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Rajpura (Punjab), Oct 7 - An ex-armyman, apparently suffering from depression, shot himself and four other members of his family here Sunday, using his 12-bore gun. More...

New Delhi, Oct 5 - Punjab's Malwa region, once referred to as 'Makheon meetha Malwa' (sweeter than honey) for its rich agricultural produce and cotton farming, is today battling environment-related health problems including a noticeable rise in cancer cases, kidney More...

Talwara (Punjab), Oct 2 - Bringing the legal system virtually to the people's doorstep in one of the most backward areas of Punjab, the state's first mobile court - the second in the country - was inaugurated Tuesday in this town of Hoshiarpur district. More...

Ludhiana, Sep 28 - Punjab's vigilance bureau Friday arrested the state's former additional advocate general Harpreet Singh Sandhu here. He has been charged with involvement in the controversial multi-million-rupee Ludhiana City Centre scam. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 27 - Punjab's vigilance officials Thursday evening raided and opened the lockers of former director general of police (DGP) S.S. Virk in a leading private bank here. More...

New York, Sep 27 - A grand jury has filed an indictment against Umair Ahmed, a 17-year old schoolboy, for forcibly cutting a 15-year-old Sikh boy's hair in a school in Queens borough of New York. More...

Bangkok - The alleged abduction of a wealthy Thai-Sikh businessman turned out to be a case of runaway groom, Thai news reports said Tuesday. The parents of Sutheep Sajjadev, a 38-year-old Sikh with a successful drapery business in Bangkok, informed... More...

Islamabad, Sep 22 - Ceremonies marking the 468th death anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, ended with distribution of sweets among pilgrims from across Pakistan and Afghanistan at Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hasanabdal near here Saturday. More...

Mumbai, Sep 22 - Writer-director Manish Acharya has recently shifted base from the US to Mumbai and feels far more at home here - except when strangers walk up to him and wonder why he has misspelled the leonine word in the title of his first movie 'Loins of Punjab Presents'...

Chandigarh, Sep 21 - Mobile service provider HFCL Infotel Friday announced the launch of its 'Ping' CDMA mobile service for Punjab and Chandigarh with a unique charge package of one paisa per second. More...

Film: 'Loins Of Punjab Presents'; Cast: Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker, Jameel Khan, Darshan Jariwala, Manish Acharya, Seema Rahmani; Director: Manish Acharya; More...

Mumbai, Sep 20 - Just a day before the premiere of his directorial debut, New York-based Indian filmmaker Manish Acharya was in for a huge shock when the sound parameters of his 'Loins of Punjab Presents' started showing problems. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 19 - On a day when Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal urged industrialists to invest in the state and promised to make Punjab a power surplus state in five years, his government increased the power tariff. More...

Islamabad, Sep 18 - Pakistan's Punjab province is close to being declared polio-free as no case has been reported for over a year - the culmination of an effort that began in 1994. More...

Ludhiana, Sep 17 - Having lost 11 players to the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), Punjab will be looking to make a new start in the 2007-08 season, says new coach Gursharan Singh. More...

New York, Sep 15 - Conceived last year to inspire Sikh youths to express their faith and make Sikhism understood in the wider world, SikhNet's Youth Film Festival has attracted 40 entries this year, which have been put online. A panel will adjudge the best films in three competition categories...

New Delhi, Sep 14 - Punjab Friday bagged an award for overall performance while Puducherry was chosen as the best in the small state category and Assam the fastest mover with inclusive growth. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 7 - A multi-million rupees kerosene oil scam has been busted in Punjab's Amritsar district by the state's food and supplies department, officials said Friday. More...

New Delhi - Police in Indian capital New Delhi have zeroed in on Sikh militants based in Germany as the masterminds behind twin bombings in the city's cinema halls in 2005, a newspaper report said Tuesday. The Delhi Police have traced hide-outs of thr... More...