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City in Punjab, India

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Patiala: City in Punjab, India
Patiala is a city in southeastern Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the Qila Mubarak constructed by a chieftain Ala Singh, who founded the royal dynasty of Patiala State in 1763, and after whom the city is named.

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Colonel Bath assault case: Indian Army demands swift probe; Punjab Police say ‘anyone found guilty will face strict legal action’

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Protesting farmer consumes poison at Shambhu border, dies at Patiala hospital

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Sikh preacher booked for 2012 rape-murder

Patiala police booked Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale on charges of rape and murder of a woman in 2012 following a Punjab and Haryana HC order. The FIR, based on the deceased's brother's 2012..
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Prime suspect in Thar jeep robbery case injured, nabbed after police encounter

Patiala police apprehended Sarover Singh, the prime suspect in the November 21st Thar jeep robbery, after a brief encounter. Singh, recently released from prison, opened fire on police, sustaining..
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Intense heat wave sweeps Haryana, Punjab; Mahendragarh sizzles at 47 degrees

Haryana and Punjab are in the grip of intense heat wave conditions with Mahendragarh recording the highest temperature of 47 degrees Celsius. Various cities like Rohtak, Hisar, Ambala, Karnal, Sirsa,..
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Farmers' ire makes BJP's Faridkot pick Hans Raj Hans emotional

Hans was narrating Thursday's incident when he was stopped by protesting farmers in Sangrur district while on his way to Patiala to participate in a rally to be addressed by PM Modi. The..
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Would've taken back Kartarpur Sahib in '71': PM Modi

PM Modi invoked the 1971 war against Pakistan at his rally in Patiala Thursday, saying, "More than 90,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered...and we had an upper hand. Had Modi been in office then, I..
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Punjab: Farmers suspend 'rail roko' protest at Shambhu railway station

Announcing the suspension of their month-long 'rail roko' at Shambhu railway station in Patiala, farmers said they will now 'gherao' the residences of BJP leaders in Punjab and Haryana to continue..
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Himansh Verma: Former 19-year-old billionaire who built Navrattan a billion dollar company

Hailing from Patiala, Verma rose to prominence as the youngest billionaire in India at the tender age of 19
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Patiala Lok Sabha constituency: Know polling date, candidates list, past election results

The parliamentary elections in Punjab's 13 seats are scheduled to be conducted in a single phase on June 1 (seventh phase). The Patiala seat is one of Punjab's 13 Lok Sabha constituencies.
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Lok Sabha polls: BSP announces Jagjit Chharbarh as candidate from Patiala seat


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Snatcher targets elderly woman in Patiala; CCTV captures brazen daylight snatching


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Farmer protest: Tear gas in Patiala, tears in Delhi

Thousands of farmers from Punjab rode a caravan of tractor-trailers, water tankers, vehicles, SUVs, and bulldozers into adjacent Haryana, where they clashed ferociously with security officials in a..
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Divya Pahuja murder: Gurugram police recover ex-model's body from Haryana canal

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Gangster nabbed, injured after police encounter in Patiala

Patiala police arrest alleged gangster Malkit Singh alias Chitta after an encounter near Passiana. The accused, wanted in a murder case, opened fire on the police, who retaliated and injured him. He..
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Modi government is committed to welfare of every citizen: Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visited Patiala's Dakala area to interact with the beneficiaries of the Central Government's flagship 'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' campaign. Mandaviya,..
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Why are farmers protesting in Punjab, blocking Chandigarh-Ambala highway, railway tracks? Know their demands

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35 years on, man f inds mom during f lood rescue operations

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'Security lapse': Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu spots 'suspicious character' at his home

On April 2, Sidhu was released from Patiala jail after spending 10 months of the one-year rigorous imprisonment term in a 1988 road rage case.
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'Credibility thy name is Mallikarjun Kharge': Navjot Singh Sidhu after meeting Congress president

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Navjot Singh Sidhu to be released from Patiala jail on April 1

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is serving a one-year sentence in a 1988 road rage case since last May.
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