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Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) 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...

Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) German retail enterprise Metro Cash and Carry will invest Rs.9 billion to start its chain of distribution and retail centres in Punjab. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) The Punjab government Monday set up a committee of eminent Sikh historians, academicians, religious personalities and civil engineers to draw up a road map linking three major Sikh shrines in India. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) The magic of Bt cotton in southern Punjab has vanished. Weary and stressed farmers - who are said to have sprayed pesticides worth over Rs.5 billion (over $120 million) this season to save their cotton crop from the mealy bug - are headed for major losses this time...

Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Dozens of people including policemen were injured Wednesday when members of the Dalit community clashed with police in several towns of Haryana after a youth's murder while neighbouring Punjab also witnessed violent protests. More...

New York, Aug 29 (IANS) The owner of an upscale private club in Salt Lake City has apologized for turning away a Sikh man because his turban violated its no-hats policy. More...

Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the merger of Centurion Bank of Punjab and Lord Krishna Bank with effect from Wednesday. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare, a Ranbaxy group firm, will set up two 'health cities' - integrated townships with hospitals and medical colleges - in Punjab with an investment of Rs.10 billion. More...

London, Aug 26 (IANS) A Sikh organisation in Ireland is planning to challenge a ban on Sikhs in a volunteer reserve police force from wearing the turban while on duty. More...

New York, Aug 26 (IANS) A Sikh youth has approached the US justice department after he was allegedly denied entry into two nightclubs in California because he was wearing a turban. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) The Punjab Police Friday issued an alert against five women followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, saying they could go to any extent to avenge the allegations levelled at their sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh. More...

Dublin, Aug 21 (DPA) Sikh police officers from Britain have criticized a decision by the Irish police force to ban a Sikh recruit from wearing a turban on the job, according to reports in the Irish press Tuesday. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) Tropicana, the world's largest juice manufacturer and a subsidiary of PepsiCo, has tied up with the Punjab government for the plantation of citrus fruits in the state. More...

Lahore, Aug 21 (IANS) An 18th century Sikh shrine in Naolakha Bazaar here has been 'taken over by a group hooligans' and the government is 'hesitating to take action' against the Muslims who have locked the Sikhs out, Daily Times said Tuesday. More...

London, Aug 20 (IANS) A Sikh couple in a village in Britain is contemplating converting their four-year-old daughter as a Roman Catholic in order to get her admission to the school of their choice. More...

London, Aug 20 (IANS) A Sikh couple in Ohio is contemplating converting their four-year-old daughter as a Roman Catholic in order to get her admission to the school of their choice. More...

Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Aug 19 (IANS) Two police officers were suspended and booked after a youth they had arrested committed 'suicide' at a police station in Punjab. More...

Toronto, Aug 18 (IANS) A new Indo-Canadian organisation fostering Hindu-Sikh unity in British Columbia province will hold its first event Sunday when it celebrates the 60th anniversary of India's independence. More...

Sirsa (Haryana), Aug 17 (IANS) Punjab Police Friday confiscated the controversial dress that Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh had worn in likeness of a revered Sikh guru - the cause of the current stand-off between the Sikh community and dera followers. More...

Sirsa (Haryana), Aug 17 (IANS) A Punjab Police team arrived here Friday morning to interrogate chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, in a case of hurting religious sentiments of the Sikh community by portraying himself as Sikh guru Gobind Singh. More...