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By Jaideep Sarin, Hoshiarpur (Punjab), June 17: The 'jumbo' wedding plans of many a groom in parts of Punjab now have a last minute hurdle with marriage palace owners at some places refusing to allow elephants inside their complexes. More...

Patiala, June 16: The Punjab government would move Supreme Court to seek stoppage of work on Hansi Butana canal in Haryana after the Punjab and Haryana High Court declined to do so, State irrigation minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon said here today. More...

Chandigarh, June 15: It was a pleasant day in most places in Punjab and Haryana Friday with moderate rainfall bringing down temperatures after days of scorching heat. More...

Phagwara, June 15: Punjab Government has instructed all SSPs to ensure that no woman was summoned to any police station for interrogation under any circumstance, Punjab Social Security Minister Swarana Ram said here today. More...

Chandigarh, Jun 15: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today gave his in principal approval to a UK-based company to set up a Rs 3,000 crore Integrated Waste-to-energy plant in the state with a capacity to convert 1,500 tonnes of waste per day into thermal energy and power. More...

Toronto, June 14: A teenaged boy has apologised for viciously beating up an elderly Indo-Canadian Sikh in a park in British Columbia two years ago. The victim died a month after being attacked. More...

Chandigarh, June 13: The Punjab government has ordered reconstitution of district grievances removal committees in the state. More...

Chandigarh, June 13: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday asked Britain to send English teachers to schools in the state's rural areas to help teachers and students sharpen their skills in English. More...

Chandigarh, June 12: As part of its crop diversification programme, the Punjab government would supply 33,000 quintals maize seed to farmers, so as to increase the area under this crop. More...

Ludhiana, Jun 12: The Punjab Police busted a gang involved in a number of bank dacoities and thefts in various parts of the state since the last couple of years. More...

Chandigarh, June 11: The Punjab government Monday offered to bear all expenses for installing a statue of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in the central hall of parliament, days after a parliamentary committee okayed a proposal for it. More...

New York, June 11: Over 40 percent of Sikh students who wear turbans to schools here have been subjected to some form of physical harassment, and a community group says that complaints to schools often go unheeded. More...

Sydney, June 11 : A multicultural commission's view that Sikh schoolchildren have the right to carry the kirpan - the dagger that is among the five items of faith that Sikhs are supposed to wear - has sparked off an intense debate in the Australian state of Victoria. More...

New Delhi, June 8: The Punjab government has moved the Supreme Court for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his wife Preneet Kaur in Ludhiana City Centre (LCC) scandal by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 5. More...

Chandigarh, June 8: The Punjab Government today finalized a plan to encourage commercial dairy farming by extensively using cross-breed cows to make dairying a financially viable proposition for farmers. More...

Kapurthala, June 7: Even as Punjab Tourism Minister Hira Singh Gabria announced a probe into the sale of 14 government tourist complexes during Congress rule, the Principal Secretary, Tourism Geetika Kalha chose to defend the sale. More...

Chandigarh, June 7: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Financial Commissioner Development (FCD) to amend the composition of he Board of Directors (BoDs) of Mandi Board to enhance its existing membership of non official members from eight to ten, so as to make it broad...

Chandigarh, June 7: Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) is all set to achieve power potential of 1581 MW in New and Renewable Sources of Energy (NRSE) by the year 2010. More...

By Sunil Sharma, Chandigarh, June 7 : With e-governance gaining popularity in most cities of India, the user-friendly single-window disposal helpline system is all set to revolutionise the rural sector in Punjab. More...

By Ravinder Singh Robin, Amritsar, June 6 : Representatives of various Sikh organisations assembled at the Akal Takht, the highest spiritual seat of the Sikhs, on Wednesday to pay homage to martyrs of 'Operation Blue Star'. More...