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AMRITSAR: Bureau of Civil Aviation Security of the ministry of civil aviation has sought details of all baptized Sikh airport employees across the nation who wear kirpan to take a policy decision on the issue on whether they can wear the kirpan at the airside of the airport. Many airports...

04 April 2011 Punjab govt orders to register criminal case against SP,SI for outraging turban Punjab Newsline Network Monday, 04 April 2011 CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday ordered the registration of a criminal case against the two police...

Govt mulls proposal to limit number of guests at weddings AFP, Feb 22, 2011, 06.05pm IST <!-- google_ad_section_start -->NEW DELHI: The Indian government is considering proposals to limit the number of guests allowed at weddings to reduce food wastage, an official told AFP on Tuesday...

Even as pressure mountson government to dismiss Kamal Nath from the Union cabinet and take action against him for his alleged involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Indian government supported the Union urban development minister saying that he will continue to enjoy diplomatic immunity in the...

NEW DELHI: Reaching out to the Indian diaspora, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday announced a special facility to enable them life-long visa-free entry into the country and participation in business and other activities here. Singh...

1,710 Indians in UAE jails; govt has no record of individual cases Raghav Ohri As many as 1,710 Indian prisoners are languishing in jails of United Arab Emirates (UAE). Awaiting deportation, some of them are facing trials while some stand convicted. This information has been furnished by...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today sought a response from the city government on a PIL seeking quashing of nursery admission guidelines framed by it on the grounds that they violated the Right to Education Act ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chidambaram-wants-Sonia-to-be-super-PM-review-govt-work-every-6-mths/articleshow/7135018.cms NEW DELHI: Home minister P Chidambaram on Monday argued that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi should review the performance of the government every six months...

Caste Discrimination Exists in UK, says Govt Report PTI, Dec 16, 2010, 09.18pm IST LONDON: Caste-based discrimination exists across Britain, a new research commissioned by UK government has found, prompting further calls to outlaw the malpractice that blights the lives of many people with...

[CENTER]CHANDIGARH SKYLINE IN DANGER: A TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION - III This is How the rules were bent With top politicians as members, the Punjab Government gave special treatment to the Tata housing project, using loopholes to permit 19 towers apart from ensuring two convenient approach...

Punjab govt to lay foundation stones of three Sikh war memorials from Oct 9 Monday, 27 September 2010 CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister P.S.Badal Monday reviewed the arrangements for the foundation laying ceremonies of three historic Sikh war memorials of Wada Ghalughara at Kup...

http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/sep/11/slide-show-1-separatists-incite-mob-in-kashmir-on-eid.htm#contentTop Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar Fresh violence and pro-independence demonstrations rocked Srinagar after the Eid congregational prayers at the end of violence-filled holy fasting...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-to-verify-reports-of-Chinese-presence-in-PoK-says-govt/articleshow/6461877.cms NEW DELHI: India is making "independent verification" of the reports of presence of Chinese troops in Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying it...

Wednesday, 18 August 2010 By Satinder Bains CHANDIGARH: Punjab government is likely to take up the issue of arrest of a Sikh truck driver hailing from state with the West Bengal Government. The driver Gurjant Singh hailing from Sangrur district was arrested on charge of attempt to murder...

NEW DELHI: The government today said Sikh militant groups from abroad are trying to resurrect militancy in Punjab. "Available reports suggest that Sikh militant groups especially those based in abroad, are continuing their efforts to revive militancy in Punjab," Minister of State for Home...

An international team of scientists has discovered a new superbug in many people who have recently been in India, and they say there are virtually no drugs to treat it. In a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal Wednesday, the researchers reported a new gene called New...

The Delhi government has paid Rs 154.53 crore as enhanced ex-gratia compensation to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, home minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha today. "2,733 persons were killed during 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi as per the report of Ahooja Committee appointed by...

Govt gets cold feet on honour killings Bill - India News - IBNLive New Delhi: With the Union Cabinet divided over stricter punishment to honour killers, the decision to introduce a bill in the Parliament in the monsoon session for amending the IPC was deferred on Thursday. The Cabinet...

Govt lets 30 lakh tonnes of paddy rot- Hindustan Times Even as the Centre is redrafting the Food Security Bill to ensure availability of food for all, nearly 30 lakh tonnes of paddy — the rice from which could feed around 4 lakh people for a month — have been left to rot in Punjab, with the...

Won’t review Sikh blacklist: Govt Varinder Walia Editor, Punjabi Tribune Toronto, June 26 Tremendous pressure from the Sikh community notwithstanding, India today said it won’t review the ‘blacklist’ of radicals, who had taken political asylum in foreign countries, including Canada. This...