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New Delhi, Sept 9 (ANI): Punjab Vigilance Bureau here today arrested former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) S S Virk in connection with a disproportionate assets case. A case is registered against Virk, a Maharashtra cadre IPS officer, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Sep.9 (ANI): Golden Temple, the holiest pilgrimage centre for Sikhs, in Amritsar draws a large number of devotees from across the country and world. The shrine also houses a museum showcasing the origin and growth of Sikh religion through several artefacts...

By Ravi Khandelwal Chandigarh, Sept 9 (ANI): After making a name in television and stage anchoring, Sattinder Satti has debuted as a singer through her Punjabi album title 'Peeng' or "The Swing". The daughter of an army officer from a baptised Sikh family, Satti was born and brought up in...

By Ravi Khandelwal / Sunil Sharma Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Sept. 9 (ANI): Herbal medicine is perhaps the oldest form of treating any illness known to mankind. The excessive reliance on allopathy, however, has kept people from using herbal medicines. Fortunately, herbal gardens have now been set up...

By Sunil Kataria Amritsar, Sept 9 (ANI): The rise in value of the Indian rupees in dollar terms appears not to have augured well for country's export community, affecting exporters' competitiveness in the global market and causing the closure of many companies. In Punjab, the textile industry...

Lahore, Sep 7 (ANI): The Musharraf regime has arrested over 1500 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers, cutting into their plans to prepare for the return of the Sharif brothers, on September 10. The party's provincial leadership claimed that their activists were arrested were picked up...

Baby corn, the emerging crop in Punjab More...

Nakodar (Punjab), Sept 4 (ANI): The progressive farmers in the fertile Doab belt of Punjab are shifting to Baby Corn farming, considering the crop's greater market potential. Baby corn, the tender de-husked young ear of the female inflorescence of maize plant, harvested before fertilization, is...

Mansa (Punjab), Sept 3 (ANI): At least 20 people were wounded after followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect clashed with a group of Sikhs in a small village in Punjab's Mansa District today. The clash began after some villagers objected to Dera members performing a ritual that led to the two groups...

Mansa (Punjab), Sept 3 (ANI): At least 20 people were wounded after followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect clashed with a group of Sikhs in a small village in Punjab's Mansa District today. The clash began after some villagers objected to Dera members performing a ritual that led to the two groups...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Sept.3 (ANI): Radio Pakistan reports that Punjab is being deprived of national resources and funding by the Central Government have been firmly rebutted by experts and media persons here. Reacting to the report that the Commission for Centre-State Relations in India...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Sep 2 (ANI): Punjab is gearing up to counter the AIDS threat with the help of HIV positive people and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Pooja Thakur, herself an HIV positive person and an activist, is determined to educate people in the high risk areas like slums...

Lahore, Sept 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Punjab government will build a memorial for Bhagat Singh, Governor Lt Gen (retd.) Khalid Maqbool has said. Gen. Maqbool said Bhagat Singh infused new life into the freedom movement with his revolutionary ideas. Singh advocated for the empowerment of the people...

Gohana (Haryana), Aug 29 (ANI): Adi Dharam Samaj, a Dalit organisation gave a call for state-wide shutdown of Haryana and Punjab today to protest against the killing of Dalit leader Rakesh alias Lara. Rakesh was shot dead on Monday night in Gohana town of Haryana's Sonepat District by three...

By Karan Kapoor Ludhiana, Aug 26 (ANI): After making a mark in the metros, multiplexes are all set to boom in cities like Ludhiana. Ludhiana has just got its first multiplex, and another hundred are in the pipeline. PVR Cinemas, Inox, Fame, IMAX and many more are keeping a close watch on cash...

Chandigarh, Aug 25 (ANI): Police in Punjab have tightened the personal security of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal after intelligence reports of a threat to his life. Police also released the sketches of seven women who are intent on harming the Chief Minister and his family. The women are...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Aug 24 (ANI): Burgers, pizzas and sandwiches are making way for milk-processed products in Punjab, which is experiencing a boom. The Moudgil family of Chandigarh has taken a fancy to milk processed products like cheese and butter. They are among the many families in...

Ludhiana (Punjab), Aug 23 (ANI): Police in Ludhiana, Punjab, have claimed to have busted an international drugs syndicate with the seizure of six kilograms of heroin and the arrest of three smugglers. Officials said the racket spanned Malaysia, Pakistan and Europe, and added that the consignment...

By Karan Kapoor Chandigarh, Aug 22 (ANI): Olympian Pargat Singh, who is presently the Sports Director of Punjab, is keen to see the State make a mark again in the national and international sporting arena. Singh said: "If we have a base of 600,000 budding players, then we can select 600 out of...

By Ravindra Sheoran New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): The turmoil in Afghanistan may have compelled a large number of Sikh families to flee their motherland, and now a majority of those living in India are seeking a new life here, and hope that the Indian Government will come forward to resurrect their...