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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Hooda learning Punjabi - Haryana's second language </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">With Haryana having declared Punjabi the second language of the state, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is himself learning the neighbouring state's language. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Hooda, who was speaking in Punjabi, Sunday said he was now trying to learn how to read and write this 'wonderful language which is spoken not only within <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>, but also in several other countries from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:country-region> to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>'. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
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