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"You say Rolls, I say Royce, You say God, Give me a Choice..." Unlike, Freddie 'Queen' Mercury, the politicians of Punjab don't have dearth of choice when it comes to selecting a vehicle. Exquisite sedans and robust SUVs are there for their taking! But some cursory observation skills and...

In an effort to spot and train rural youth of the state, the Punjab Sports Department has taken an initiative to involve the rural youth in developing sports culture by organising rural tournaments at block, district and sate level. According to Pargat Singh , Sports Director, Punjab...

In a bid to mark the birth centenary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, the Punjab Government has made elaborate plans to hold a national-level function in Amritsar on September 28. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal met President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week to invite...

The Rai-Sikh community has strongly criticised the tall claims of Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, MLA from Guruharsahai, of a major role in the proposed Bill declaring the Rai-Sikh community as Schedule Caste. It is to be mentioned here that a Bill declaring the Rai-Sikh community as Schedule Caste...

The Shiromani Akali Dal (1920) has written a letter to Governor of Punjab to declare the state a "tobacco-free area" on the lines of Chandigarh. However, Dal president Ravi Inder Singh has also alleged in the letter that the Badal government accepted donations from Indian Tobacco Company. Ravi...

The Punjab Police on Friday managed to lay its hands on the controversial robes worn by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh at Salabatpura, which triggered an unholy row between the Dera followers and Sikhs in May. On Friday, Baba Gurmeet handed over the robes to a Punjab Police party...

NRIs settled in UK are very keen to improve the environment of their native state, Punjab, and have expressed their desire to work in their native villages here, revealed Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, who has taken up the task of cleaning Bein river. He said he conducted nearly 100 meetings with...

A book on the life and achievements of great Sikh ruler during early 19th Century was today released by Baba Sarbjot Singh Bedi at an impressive public gathering at Punjab Natshala. The book, 'Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Personalitas Extra-ordinaire', by educationist Manveen Sandhu and is published...

The genesis of ongoing stand-off between Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Jathedar Avtar Singh Makkar and Takht Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh lies in some appointments of granthis made at the Golden Temple and elsewhere. The Sikh clergy, especially Giani Iqbal Singh, had...

Finally, after waking up a trifle late to the possibilities of cashing in on its ecology, Punjab has decided to rope in Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR), a Karnataka Government undertaking, to develop eco-tourism in the state on the pattern of Karnataka. Sources said JLR, a 27-year-old...

A British peer has been arrested for "racially" abusing a Sikh taxi driver by calling him a "Hindi" in Oxfordshire, some 90 km from here, a senior police officer said. The Marquess of Blandford, James Spencer-Churchill, was arrested following a complaint by Sikh cabbie Davinder Singh who had...

"Punjabis are rich, but Punjab is poor. The state requires serious efforts of the people, the politicians and bureaucrats to ensure its development," said Manpreet Singh Badal, Finance Minister Punjab. He was delivering a lecture session organised by Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) on the...

The Punjab Government will set up memorials in the memory of all the Kuka martyrs of freedom movement at their native villages in the state. This was announced by the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the occasion of a function held in continuation of a year-long state level celebrations of...

River fronts in Punjab will now be used to promote tourism. The state government plans to develop select river fronts to attract tourists from world over with a host of water sport and other adventure activities. Broadly, the plan is to develop select river fronts as tourism destinations, where...

Following the conviction of Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh in the Beant Singh assassination case, Chandigarh Police is now waiting for the Punjab Police to reply to its request for transferring the two to Patiala Jail. Hawara and Balwant Singh were awarded death sentence earlier this week...

A CITY court has convicted six persons for misappropriating 1984 anti-Sikh riot compensation money even as some victims of the carnage still await compensation and justice. On Tuesday, the court sentenced Surinder Singh Zaidi and four associates - Ravinder Sharma and his three sons Ashwani...

With no sign of they being given the possession of land allotted to them at Mohali for their projects, IT majors Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) and Azim Premji-owned Wipro have finally told the Punjab government to hand over the land to them or else they will shift their projects to other...

Holding growing ostentation in Sikh weddings responsible for female feticide and debt, Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Saturday called for cutting down on wedding expenses. "We appeal to the Sikh community to desist from over expenditure during marriages. This is one of the...

THE KCW branch of Punjab and Sind Bank organised an educational loan camp at Khalsa Institute of Management and Technology (KIMT) for Women, Civil Lines, today. This was stated by Director KIMT Dr R S Gupta, in a statement issued here today. Paramjit Singh Mann, Chief Manager of Punjab and Sind...

On Wednesday, the Punjab Governor finally gave his nod to grant of pardon to Narain Dutt, Manjit Singh and Prem Kumar, three youths who had been implicated and then convicted for the murder of a girl from their village. The formal notification in this regard was issued on Thursday by the Punjab...