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Twenty-one-year old Harcharan Singh from Western Punjab is the first Sikh cadet officer of the Pakistani Army. More...

One person stood out among the latest batch of smartly turned out cadets that graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy - the country's first Sikh army officer Harcharan Singh. Singh, who was conspicuous due to his green turban and beard, marched in step with his fellow cadets before the...

Lahore, Oct 28 (IANS) Pakistani Punjab's Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi is making an independent bid to become the country's prime minister after next year's general elections, raising the hackles of incumbent Shaukat Aziz and other policymakers of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q)...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Oct 27 (ANI): Equestrian sport is the latest craze among youngsters in Punjab. Youngsters love riding horses. They also hope that one day equestrian sports will be a paying career. The Chandigarh Horse Riding School which started four years ago, with three horses and...

Britain-based Indian actor Archie Punjab has not set her eyes on Bollywood, but says that she would not miss the opportunity if she gets a chance to act with someone like megastar Amitabh Bachchan. More...

The Punjab government on Thursday issued guidelines for clearing mega projects, hotels and agro-processing and housing schemes. Manoranjan Kalia, industries and commerce minister Punjab, said that the investors can submit their applications on prescribed format for industrial park...

CHANDIGARH (Reuters) - The prices of premium varieties of non-basmati rice bounced back in spot markets in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday after the government partly relaxed the ban on non-basmati exports, traders said. More...

A farmer from Nayagaon village has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court claiming that the Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sanjeev Gupta, his family members and others have threatened him as they want to grab his land in the village. The petitioner has also apprehended threat to...

Two blind NRIs have founded an ashram in Punjab, where they support more than 100 visually challenged people. More...

The Spinning Wheel Film Festival (SWFF) showcasing outstanding Sikh films and movies made by Sikh men and women the world over will get under way in Hollywood next month. More...

Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) The Spinning Wheel Film Festival (SWFF) showcasing outstanding Sikh films and movies made by Sikh men and women the world over will get under way in Hollywood next month. More...

Close relatives of Louisiana Governor-elect Bobby Jindal in a Muslim dominated town of Punjab are eagerly awaiting his visit to the ancestral home -- which in all probability will happen next year. More...

Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Close relatives of Louisiana Governor-elect Bobby Jindal in a Muslim dominated town of Punjab are eagerly awaiting his visit to the ancestral home -- which in all probability will happen next year. More...

The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini parliament of Sikhs, Monday sought the excommunication of two Delhi-based Sikh leaders from the community for 'anti-religious activities'. More...

Chandigarh, Oct 22 (IANS) The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini parliament of Sikhs, Monday sought the excommunication of two Delhi-based Sikh leaders from the community for 'anti-religious activities'. More...

Amritsar, Oct 22 (IANS) The city of the holy Sikh shrine of Golden Temple has been left in a state of shock after thieves stole Rs.20 million worth of gold here Monday. More...

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Oct. 21: A daylong celebration was held in Punjab s Malerkotla town on Sunday for the relatives of US Congressman Bobby Jindal, an ethnic Indian-American just elected governor of the US state of Louisiana. More...

By Ravinder Singh Amritsar, Oct 21 (ANI): Jasvir Gill, co-founder of Start-up Farms International Inc. (SUFI), dreams to make Punjab as an educational and IT hub by vastly improving the situation in rural areas. Gill, a software engineer, migrated to the US from Punjab in 1988. In 1980s there...

THE BHARATIYA Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday cautioned the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) against taking a unilateral decision to install the SAD working president Sukhbir Badal as Punjab chief minister. The BJP also reminded its alliance partner of its 'coalition dharma'. More...

Moga (Punjab), Oct 20 (ANI): 'Willys' jeeps, which were infrequent use during the second World War, are being refurbished and refitted with modern accessories. The 'Willys' Jeep, which had become an icon in the 70's and 80's is back in demand. Connoisseurs of these jeeps include wealthy NRI...