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New York, Sep 27 (IANS) 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...

Kapurthala, Sep 25 (IANS) They may not be remotely related to actor Dharmendra but what nine teachers in Punjab, including five women, did in this town Tuesday evening brought back memories of the Bollywood star's water tank scene in the 1975 blockbuster 'Sholay'. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) Six members of a family, including two children, were killed Tuesday when their car rammed into a truck near Kharar town in Punjab near here. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) The Punjab government Tuesday banned a controversial Hindi book 'Shri Guru Granth Sahib - Sant Panapdas-ji ki vani', saying it contained passages and inferences likely to offend Sikh religious sentiments. More...

Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) 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...

Patiala (Punjab), Sep 21 (IANS) At least four persons were killed when two groups of the Nihang Sikh sect clashed outside a religious shrine here Friday evening, 90 km from Chandigarh. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) 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...

Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) 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 (IANS) 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 (IANS) 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 Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) 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...

New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Shonali Bose, the director of 'Amu', will be honoured at the 2007 Sikh Heritage Awards Gala here Sep 22. The gala kicks off the Fourth Spinning Wheel Film Festival. More...

New York, Sep 15 (IANS) 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...

Chandigarh, Sep 11 (IANS) Punjab Police have been unable to interrogate former director general of police (DGP) S.S. Virk even once since his arrest on Sunday on charges of corruption and harbouring of terrorists. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Leading Japanese automobile manufacturer Isuzu Motors will set up a Rs.3 billion ($74 million) facility in Punjab for manufacturing buses and trucks. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Former Punjab director general of police S.S. Virk was admitted to hospital here Monday, a day after he went on 'hunger strike' to protest his arrest on corruption charges. More...

Ranchi, Sep 9 (IANS) Armies of India and Thailand are sharing anti-terror tactics in a joint exercise underway at The Sikh Regiment Centre at Ramgarh in Jharkhand. More...

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Former Punjab Police chief S.S. Virk was Sunday morning arrested in New Delhi for amassing assets 'worth Rs.1 billion' through corrupt means. More...

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Former director general of Punjab police S.S. Virk was arrested Sunday by the Punjab Police from the Maharashtra Bhavan in New Delhi in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against him. More...