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Lahore, Aug 20 (ANI): The ownership of Bhai Taro Singh Jee temple in Lahore's Naulakha Bazaar has become the centre of a confrontation between the Sikhs and a Muslim hooligan group, which has allegedly taken over the temple's ownership. The Sikh community has alleged that local Muslim hooligans...

London, Aug.20 (ANI): The parents of a Sikh girl have said that they are ready to convert her to Roman Catholicism to ensure her admission to a school of their choice. According to report in the Daily Mail, Baljit and Bal Singh have said that they will not hesitate to change their four-year-old...

Jalandhar, Aug 17 (ANI): In an initiative aimed at motivating farmers to take up the production of export quality Basmati rice crop, the Punjab Agriculture Department has opened Kisan-Khet schools under a crop diversification programme here. The agricultural department has been educating farmers...

Chandigarh, Aug 17 (ANI): The Punjab Police will question Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh today in connection with a case filed against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. According to sources, around 15 policemen led by an officer of the rank of DSP will visit...

Jalandhar, (Punjab), Aug 13 (ANI): The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has taken umbrage over Sikhs worshipping Chinese manufactured idols of Sikh Gurus. Chinese-made idols of Sikh Gurus have flooded toy shops across northern India. Sikhs don't practice idol-worship, and consider...

By Ravi Khandelwal New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): Punjab, an emerging leader in the machine tools manufacturing sector, recently made its presence felt at the 'India Machine Tools Show - 2007'. The mega event exhibited the latest engineering technologies and machinery tools. Over 1000 business...

Islamabad, Aug 12 (ANI): Over 1, 707 honour killings have been reported in Punjab Province of Pakistan from 1997 to 2003, making the province a leader in regard to gender-related violence. It was reported in 'The Concept of Justice in Islam- Qisas and Diayt Laww', prepared by the National...

London, Aug.9 (ANI): A UK Sikh cabbie has decided to sue the Marquess of Blandford over a racial slur directed at him. According to The Daily Mail, taxi driver Davinder Singh responded to a booking last month to take Charles James Spencer-Churchill, known as Jamie Blandford, to the West Midlands...

London, Aug.8 (ANI): The World Muslim-Sikh Federation has launched a campaign against the Hindu fundamentalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and in a petition submitted to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, urged him to ban RSS activities in Britain. According to The Nation, close to 300 people...

By Ravinder Singh Amritsar, Aug 2 (ANI): Shopkeepers in Amritsar are doing good business these days as the five symbols of Sikh faith have become a fashion for the new generation. Introduced by the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, three centuries ago, five (symbols) K's are the 'Kirpan', the...

Ambala, Aug 1 (ANI): A day after filing a charge sheet against Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today submitted a status report of the investigations made into the case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The CBI has registered...

By Karan Kapoor Ludhiana, July 27 (ANI): An upcoming artist from rural Punjab has come up with a music video album Jhona-2 that highlights the depleting water condition and farmers' plight in the State. The music video is said to be an attempt to generate mass support by spreading general...

Chandigarh, June 27 (ANI): A special Punjab court today convicted six persons in connection with the 1995 assassination case of the then Chief Minister Beant Singh. Giving the verdict, which comes almost twelve years after the assassination took place on August 31 in 1995, the special court of...

By Mittha Devivada (Punjab), July 27 (ANI): Believe it or not, many farmers in Punjab are using locally brewd liquor as pesticides. They claim that the brew kills pests and also helps in getting better yields. Farmers in Punjab's Faridkot District have been using liquor as pesticides for the...

By P S Mitha Devivada (Punjab), July 26 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab's Faridkot District are using locally brewed liquor as pesticide to get better yield of their crops. According to farmers, it is not only cheap but gives better results than pesticides available in the market. Farmers claim...

Dera Sikh clash near Sirsa erupt again More...

Mallawala (Sirsa), July 24 (ANI): Dera Sacha Sauda sect followers and Sikhs clashed in Mallawala village in Haryana's Sirsa District on Tuesday. At least eight people were injured. Trouble began when some Sikhs objected to a congregation of Dera followers. Sikhs, however, alleged that the Dera...

Chandigarh, July 18 (ANI): The Punjab University has reserved seats for students suffering from AIDS and cancer in various courses in its colleges. The University has reserved one seat for each of the fifty-six courses that it offers for people affected by AIDS or suffering from cancer. However...

By Savinder Singh Khadoor Sahib (Punjab), July 14 (ANI): Nineteen couples, belonging to the economically weaker sections of society, tied the nuptial knot at a mass marriage ceremony at the Tapiana Sahib Gurudwara in Khadoor Sahib area, about 40 kilometres from Amritsar. The marriage ceremony...

Ludhiana, July 10 (ANI): Pest infestation has led to major crop destruction in Punjab, causing immense loss to the farmers. Infestation by Mealy bug, a white fuzzy insect that sucks plant juice, has led to major damage of cotton crop in Punjab's Muktsar District. Farmers have tried various...