosque-hand-over-keys-to-a-lone-muslim-survivor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Architectural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muslim]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what could be termed as a fine example of religious tolerance, the Sikh community at Sarwarpur village restored a demolished mosque and handed over the mosque keys to the lone Muslim survivor at the village. The historical mosque was destroyed during the Partition in 1947, but the efforts of Joga Singh and his NRI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Sikh relics’ found near Gurudwara to be examined</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/03/%e2%80%98sikh-relics%e2%80%99-found-near-gurudwara-to-be-examined/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did the sixth Sikh guru leave behind a few weapons on the outskirts of Kailey village near Ludhiana during his halt during his ‘dharam parchar’ tours of the region in 1621? The recovery of some sharp-edged weapons and a ‘chur’ during digging in the vicinity of the village gurudwara, built in memory of Guru Har [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defacement of Ram Bagh goes on with impunity</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/03/defacement-of-ram-bagh-goes-on-with-impunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though there has been stringent prohibition act against defacing or damaging the precious historical monuments by the government, yet the act is being ignored, with hardly any guilt, by the authorities. Ram Bagh, an 84-acre summer palace set up by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1819, is a prime example to testify the couldn’t care less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Empire&#8217;s efforts: Recognising the Commonwealth&#8217;s contribution</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/03/empires-efforts-recognising-the-commonwealths-contribution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harbakhsh Grewal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Remembrance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sikh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last November here in Britain the annual remembrance took place of the country’s war dead.  Up and down the country on Remembrance Sunday services are held to remember those who have given their lives in the two world wars and many other wars since then, including the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.  And this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When the &#8216;Wild&#8217; proved more educated</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/02/when-the-wild-proved-more-educated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hema</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Punjabi Social History]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[East India Company Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lahore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ranjit Singh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the British conquered Lahore in 1849, Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General, declared that he would educate the “wild illiterate Punjabis” in a new system of Anglo-Vernacular education. When they started the East India Company Board was shocked by what already existed. The board was amazed to find that the literacy rate in Lahore and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diyal Singh library’s rare books need urgent digitalising</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/01/diyal-singh-library%e2%80%99s-rare-books-need-urgent-digitalising/</link>
		<comments>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/01/diyal-singh-library%e2%80%99s-rare-books-need-urgent-digitalising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manuscripts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diyal Singh majithia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lahore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite enjoying a lot of funds and working under the Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB), Diyal Singh Trust Library (DSTL) has still not started digitalising its collection of rare books, periodicals and manuscripts. However, due to its importance in history and its vast collection of books, the DSTL is tremendously popular among local as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INTACH: Preserving India&#8217;s heritage over the last 25 years</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/01/intach-preserving-indias-heritage-over-the-last-25-years/</link>
		<comments>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/01/intach-preserving-indias-heritage-over-the-last-25-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amandeep Madra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[conservaion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gurpreet K. Maini writes a review of India&#8217;s leading heritage conservation NGO, on its 25th anniversary in the Sunday Tribune. If today graffiti is diminishing our monuments, particularly the unlisted ones, there are fewer ‘pan’ splurges; they are no longer open-air urinals or defecating hubs, we owe it to the pivotal catalyst INTACH, a concept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Reflections</title>
		<link>http://news.ukpha.org/2010/01/new-years-reflections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harbakhsh Grewal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obituary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SGPC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ushering in of the New Year and of the second decade of the new millennium is an occasion to reflect on the year gone as well as to look forward.  2009 saw the re-election of a Sikh-led Indian government but a leader often decried as being the puppet rather than the puppet master and [...]]]></description>
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