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Chandigarh, Sep 26 (UNI) The Punjab government will set up two modern jails at Kapurthala and Faridkot and develop small industrial units inside them with the coordination of some industrialists, to impart skill training to the prisoners. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 26 (UNI) The Punjab government has decided to recruit the Arjuna Awardee powerlifter Rajinder Singh Rahule as a coach in the Sports Department in the state. More...

Srinagar, Sep 25 (UNI) Punjab today defeated Haryana by five runs in the under-19 Venu Mankad cricket tournament played at Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium here. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 19 (UNI) The Punjab Cabinet today approved the City Transport Project on the pattern of Indore City Transport Services Limited (ICLTS) for the three major cities of Jalandhar, Amritsar and Ludhiana. More...

Patiala, Sep 13 (UNI) In the inaugural Punjab Inter-District Women's Cricket Tournament, hosts Patiala were reeling at 73 for 5 in 38 overs against Sangrur here on the opening day of the two-day tie at the Dhruve Pandove Cricket Stadium today. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 12 (UNI) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said the decision to constitute a separate Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee would be taken only after the submission of the report of the committee headed by Agriculture Minister Harmohinder Singh Chatha. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 2 (UNI) Punjab Police edged past a fighting Border Security Force (BSF), both of Jalandhar, by 2-1 in the 21st Punjab State Super Football League at the Punjab Armed Police Football Ground in Jalandhar today. More...

New Delhi, July 30 (UNI) The Centre has released Rs 10.58 crore to Punjab for the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana while Kerala has been given Rs 27.64 crore for rural water supply. More...

Sirsa, July 19 (UNI) Five people have been arrested by the Haryana Police in connection with the Monday's clash between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikh activists at Ghukawali village in the district. More...

Chandigarh, July 7 (UNI) The Punjab government is all set to complete the establishment of Punjab State Wide Area Network (PAWAN) programme. More...

Chandigarh, July 6 (UNI) The Punjab government has made elaborate arrangements to provide financial assistance to needy Indian women in distress who have been facing divorce proceedings in a foreign country. More...

Amritsar, June 27 (UNI) The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhism today outrightly rejected the fresh apology by controversial Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, describing it as ''more of a press note than a proper apology''. More...

Chandigarh, June 12 (UNI) Seven people died of heat stroke even as the temperatures markedly dipped at most places in the northwest region following rainfall in Himachal Pradesh and some parts of Punjab overnight. More...

Chandigarh, June 11 (UNI) Putting education on top of the social sector agenda, the Punjab government announced to provide free and quality education to the 'gifted' poor. More...

Chandigarh, June 9 (UNI) Senior IAS officer S S Channy and Mr Balkar Singh Brar were today unanimously elected president and general secretary respectively of the Punjab Handball Association. More...

Amritsar, June 8 (UNI) A 863-strong 'jatha' of Sikh pilgrims today left for Lahore on a nine-day pilgrimage to the holy shrines of Pakistan. More...

Ludhiana, June 1 (UNI) Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd, today announced the launch of its operations in Punjab, with the successful distribution of the company's first rural product Sarv Suraksha to about 500 farmers. More...