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Government agencies and private millers in Punjab have procured over 4.87 million tonnes of paddy by Saturday, a government spokesman said here. More...

Chandigarh, Oct 13 (IANS) Government agencies and private millers in Punjab have procured over 4.87 million tonnes of paddy by Saturday, a government spokesman said here. More...

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): The government today appointed Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Mohinder Pal, Harbans Lal, and Sham Sunder have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in that order of...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Oct 12 (ANI): Looking for a branded shirt that would compliment your personality? Yes, brand consciousness has arrived, in a big way in Punjab. Gaurav Dheer, a real estate developer in Chandigarh is never seen without 'branded' apparel, whether it is domestic or...

The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee has asked every Sikh to get married in the gurudwara with a day baraat. Lavish parties and farmhouse bashes might be on their way out. More...

Chandigarh, Oct 9 (IANS) Ludhiana - one of the biggest industrial cities in Asia located in Punjab - will soon have a metro rail. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Punjab government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) Tuesday for setting up the state's first mass rapid...

Amritsar, Oct 9 (ANI): Sikhs today celebrated the 473rd birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das, the fourth of the ten gurus by taking a dip in the pond of the Golden Temple here. The festival is also called "Prakash Utsav" or festival of lights, as the entire city is illuminated with numerous lamps...

By Ravinder Singh Amritsar, Oct 8 (ANI): Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, USA has stated that the Sikh community needs to make efforts in the US to get its recognition in the country. In a telephonic interview, Singh said that despite living in the US...

Rajpura (Punjab), Oct 7 (IANS) An ex-armyman, apparently suffering from depression, shot himself and four other members of his family here Sunday, using his 12-bore gun. More...

By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Oct 6 (ANI): A young generation of farmers in Punjab have got together and formed 'farmers' clubs' in order to diversify their crops, adopt organic farming and have a common marketing strategy for their produce. The set up of such type of clubs make farmers...

A Delhi court on Thursday issued notices to the CBI on giving clean chit to Congress MP Jagdish Tytler on his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The court has told the CBI that it cannot give a clean chit to Tytler till the hearing in the case is not over. The next date of hearing is on November...

New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots today moved an application before a court here seeking further probe against the clean chit given by the CBI to former Union Minister More...

Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Fox 2000 has acquired rights to remake Granada-produced British miniseries ''The Jury,'' which revolves around the trial of a young Sikh student charged with killing a classmate tormenter. The seven-figure deal includes rights and scripting fees, with Marc Forster...

The Punjab government has taken a tough stand on the issue of allocation of funds to different states for the revitalization of short-term credit system as per the recommendations of the A Vaidyanathan-led Task Force on Cooperative Credit System which has pegged the rehabilitation package at Rs...

Talwara (Punjab), Oct 2 (IANS) Bringing the legal system virtually to the people's doorstep in one of the most backward areas of Punjab, the state's first mobile court - the second in the country - was inaugurated Tuesday in this town of Hoshiarpur district. More...

The farmers in Punjab seem to be reaping the benefits of growing Sharbati variety of paddy as it is setting their cash registers ringing. With the private buyers purchasing Sharbati at higher prices than the MSP(minimum support price) of Rs 650 per quintal, the farmers overwhelmed. Notably, some...

With the inauguration of second multi fruit and vegetable processing plant at Alamgrh, Punjab is all set to herald a juice revolution in a big way in order to encourage crop diversification and to find suitable alternative for wheat - paddy cropping pattern. Subodh Kant Sahai Union minister for...

Haryana, carved out of Punjab and known as its poor cousin, has edged past the state on most parameters of economic development. Data from Haryana and Punjab finance and statistical departments make an interesting study. Punjab, known as the most prosperous state for decades, thanks to highest...

Chandigarh, Sep 30 (PTI) Punjab is all set to launch its first mobile court at Talwara in the Hoshiarpur district on October 2. More...

Punjab's vigilance bureau Friday arrested the state's former additional advocate general Harpreet Singh Sandhu here. He has been charged with involvement in the controversial multi-million-rupee Ludhiana City Centre scam. More...